Winner of The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week (March 24 to 29)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between March 24-29. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Karsten Ingersoll, Bonney Lake baseball
Bonney Lake’s first baseman went 4-for-4 and scored two runs in Saturday’s 7-0 win over Bethel.
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Noah Adams, Kentlake baseball — Center fielder homered in Friday’s 8-5 win over Enumclaw, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a walk, and one RBI.
Caleb Bacon, Timberline baseball — Sophomore doubled and tripled with four RBI in Friday’s 10-0 win over Lincoln.
Lincoln Berg, Olympia baseball — Bears leadoff hitter went 1-for-2 with a double, three RBI, two runs, and a walk in Tuesday’s 14-3 win over Spanaway Lake.
Tyler Buol, Decatur baseball — Sophomore right-hander tossed a six-inning shutout (one hit) with one walk and nine strikeouts, adding an RBI single in the third inning of Tuesday’s 10-0 win over White River.
Bradley Dinelt, Curtis baseball — Threw five no-hit innings (3 BB, 10 K) and scored on a wild pitch in extras to deliver a 1-0 win over Olympia on Friday.
Jack Fenton, Mount Rainier baseball — Junior pitcher threw five scoreless innings (3 BB, 6 K) in Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Stadium. Went 1-for-2 at the plate with a double and two walks.
Titus Gillihan, Federal Way baseball — Senior starter threw three scoreless innings (2 H, 1 BB, 6 K) and went 3-for-3 with a double, walk, and five RBI at the plate in Friday’s 16-0 win over Kent-Meridian.
Dylan Hoots, Fife baseball — Junior P/INF went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBI in Tuesday’s 12-0 win over Clover Park, then tossed a pair of perfect relief innings (0 BB, 3 K) in Thursday’s 3-0 win over the Timberwolves.
Cooper Hordyk, Curtis baseball — Sophomore right-hander threw a complete-game shutout (four hits) with no walks and 11 strikeouts in Tuesday’s 1-0 win over Sumner.
Karsten Ingersoll, Bonney Lake baseball — First baseman went 4-for-4 and scored two runs in Saturday’s 7-0 win over Bethel.
Jesse LaBella, Kennedy Catholic baseball — Senior infielder went 2-for-2 with a triple, four RBI, three runs, and a walk in Tuesday’s 21-0 rout at Auburn.
Jose Lopez, Clover Park soccer — Junior forward scored four goals in Saturday’s 8-0 win over Foss.
Cooper Markham, Enumclaw baseball — Senior right-hander struck out 14 batters across six strong innings, surrendering one hit and one run (none earned) in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over Auburn Mountainview.
Jacob Muench, Capital baseball — First baseman delivered the game-tying RBI single in extra innings, going 3-for-4 with two RBI in Tuesday’s 6-5 win over North Thurston.
Mason Pike, Puyallup baseball — Vikings P/2B went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday’s win over South Kitsap, then threw five scoreless innings (one hit) with a walk and eight strikeouts in Thursday’s 10-0 win over the Wolves. Added two doubles in Friday’s win over Bethel.
Wyatt Plyler, Sumner baseball — Center fielder delivered a walk-off double in extra innings, lifting Sumner over Curtis, 5-4, on Saturday. Plyler went 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI.
Nery Ruiz, Enumclaw soccer — Sophomore forward scored twice in consecutive wins over Todd Beamer (5-2) and White River (4-2), already with nine goals in seven games this season.
Matthew Saunders, Peninsula baseball — Left fielder plated four runs on two singles in Friday’s 17-0 win over Mount Tahoma.
Barrett Schnetz, Yelm baseball — Down to Yelm’s final strike, Schnetz delivered a walk-off, two-run single to center field that lifted the Tornados over Graham-Kapowsin on Saturday, 4-3.
Ben Smith, Eatonville baseball — Third baseman went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, and five RBI in Monday’s runaway 14-0 win over Foss.
Dolan Wynne, Bellarmine Prep baseball — Senior right-hander threw three solid innings in Friday’s 12-2 win over River Ridge, allowing one hit and one earned run with two walks and seven strikeouts. Went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and three RBI.
This story was originally published March 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM.
