Voting is now open for the H-T Athlete of the Week for April 20-25, featuring standout performances from local athletes. The nominees include players from Bloomington South and Bloomington North's boys' volleyball teams.
Bloomington South's Liam Pleskac takes a shot past North's Riley Thackery and Gavin Hodgson in their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills and Gavin Hodgson go up for the block against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South's Dhiyaa Al-Risi serves against Bloomington North in their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson set the ball in the boys' volleyball match against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South boys volleyball coach Justin Hodgson addresses his team during a break in the match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Q&A
Who are the nominees for H-T Athlete of the Week for April 20-25?
The nominees include Liam Pleskac from Bloomington South and Ramsey Mills from Bloomington North.
How can I vote for the H-T Athlete of the Week?
Voting details are typically provided in the article or on the associated website, allowing fans to cast their votes for their favorite athletes.
What sports are featured in the H-T Athlete of the Week voting?
The voting features athletes from boys' volleyball, specifically from Bloomington South and Bloomington North.
When does the voting for H-T Athlete of the Week close?
The voting period for the H-T Athlete of the Week for April 20-25 will close after the specified dates, typically announced in the article.
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Bloomington North's Chris Crane sets to make a dig against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North fans cheer on their team during a timeout in the boys volleyball game against Bloomington South at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson sends a wayward pass backwards over the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
A young fan watches Bloomington North play Bloomington South in boys volleyball for the first time at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South students cheer on the Panthers' boys volleyball team in their match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North fanes cheer on their boys volleyball team in the match against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South sets up to receive serve during their boys volleyball match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Riley Thackery rises for a shot against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South's Caiden Ward (6) and Liam Pleskac (8) go up for the block as libero Dhiyaa Al-Risi looks on in their boys' volleyball game against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North boys' volleyball head coach Charles Cook and assistant Meghan Fletcher discuss strategy during their game against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's boys volleyball team celebrates with Riley Thackery (30) after he scored a point against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South's Keller Mobley sets the ball against Bloomington North their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills sends a ball over the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson takes a swing at the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills spikes the ball as Bloomington South's Landen Yaggi and Michael Rethelyi go for the block and Liam Pleskac (8) backs them up in their boys' volleyball match at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20. 2026.
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills (26) goes for a kill as teammate Coen Berin (3) looks on and Bloomington South's Max Davis attempts to block in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington South coach Justin Hodgson (left) and son Gavin, a player for North, shake hands after their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Bloomington North fans celebrate a point against Bloomington South in the boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South's Liam Pleskac takes a shot past North's Riley Thackery and Gavin Hodgson in their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South's Liam Pleskac takes a shot past North's Riley Thackery and Gavin Hodgson in their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills and Gavin Hodgson go up for the block against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South's Dhiyaa Al-Risi serves against Bloomington North in their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson set the ball in the boys' volleyball match against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South boys volleyball coach Justin Hodgson addresses his team during a break in the match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Chris Crane sets to make a dig against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North fans cheer on their team during a timeout in the boys volleyball game against Bloomington South at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson sends a wayward pass backwards over the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
A young fan watches Bloomington North play Bloomington South in boys volleyball for the first time at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South students cheer on the Panthers' boys volleyball team in their match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North fanes cheer on their boys volleyball team in the match against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South sets up to receive serve during their boys volleyball match against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Riley Thackery rises for a shot against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington South's Caiden Ward (6) and Liam Pleskac (8) go up for the block as libero Dhiyaa Al-Risi looks on in their boys' volleyball game against Bloomington North at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North boys' volleyball head coach Charles Cook and assistant Meghan Fletcher discuss strategy during their game against Bloomington South at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Son tops father as North prevails in Bloomington boys volleyball battle
Bloomington North's boys volleyball team celebrates with Riley Thackery (30) after he scored a point against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Son tops father as North prevails in Bloomington boys volleyball battle
Bloomington South's Keller Mobley sets the ball against Bloomington North their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Son tops father as North prevails in Bloomington boys volleyball battle
Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills sends a ball over the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Our best photos as Bloomington North plays South in boys volleyball
Bloomington North's Gavin Hodgson takes a swing at the net against Bloomington South in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills spikes the ball as Bloomington South's Landen Yaggi and Michael Rethelyi go for the block and Liam Pleskac (8) backs them up in their boys' volleyball match at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20. 2026.
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Bloomington North's Ramsey Mills (26) goes for a kill as teammate Coen Berin (3) looks on and Bloomington South's Max Davis attempts to block in their boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Son tops father as North prevails in Bloomington boys volleyball battle
Bloomington South coach Justin Hodgson (left) and son Gavin, a player for North, shake hands after their boys' volleyball game at IU's Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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Bloomington North fans celebrate a point against Bloomington South in the boys volleyball match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026.
Welcome to the Herald-Times Athlete of the Week poll for April 20-25 presented by IU Health.
Congratulations to last week's winner, Bloomington South softball player Lindsay Blanton, who received 36.2% of the vote (3,158) to top Owen Valley softballer Addy Applegate (20.4%) and South baseball's Xavier Hemingway (15.2%).
Here's another chance to get behind your favorite stars. Readers can vote as often as they like in this week's poll until it closes on Thursday, April 30. Here are this week's nominees:
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week
Sloane Barrett, South softball
Went 5-for-8 with six RBIs, three stolen bases, a double and three runs scored as the Panthers swept White River Valley and Terre Haute South. Barrett doubled and scored the tying run as South rallied with three in the seventh to beat THS, 4-2.
Ally Bland, Edgewood softball
Senior went 3-1 in the circle while picking up her 700th career strikeout. Had to go just two innings in a 15-0 win over Brown County, took a tough loss 4-3 vs. Sullivan and then went five innings with 11 Ks in a 5-0 win over Lawrence North and went all five with 12 Ks in a 10-0 win over Beech Grove at the BG Invitational. At the plate, she went 4-for-11 with two RBIs and three stolen bases.
Esther Crane, Eastern Greene girls track
Senior who just committed to Grace College just broke the school record in the 3,200 with an 11:25.92 for 71st at the Carmel Distance Showcase. It broke her mark from the 2024 state track meet where she posted an 11:28.14.
Macey Crider, Edgewood girls track
Showed up big time this week in shot put, winning the Edgewood Invitational with a career best 40-7½ following a 40-6 in a three-team meet. Also ran a 13.01 for third in the 100 and helped the 4x100 relay break the school record again with a 50.15. She had times of 12.90 (100) and 27.05 (200) against BNL and Jennings County.
Violet Hall, South girls track
Had a hand in four wins as the Panthers took the team title at the Edgewood Invitational. Won the 200 in 25.65 not far off her career best, and jumped 17-9 to take long jump. Also ran a leg for the 4x100 relay that went 49.27 and also for the 4x400 relay that won in 4:10.29.
Adis Hamidovic, North boys track
Had a career best discus toss of 189-8 to win the Edgewood Invitational, coming up just nine inches short of the school record. Also won shot put with a 55-6.
Elinor Hogue, Seven Oaks girls track
Senior was a key member of the distance relays at Martinsville's Koontz Relays this week, where her Distance Medley Relay team came in first and the 4x800 team came in third.
Lilia McHaley & Oakley Yoder, North tennis
The Cougars' No. 1 doubles team had the team's top finish at the Crawfordsville Athenian Invitational, taking second place. They also pulled out 7-6 (7), 6-3 win against Terre Haute North.
Perry Murphy, South softball
Had the game-winning RBI triple and scored an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning as the Panthers rallied to beat Terre Haute South, 4-2. She was also 4-for-5 with two RBIs in a rout of White River Valley.
North boys volleyball
Cougars ended the week on a five-match win streak, beating rival South in their first meeting, then going on to beat Terre Haute North (25-16, 25-15, 26-24), sweep Columbus East and avenge a tourney loss to Evansville Memorial, 3-1.
Saxton Pennycuff, Eastern Greene baseball
Freshman is having a strong first campaign with the T-Birds. Last week, he went 8-of-11 with three doubles, a triple, four RBIs, five runs scored, drew a walk, was HBP and stole two bases. Pitched two innings, one each against Paoli and Owen Valley, closing out the win over the Patriots.
Liam Smith, North baseball
Started off his week by bringing home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 4-3 win over Terre Haute North. He went on to go 3-for-8 with a home run in each game and six total RBIs in a 14-1, 15-1 sweep at 2A No. 8 Hagerstown.
South boys 4x100 relay
Gabe Taylor, Killian May, Simon Barnes and Khaliq Akou lowered their school record to 42.17 in the 4x100 relay to win that event at the Edgewood Invitational. Taylor also won the 100 (10.92) and was second in the 200 in a career best 21.78 that's only .16 from Akou's school record.
Liam Tucker, Seven Oaks boys track
Sophomore stepped in this year for an injured teammate in the 4x100 relay and has gone toe-to-toe with the best of the best from other schools, broken several PRs in the 110 hurdles, and was a key member of the winning 300 shuttle hurdle team at Martinsville's Koontz Relays.
Reid Walker, South baseball
Junior shortstop helped the Panthers to wins over Terre Haute South, Northview and New Albany, going 8-for-12, with four RBIs, a double, two stolen bases and six runs scored.
