High school sports are back in the Rockford area, and that means it's time to revamp the Rockford Register Star high school Athlete of the Week poll, which kicks back in this week.

You can now vote on the top athlete from Aug. 18-23. More area sports: Rockford's top 11 golfers to watch: Boylan, Eastland loaded, Hononegah star improves

Almost every week for the rest of the school year, we will compile a list of athletes from the Rockford area who had standout weeks and let you, the reader, vote on who you think deserves the AOW award. Every week you will be able to find the nominees as well as the poll at rrstar.com .

And every week, we ask that you vote only once per day, to keep the polls fair. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

The AOW poll will stay open un

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