Portsmouth's McCauley, Oyster River's Limric win Athlete of Week honors for Oct. 9-14

The Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week winners are Portsmouth High School field hockey player Reese McCauley and Oyster River soccer player Ben Limric for Oct. 9-14. The weekly vote highlighting outstanding high school athletes is presented by York County Community College.

McCauley joins previous fall 2023 girls Athlete of Week winners: Portsmouth soccer player Ailish Honda, Exeter soccer player Lauren Roeder, Portsmouth field hockey player Audrey Walsh, St. Thomas Aquinas soccer player Maddie Karsonovich, Winnacunnet soccer player Maitri Clifford and St. Thomas Aquinas soccer player Kate Burrus.

Limric joins previous winners: Oyster River golfer Myles O'Quinn, Spaulding football player Hunter Trueman, Portsmouth unified soccer player Riley Willard, Oyster River soccer player Logan Piller, Portsmouth/Oyster River football player Angus Moss and Winnacunnet golfer Jimmy Schouller.

The weekly poll runs each Monday through midnight Thursday, and can be found at seacoastonline.com/sports and fosters.com/sports.

More on boys winner Ben Limric of Oyster River High School

Limric received 33% of the online voting for a total of 185 votes to win this week's honors. Portsmouth golfer Shea Harrison finished second with 135 votes.

St. Thomas Aquinas soccer player Angus Forman had 129 votes, Marshwood soccer player Orrin Culp-Dechant had 57 votes and Somersworth football player Cam Dubois had 52 votes to round out three through five, respectively.

Limric scored two goals in the Bobcats' 3-2 win over Coe Brown in last Tuesday's rivalry clash.

"That's fantastic," Oyster River head coach Akan Ekanem said about Limric's win. "Ben has had a great season so far. Mr. Consistent this season, he's only getting better and better each day."

More on girls winner Reese McCauley of Portsmouth High School

McCauley had nearly 35% of the online votes, totaling 198 to capture this week's Athlete of the Week award. Dover volleyball player Tory Vitko finished second with 158 votes.

Winnacunnet field hockey player Amber Morgado had 134 votes, York soccer player Grace Clayton had 53 votes and Newmarket soccer player Jadynn Rajda had 33, for third through fifth, respectively.

McCauley recorded seven saves in net for Portsmouth in last week' 1-0 win over Kingswood.

"Reese has really come into her own this season.  She was initially unsure if she wanted to return as a goalie, but her willingness to put our team's needs first has paid off," Portsmouth head coach Sara Carpenter said. "Reese's work ethic and coachability are two important qualities that have led to her success this season and she is improving with every practice and game.  Her confidence level continues to rise as evidenced by her increasing vocal presence - commanding the backfield and offering insight to the rest of her teammates about what she is witnessing from the goal cage. As a sophomore, it is exciting to think about how much more Reese can learn and grow as not only an athlete but as a leader, both on and off the field."

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Reese McCauley and Ben Limric are girls and boys Athletes of Week