Fall sports stars: See the top junior athletes around Grand Rapids, vote for the best

Fall Sports Stars: Top underclassmen around Grand Rapids
October 15, 2026

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Fall sports stars: See the top junior athletes around Grand Rapids, vote for the best

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Michigan’s fall high school sports playoffs continue this week, with the boys tennis and girls golf state finals, and many Grand Rapids-area teams and athletes have their eyes set on championship hardware.

With that in mind, we’ve spent the last two weeks looking at some of the area’s top athletes in football, girls volleyball, girls swimming, girls golf, boys tennis and cross country, and now we’re asking readers to weigh in on which players from the freshman and sophomore classes standout among the rest in each sport.

Check out the links below to see some of the top local athletes in each, then vote for your favorite.

Readers have unlimited voting until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, and the winners will be announced on Monday.

Vote for the top football underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top girls cross country underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top boys cross country underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top boys tennis underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top girls golf underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top girls swimming underclassman around Grand Rapids

Vote for the top girls volleyball underclassman around Grand Rapids

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