With 44% of the vote, Mishawaka Marian girls soccer junior Quinn Pankiewicz won the South Bend Tribune Athlete of the Week vote for Oct. 9-15, 2023.
Pankiewicz was instrumental in the Knights winning the regional championship. Here’s more about her, plus this week’s five other nominees.
Winner: Mishawaka Marian girls soccer junior Quinn Pankiewicz
In addition to adding two assists in a 3-0 win over NorthWood in the regional semifinals, Pankiewicz scored both of his team’s goals in a 2-1 victory over West Lafayette in the regional title game on Saturday .
Other nominees
Bethany Christian boys soccer junior Jacoby Reinhardt
The Bruins goaltender had a big week. In the regional semifinals against Westview, he made five saves in regulation and then two more on penalties to help Bethany beat the Warriors, 1-1 (3-1 PK). Reinhardt followed that up by recording six saves in a 1-0 win over Wheeler on Saturday, securing the Bruins their first Class 1A regional championship since 2012.
Isabella Freese, LaPorte volleyball senior
Freese reached 1,000 career digs in the Slicers’ sectional championship game against Mishawaka on Saturday night. Over the course of three (nine-set) sectional matches, Freese had 15 digs, 10 assists and two service aces, helping LaPorte win a Class 4A sectional crown.
Mishawaka Marian boys soccer senior Reid Gillis
Gillis assisted on the Knights’ first goal, then scored what ultimately became the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over West Lafayette on Saturday, helping Marian win a Class 2A regional title for a second straight season.
Northridge girls cross country sophomore Dakotah Moore
Moore paced the field during the Elkhart sectional at Ox Bow Park on Saturday, winning with a time of 18:54. She helped the Raiders win the team sectional title for the 31st time in the last 33 years.
NorthWood volleyball junior Sophia Barber
Barber did a little bit of everything for the Panthers in a Class 3A sectional tournament, totaling 22 kills, 20 digs and eight service aces in three victories. This is NorthWood’s fifth straight sectional crown.
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