{
  "id": 1670451,
  "title": "Who is the 2025-26 Taunton Daily Gazette Girls Athlete of the Year?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/who-is-the-2025-26-taunton-daily-gazette-girls-athlete-of-the-year",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:04:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2025-26-taunton-daily-gazette-080428745.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2025-26 Taunton Daily Gazette has announced the Girls Athlete of the Year in the Taunton area. The nominees were chosen for being named the Player/Athlete of the Year in their respective sports. The finalists include Mari Albon from Bristol-Plymouth soccer, Taylor Nascimento from Bristol Aggie cross country, Reese Jefferson from Dighton-Rehoboth field hockey, Genoveva Martins-Furtado from Bristol-Plymouth volleyball, and Camden Strandberg from Bridgewater-Raynham basketball. Albon, the senior midfielder and captain, led the Craftsmen's potent offense with 12 goals and 8 assists, earning her the MAC Large MVP and a three-year captaincy. Nascimento, a sophomore captain from Bristol Aggie, played a key role in Aggie's second-straight league title with a personal best time of 21:30.7 and features such as her field vision and pass/shot selection. Jefferson, a senior captain and forward/midfielder from Dighton-Rehoboth, led the team's offense with 24 goals and was voted the Fans' Choice Field Hockey Player of the Year. Martins-Furtado, a senior libero and captain from Bristol-Plymouth, powered the team to a second-straight MAC crown with impressive stats and a reputation for unmatched stick skills. Finally, Strandberg, a senior forward from Bridgewater-Raynham, led the Trojans with career highs in scoring and contributed significantly to the team's success.",
  "summary": "Cast your vote for the the 2025-26 Taunton Daily Gazette Girls Athlete of the Year from among the 14 nominees through noon on Tuesday, Aug. 25.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}