Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for March 9-15

The Athlete of the Week nominees for March 9-15. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.

Last week’s winner

Kaleo Anderson | King’s girls basketball

The 6-foot junior point guard was named the Class 1A tournament MVP after averaging 19.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.3 blocked shots during three games at the Yakima Valley SunDome, where the Knights finished second. Anderson won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for Feb. March 2-8 by claiming 231 (62.77%) of the 368 votes.

This week’s nominees

Rose Gallagher | Shorewood softball

The first baseman recorded two of her three hits in the sixth inning and drove in the final two runs of the game with a go-ahead, two-run single as the Stormrays erased a 7-0 deficit to win 8-7 over Lake Washington on March 14. On March 12, Gallagher went 2-fo-4 with a solo homer, a walk, and two runs scored in a win over Holy Names.

Mia Hoekendorf | Everett softball

The sophomore pitcher-shortstop struck out eight batters and went 3-for-5, with three RBI, including a two-run triple in the seventh to plate the final two runs to put away a 10-6 win over Oak Harbor on March 14.

Alex Plumis | Edmonds-Woodway boys soccer

The senior captain scored twice in a 3-1 win over Jackson on March 13.

Yegor Tarasov | Kamiak boys soccer

The senior recorded a hat trick to provide all the Knights’ scoring in a 3-1 win over Shorecrest on March 12.

AJ Welch | Monroe baseball

The junior pitched a one-hitter while striking out eight batters in a 5-inning, 10-0 win over Kamiak on March 14. Welch also went 2-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a run from the plate.

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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