Winner of The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week (May 24-29)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (May 24-29). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Tre Blassingame, Auburn boys basketball
Want to nominate a high school athlete from the South Sound in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or send a direct message on Twitter (@manley_tnt) with the athlete’s first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday.
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Asjon Anderson, Mount Tahoma boys basketball: Finished with 32 points, four rebounds, five assists and five steals in a win over Bonney Lake, 29 points, four rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a win over Lakes and 29 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals in a loss to Wilson.
Tre Blassingame, Auburn boys basketball: Finished with 13 points in a win over Auburn Riverside, 18 points in a win over Auburn Mountainview, 23 points in a win over Bellarmine Prep and 11 points in a win over White River.
Keon Dewalt, Lakes boys basketball: Scored 31 points in a win over Stadium, added 14 points and six rebounds in a loss to Mount Tahoma and 24 points and five rebounds in a loss to Bonney Lake.
Kaden Hansen, Auburn boys basketball: Finished with 16 points in a win over Auburn Riverside, 18 points in a win over Auburn Mountainview, 15 points in a win over Bellarmine Prep and 16 points in a win over White River for the undefeated Trojans.
Hope Hassman, Tahoma girls basketball: Finished with 22 points and six assists in a win over Rogers, 11 points, four rebounds, eight assists and four steals in a win over Auburn Mountainview, 28 points, six assists and four steals in a win over White River and 29 points, three rebounds and six assists in a win over Kennedy Catholic for the undefeated Bears.
Cayden McDaniel, Wilson boys basketball: Scored 23 points in a win over Stadium and 26 points in a win over Mount Tahoma for the undefeated Rams.
Ryan Tran, Mount Tahoma boys basketball: Finished with 21 points, four rebounds and seven assists in a win over Bonney Lake, 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals in a win over Lakes and 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a loss to Wilson.
Tre Walker, Wilson boys basketball: Finished with 18 points in a win over Stadium and 18 points in a win over Mount Tahoma for the undefeated Rams.
This story was originally published June 1, 2021 at 10:46 AM.
