Votw now for The News Tribune’s Girls Athlete of the Week for high school sports contests played May 13 to 18. 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 ( [email protected] ) or send a direct message on Twitter/X ( @manley_tnt ) 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.
Rylee Aloisio, Franklin Pierce softball — Hit two home runs and drove in six runs in Franklin Pierce’s opening-round 2A District 2/3 win over Kingston. Danica Butler, Auburn Riverside softball – Top Ravens arm threw 17 combined innings across three district-tournament games, helping Auburn Riverside to a runner-up finish and state berth. Went 2-1 with a 2.
64 ERA (17 IP, 5 ER), 24 strikeouts, and seven walks. Gracie Carey, Gig Harbor softball – Second baseman hit a three-run home run and went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI in Gig Harbor’s upset win over rival-Bonney Lake, 13-3, in Thursday’s district tournament. Tides placed third in the bracket and secured a state berth.
Brooklyn Crass, Olympia so.
