The Athlete of the Week nominees for April 11-17. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Tuesday’s paper. Each weekly winner will be included in an Athlete of the Month poll.
Last week’s winner
Jaden Oguda | Jackson | Boys Soccer
Oguda, a sophomore, scored the game-tying and go-ahead goals to lift Jackson past Mariner 3-2 on April 8. Oguda won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week poll for April 4-10 by claiming 746 (32.5%) of 2,297 votes.
This week’s nominees
Alyson Dahl | Stanwood | Girls Tennis
Dahl, a senior, pulled out a pair of three-set victories in No. 1 singles matches on back-to-back days while helping the Spartans to a 2-0 week. Dahl defeated Arlington’s Makenzie Caple 6-3, 6-7(3-7), 10-2 on April 14 and Marysville Pilchuck’s Brooke Asper 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 on April 15.
Trayce Hanks | Lake Stevens | Boys Track & Field
Hanks, a senior, finished in first place in the 400-meter race with a time of 50.86 seconds at the Pasco Invite on April 16. He also helped the Vikings’ 4×400 relay team to a winning time of 3 minutes, 27.99 seconds.
Daniel Kim | Kamiak | Boys Golf
Kim, a senior, fired a 1-under 71 and parred his playoff hole to win the 19th annual Tom Dolan Memorial Invitational at Everett Golf & Country Club on April 11.
Hunter Komine | Jackson | Baseball
Komine, a senior, batted .500 (7-for-14) over four games for the Timberwolves. He reached base in all five of his plate appearances in a 10-4 win over Lake Stevens on April 15, finishing 4-for-4 with a double, a walk and three runs scored.
Donna Marie Harris | Lynnwood | Girls Track & Field
Harris, a senior, won the 200- and 400-meter races with personal-best times of 27.06 seconds and 1 minute, 2.25 seconds, respectively, during a three-team meet April 14.
Grace Metcalf | Arlington | Girls Golf
Metcalf, a senior, shot a 3-over 38 to win medalist honors in a match against Marysville Getchell at Gleneagle Golf Course on April 11. She finished 21 strokes in front of her nearest competitor.
Andrew Montero | Edmonds-Woodway | Boys Soccer
Montero, a sophomore, netted a hat trick in the Warriors’ 8-0 win over Marysville Getchell on April 12.
Yanina Sherwood | Jackson | Softball
Sherwood, a sophomore, tossed back-to-back shutouts and went 5-for-8 with a home run, four RBI and two walks at the plate while helping the unbeaten Timberwolves to a 3-0 week. Sherwood fanned 14 batters against Lake Washington on April 14 and 10 against Marysville Getchell on April 15.
Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based off 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.
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