Winner of The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23 to 28)
Voting is now closed for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb. 23-28. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Olivia Borden, Fife basketball
Junior guard dropped a game-high 17 points (12 in the fourth quarter) with five steals in Saturday’s 2A regional win over Ridgefield, punching Fife’s ticket to state.
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Olivia Borden, Fife basketball — Junior guard dropped a game-high 17 points (12 in the fourth quarter) with five steals in Saturday’s 2A regional win over Ridgefield, punching Fife’s ticket to state.
Adalynn Busch, Tahoma basketball — Senior post had six points, 10 rebounds, and four steals in Saturday’s 4A regional win over Mead.
Oliviyah Edwards, Lincoln basketball — Senior forward dropped 38 points in the final game of her high school career, a 57-50 loss to Lakeside in Saturday’s 3A regional.
Malia Froemke, White River basketball — Scored 12 points, all on 3-pointers, in 44-43 win over Gig Harbor in 3A state regional, sending the Hornets through to the Tacoma Dome.
Avery Hansen, Auburn basketball — Junior guard dropped game-high 24 points in Saturday’s 4A regional win over Eisenhower to punch Auburn’s ticket to the Tacoma Dome.
Macey McNicol, Cascade Christian basketball — Freshman guard had 11 points in Friday’s 1A regional win over Hoquiam.
Bailey Nettleton, Tahoma basketball — Senior guard had 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in Saturday’s 4A regional win over Mead.
Abby Shelton, Cascade Christian basketball — Sophomore forward scored team-high 18 points in Friday’s 1A regional win over Hoquiam, sending Cascade Christian to the state tournament in Yakima.
This story was originally published March 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM.
