Winner of The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4 to 9)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (Oct. 4 to 9). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Alexa Thoms, Gig Harbor soccer
Thoms, a senior forward for the Tides, had two goals and an assist against Yelm and scored three goals in a game against Capital. Gig Harbor is 10-0-1 this fall with a 9-0-1 mark in the Class 3A South Sound Conference and looks like a strong contender once the 3A state tournaments rolls around.
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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Sam Stowers, Steilacoom: Defensive lineman had several important tackles and was a key part of Steilacoom’s defense shutting down Enumclaw in 14-7 road win.
Josh Hinkel, Peninsula: Rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries in 48-6 win over North Thurston.
Gabarri Johnson, Lincoln: Abes’ QB passed for 285 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards and another touchdown in 44-0 win over Bonney Lake.
Wyatt Redding, Sumner: Had a 54-yard field goal in Sumner’s 52-6 win over Curtis.
Ryan Cramer, Puyallup: Vikings running back rushed 11 times for 173 yards and four touchdowns in 54-14 win over Olympia.
Job Kralik, Eatonville: Had five catches for 98 yards, an 80-yard pick six, blocked two PAT’s, went 5-for-5 on PAT attempts and had two tackles in the Cruisers’ 35-18 win over Montesano.
Cian Monaghan, Puyallup cross country: Took second in the Bill Kehoe South Sound Invite at Saint Martin’s University on Saturday, clocking in at 16 minutes, 3.1 seconds.
Caleb Wilcox, Steilacoom cross country: Finished 11th at the Bill Kehoe Invite with a time of 16 minutes, 30.4 seconds.
Hannah Lee, Peninsula cross country: Finished second at the Bill Kehoe Invite with a time of 18 minutes, 17.3 seconds.
Julia Couch, Auburn Riverside cross country: Freshman finished fourth at the Bill Kehoe Invite with a time of 18 minutes, 49.7 seconds.
Alexa Thoms, Gig Harbor soccer: Senior forward had two goals and an assist against Yelm and three goals in game against Capital.
This story was originally published October 12, 2021 at 11:13 AM.
