Winner of The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week (March 3 to 8)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between March 3-8. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Maggee Schmitz, White River basketball
The Hornets guard dropped 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists in Wednesday’s 3A Round of 12 loss to Garfield at the Tacoma Dome, 51-47.
The poll is located below. 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.
Jasmine Andrisek, Annie Wright basketball — Gators guard grabbed 18 rebounds with 13 points and two assists in Wednesday’s 1A Round of 12 win over Lakeside at the state tournament, 71-57.
Kawehi Borden, Sumner basketball — Sophomore guard carried the Spartans to the 4A state championship game averaging 20.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in the Tacoma Dome. All-tournament first-team selection dropped 24 points with five rebounds in a title-game loss to No. 1 Davis.
Olivia Collins, Sumner basketball — Junior guard and 4A all-tournament first-team selection guided Spartans to the state championship game, including a 25-point performance over Woodinville (semis) and 14-point, 10-rebound double-double over Camas in the state quarterfinals.
Shayla Cordis, North Thurston basketball — Rams shooting guard posted 15+ points and 3+ rebounds in all three games at the Tacoma Dome’s 3A state tournament last week, including 23 points, six boards, and four assists in Saturday’s third-place win over Garfield.
Avery Hansen, Auburn basketball — Trojans guard had 16-point, 12-rebound double-double in Round of 12 win over Redmond, then posted 16-point, 11-rebound double-double in Saturday’s loss to Chiawana in the state’s fourth-place game. 4A all-tournament second-team selection.
Aaliyeh Martin, Annie Wright basketball — Gators guard guided Annie Wright to 1A semifinals with 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists in Round of 12 win over Lakeside and double-double (10 PTS, 10 REB) in quarterfinals vs. Seton Catholic.
Soraya Ogaldez, North Thurston basketball — Rams point guard took No. 2 North Thurston to the 3A state semifinals with 29 points, eight rebounds, and three assists in Thursday’s quarterfinal win over Bellevue. All-tournament first-team selection had 24-point, 11-rebound double-double in third-place win over Garfield.
Maggee Schmitz, White River basketball — Hornets guard dropped 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists in Wednesday’s 3A Round of 12 loss to Garfield at the Tacoma Dome, 51-47.
This story was originally published March 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM.
