Winner of The News Tribune’s Athlete of the Week (April 4 to 9)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (April 4 to 9). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Colton Anardi, Auburn baseball
Anardi threw a complete game shutout in 10-0 win over Decatur on Thursday, April 7. The senior has put together a dominant season thus far, posting a 3-0 record and 0.42 earned run average in 33 innings pitched, striking out 30 batters and walking just three.
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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Jake Bresnahan, Sumner baseball: Hit three home runs in 15-12 win over rival Puyallup on Wednesday.
Colton Anardi, Auburn baseball: Threw a complete game shutout in 10-0 win over Decatur on Thursday.
Alli Kimball, Peninsula softball: Pitched a shutout against crosstown rival Gig Harbor, striking out 12 Tides’ batters in the win.
Tyler Logan, Curtis baseball: Pitched a complete game shutout against a vaunted Sumner lineup in a 1-0 win on Friday, throwing seven innings, allowing just two hits, striking out seven and walking none on 77 pitches.
Ella Borsheim, Bellarmine track: Set a personal record 10 minutes, 12.82 seconds in the 3,200 meters at the Arcadia Invitational.
Gracie Ream, Puyallup softball: Struck out 12 batters in 10-0 win over South Kitsap.
Ethan Coleman, Olympia track: Ran 8 minutes, 51.09 seconds at the Arcadia Invitational in California.
Tre Blassingame, Auburn basketball: Had 10 points, 11 rebounds and six steals in national invitational game against Norcross in Tampa, Florida and 13 points and 10 rebounds against Calvary Christian.
Payton Knowles, Peninsula baseball: Had three hits and an RBI in a 7-1 win over Port Angeles.
Gavin Yoder, Silas baseball: Had a double and an RBI in 5-2 win over Stadium on Tuesday, and drove in another run in a 15-5 win against Stadium the following day.
Adam Brooks, Puyallup baseball: Threw 6 and 1/3 innings in 6-2 win over Olympia on Tuesday, allowing five hits and striking out eight batters.
This story was originally published April 12, 2022 at 10:50 AM.
