Who was the Milwaukee area’s top prep athlete last week? You tell us.You can vote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel high school athlete of the week until 3 p.m. Oct. 24. You don’t have to be a subscriber to vote. Votes are limited to one per hour per device.You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on their performance to mwhitlow@gannett.com and zbellman@gannett.com each week throughout the school year. Do not send official votes to these addresses.Waukesha West’s Kat Nelson was the winner of last week’s poll.Here are the nominees. If the poll does not display, refresh your browser.Lola Appleby, Homestead girls golfThe sophomore tallied a tournament score of 139 across 36 holes at the WIAA state girls golf Division 1 championships to finish tied for runner-up at University Ridge in Madison, highlighted by a 6-under-par 66 that included two eagles for the round. Homestead finished fifth as a team in Division 1.De’Myen Dixon, Milwaukee Reagan footballReagan shut out Richardson Division rival Hamilton/Audubon in a 14-0 victory Friday night to win the division title, thanks in large part to the defensive performance of Dixon. The senior was sensational for the Huskies defense, tallying 13 total tackles, including eight for loss and 5.5 sacks in the shutout win.Natalia Martinez, Brookfield East girls tennisThe top overall seed in the WIAA Division 1 state girls individual tennis bracket lived up to the seeding by finishing her season with a perfect 27-0 record, culminating in a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Homestead’s Brhianna Curro in the D1 final. Martinez dropped just six total games in five matches during the tournament to win the title.Kylie Matz, Brookfield Academy girls tennisAfter taking a year away from competitive tennis, Matz returned to the Division 2 singles scene and won her second WIAA D2 state title with a 6-1, 7-6 (5) victory over Lourdes Academy’s Sasha Quandt in the D2 final. Matz entered the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed at 23-1 and became the first D2 singles player to win multiple state titles since Lily Olson went back-to-back for Madison Edgewood in 2021 and 2022.Reagan Piacsek, Waukesha North/South/West girls golf co-opThe junior shot a 139 tournament score at the WIAA state girls golf Division 1 championships, tying for the runner-up finish at University Ridge in Madison. Piacsek led a fourth-place team finish with a tournament highlighted by a second-round score of 68, featuring one of two eagles for her tournament on the par-5 16th hole.This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vote for Journal Sentinel athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 12-17
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