Athlete of the Week: Michaela Firks doing it all for Milton-Union

There have been more happy bus rides for the Milton-Union girls basketball team to enjoy lately thanks to the help of one of its do-it-all athletes.ExploreNominate your athlete for the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week Firks is a junior forward for Milton-Union basketball. In her team’s two games to conclude 2025 against Brookville and Houston, she averaged 14.5 points, 13.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists. For her efforts, Firks was named the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week for Dec. 15 through Jan. 3, earning the honor through reader voting at DaytonDailyNews.com. “I was just grateful for everybody...