GAYLORD ― The Gaylord Herald Times Athlete of the Week poll is back!
Each week, candidates from Gaylord, St. Mary and Johannesburg-Lewiston High School will be nominated for their performances over the past seven days. Come back and vote for who you think had the best performance; winners will be announced on social media on Tuesday.
Kaven Cole, Gaylord football
Cole rushed for 124 yards and another TD in the Blue Devils’ 37-9 win over Cadillac, helping Gaylord stay undefeated both overall and in Big North Conference play.
Jaron Bensinger, Gaylord football
Bensinger led the way with 9 tackles while forcing two fumbles that led to 14 Gaylord points in their 37-9 win over Cadillac.
Logan Greenier, Gaylord St. Mary football
Sophomore Logan Greenier scored three of GSM’s four touchdowns in a 40-0 win over Onaway, rushing into the endzone with runs of 3, 5, and 25 yards.
Nathan O’Connell, Gaylord St. Mary football
Returned to action against Onaway with a 63-yard touchdown pass to Cal Royce and a 15-yard TD run.
Addison McDonald, Gaylord volleyball
The senior leader reached 500 kills in her career on Tuesday, Sept. 23 in a loss to Traverse City West.
Katie Berkshire, Gaylord cross country
Berkshire set another new personal best time while winning the Shepherd Blujay Invite with her first sub-17-minute time, clocking in at 16 minutes, 58.7 seconds.
Lily Sargent, Gaylord swim and dive
Sargent broke a long-standing record in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:35 at the Manistee Invite on Thursday.
Payton Glasby, Gaylord St. Mary volleyball
Led the Snowbirds to a sweep of their rivals from JoBurg.
Hailey Bober, JoBurg volleyball
Bober led the team with 39 digs as JL won the St. Ignace tournament over the weekend.
Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen
This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Vote for the Gaylord Herald Times Athlete of the Week, Sept. 22-28
Reporting by Dylan Jespersen, The Petoskey News-Review / The Petoskey News-Review
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