Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for March 22-28
Published 7:10 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The Athlete of the Week nominees for March 22-28. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.
Last week’s winner
Addi Anderson |Stanwood softball
The junior pitched a complete-game no-hitter while striking out 14 batters to lead the Spartans to a win over rival Arlington. Anderson won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for March 15-21 by claiming 145 (36.25%) of the 400 votes.
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This week’s nominees
Jaxson Beard | Stanwood baseball
The junior homered and doubled in a 3-2 win over Snohomish on March 25, driving in two runs.
Finn Crawford | Edmonds-Woodway baseball
The senior struck out 13 and allowed six hits in six innings pitched in a 6-1 win over Mountlake Terrace.
Abby Edwards | Snohomish softball
The senior pitched all eight innings in a 3-2 win over Monroe on March 26, striking out 10 while giving up just four hits.
Anna Luscher | Everett softball
The junior pitcher tossed two shutouts, including a 1-hitter, in wins over Jackson and Edmonds-Woodway. She pitched 13 innings in the two games, striking out 16 batters. Luscher also went 3-for-7 with two walks, two runs and an RBI from her leadoff spot.
Synclair Mawudeku | Kamiak softball
The senior pitched a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts and one hit allowed, facing just 22 hitters in a March 26 win over Arlington.
David Telling | Shorecrest baseball
Telling hit a clutch three-run homer in the top of the seventh in a 5-4 win over Archbishop Murphy on March 24
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Other strong performances
In no particular order
Riu Hanrahan, Shorecrest softball; Lila Titiali’i-McKinnon, Shorecrest softball; Amaya Johnson, Mountlake Terrace softball; Blake Moser, Lake Stevens baseball; Jack Gripentrog, Mountlake Terrace baseball; Owen Meek, Mountlake Terrace baseball; Emmett Brown, Glacier Peak baseball; Quin Johns, Jackson baseball; Toshi Gilginas, Edmonds-Woodway baseball; Caleb Johson, Marysville Getchell baseball; Cooper Thompson, Archbishop Murphy baseball; Madison Jacquot, Jackson softball; Clara Dorgan, Jackson softball; Max Reep, Stanwood baseball; Tanner Requa, Stanwood baseball; Mia Hoekendorf, Everett softball.
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Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based on stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@heraldnet.com. Nominees must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday. Did we miss someone? It could be because individual stats were not reported to The Herald. Coaches/scorekeepers: Please report results by 10:30 p.m. on the day of the event. To participate in the voting, visit heraldnet.com.
