In the closest vote of the school year so far, Seneca girls volleyball’s Emma Mino won an online poll by four votes – garnering 77 of 213 total – to be named The Times Athlete of the Week.

Also on the ballot were runner-up Joe Hoekstra (Streator boys soccer), Kaylei Leininger (Woodland girls volleyball) and Jorge Lopez (Ottawa boys soccer).

Weekly ballots go online Mondays and are accessible via Facebook and Twitter, with voting going through midday Wednesday.

Here is a Q&A with this week’s winner:

Do you have any nicknames?

Mino: Yes, my nicknames are Em, Emma Lou, Gus/Gussy and Seymour.

Seneca performed very well at the Sandwich Invitational, going a perfect 5-0 to claim the championship. What was working?

Mino: During the Sandwich Invitational our energy was really high, and we

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