Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for April 27-May 3

The Athlete of the Week nominees for April 27-May 3. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.

Last week’s winner

Bella Frye | Granite Falls softball

The senior captain struck out 24 batters and allowed a lone earned run in 16 innings pitched, which included a 5-inning no-hitter against Sultan on April 26. Frye also starred at the plate, going 10-for-15 (.667), with a home run, three triples, seven RBI and seven runs. Frye won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for April 20-26 by claiming 529 (43.36%) of the 1,220 votes.

This week’s nominees

Aspen Alexander | Lake Stevens baseball

On May 3, the senior shortstop hit one too many doubles for a cycle. The Lake Stevens senior shortstop went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple and two doubles to go along with five RBI and four runs to take part in all the runs needed for the league-champion Vikings in a 13-4 win over Arlington.

William Alseth | Edmonds-Woodway baseball

The junior pitcher faced just 15 hitters in a run-rule-shortened perfect game, delivering four strikeouts in five inning in a 10-0 victory over Lynnwood on April 28.

Addi Anderson | Stanwood softball

Anderson struck out 11 batters in 10 innings and delivered a go-ahead double in the top of the 10th inning of a 4-1 win over Monroe on May 1 to help the Spartans take over first place in the Wesco 3A/2A North. Anderson (2-for-2, SB, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 4 runs) homered in the third and fourth innings in an April 29 win over Marysville Getchell.

Abby Edwards | Snohomish softball

Abby Edwards pitched a no-hitter in five scoreless innings for the Panthers (11-6 overall), striking out 12 Seagulls while allowing only one walk and hitting one batter on May 1. Edwards (2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, run) also slammed a three-run home run at the top of the fifth to punctuate a nearly perfect day at the ballpark

Julian Perez | Monroe boys soccer

Junior forward Julian Perez scored four goals on April 29 against Stanwood to keep Monroe (14-1-0 overall, 10-0-0 league) undefeated in league play.

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.

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