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Vote for The Gardner News Athlete of the Week, Jan. 29-Feb.3

cait kemp, the gardner news
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In last week's vote, Sadie Bauver of Murdock basketball took the cake for Athlete of the Week. She earned 48.49% – 20,103 votes total – for two games in which she scored 17 points.

Behind Bauver in the poll was Gardner's Sokari Jenkins, who finished first in the 2 mile at a meet at Wachusett Regional.

Spotlight Shoutout

Gardner-area indoor track and field teams competed in the Mid-Wach League Championships over the weekend. Here's a look at the local athletes that won events at the meet.

Boys 4x800 (Div. C)- Gardner, 9:15.80

Boys 55m Hurdles (Div. C)- Jinxi Zou, Quabbin, 8.64

Boys 55m Hurdles (Div. D)- Jordan Baumann, Narragansett, 8.32

Girls 600m (Div. D)- Leah Deane, Narragansett, 1:41.50

Girls 1000m (Div. D)- Avery Murphy, Murdock, 3:05.23

Girls 2 Mile (Div. C)- Megan Bettez, Gardner, 12:16.88

Boys High Jump (Div. C)- Jacob Bassett and Aaron Stein, Quabbin, 5-06.00

Girls High Jump (Div. D)- Rachel LeBlanc, Murdock and Ashlyn Duplesis, Narragansett, 4-08.00

Check out the other top performances of the week and vote for your favorite athlete in the poll below!

Boys Basketball

Aiden Walter, Monty Tech

Monty Tech defeated Worcester Tech, 51-49, on February 2. The offense was led by Aiden Walter, who scored 17 points. Ben Gosselin added 10 and Mike Cannon dropped 9 points in the victory.

Zach Swan defends a Littleton's Evan Manno in a game in the Gardner Winter Tournament on December 28, 2023.
Zach Swan defends a Littleton's Evan Manno in a game in the Gardner Winter Tournament on December 28, 2023.

Zach Swan, Gardner

Swan scored 13 points in Gardner's 56-38 win over West Boylston on February 2.

Girls Basketball

Paige Gadarowski, Monty Tech

Gadarowski scored 9 points in the Bulldogs game on January 30. Her efforts helped lead to a 48-6 victory against Parker Charter. Later in the week, she scored 12 points in a 46-37 win over Main South.

Paige Gadarowski dribbles the ball down the court in Monty Tech's game against St. Bernard's on December 8, 2023.
Paige Gadarowski dribbles the ball down the court in Monty Tech's game against St. Bernard's on December 8, 2023.

Brianna Whitelaw, Quabbin

In a 47-31 win over Lunenburg, Whitelaw scored 11 points to help lead the Panthers. Teammates Meaghan Doyle and Mia Ducos each contributed 10 points.

Boys Hockey

Cullan White, Gardner

White scored two goals and added two assists in Gardner's 5-3 win against Leominster on January 31. Other contributors included Drew St. Peter and Gavin Richard.

More: Where are they now? Catch up with the 1999 Quabbin boys basketball team

Girls Hockey

Rachel Simkewicz, Leominster

The Oakmont junior scored two goals and had an assist in Leominster's 3-2 win over East Bridgewater on January 29.

Rachel Simkewicz carries the puck down the ice in Leominster's game against Hopkinton on December 11, 2023.
Rachel Simkewicz carries the puck down the ice in Leominster's game against Hopkinton on December 11, 2023.

Swimming

Alex Olson, Gardner

Olson placed first in the 100 butterfly in the Mid-Wach Championship at Tantasqua Regional on February 1. The Wildcats finished 8th overall out of 12 teams with a score of 126.

Ella Reeves, Gardner

Reeves took first place in the 100 breaststroke at the Mid-Wach Championship at Tantasqua on February 1. Gardner finished 6th as a team with a score of 179.

More: Former Gardner High hoops star Elliot Erickson is excelling at prep level for Cushing

Alpine Ski

Tai Sayarath, Lunenburg

The 8th grader, who attends the Narragansett Regional school district, came in second place at the alpine ski competition on February 1. Sayarath is now ranked fourth in the league through four races.

Vote for who you think should be The Gardner News Athlete of the Week!

This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Alpine skier Tai Sayarath lands spot in Athlete of the Week poll