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Vote now: Who should be the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week (May 9-15)?

Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for May 9-15 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.
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Here are the candidates for the WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for May 9-15 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, May 23rd. 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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Jacob Andrews, Sehome boys track & field: Finished the 200-meter dash in 21.30 in the 2A District 1 sub-districts to set a new state-bast mark on the season.

Gavin Brubaker, Curtis baseball: Delivered three strong relief innings after the Vikings had given up a 6-1 lead and Camas tied the game at 6-6. He struck out six and gave up just one hit, no walks nor earned runs and made contact on the game-winning hit to help Curtis finish third in the 4A District 3/4 championship.

Sam Davidson, Mt. Spokane baseball: His game-winning RBI lifted the Wildcats past Southridge 4-3 in a loser-out district game to earn a regional round berth.

Amari Goodfellow, Auburn baseball: Delivered one of the Trojan’s three home runs in the 3A District 3/4 semifinals and pitched a complete game in the finals in a 3-1 win over Peninsula.

Miles Gosztola, West Seattle baseball: The junior ace may have given up his first run of the season, but he struck out 10 and led the Wildcats to a 3-1 win over Eastside Catholic to win the Metro League championship and earn the top seed in the 3A state tournament.

Andre Korbmacher, Squalicum boys track & field: Broke the state record in the 110 hurdles at the District 1 2A North-Sub Districts Meet with a time of 13.68 seconds, surpassing Steilacoom’s Daniel Zmuda’s 13.84 in 2013.

Lyricc Lopez, Foster boys track & field: His 36.26 in the 300-meter hurdles in the KingCo championship meet set a new state record (36.57) set by Mark Phillips in 1986.

Mason Miller, Toledo baseball: Tossed a five-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 2B District 4 tournament win over Ilwaco.

Dash Sirmon, Walla Walla boys track & field: First, his 213-1 3/4 javelin throw at the Oregon Relays was the best mark of the spring to date across the country (before it was recently surpassed). Last weekend, he set a new PR in the long jump with a state-best 23-0 at the Mid-Columbia Conference Championship.

Brayden Twaites, Ellensburg baseball: Had two hits, including a triple, scored a run, stole a base and earned the save in a seventh-inning relief pitching stint in an 8-5 win over Selah in a district title game, nabbing a fifth-straight state berth.

Nathan Vitzthum, Puyallup boys soccer: Saved a penalty kick in the 16th round of PKs to secure a 4A District 3/4 championship win over Union (1-1 final, 13-12 PKs). He had a couple of key saves in regular and even converted a PK in the 11th round of PKs.

Jenna Crabtree, Battle Ground softball: The sophomore swung a big bat against Mountain View, smashing two grand slam home runs in the team’s 21-1 victory. She finished 3-for-3 with a career-high nine RBI, reports the Vancouver Columbian.

Zoe Hardy, College Place softball: The junior ace pitcher nearly pulled off the perfect doubleheader in the circle against Wahluke, pitching a no-hitter and a one-hitter in the team’s victories, reports the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.

Lesley Hines, Eastlake softball: The do-everything senior went 5-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in a 4A KingCo tournament victory over Inglemoor. She also posted the pitching win, giving up no earned runs in eight innings.

Tresley Love, Meadowdale girls track and field: The junior clocked a personal-best time in the 400-meter dash at 56.56 seconds to post the top overall mark in the state of Washington this spring at the 3A Wesco South championships.

Camryn McDonald, Othello softball: The Huskies’ shortstop ripped two home runs and had five RBI in the team’s 2A CWAC semifinal victory over Ephrata, reports the Yakima Herald-Republic.

Chloe Pattison, Lake Stevens girls track and field: Also a standout basketball player Pattison dashed to a personal-best 43.64 in the 300-meter hurdles, taking over the No. 1 mark in Washington this spring. The senior’s time came at the 4A Wesco championships, and she is the only girl in the state with a sub-44-second finish.

Crimson Rice, Shadle Park softball: The sophomore first baseman went on a home run-hitting spree, hitting blasts in three consecutive 2A GSL games against Clarkston and Rogers of Spokane (twice), all victories. She drove in 10 runs in her combined 10 at-bats.

Allie Thomsen, Jackson softball: The ninth-grader hit the game-tying two-run home run, then drove in the game-winning run in the eighth inning as the No. 1 Timberwolves wrapped up their first solo 4A Wesco title since 2014 with a 5-3 win over Glacier Peak. Thomsen also notched the pitching victory in relief, reports the Everett Herald.

Mallory Vancleave, Ridgefield softball: The sophomore shortstop had four hits - three for extra bases - as the Spudders routed Columbia River to finish 2A GSHL play undefeated at 20-0. Vancleave hit two home runs and a double, driving in five runs while scoring four runs in a five-inning game. She also hit a home run earlier in the week against Mark Morris, reports the Vancouver Columbian.

Ashleigh Wojcik, Glacier Peak softball: The junior did all she could in taking down No. 1 Jackson, scoring after hitting a triple in the first inning, then driving in two more runs with a single in the second inning in the Grizzlies’ 5-3 extra-innings loss, reports the Everett Herald.

Bailey Young, Hermiston girls track and field: The senior keeps increasing her state-leading mark in the girls shot put. On Friday, she threw 47 feet, 1 inch at the Mid-Columbia Conference championships, and she now has a 22-inch lead in the event statewide.

Iliana Moran, Hanford girls track and field: The senior, as a first-year hurdler, placed second overall in the 100-meter hurdles with a PR of 16.02. Moran also placed first overall in the 300-meter hurdles with a PR of 47.70 to become the Mid-Columbia Conference girls 4A district champion.  

Finley Caringer, Skyline softball: Caringer was dominant at the plate using both her power and speed in the 4A Kingco playoff games against Redmond and Eastlake. She went 6-for-8 with three runs scored, two stolen bases, one RBI, and had zero strikeouts. She also hit a three-run home run and drove in a run in the seventh to tie the game and force extra innings in the semifinals of Kingco 4A playoffs.

Isabella Bay, North Central softball: Bay went a perfect 8-for-8 at the plate with two doubles and had three home runs in three consecutive at bats across a two-game span. She also hit a milestone in the circle last week - striking out her 100th batter of the season.