29 female athletes up for Herald News Player of the Week Sept. 21-26

FALL RIVER — Twenty-nine female athletes from the Fall River area have been placed on our Athlete of the Week ballot.

This poll is for performances of roundup — soccer, field hockey, girls volleyball and cross country — reported from the week of Sept. 21-26.

Durfee field hockey player Alina Emery won last week's poll with 52.4% of the vote.

Supporters of the schools — Atlantis Charter, Joseph Case, Diman, Durfee, Somerset Berkley and Westport — and student-athletes can visit heraldnews.com to vote for the person of their choosing.

Voting will conclude Oct. 5, with the winner announced here and X (formerly known as Twitter). Vote early and often.

Herald News and Taunton Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@heraldnews.com. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @Chezsports and TikTok @ssanchezsports

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