BAY CITY, MI -- Each week through the 2025 high school fall sports season, we spotlight athletes from volleyball, boys soccer, girls golf, boys tennis, girls swimming and boys and girls cross country with our MLive Bay City Athlete of the Week project.

We recognize athletes for a job well done and give readers a chance to decide the weekly honor. Cast your vote as often as you’d like until the poll closes at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10.

IZAIAH EL-AMIN, ESSEXVILLE GARBER

The Essexville Garber boys soccer team got better as the season went on, and so, too, did El-Amin. The junior proved to be a pivotal player in the development of the Dukes. “His play was more consistent, he found his confidence, and he began to create opportunities on the offensive end of the field for himself and his teamma

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