Athletes of the Week -- Feb. 6-11

The week's best performances from the world of preps

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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald

Snohomish's Luke Hamlin (left) goes up and over Lake Stevens' Christian Gasca (right) for a basket in the first quarter.
Sarah Weiser / The Herald

Katie Hawkins, 11, of Glacier Peak, looks to shoot around Shorecrest player Mickey Greenburg, 24, during the third quarter of a recent game at Glacier Peak High School.
Annie Mulligan / For The Herald

Arlington senior Blake McPherson picks up Union's Bryson Page in the finals of the regional wrestling meet at Cavalero Mid High School in Lake Stevens Saturday evening. McPherson won the match to get first place in the 195 lb. weight class and will advance to the state tournament.

Luke Hamlin
Snohomish | Boys basketball
The Panthers senior guard scored 24 points as Snohomish beat Lake Stevens in the semifinals of the 4A District 1 tournament. Hamlin also scored 22 points in a win over Cascade in the first round of the tournament.

Katie Hawkins
Glacier Peak | Girls basketball
The Grizzlies senior guard scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half of a win over No. 1-seed Lynnwood to help GP advance to the 3A District 1 tournament championship game. Hawkins also had 27 points in a first-round win over Ferndale on Thursday.

Blake McPherson
Arlington | Boys wrestling
The senior 195-pound grappler beat previously unbeaten Bryson Page, of Union, 20-10 in the 195-pound final at the 4A Regional Tournament to remain undefeated and punch his ticket to this weekend's Mat Classic.

Justine Palabrica
Everett | Girls wrestling
The Seagulls 100-pound wrestler pinned her first two opponents before beating Mariner's Julie Mata, the sixth-ranked wrestler in the state, 16-7 in the final of the Region 1 tournament and punching her ticket to state.

Alec Barnard
Archbishop Murphy | Boys swimming
The Wildcats swimmer won the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly, helped the Murphy 400 freestyle relay team to a second-place finish and was named the Swimmer of the Meet at this past weekend's 2A Northwest District Championships.