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19-05-2025
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Vote now for The News Tribune's Girls Athlete of the Week (May 12 to 17)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Girls Athlete of the Week for contests played between May 12-17. 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. Madison Aidar, Rogers softball — Drove in four runs on two hits, including a grand slam to center field in the third inning of Rogers' 15-0 win over Olympia on Saturday, clinching a 4A state tournament berth for the Rams. Dani Biehl, Gig Harbor softball — At the plate, went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in 4-1 win over Prairie in 3A District 3/4 semifinals on Saturday. On the mound, tossed seven innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, a walk and striking out six. Brynna Erdmann, Auburn Mountainview softball — Drove in four runs on four hits, including a three-run home run and a double in 16-5 win over White River on Saturday, clinching a 3A state tournament berth for the Lions. Ella Ferguson, Tumwater softball — Sacramento State signee threw a complete-game two-hitter (16 K) and drove in three runs at the plate to lift Tumwater over W.F. West, 8-2, in Thursday's district semifinals. Madelyn Gilmore, Timberline softball — Freshman threw 6.2 sensational frames in Thursday's 3-2 playoff win over Auburn Mountainview that clinched a 3A state berth, allowing three hits and two runs (0 ER) with three walks and 10 strikeouts. Alyssa Harris, Enumclaw softball — Senior right-hander dominated Gig Harbor in Saturday's district championship game, striking out 16 and retiring the game's first 14 batters. Harris allowed four hits and three earned runs without a walk in Enumclaw's 8-3 title win. Austin Hitchner, Yelm softball — In 7-2 win over Rogers, Hitchner threw seven innings, allowing eight hits, two runs (one earned), walking two and striking out 10. At the plate, went 1-for-2 with two RBI, two walks and two runs scored, clinching a state tournament berth for the Tornados. Jessika Jennings, Graham-Kapowsin softball — Senior right-hander defused a talented Emerald Ridge lineup over seven strong innings (6 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 15 K) and went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored, two home runs, and four RBI in Friday's district quarterfinals. Izzy Michaels, Peninsula softball — Seahawks freshman went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's elimination game, helping Peninsula rally from a 6-1 deficit to beat Auburn Mountainview, 10-8, and clinch a 3A state berth. Michaels is hitting .464 this season. Alyssa Neal, Enumclaw softball — The Hornets center fielder's walk-off, inside-the-park home run lifted Enumclaw over the 10-run limit in Thursday's playoff win over Peninsula, 11-1, and secured a 3A state-tournament berth. Neal went 3-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, and five RBI. Ava Puttler, Emerald Ridge softball — Drove in four runs on two hits in 8-2 win over Puyallup on Saturday, clinching a 4A state tournament berth for the Jaguars. Alexa Ramirez, Tahoma softball — Sophomore pitcher struck out 11 batters in Friday's district quarterfinal win over Olympia, 8-4, securing Tahoma's first state-tournament berth since 2019. Kiley Sledge, Franklin Pierce softball — Cardinals sophomore hit a two-run homer (1-for-3, 2 RBI) and threw three shutout relief innings to earn the save in Saturday's must-win game over Fife, 8-1, that clinched a 2A state tournament berth. Madelyn Stanaway, Rogers softball — Went 2-for-2 with five RBI, a walk and a pair of runs scored in Rogers' 15-0 win over Olympia on Saturday, clinching a 4A state tournament berth for the Rams. Alanna Wirtala, Emerald Ridge softball — The senior's two-run complete game (13 K) in Saturday's elimination game carried the reigning 4A runners-up back to the state tournament. Wirtala added an RBI single in the first inning.
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23-02-2025
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District championships: Young Lincoln Abes win 3A district title, North Thurston rolls
Here are recaps of the Class 3A boys and 3A girls District 3/4 high school bsaketball championship games, as well as the 2A boys District 3 championship game, played at Mount Tahoma High School on Saturday. A lot has been made about Lincoln's talented trio of young guards, but the team's frontcourt has been quietly productive, too. In Lincoln's 3A District 3/4 championship game against Auburn Mountainview at Mount Tahoma on Saturday night, junior forward Kasey Williams was in attack mode from the start. He scored 20 points — 10 in the first half and 10 in the second — setting the tone in Lincoln's 70-55 win. 'I just knew everything I did, in the back of my mind was cutting the net,' Williams said, smiling. 'Had to do it.' Also a standout football player for the Abes, Williams is actually the veteran presence in Lincoln's starting five. He's a junior. The other four starters: freshman guard Davion Shareef-Dulaney, sophomore guard O'Shea Lamar, sophomore guard Trey Collier and freshman forward Justus Holt. Whether he considers himself a seasoned veteran or not, Lincoln coach Ryan Rogers agreed Williams' energy was an important factor in the win. It was the first district championship for Rogers as a head coach. 'Just endless energy, giving everything he has, playing defense, rebounding, scoring, getting buckets, creating, he's just doing whatever it takes to help the team win and embracing that junkyard dog kind of role,' Rogers said. Auburn Mountainview led by a point at halftime, but the Abes outscored the Lions 23 to nine in the third period, effectively putting the game out of reach. Auburn Mountainview guard Kolven Posey scored 20 and 6-foot-6 senior guard Sebastian Arius — the 3A NPSL MVP this winter — added 17, but otherwise it was mostly quiet for the Lions. Lincoln was paced by 22 points from freshman guard Davion Shareef-Dulaney, Williams added 20, Justus Holt scored 14 and O'Shea Lamar chipped in 10. It all added up to another Lincoln win in front of a sellout crowd at Mount Tahoma High. The crowds seem to be getting bigger and bigger the more this group wins. Next up: the state tournament regional round, then a trip down the hill to the Tacoma Dome for the 3A state tournament. Lincoln will almost certainly be a lock for a top eight seed when regional brackets are released on Sunday, which will guarantee a spot at the Dome. The Abes are young, but they won't just be happy to be there. The expectation? 'Win it all,' Williams said. 'That's it.' White River cut into the deficit at various points in the second half, but the Hornets kept running into the same problem everyone else has against North Thurston this season: there's just too much firepower from the team in purple and white. North Thurston beat White River 73-65, thanks to a balanced offensive night. 'It's great,' North Thurston senior guard Grace Lee said. 'We've been here three times these past three years and we've always come short but this time we just have something different and I think we've all just played as a team and I think that's really showed in this game.' Shayla Cordis, who was stellar in the district tournament, scored a team-high 24 points, guard Soraya Ogaldez added 18 and Lee added 16 for the Rams. 'We have so many threats on our team, when we get everybody involved, we can't be stopped,' Lee said. 'It's really hard to stop us.' North Thurston has won 26 straight after dropping its season opener to Olympia. Guard Maggee Schmitz led White River in scoring with a game-high 25 points, while post Vivian Kingston added 17. With the addition of Cordis (Timberline transfer) this season, North Thurston has the pieces to make a run at the 3A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome. 'We have a lot more energy this year and I think it's going to be a good year for us,' Lee said. Jalen Davis: as good as advertised. Bremerton's sophomore guard showed why he's regarded as one of the state's top young players on Saturday afternoon, putting on a scoring clinic in Bremerton's breezy 66-34 win over Franklin Pierce in the 2A District 3 championship game. Davis scored from beyond the arc, at the rim and everywhere in between, asking questions from the tip against a Franklin Pierce offense that had no answers on Saturday afternoon. 'It means a lot,' Davis said. 'We finally accomplished one of our goals this season. It feels great.' Perhaps more impressive was Bremerton's effort on the defensive end and with its full-court press, though. The Knights forced the Cardinals into constant turnovers and never let Franklin Pierce settle in offensively. 'We got the defense and we got the momentum from the crowd and we just got it from there,' Davis said. '(The press) helped us a lot and took them out of their rhythm.' Davis scored a game-high 30 points. Javon Barbee led Franklin Pierce in scoring with 18 points. Both teams are safely through to the 2A state tournament.
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29-01-2025
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Saxon Niles' last-second shot lifts Federal Way over Auburn Mountainview
Saxon Niles put up a shot from under the left side of the basket with only 2.6 seconds remaining on the game clock to lift the Federal Way boys basketball team to a stunning 57-56 win at Auburn Mountainview Tuesday. It was the first loss of the year for the Lions, who led by 12 points at 55-43 with only 4:04 to go before the Eagles rallied. 'It just clicked in us,' said Niles, who paced Federal Way with 23 points. 'We locked in on defense and taking care of the ball.' Auburn Mountainview fell to 11-1 in North Puget Sound League Class 3A division play and to 17-1 overall as the Eagles improved to 10-1, 11-3. The Lions won the first meeting by a 74-64 score on the Federal Way floor Dec. 17. 'They beat us before,' Niles, a senior, said. 'They got lucky. I remember Tahoma beat us by one at districts last year on an out of bounds play, and I never want to lose a close game like that again.' 'They didn't fold and fought through adversity,' said Federal Way head coach Yattah Reed of his players. Auburn Mountainview took its seemingly insurmountable 12 point lead with an eight-point surge from only a 47-43 advantage. Beckett Jones struck from the right side for the Lions and teammates Lucas McClendon and Sebastian Arias took turns burying 3-point shots to up the lead to 55-43. Niles answered with a putback with 3:22 to play and made one of two free throws at the 3:01 mark. He missed the second attempt, but Marcel Jones of the Eagles grabbed the rebound and put it back to make it 55-48 with 2:59 to go. Niles struck on a dunk at 2:35 to close the gap to 55-50. Jones iced one of two free throws at 1:20 and the rebound fell to Federal Way with Niles scoring three seconds later to make it 55-53. The Lions' McClendon broke the Eagles' string with a free throw with 1:06 remaining, but Jacob Hurskin of Federal Way hit two free throws with 46.3 seconds left to close the gap to 56-55. That set the stage for Niles' heroics at the end. Auburn Mountainview only had enough time left for Arias to miss a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Angelo Williams of the Eagles backed Nikes up with 10 points and teammate Jones knocked in nine. Kolven Posey of the Lions led all scorers with 24 points. Arias added 11 and Jones nine.
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27-01-2025
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Vote now for The News Tribune's Boys Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20 to 25)
Vote now for The News Tribune's Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Jan. 20 and 25. 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. Sebastian Arius, Auburn Mountainview basketball — Senior guard posted consecutive double-doubles in wins over Enumclaw and Kent-Meridian to preserve Lions' 17-0 record. Scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and five assists in win over Hornets, then had 21 points with 10 rebounds and five steals in win over Royals. Javon Barbee, Franklin Pierce basketball — The state's second-leading scorer dropped a game-high 31 points (11-15 FG) with eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in 79-59 win at Clover Park. Hakeen Collins, Franklin Pierce basketball — Junior wing had 19-point, 12-rebound double-double with four steals in 79-59 win at Clover Park. Brycen Dawley, Tahoma wrestling — Defeated Orting's Arcadius Cruz in the 113-pound class via 9-3 decision Tuesday. Donovan Gill, Stadium basketball — Scored 23 points in loss to Camas on Monday. Dominique Harper, River Ridge basketball — Junior forward stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks in win over Timberline, then had 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in loss to Lakes. Jeremiah Harshman, Annie Wright basketball — Senior guard caught fire with game-high 12 points (four triples) in the first half of Annie Wright's 85-32 win over Life Christian. Deonte Jones, Lakes basketball — Scored 19 points, had six steals, six rebounds and four assists in win over Capital and had 19 points against River Ridge. Drew Jones, Puyallup basketball — Vikings guard dropped 21 points in Wednesday's rivalry win over Sumner. Brayden McVey, Federal Way basketball — Scored a game-high 17 points for Federal Way in close loss to Davis (Yakima) on Monday. Ryzen Nunez, River Ridge basketball — Sophomore forward posted consecutive 20+ point performances in win over Timberline (22 PTS, 9 REB) and loss to Lakes (20 PTS, 4 REB). Tyson Parker, Silas basketball — Scored a team-high 17 points in overtime loss to Silas on Monday. Kolven Posey, Auburn Mountainview basketball — Junior guard tallied 16 points, nine assists and six steals in 92-50 win over Kent-Meridian. Kade Price, Bellarmine Prep basketball — Scored 18 points in road win over Lincoln on Thursday. Makai Resseau, Sound Christian basketball — Senior point guard dropped 27 points with four steals and three rebounds in win over Chief Kitsap, then had 16 points (six steals) in win over Crosspoint Christian and 18 points in loss to Summit Classical Christian. Davion Shareef-Dulaney, Lincoln basketball — Freshman guard scored 18 points in loss to Bellarmine Prep on Thursday. I John Taylor, Clover Park basketball — Dangerous perimeter shooter and junior point guard tallied 15 points on five triples in loss to Franklin Pierce then dropped 23 points with four rebounds in win over Fife. Dominic Thomas, Orting wrestling — Defeated Tahoma's Owen Marshall in the 132-pound class via 2-1 decision. The Cardinals dominated the meeting between defending state-champion programs, 47-18. Gabe Walsh, Annie Wright basketball — Senior guard dropped game-high 14 points with four triples in 85-32 win over Life Christian. Treyshawn Weatherspoon, Rogers basketball — Senior guard dropped 32 points with five rebounds in win over Silas, scored 20 points with five rebounds in loss to Emerald Ridge, then had 25 points and seven assists in win over Curtis. Weatherspoon also had 4+ steals in each game. Terrence Whiting, Todd Beamer basketball — Senior guard scored 26 points with nine rebounds and nine assists in win over Kentlake, then had 27-point, 10-rebound double-double with eight assists in win over White River. Ronnie Wiggins, Bellarmine Prep basketball — Sunk the game-winning 3-pointer against Lincoln on Thursday night to keep the Lions alive in the 3A PSL Narrows title race.
