Name: Ari Bigda

School: St. Charles East , junior

Sport: Flag football

Why she was selected: In a game against Wheaton Warrenville South, Bigda threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 62 yards and a score to help the Saints to an 18-0 victory for their first-ever win in DuKane Conference play.

Bigda was selected the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week based on an online vote.

Here is her Q&A with sports reporter Joel Boenitz.

Talk me through how you felt you did in your first DuKane Conference game.

Bigda: I think I performed really well. I think our team came together that game, and that was definitely our most collected game and was our first game where we were really working together well. And I think my arm felt good that game, and overall it

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