Spaulding's Devine, Newmarket's Walkowiak are Athletes of the Week winners for Oct. 16-22

The Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week winners are Spaulding High School football and soccer player Nathan Devine and Newmarket soccer player Emma Walkowiak for Oct. 16-22. The weekly vote highlighting outstanding high school athletes is presented by York County Community College.

Walkowiak joins previous fall 2023 girls Athlete of Week winners: Portsmouth field hockey player Reese McCauley, 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.

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Devine joins previous winners: Oyster River soccer player Ben Limric, 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 Nathan Devine of Spaulding High School

Devine received 247 votes, more than 37 percent of the total. Exeter soccer and football player Dylan Drunsic was second with 189 votes.

Dover football player Amari Lewis was third with 131 votes, St. Thomas Aquinas soccer player Owen Simas was fourth (67) and York soccer player Robbie Hanscom was fifth (26).

Devine scored a goal and had an assist in a 7-4 boys soccer loss to Exeter. In football, he connected on five extra-point attempts in a 41-14 win over Nashua South. He is 24 for 25 on extra-point attempts on the season.

"Nate had been a tremulous addition to our program as kicker," Spaulding football coach Kevin Hebert said. "He also handles our kickoff duties and does an amazing job. Last year we struggled in the kicking game, so I went to the experts in kicking which are soccer players and it's paid off."

More on girls winner Emma Walkowiak of Newmarket High School

Walkowiak collected over 38 percent of all online votes, totaling 175 votes to win the weekly honor. Exeter field hockey player Elsa Bishop was second with 162 votes.

Somersworth volleyball player Savanna Comeau was third (54), Portsmouth Christian Academy volleyball standout Kailey Holt was fourth (36) and Winnacunnet soccer player Liana Pacheco was fifth (31).

Walkowiak, a defender, had an assist in a 3-1 win over Portsmouth Christian Academy .

"I’m very pleased to see Emma recognized for this award," Newmarket head coach Andrew Dawson said. "As one of our center backs, she is an integral part of our our starting defense which currently has the record lowest goals against. She has an innate sense of where to be and is a good communicator. She’s having a terrific senior year and has found her groove. She was challenged this year to focus on keeping possession out of the back and is delivering on that beautifully and, most importantly, safely."

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Spaulding, Newmarket student-athletes take home Athlete of Week honors