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12-05-2025
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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 ( or Tyler Wicke (twicke@ 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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06-05-2025
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Krilich's walk-off home run lifts Gig Harbor to 3A PSL title over Capital, 7-5
It's the scenario every baseball player imagines in their backyard growing up: Tie game, bottom of the seventh, and one swing away from a championship. And with his chance for an unforgettable postseason moment, Cole Krilich called game. Gig Harbor's right fielder fouled off strike two, fought off another to stay alive, then barreled his next offering for a no-doubt, walk-off home run in Monday's 3A Puget Sound League championship game. Krilich wasn't sure if the blast would clear the left field fence, but his team knew instantly, erupting from the dugout to congratulate their hero before the baseball could land. 'How could you not be romantic about baseball?' Tides head coach Ben Sleeter chuckled. '(Cole's) a senior, been an unbelievable player, and I knew he was due. 'I think everybody had a feeling he was going to do something there.' Tied at five in the home seventh, Ethan Mar drew a leadoff walk and Krilich followed with a championship-winning swing, lifting Gig Harbor to a 7-5 win over Capital in a thrilling, back-and-forth affair at Lincoln High School. Both programs advance to next week's district tournament. 'It felt good,' Krilich smiled. 'It's pretty cool. We've had a good season so far, and we're just proving we can still do well. We're a good team.' The Tides (21-1) fought back from a late, 5-2 deficit for their 21st win of the season, a year defined by dominant pitching and dazzling defense. Capital's five runs are the most allowed by Gig Harbor all spring. Gig Harbor's used to winning — just not this way. It wasn't the all-around clinic the Tides are accustomed to, but they're calm and confident even when opponents grab momentum or pull away with a late lead. 'It's just confidence and believing that we can win every game,' Krilich said. '(We) go into every game thinking we're going to win. That just keeps it rolling.' The Tides plated three runs in the fifth inning to tie Monday night's PSL championship, capped by Ethan Mar's RBI single and Wesley Bonnici's game-tying, bases-loaded walk with two outs. Gig Harbor saved their best at-bats for the fifth, including Hunter Payne's 10-pitch walk and hits by Jayce Corley and Greyson Riley that sparked the comeback. Gig Harbor starter Quentin Bockhorn, who posted a 0.21 ERA with 39 strikeouts in the regular season, went just three innings, allowing three hits and two runs (one earned) with one walk and four strikeouts. He plunked two batters. 'We didn't defend today like we've defended all year,' Sleeter said. 'We kind of threw it around a bit, uncharacteristic of us. But the one thing these guys have shown all year long is that they don't get down. Two runs, three runs, they know they can come back. 'I told them, they lean on people. They lean and lean and lean, and eventually, they put enough pressure and something good happens.' Mar reached safely in all four plate appearances, finishing 1-for-1 with three walks and three runs. Corley and Riley each went 2-for-4. Capital starter Lucas Redman took a no-hitter into the fourth inning and kept Monday's championship within reach, allowing five hits and four earned runs (four strikeouts) across five frames. He threw 103 pitches. Cougars shortstop Gavin Dolan scored from third base and put Capital on the board in the first inning, 1-0, when Tides catcher Troy Tackett's pick-off attempt sailed into left field. Dolan scored again from third base on a wild pitch in the third inning and doubled the Cougars lead, 2-0. The Tides plated two runs in the fourth when Payne rifled an RBI single to right field — Gig Harbor's first hit — and Mar raced home on a passed ball. Capital and Gig Harbor traded three runs apiece in the fifth inning before Krilich's title-winning swing in the seventh. The District 3/4 3A tournament begins next Tuesday and concludes with the title game at Auburn High School on May 17. Of the 16 district allocations, seven advance to the state bracket. 'We'll clean it up,' Sleeter said, 'and hopefully go compete.' 'Unbelievable' defense, elite pitching power Gig Harbor's 20-1 season BELLARMINE PREP ADVANCES TO DISTRICT TOURNAMENT No. 8 Bellarmine Prep 7, No. 7 Timberline 2 Raiden Calcote's go-ahead, two-run single broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning and powered Bellarmine Prep's 7-2 win over Timberline in Monday afternoon's loser-out playoff at Lincoln. The Lions grabbed the 3A PSL's final district tournament allocation behind Calcote's clutch hitting and four strong innings from senior right-hander Dolan Wynne, who allowed two hits and two runs with six strikeouts. Joshua Morales earned Monday's save with three shutout relief innings. He struck out seven. Bellarmine's Calvin Dossett padded the lead with a two-run double in the sixth.
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09-02-2025
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City champs! Shareef-Dulaney, Lincoln hang on to beat Bellarmine for third time
They say it's hard to beat the same team three times in one season. For Lincoln High School's boys basketball team, that rang true against Bellarmine Prep in the 3A Puget Sound League tournament championship game at the University of Puget Sound Logger Memorial Fieldhouse on Saturday night. The Lions never went away, but ultimately the talent of Lincoln's young roster won out. Lincoln denied Bellarmine a clean look at the basket on the final possession and hung on for the 55-53 win. In particular, rising freshman star Davion Shareef-Dulaney — who is well on his way to becoming one of the state's best players, if he isn't there already — showcased his enviable skill set, pouring in a game-high 19 points. 'It feels good,' Shareef-Dulaney told The News Tribune after the win. 'We've been talking about this all week. We've been putting in the work every practice to get here and play.' Lincoln now leads the season series 3-1 against Bellarmine. 'We know all their stuff,' Shareef-Dulaney said. 'It looked like they didn't know our stuff, so it looked good. We just kept playing through it and playing as a team.' Lincoln led 12-2 after the first quarter but Bellarmine quickly found its footing and cut the deficit to a point by halftime. Birk Johnston led the Lions with 15 and sharpshooter J.J. Bordeaux added 12. For Lincoln, guards Trey Collier and O'Shea Lamar added 12 apiece. Lincoln enters the postseason with a 21-3 record and has the pieces to make a deep state tournament run at the Tacoma Dome with its young nucleus. Shareef-Dulaney, who is playing beyond his years, said he just tries to treat every game the same. 'Feels just like AAU,' he said. 'Just another game. I just think of it like you're just in your own world sometimes. … We're playing with a lot of confidence.' The game was well attended and the UPS Fieldhouse was a fitting venue for playoff high school basketball. The Fieldhouse has hosted district basketball tournaments in the past before the school's athletic administration paused hosting the events and distanced itself from the high school scene. A Tacoma Public Schools administrator on hand Saturday night thanked the athletic department for hosting the games. Perhaps, hopefully, Saturday's games will mark a permanent return to the preps scene for the Tacoma university.
