Prep Athlete of the Week - WGEM.com: Quincy News, Weather, Sports, and Radio

Each week the WGEM SportsCenter crew discusses which area high school athlete performed the best and then gives them a few minutes of well-deserved fame.

Plus, we will cap the prep season at the end of the year by awarding a male and female prep athlete who has also stood out academically with a $500 scholarship.

Make sure to stop by and see Jason Deters at North 36th Street in Quincy at Dene Lambkin Honda/Hyundai, or call him at 228-7000. Plus, tell him thanks for being a huge supporter of local athletics.

(NOTE: All winners/nominees are selected from ESPN 1440 AM coverage area.)

Week 36 (May 6 - May 12): Kristen Loos -- Payson softball

• On Monday, Loos pretty much pulled off a perfect game from the plate in a doubleheader by going 8 for 8 with two home runs and eight RBI. Later in the week she added a three-run bomb against New Berlin.

Week 35 (April 29 - May 5): Kaitlyn Edge -- Hannibal soccer

Week 34 (April 22 - April 28): Markell Strickland -- Hannibal track and field

Week 33 (April 15 - April 21): Theresa Sheffer -- Hannibal soccer

Week 32 (April 8 - April 14): Rachel Motley -- Western softball

Week 31 (April 1 - April 7): Will Funkenbusch -- Palmyra baseball

Week 30 (March 25 - March 31): Theresa Sheffer -- Hannibal soccer

Week 29 (March 18 - March 24): M.J. Garkie -- QHS soccer

Week 28 (March 4 - March 10): Jake Voss -- Payson basketball

Week 27 (Feb. 25 - March 3): Jordan Frericks -- QND basketball

Week 26 (Feb. 18 - Feb. 24): Cody Hildebrand -- Payson basketball

Week 25 (Feb. 11 - Feb. 17): Chandler Fohey -- Hannibal wrestling

Week 24 (Feb. 4 - Feb. 10): Zach Abney -- Pittsfield wrestling

Week 23 (Jan. 28 - Feb. 3): Kassidy Gengenbacher -- QND basketball

Week 22 (Jan. 21 - Jan. 27): Matt Suprenant -- Macomb wrestling

Week 21 (Jan. 14 - Jan. 20): Dryden Craven -- Griggsville-Perry basketball

Week 20 (Jan. 7 - Jan. 13): Dakota Downs -- QHS wrestling 

Week 19 (Dec. 31 - Jan. 6): Gabe McKenzie -- Canton basketball

Week 18 (Dec. 24 - Dec. 30): Lane Davis -- Unity basketball

Week 17 (Dec. 17 - Dec. 23): Kassidy Gengenbacher -- QND basketball

Week 16 (Dec. 10 - Dec. 16): Araiya Dade -- QHS basketball

Week 15 (Dec. 3 - Dec. 9): Brock Butler -- Palmyra basketball

Week 14 (Nov. 26 - Dec. 2): Tyler Niemann -- Canton basketball

Week 13 (Nov. 19 - Nov. 25): Martin Kvitle -- QHS basketball

Week 12 (Nov. 12 - Nov. 18): Douglas Weese -- Central-SE football

Week 11 (Nov. 5 - Nov. 11): Trace Windsor -- South Shelby football

Week 10 (Oct. 29 - Nov. 4): Bobby Keltz -- Central-SE football

Week 9 (Oct. 22 - Oct. 28): Derick Smith -- Highland football

Week 8 (Oct. 15 - Oct. 21): Trevor Roth -- Keokuk football

Week 7 (Oct. 8 - Oct. 14): Jamie Ehrhart -- QND golf

Week 6 (Oct. 1 - Oct. 7): Kadi Fauble -- QHS tennis

Week 5 (Sept. 24 - Sept. 30): Chris Sparks -- Highland football

Week 4 (Sept. 17 - Sept. 23): Coy Dorothy -- West Hancock football

Week 3 (Sept. 10 - Sept. 16): Tyler Steinkamp -- Mark Twain football

Week 2 (Sept. 3 - Sept. 9): Dalton Heubner -- Central-SE football

Week 1 (Aug. 27 - Sept. 2): Holly McDowell -- Illini West volleyball