Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for Jan. 20-26

The Athlete of the Week nominees for Jan. 20-26. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced on next week’s Prep Focus page. Each weekly winner will be included in an Athlete of the Month poll.

Henry Avra | Mariner | Boys Basketball

Avra, a junior forward, scored 33 points Wednesday night in the Marauders’ 84-65 win over Monroe. With the victory, Mariner improved to 7-0 in Wesco 4A play.

Chloe Clark | Lynnwood | Girls basketball

Clark, a sophomore center, made two free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining to send the Royals’ Wesco 3A/2A game against Shorewood on Jan. 21 into overtime. Clark finished with 14 points in Lynnwood’s 58-52 victory.

Ryan Cote | Snohomish | Boys Wrestling

Cote, a senior, won the 160-pound weight class Saturday at the Jaguar Invitational at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup. He recorded three pins before winning the championship match with a 5-1 decision.

Meadow Hart | Jackson | Bowling

Hart, a senior, rolled games of 164 and 172 for a 336 series to lead the Timberwolves to a 3-0 sweep of Burlington-Edison in a Wesco match Jan. 21 at Bowlero Lanes.

Heidi Impola | Grace Academy | Girls Basketball

Impola, a sophomore, scored 23 points in the Eagles’ 51-45 non-league win over Taholah on Jan. 20.

Mikayla Jardine | Snohomish | Girls Wrestling

Jardine, a senior, pinned opponents from Lynden and Ferndale on Wednesday as the combined Glacier Peak-Snohomish team won a pair of dual meets. Jardine is ranked 10th in the state at 115 pounds by Washington Wrestling Report, but wrestled at 120 against Lynden and 125 against Ferndale.

Mack Konig | Jackson | Girls Basketball

Konig, a sophomore guard, scored 27 of the Timberwolves’ 42 points Wednesday in a 42-40 victory over Mount Vernon. Her floater from the baseline with 6.3 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winning basket. Two days later, Konig scored 47 points in the Timberwolves’ 70-48 victory over Kamiak.

Dorian Tollenaar | Arlington | Boys Wrestling

Tollenaar, a junior, pinned all four of his opponents to win the 113-pound class Saturday at the Jaguar Invitational at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup. Tollenaar’s pin in the championship match came with just 3 seconds remaining.


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