Winner of The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week (Jan. 3 to 8)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (Jan. 3 to 8). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Tay Birdtail, North Thurston
Scored 13 points in a 51-40 win over Yelm and scored 25 points in a loss to Gig Harbor in the 3A South Sound Conference.
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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Jazmyn Shipp, Bonney Lake: Panthers’ sophomore had 25 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks against Spanaway Lake.
Claudia Horton, Olympia: Senior guard had 16 points and 12 rebounds in Olympia’s 52-42 road win over South Kitsap.
Asjon Anderson, Mount Tahoma: Senior guard had 39 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and four steals in win over Spanaway Lake.
Luke Brewer, Tumwater: T-Birds’ junior guard had 27 points in 65-44 win over rival Black Hills on Friday.
Ryan Tran, Mount Tahoma: Had 20 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in win over Spanaway Lake in 3A PCL.
Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline: Had 31 points, six rebounds and six steals in 87-60 win over Capital.
Atreonia Garner, Spanaway Lake: Junior guard poured in 34 points in loss to Bonney Lake and 23 points in win over Mount Tahoma.
Hope Hassmann, Tahoma: Junior guard had 26 points in 81-64 win over Arlington, another of the state’s top teams.
Tay Birdtail, North Thurston: Scored 13 points in 51-40 win over Yelm and had 25 points in loss to Gig Harbor.
Tre Blassingame, Auburn: Scored 26 points for Trojans in 85-50 win over Kentridge.
Alyson Deaver, Sumner: Senior led the Spartans with 33 points in 81-54 win over Bellarmine Prep.
This story was originally published January 11, 2022 at 12:02 PM.
