Vote now for The News Tribune's Boys Athlete of the Week (May 5 to 10)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 5-10. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday.
The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.
Note: If you are not seeing the poll at the bottom of the story, try opening the story in a different browser, such as Chrome or Safari. Votes emailed will not be counted.
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.
Noah Chavira, Cascade Christian baseball — Third baseman went 2-for-2 with two walks, two RBI and two runs scored in 13-1 win over East Jefferson on Wednesday.
Cole Chiechi, Enumclaw baseball — Hornets' leadoff hitter went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored a pair of runs in 10-7 win over Federal Way on Tuesday.
Reece Colbert, Charles Wright/Life Christian baseball — Shortstop went 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored in 8-1 win over Vashon Island on Monday.
Gavin Dolan, Capital baseball — Leadoff hitter went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in 7-5 loss to Gig Harbor on Monday.
Silas Duerre, Olympia baseball — Bears catcher hit the walk-off single in the 10th inning of Tuesday's 4-3 win over Yelm, securing fourth place in the 4A SPSL tournament.
Cooper Hordyk, Curtis baseball — Sophomore threw a complete-game shutout in Wednesday's third-place game in the 4A SPSL tournament, blanking Emerald Ridge over seven strong (7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K).
Jason Hugo, Steilacoom baseball — In Steilacoom's league-title clinching 8-2 win over Clover Park on Wednesday, tossed six innings, allowed eight hits, two runs and struck out 10.
Adam Jay, Tahoma baseball — In 16-1 win over Auburn on Tuesday, went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored at the plate. On the mound, tossed four innings, allowing six hits, a run, walking two and striking out five.
Ryder Jensen, Orting baseball — Shortstop went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a walk and three runs scored in 14-2 win over Eatonville on Wednesday.
Cole Krilich, Gig Harbor baseball — The right fielder's walk-off, two-run home run lifted Gig Harbor to the 3A Puget Sound League championship in Monday's title game over Capital, 7-5.
Harvey Lieberman, Kennedy Catholic baseball — Lancers' starter tossed seven innings in 3-1 win over Stadium on Tuesday, allowing four hits, one run, one walk and striking out five.
Jake Miller, Sumner baseball — The sophomore's game-winning, three-run home run in the sixth inning lifted the Spartans over Emerald Ridge, 4-2, in Tuesday's 4A SPSL semifinals. Miller reached in all three plate appearances, finishing 1-for-1 with two walks and three RBI.
Kaeden Morgan, Auburn Riverside baseball — Junior left-hander silenced Kentwood in Monday's 2-1 win, allowing five hits and one unearned run with three walks and six strikeouts.
Mason Pike, Puyallup baseball — Senior right-hander threw a five-inning shutout in Tuesday's playoff win over Curtis, allowing two hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in an 11-0 win. Pike went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4A SPSL championship, an 11-7 win over Sumner.
Jacob Powell, Franklin Pierce baseball — Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored in 11-1 win over Washington on Wednesday.
Quinncey Ratteray, Graham-Kapowsin baseball — Junior right-hander threw four shutout innings and earned the win in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Rogers, pushing the Eagles into the district tournament. Ratteray allowed three hits and four walks (zero runs) with four strikeouts.
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