The last several days I’ve been working on a fun project: Identifying the area’s best high school athletes of the decade (from January 2000 through the end of this month).
A few of the top-notch candidates are obvious (Snohomish’s Jon Brockman, Arlington’s Kayla Burt, to name a couple) but in the course of contacting more than 100 local coaches and athletic directors I have found tons of other worthy nominees, including many former prep stars who I previously knew very little or even nothing about.
I’m busy compiling a final list of boys and girls that we will publish at the end of the year. But before we get to that, tell me what you think: Who are the most amazing local student-athletes from the past 10 years?
Use our Comments tool to post your thoughts. And make sure you understand the criteria I am using:
*To be eligible, athletes had to complete AT LEAST parts of two high school academic years from Jan. 1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2009. That eliminates Class of 2000 grads, most notably Cascade’s Grady Sizemore. Athletes had to compete in WIAA-sanctioned sports and represent schools in Snohomish County or Island County (sorry — no Shoreline schools) that are in The Herald’s primary sports coverage area (no Bothell High, no Woodinville High, etc.).
*This project is based on what local athletes achieved while they were in high school, including receiving a college scholarship and/or getting drafted and their contributions to team achievements. It DOES NOT focus on what they did in college and beyond.
*This is a ranking of the best prep careers, NOT the best single-season or single-year performances. Multi-sport athletes will receive extra consideration.
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