Athletes of the Week — Nov. 1-6
Published 10:13 pm Monday, November 7, 2011
A look at the best performances from the world of preps from the week of Nov. 1-6.
Christian Gasca
Lake Stevens | Football
The Vikings receiver/defensive back/return man (above) returned two punts for touchdowns and also took back an interception for a touchdown as Lake Stevens thumped Heritage 44-7. Gasca also caught five passes for 73 yards and a touchdown.
Hannah Huesers
Lake Stevens | Girls soccer
The Vikings forward scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Snohomish and then scored the game’s only goal in a win over Eastlake in a state play-in game.
Katlyn Christenson
Glacier Peak | Girls swimming
The Grizzlies swimmer won the 500 freestyle, the 100 breaststroke and helped GP win the 200 medley relay race as the Grizzlies finished second in the team competition at this past weekend’s 3A District 1 meet.
Ruby Mensing
Glacier Peak | Volleyball
The Grizzlies outside hitter had 20 kills to lead all players as Glacier Peak beat Lynnwood to advance to the state tournament for the first time in school history. Mensing had eight aces and nine kills in Glacier Peak’s opening round match against Mount Vernon and totaled 26 kills and 34 digs in wins over Oak Harbor and Everett in the consolation bracket.
Hap Emmons
King’s | Boys cross country
The Knights harrier won his first state title, finishing first in the individual 1A boys state championship race by 11 seconds over his closest in a time of 15 minutes, 44 seconds.
Jordin Stephenson
Stanwood | Girls cross country
The Spartans runner was the highest local finisher in the 4A girls state championship race, placing 10th in a time of 18:44 and helping Stanwood take 12th place as a team.
