The Patriot Ledger Girls Basketball Preseason Player of the Year: How Voting Works & How to Win

What is the Patriot Ledger girls basketball preseason poll?

The Patriot Ledger, a newspaper based in Quincy, Massachusetts, publishes this ballot, and Crowdsignal hosts it at poll.fm/16399903. The page header is a direct request: "Vote Girls Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". Readers choose a single player from a list of nominees drawn from schools around the paper's home market.

The nominee list leans on towns south of Boston. Quincy, Weymouth, Canton, Braintree and Scituate appear beside Plymouth South, so the poll covers a wide stretch of the Patriot Ledger's readership.

The newspaper is the only publisher, so its poll page is the source for the live nominee list. A reader who found the award through a search should open the Crowdsignal header to read the exact wording, because a forwarded summary can lag behind the page.

Which years are confirmed and when does the vote fall?

Years 2022 and 2025 are confirmed. The 2025 poll has a clear month, December, and the word preseason tells a fan that the choice comes before the season has shaped the standings. A December ballot also falls in the holiday stretch, when families are together and a shared link can spread quickly.

The poll title gives no closing date, unlike some sponsored ballots that print one in the header. For the Patriot Ledger that means the live Crowdsignal page, and any note the newspaper runs alongside it, is the only reliable signal of when voting stops. A fan who bookmarks poll.fm/16399903 can check it in a few seconds and avoid sharing a link that has already shut.

Years between the two confirmed editions carry no dated ballot, so a reader should not assume a vote ran in them. Quincy area fans can rely on the two confirmed years and the December timing seen in 2025.

No exact opening or closing days are printed for the next Patriot Ledger preseason poll, so anyone organising a South Shore push should follow the paper's coverage and the poll page together; confirm on the live ballot each cycle. A plan that begins with a message to close relatives and a second message to a school's booster group fits the preseason rhythm well.

How does a fan cast a vote?

A fan opens poll.fm/16399903, studies the nominee list, where each player carries a school, and submits a single choice. Crowdsignal then shows how the field stands. Several nominees share a school, so the list rewards schools that rally behind one name instead of splitting support across teammates.

Nothing on the page states an age limit, a residency requirement or a repeat-vote rule, and no closing tally is on view, so a supporter cannot count on a particular margin. Reading the live poll on the day it opens is the only way to learn the current terms.

Local circulation is the dependable tactic. A school's booster club can share the ballot link in its own channels, and a short message naming the school, the sport and the poll address travels further than a long explanation. Because the schools sit in different towns, the contest is as much a test of community organising as of reputation.

For a parent or coach new to the poll, the practical points are short. The ballot is free to read and free to use, it works in a phone browser, and the page itself invites people to share it. Beyond that, the Patriot Ledger leaves the rules unstated, and the sensible approach is to keep every request simple, accurate and polite.

How does this ballot sit beside other Massachusetts polls?

Massachusetts carries many polls with a different rhythm. The Massachusetts High School Athlete of the Week and Massachusetts High School Basketball Player of the Week ballots turn over weekly, so a name can return many times. The Patriot Ledger vote settles one preseason title once per cycle.

Other Massachusetts ballots include the Eagle-Tribune Athlete of the Week, the Massachusetts High School Baseball Player of the Week and the Massachusetts Gatorade Softball Player of the Year. Each has its own address and totals, so votes never carry across. A Quincy area fan comparing them will notice that the weekly polls reward steady turnout across a season, while this preseason vote rewards a single burst of organised support in December.

How can supporters strengthen a nominee's chances in the Patriot Ledger poll?

Early and local support works best. Share poll.fm/16399903 with family and boosters in the player's town, and explain how the Crowdsignal page works. The guide to getting more votes online offers ideas that respect a newspaper's process.

Pacing matters as much as reach. A supporter can send an opening message when the poll goes up and a reminder a few days later, rather than a daily stream that fans learn to ignore. The live standings tell a booster group whether a reminder is needed at all.

A balanced approach also protects relationships in a close community. Neighbouring towns share leagues and rivalries, and a campaign that keeps to honest, friendly requests leaves no ill feeling once the result is posted, whoever finishes first.

The Patriot Ledger is silent on outside vote services. See whether buying votes is legal and the award votes page before deciding, because a newspaper can set aside totals it distrusts.