Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (1/29/24)?
Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 22-Jan. 27 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday, Feb. 5th. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sblivewa.
THIS WEEK’S WAFD BANK WASHINGTON ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Addysen Case, Skyview girls bowling: Junior led Storm to seventh consecutive District 4 team title with her tournament-winning individual series of 583 pins (178-195-210) at Hazel Dell Lanes.
Charlene Campbell, Wenatchee girls bowling: Won individual title with three-game 625-pin series while helping Panthers to 11th district championship. Program has posted 19 winning seasons in 22-year history.
Jaxon Dubiel, Mountlake Terrace boys basketball: On senior night, the Hawks' standout guard scored a game-high 30 points in a 3A Wesco win over Lynnwood.
Karsyn Freeman, Adna girls basketball: Possible 2B Central MVP lock-up? Junior scored 31 points (22 in second half) as the Pirates settled the score on their only loss with a road victory at Rainier. Freeman also tied the program's single-season mark in points.
Brooklynn Haywood, Union girls basketball: Sophomore piled up a season-high 38 points, drilling seven 3-pointers and also had eight rebounds and six steals in a win over Evergreen of Vancouver.
Trevor Hennig, Mount Si boys basketball: Weber State signee had a career night against top-10 3A Bellevue - 44 points on 13-of-16 shooting, making all 15 free-throw attempts with five assists in the No. 1 Wildcats' KingCo crossover victory.
Maddy Jewett, Naches Valley girls basketball: Recorded a double whammy against Toppenish - game-high 23 points, including 15 in the second half to eclipse 1,000 points for her career - and helped team avenge earlier loss to the Wildcats.
Brayden Olson, Mark Morris boys basketball: It's not often you can celebrate two program marks in one week - but this senior did with his single-game record 45 points against Fort Vancouver, only to reset it with 47 points against Hockinson.
Champ Powaukee, Pullman boys basketball: Senior guard recorded a triple-double - 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists - with no turnovers in the Greyhounds' 2A GSL victory over East Valley of Spokane.
Ailina Rabang, Lummi Nation girls basketball: Newcomer is making quick impact, scoring 28 points (16 in the first quarter) in a win over Shoreline Christian, and then a season-high 33 poins (21 in first half) in a win over Grace Academy.
Izzy Sandoval, Zillah boys basketball: Senior point guard totaled career-high 32 points on 13-of-22 shooting, including four 3-pointers, to lead No. 1 Leopards past Chelan in matchup of top-10 ranked 1A teams. Also had five assists and three steals.
Trey Spencer, Battle Ground boys basketball: Senior came up big in two wins - 35 points against 3A GHSL co-leader Kelso and 30 points (and 10 rebounds) against Heritage. He is the leading scorer in Clark County.
Logan Thompson, Curlew boys basketball: One of 1B's top scorers went off on back-to-back nights against Pateros (41 points) and Selkirk (34 points), both victories. Also had a combined 14 steals in two games.
Ashley Uusitalo, Lake Washington girls basketball: Sophomore erupted for career-high 26 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Kangs clinched fifth 3A KingCo title in a row. Uusitalo also set program mark for made 3-pointers in season (53).
