AOTW poll for Feb. 16-22

Take advantage while you can.
There’s only a few weeks left in South Dakota’s 2025-26 winter high school sports season and along with it, only a few chances to vote in the Watertown Public Opinion-Aberdeen News Athlete of the Week poll.
This week’s poll (Feb. 16-22) features 10 choices, but 13 overall athletes.
Now it’s your turn. Voting will remain open through midnight on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Congratulations go out to Groton Area boys basketball player Keegen Tracy, who won the weekly honor for Feb. 9-15.
2025-26 Winter Athletes of the Week
Dec. 1-22: Katherine Prahl, Great Plains Lutheran girls basketball.
Dec. 23-Jan. 4: Blake Jennings, Kingsbury County boys wrestling.
Jan. 5-11: Chaz Vietor and Will Richter, Britton-Hecla boys basketball.
Jan. 12-18: Izzy Metz, Sisseton gymnastics.
Jan. 19-25: Gavin Englund, Groton Area boys wrestling.
Jan. 25-Feb. 1: Anna Neugebauer, Milbank girls basketball.
Feb. 2-8: Emery Gaikowski, Watertown gymnastics.
Feb. 9-15: Keegen Tracy, Groton Area boys basketball.
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com