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South Salem swimmer Dennis Dreischmeyer is the winner of the Maps Credit Union high school boys Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers.
A freshman, Dreischmeyer won the 100-yard backstroke (1 minute, 0.73 seconds) and 100 freestyle (52.57) and swam on the winning 200 medley relay (1:48.73) and 200 freestyle relay (1:36.06) at the Central Valley Conference district meet.
Dreischmeyer received 51.4% of the reader poll votes. Kennedy wrestler Bohden Sowa was second (25.65%).
Here are the other nominees.
Zach Barnett, South Salem swimming
Barnett, a junior, won the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 21.98 seconds), 500 freestyle (5:37.76) and had legs on the first-place 200 freestyle relay (1:36.06) and 400 freestyle relay (3:43.35) at the Central Valley Conference district meet.
Jarrod Coy, West Salem swimming
Coy, a senior, won the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 47.15 seconds) and 100 butterfly (52.10) at the Central Valley Conference district meet. Coy's 100 butterfly time is a new district record.
Brysen Higgins, Cascade basketball
Higgins, a sophomore, scored a team-high 19 points Feb. 17 in the Cougars' 70-51 home win over Philomath.
Cole Ricketts, McNary basketball
Ricketts, a senior, scored a game-high 20 points Feb. 17 in the Celtics' 69-47 win at North Salem.
Bohden Sowa, Kennedy wrestling
Sowa won all four of his 150-pound matches Feb. 13-14 at the 2A/1A Special District 1 meet to claim gold. He won his championship match by technical fall in 1 minute, 40 seconds.
Creo Walker, Kennedy wrestling
Walker won all three of his 215-pound matches Feb. 13-14 at the 2A/1A Special District 1 meet to finish first. He won his championship match by technical fall in 5 minutes, 47 seconds.
Tko Westbrook, South Salem basketball
Westbrook, a senior, scored a game-high 30 points Feb. 17 in the Saxons' 80-71 win at Sprague.
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: South Salem swimmer wins Maps boys Athlete of the Week