Winner of The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week (Jan. 27 to Feb. 1)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between Jan. 27 and Feb. 1. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Olivia Collins, Sumner basketball
The junior guard dropped a game-high 23 points in Thursday’s road win over Emerald Ridge, 60-50, to clinch the No. 1 seed in the 4A SPSL tournament.
You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley (jon.manley@thenewstribune.com) or Tyler Wicke (twicke@thenewstribune.com) or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) 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.
Bailey Andersen, Eatonville basketball — Dropped 25+ points in all three Eatonville wins last week, including a 28/8/8 line over Steilacoom and 26-point, 11-assist double-double in Friday’s win over Franklin Pierce.
Kawehi Borden, Sumner basketball — Sophomore guard dropped 21 points (4 3PM) in Thursday’s road win at Emerald Ridge, 60-50.
Olivia Collins, Sumner basketball — Junior guard dropped game-high 23 points in Thursday’s road win over Emerald Ridge, 60-50, to clinch the No. 1 seed in the 4A SPSL tournament.
Kyla Frazier, Bellarmine Prep basketball — Sophomore forward had 22-point, 11-rebound double-double with two steals in Wednesday’s 75-15 win over Mount Tahoma.
Abby Mesler, Sound Christian basketball — Junior guard dropped 24 points with eight steals and two rebounds in Thursday’s win over Puget Sound Adventist.
Raelyn Ofrancia, Kentridge basketball — Sophomore guard had 23 points and a steal in loss to Tahoma, then scored 17 points with two rebounds in 49-44 in over Auburn Riverside.
Soraya Ogaldez, North Thurston basketball — Senior guard scored 28 points with six assists in win over Capital, then dropped 30 points with five assists and five rebounds in 76-36 win over Lakes.
Samara Oliver, Lakes basketball — Senior guard had 24-point, 13-rebound double-double with five assists and four steals in Monday’s win over Timberline.
Grace Richardson, Peninsula basketball — Senior guard posted double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB) in loss to River Ridge, had 21 points and seven rebounds in win over Timberline, then tallied 29-12-2 line in win over Lakes.
Jeralynn Sevaaetasi, Decatur basketball — Senior had 21-point, 10-rebound double-double in loss to White River.
Brandi Stanford, River Ridge basketball — Junior point guard posted 26-point, 11-assist double-double in Wednesday’s win over Capital, then had 22 points with five assists and four steals in Friday’s loss to North Thurston.
Tyler Venable, Black Hills basketball — Sophomore dropped 22 points with six rebounds in 68-28 win over Tenino, then scored 17 points with three assists and two steals in rivalry win over Tumwater, 57-36.
This story was originally published February 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM.
