CAMBRIDGE − One last regional hurdle cleared, one final ballot to cast. The spring sports season has reached its absolute peak during the week of May 25 to May 30, and a stellar group of local student-athletes just secured their spots among Ohio’s elite. With the 2026 Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships looming this week, we are looking back at the spectacular regional performances that made it all possible.
Help us recognize the incredible grit and determination of our Guernsey, Noble and Muskingum county state qualifiers by voting for your favorite performance in our final Daily Jeffersonian Spring Sports Athlete of the Week poll.
High school sports fans can vote in this week’s poll to pick their top performance. The poll runs until 5 p.m. Friday, June 5.
Winners will be announced on The Daily Jeffersonian website.
Daily Jeffersonian Spring Athletes of the Week
March 30-April 4: Dylan Blon, Barnesville baseball.
April 6-April 11: Paisley Williams, Cambridge girls track.
April 13-April 18: Ella Betts, Barnesville softball.
April 20-April 25: Jensen Parry, John Glenn baseball.
April 27-May 2: Sammy Brown, Buckeye Trail baseball.
May 4-May 9: Talon Bettinger, Caldwell track.
May 11-May 16: Vincent Campbell, Meadowbrook track.
May 18-May 23: Kaid Ritchey, John Glenn track.
Here are the area state qualifiers with event, place and results at regionals:
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This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Honoring state track qualifiers: Vote for the Daily Jeff Athlete of the Week
Reporting by Kevin Sutton, Cambridge Daily Jeffersonian / The Daily Jeffersonian
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