Daily Herald Athlete of the Month nominees for March

Posted April 08, 2026 11:57 am

Rolling Meadows’ Abby Ramel battles Schaumburg’s Sophia Snow as she brings the ball up court at the IHSA Class 4A South Elgin regional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Cook County: Abby Ramel, Rolling Meadows, girls basketball.

Ramel led the Mustangs downstate where she had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola in the Class 4A semifinals and 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals in the third-place game against Belleville East.

Jayden Wright

DuPage County: Jayden Wright, Benet, boys basketball.

The Daily Herald All-Area captain in DuPage County, Wright did all the little things to lead Benet to a second-place finish in Class 4A.

St. Edward’s Savannah Lynch drives against Westmont’s Danielle Hoover in a girls basketball game in Westmont on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Kane County: Savannah Lynch, St. Edward, girls basketball.

Lynch had 21 points and 6 rebounds in the Class 2A semifinals against Byron. In the third-place game she added 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals against Pleasant Plains for the fourth-place Green Wave.

Lily Fisher

Lake County: Lily Fisher, Libertyville, girls basketball.

The Daily Herald All-Area captain in Lake County, Fisher had 22 points and 13 rebounds in a sectional final loss to Carmel. A double-double machine, she also had 18 points and 12 rebounds against Huntley in the sectional semifinal.