L-W West's Dangles Voted Patch Athlete of the Week

If there was ever a doubt about the strength of the relationship between Lincoln-Way West junior running back Nick Dangles and the big boys throwing blocks for him in the trenches, then offensive lineman Jake Benson’s comments should put that notion to bed.

“He’s been our workhorse all season, and once again he carried us,” Benson said after Dangles rushed for 148 yards and scored two touchdowns in Lincoln-Way West’s 28-20 football victory over Bradley-Bourbonnais.

Dangles scored on runs of 3 and 75 yards before exiting in the fourth quarter with an injury. His performance helped the Warriors (7-2, 6-1) wrap up a share of the Southwest Suburban Red Conference championship in their regular-season finale.

He is honored today as the Patch Athlete of the Week, Oct. 17-24, thanks to the overwhelming support he received from fans in online voting.

Dangles garnered 69 percent of the votes to outpoll five others—Brother Rice senior cross country standout Dan Caddigan, Sandburg senior football running back Alec Melone, Homewood-Flossmoor girls tennis star Adesuwa Osabuohein, Lincoln-Way North senior cross country ace Dena Waldier and Marist junior football quarterback Ian Woodworth.

Melone, who rushed for 140 yards in Sandburg’s 31-28 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor, netted 24 percent of the votes to finish second. A total of 23,636 votes were cast in balloting that ended at 9 p.m. Thursday.

Dangles is now eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month recognition for October.