Carl Merisko
Snohomish boys golf
The senior shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday at the par-72 Walter Hall Golf Course in Everett to lead Snohomish to victory at the Wesco North Group B meet. Merisko made eight birdies on the 18-hole course to win the event by six strokes.
“He made a lot of putts out there,” Snohomish golf coach Joey Mutcheson said. “He just put it all together. He’s a very, very good golfer.”
It was the second straight week a Snohomish golfer has come through with a spectacular score. Jason Calamaro shot a 66 last week at Cedarcrest Golf Course in Marysville.
“Our team scores have been pretty good,” Mutcheson said. “We’re very happy with the way we’re playing right now.”
Mutcheson said Merisko is a “very good ball-striker” who can drive it approximately 280 yards.
“He hits the ball solidly all the time with his driver or with his irons,” Mutcheson said.
Other top boys golf performers: Pat Landin, Jackson; Sean Fitzpatrick, Jackson; Logan Erickson, Stanwood.
Baseball player of the week: Mike Bliss, Stanwood
Other top baseball performers: Jake Hammons, Snohomish; Adam St. Clair, Kamiak; Brian Ouellette, Kamiak; Michael Haug, Granite Falls; Luke Farden, Shorewood; Brett Cofer, Sultan; Jake Beattiger, Edmonds-Woodway; Matt Koch, Darrington; Joe Newland, Marysville-Pilchuck; Matt Fields, Lake Stevens; Bobby Lowe, Stanwood; Jesse Wight, Kamiak; Ryan Verdugo, Lake Stevens; Sam Kastel, Shorecrest; Mike Burgher, Shorecrest; Cliff French, Sultan; Jake Peden, Granite Falls; Blake Snow, Cascade; David Fertello, Shoreline Christian.
Softball player of the week: Christie Robinson, South Whidbey
Other top softball performers: Amy Hudson, Everett; Rachel Koenig-Eng; Krista Crosson, Lake Stevens; Meagan Gordon, Mount Vernon; Ashley Millican, Granite Falls; Chelsey Iapala, Marysville-Pilchuck; Casey Jensen, Granite Falls; Holly Erickson, Marysville-Pilchuck; Krista Colburn, Kamiak; Jessica Smith, Kamiak; Allison Kieth, Mariner; Jesse Williams, Meadowdale; Charlotte Brown, Sultan.
Kim Shin
Shorewood girls golf
The senior began the week by compiling 33 modified Stableford points at Tuesday’s 9-hole Wesco South Group B meet on Legion Memorial Golf Course in Everett. She blew that away on Thursday by shooting a 5-under-par 67 at Walter Hall Golf Course in Everett. She compiled 77 modified Stableford points over 18 holes to win the Wesco South meet by nine points. The second round is scheduled for Wednesday at Legion Memorial.
Shin, the Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s 2003 girls player of the year, signed a letter of intent last fall to golf for the University of Washington. Shin edged Cascade’s Renee Skidmore to win the 2003 Class 4A golf title after a four-hole playoff. According to a UW press release announcing her signing, Shin once beat phenom Michelle Wie in a 19-hole match at the 2002 U.S. Girls Championship.
Other top girls golf performers: Renee Skidmore, Cascade; Camille Merritt, Oak Harbor.
Boys track athlete of the week: Michael Davis, King’s
Other top boys track performers: Tyler Rapp, Lakewood; Vance Taylor, Everett; Brian Lucke, Monroe; Brenton Bodewig, Arlington; Kyle Wilkins, Archbishop Murphy.
Girls track athlete of the week: Jessica Hinton, Lake Stevens
Other top girls track performers: Kim Pence, Stanwood; Kanisha Draper, Meadowdale.
Girls tennis player of the week: Liz Currey, Stanwood
Other top girls tennis performers: Shannon Sun, Cascade; Mindy Horr, Coupeville; Courtney Gale, Snohomish; Ashley Wagner, Edmonds-Woodway.
Boys soccer player of the week: Brayton Knapp, Sultan
Other top boys soccer performers: Kyle Nelson, Granite Falls; John Whitfield, Marysville-Pilchuck; Solly Gold, Meadowdale: Eric Marty, Meadowdale; David Bergley, Jackson; Caleb Barnhill, Sultan; Kenny Serna, Lakewood; Jorge Dominguez, Lakewood.
Aaron Coe, Prep Writer
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