Help The Herald pick the All-Area prep boys soccer player of the year. Vote for one of the candidates below. The final selection will be decided by Herald staff by taking into account first-hand observations and coach and fan votes.

Player of the Year nominees

Josh Bartley, Archbishop Murphy, M/F, Sr.
17 goals, 20 assists

Jalen...

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Help The Herald pick the All-Area prep baseball player of the year. Vote for one of the candidates below. The final selection will be decided by Herald staff by taking into account first-hand observations and coach and fan votes.

Player of the Year nominees – Vote for 2

Cody Anderson, Marysville Pilchuck, P
5 wins, 0.42 ERA, 39 Ks

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BASEBALL

Player of the Year
Tyler Howlett, La Conner, Sr., P/1B

Co-Coaches of the Year
Jeremiah LeSourd, La Conner and Peter VanderWeyst, Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace

School Sportsmanship
Darrington

First Team
Peter Tissell, Cedar Park Chr.-MLT, Sr., CF
Gibson Fichter, Concrete, So., C/P
Dallas Newby, Concrete, Jr.,...

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Glacier Peak girls golfer Alisa Wilson recently announced her verbal commitment to play golf for LeTourneau University next season.

Wilson, who tees off at today at 8:26 a.m. in the 3A girls golf state championships at Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland, earned a 3.9 grade point average and is a member of the National Honor Society. She plans to pursue a biology degree at the private Christian university located in Longview, Texas.



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Two of our area's best softball players had amazing weeks last week in leading their teams to district championships. Here's the candidates and their stats:

Ronnie Ladines, Arlington
Pitching: 2 wins, 12 IP, 0 ER, 7 hits; five-hit shutout and 12 Ks in district championship game
Hitting: 5-for-7, 4 HR

Alyssa Reuble, Meadowdale
Pitching: 2 wins, 17 IP, 5 ER, 10...

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Snohomish three-sport athlete Tanner Perry was the recipient of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association's first annual Smart Choices Scholarship, which gives students a $5,000 scholarship.

Perry, who starred on the Panthers football, wrestling and boys golf teams, was joined by Odessa's Kendall Todd as the girls winner.

Here's a blurb on Perry from a press release:

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Terry Dawn got a great birthday present.

The day after he turned 18, Dawn went to Central Washington University for a visit. Later that day the leading scorer in Arlington basketball history was offered a scholarship to play basketball for the Wildcats.

It took two days of mulling over before Dawn announced his decision on Wednesday by tweeting out a picture from the 2013 state basketball tournament with a CWU logo and the words...

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Here's the final prep baseball poll of the season courtesy Lem Elway at Washington Baseball Poll:

Class 4A
1. Puyallup (22-2)
2. Emerald Ridge (21-4)
3. Kentwood (19-5)
4. Richland (17-6)
5. Skyview (18-6)
6. Gonzaga Prep (22-2)
7. Kentridge (18-8)
8. So. Kitsap (18-5)
9. Woodinville (15-7)
10. Wenatchee (17-3)

Class 3A
1.

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SEATTLE –The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association announced the 2013 All-Conference teams for Girls Varsity high school lacrosse and three Glacier Peak and one Snohomish girls players were on the North Sound Conference team.

The All-Conference selections are made by coaches from each of the varsity girls teams in Washington state.

Here's a look at the team:

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Tyson Horner feels the timing is right this time around.

After deciding against putting his name in the hat when the Monroe boys basketball head coaching position was open five years ago, Horner went for it and got it this spring. The school announced on Monday that Horner will replace Nick Wold as the Bearcats next boys head coach.

"I've been thinking about it for a long time and almost went for it five years ago, but the timing wasn't right," said Horner, who...

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The Earl Barden Classic, the Washington state 1A/2A All-Star football game, is June 19 at Earl Barden Field at East Valley H.S. in Yakima. Here is the West Roster, which includes a number of local players:

West roster
Lars Blix, QB/DB, Wahkiakum
Micah Breland, LB/TE, Foster
Andrew Brown, RB/DB, Tumwater
Jeremy Canniff, OL/DL, Burlington-Edison
Matt Cox, OL/DL, Capital
Dakota Creed, OL/DL,...

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Here's a look at the first-round games for local teams in this weekend's state baseball tournament. All games are on Saturday with winners advancing to quarterfinal games at 4 p.m..

4A
Lake Stevens vs. Olympia at Everett Memorial, 1 p.m.
Jackson vs. South Kitsap at Wright Field, Kent, 10 a.m.

3A
Meadowdale vs. Peninsula at Bannerwood Park, Bellevue, 10...

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YAKIMA -- It wasn't long after Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Executive Director Mike Colbrese finished his opening remarks at Monday's Associated Press Sports Editors meeting before he was asked about the state basketball tournament, and possibly expanding the number of teams that go to the final tournament from eight to 16.

At the APSE meeting at The Yakima Herald-Republic, Colbrese said that the old model, where 16 boys and girls teams from each 3A...

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During this past season Meadowdale wrestling coach Brian Boardman equated Morgan Smith's work ethic with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

All that hard work paid off.

On Monday Smith, who won a 3A state title at 160 pounds this past February, signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle with Simon Fraser University next season.

Simon Fraser is in British Columbia but its wrestlers compete in the NCAA.

Pair headed to...

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Former Lynnwood boys basketball head coach Darrell McNeal has been named the new Cascade boys basketball head coach, the school announced on Monday.

McNeal, a 1988 Cascade High graduate, was the Lynnwood head coach from 2008-2012 and was a Royals assistant for six years before that. He was an assistant at Mariner and Cascade also and spent one season as an assitant for the Edmonds Community College men's team.

As a player, McNeal was a guard who started two...

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BOYS

Class 4A
100--Christian Linder, Snohomish, 11.01; 200--Christian Linder, Snohomish, 22.15; 400--Ryan McArthur, Lynnwood, 49.74; 800--Ryan McArthur, Lynnwood, 1:55.62; 1,600--Aaron Roe, Jackson, 4:21.30; 3,200--Aaron Roe, Jackson, 9:21.20; 110 hurdles--Kaleb Dobson, Cascade, 14.48; 300 hurdles--Jared Alskog, Arlington, 38.85; 400 relay--Edmonds-Woodway (Jacob Roling, Obioha Okereke, Robin Mutali, Kort Kamacho) 43.04; 1,600...

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Updated through May 1. Please email Aaron Swaney at aswaney@heraldnet.com with any corrections.

Goals
Jalen Crisler, Archbishop Murphy 18
Miguel Medina, Mariner 16
Josh Bartley, Archbishop Murphy 15
Tyler Mayer, Snohomish 14
Kyle Walsh, Cedarcrest 11
Momodou Drammeh, Lynnwood 11
Michel Zavalza, Lake Stevens 10
Alex Day, Shorecrest 10
Adrian...

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Hitting leaders
Updated through April 30

Doubles
Alyssa Reuble, Meadowdale 13
Katelyn McDonald, Arlington 10
Rachael Delamare, Monroe 10
Makinlee Sellevold, Cascade 9
Sydney Taggart, Everett 9
Antionette Watson, Kamiak 9
Trysten Melhart, Snohomish 9
Lynsey Amundson, Arlington 8
Hayley Fields, Arlington 8
Kiana Smith, Lakewood 8
Amanda Hartley,...

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Hitting leaders
Updated through April 30

Doubles
Trever Morrison, Archbishop Murphy 11
Colton Sandhofer, Cedarcrest 10
Hunter Bingham, Monroe 10
Jorgen Arnesen, Edmonds-Woodway 9
Alex Hull, Edmonds-Woodway 9
Quintin Barnard, Mountlake Terrace 9
Ben Dmochowsky, Snohomish 9
Jay Leverett, Sultan 9
Zander Clouse, Archbishop Murphy 8
Patrick Chung, Cascade...

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This season was pretty much the opposite of how Archbishop Murphy center back Nick Ulowetz thought his final soccer season for the Wildcats could go.

Ulowetz is living out every high school athlete's worst nightmare: getting injured and missing his senior year.

However, the senior who has committed to -- and should be healed in time to play soccer for -- Gonzaga University is still making the most out of his final year on the Wildcats, serving as a team captain...

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The 34th annual Shoreline Track and Field Invite is today. More than 1,000 athletes and 78 schools are set to compete in largest all-boys track invite in the Northwest at Shoreline Stadium at noon.Field events are scheduled to begin at noon, while the first running event is slated for 1 p.m.

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Updated through April 22

HITTING LEADERS

Doubles
Alyssa Reuble, Meadowdale 11
Katelyn McDonald, Arlington 10
Sydney Taggart, Everett 9
Rachael Delamare, Monroe 9
Hayley Fields, Arlington 8
Kiana Smith, Lakewood 8
Anna Pisac, Snohomish 8
Trysten Melhart, Snohomish 7
Lynsey Amundson, Arlington 7
Antionette Watson, Kamiak...

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Boys Varsity – Division I

Bellarmine Prep at Lakeside (Lakeside HS – Seattle / 5 p.m.)
Bellevue at Bothell-Inglemoor (Bothell HS – Bothell / 7 p.m.)
Woodinville at Issaquah (Issaquah HS – Issaquah / 8 p.m.)
Bainbridge at Kamiak (Mariner HS -- Everett / 8 p.m.)
Eastside Catholic at Auburn Riverside (Pete’s Pool Stadium – Enumclaw / 8 p.m.)
Snohomish at Skyline (Skyline HS...

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Updated through April 22

HITTING LEADERS

Doubles
Trever Morrison, Archbishop Murphy 10
Colton Sandhofer, Cedarcrest 10
Jorgen Arnesen, Edmonds-Woodway 9
Hunter Bingham, Monroe 9
Quintin Barnard, Mountlake Terrace 9
Jay Leverett, Sultan 9
Alex Hull, Edmonds-Woodway 8
Ben Dmochowsky, Snohomish 8
Tyler Givens, Stanwood 8

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Last February Everett School District athletic director Robert Polk introduced an amendment that would have effectively ended summer football by severely curtailing the use of school-issued gear.

That amendment, which was derided by coaches around the state as too strict, was not passed. But an amendment with less drastic cuts did Monday and it will force high school coaches around the state to be...

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Archbishop Murphy is no stranger to signing ceremonies.

This spring was no different as 11 athletes from the private Catholic school in south Everett signed commitments to play sports at a number of colleges from Bellevue to Great Falls, Mont.

Six of the athletes who signed on Wednesday are baseball players, including Trever Morrison, who will going to Oregon State and Casey Dawes and Derrick Mahlum, who will be attending Pacific Lutheran. Teammates Zander...

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Lauren Buchea took the above photo of Meadowdale's Rebecca Wright celebrating her home run with her teammates during Wednesday's game against Marysville Pilchuck at Meadowdale High School.

The Mavericks won 11-5 to improve to 7-0 in Wesco 3A and 11-1 overall. Meadowdale, which is ranked No. 6 in the latest scoreczar.com computer 3A rankings, has a big game this week against 4A No. 1 Snohomish on Thursday.

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The Snohomish baseball team moved up three spots to No. 7 in the Class 4A baseball poll after going 3-0 last week, including two wins over Mount Vernon.

Shorewood remained No. 1 in the 3A poll and Marysville Pilchuck moved up a spot to No. 5 after a 3-0 week. In 2A, Archbishop Murphy remained second behind Lynden.

Here's the Week 5 Washington state high school baseball rankings courtesy Washington Baseball...

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HERALD OFFICE -- Sometimes in life things just come together. Everything and everybody is in the right place at the right time and it all works out.Other times it rains. A lot.Like Mother Nature is directing a certain finger at you.

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Baseball
Edmonds-Woodway at Jackson - rescheduled for Saturday, April 20
Cascade at Kamiak - rescheduled for Saturday, April 20
Oak Harbor at Everett - rescheduled for Monday, April 22
Marysville Pilchuck vs. Marysville Getchell - rescheduled for Saturday, April 20
Shorecrest at Glacier Peak - rescheduled for Friday, May 3
Arlington at Mount Vernon - rescheduled for Monday, April 22
Lakewood at Sultan - rescheduled for Saturday,...

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