Portland Press Herald Announces Nominees for 2026 Fall Athlete of the Week
The Portland Press Herald has announced the nominees for its 2026 Fall Athlete of the Week for Week 9, recognizing high school athletes based on the prior week's games, with winners chosen by reader votes and announced in the newspaper.
Portland Auburn, ME, November 9, 2026 — The Portland Press Herald has officially released the nominees for its highly anticipated 2026 Fall Athlete of the Week award for Week 9. This recognition program aims to honor outstanding performances by high school student-athletes.
The selection process for the Fall Athlete of the Week is designed to highlight athletes who demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication during the previous week’s competitions. Nominees are put forward based on their achievements in various sports throughout the high school athletic season.
Following the nomination period, the determination of the weekly winners is placed in the hands of the community. Readers will have the opportunity to cast their votes to select their preferred athletes. The outcome of these reader votes will then be used to announce the final winners.
Winners of the Fall Athlete of the Week award will be featured and announced in the Portland Press Herald newspaper, providing a platform to celebrate the accomplishments of these young athletes. Specific details regarding the nominees for Week 9, including their names, schools, sports, or specific game statistics, were not provided in the announcement. Similarly, the exact timeline for reader voting and the date of the Week 9 winner announcement were not specified.
Story summarized from the original created by Dan Rand on www.pressherald.com, see more information here.
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