BREMERTON — Several local athletes won WIAA Athlete of the Week honors during the 2015-16 school year.
Crosspoint High School led local schools in recognition, with nine. Kalie Nation, a senior at Crosspoint, was recognized for her performance in three sports.
The WIAA — Washington Interscholastic Activities Association — is the governing body of prep sports in Washington. Each week throughout the school year, the WIAA recognizes varsity athletes, from each of the six classifications, who exhibited an outstanding performance for the previous week (based off of nominations).
Each winner received a letter of recognition from the WIAA executive director, a commemorative WIAA Athlete of the Week beanie, and a certificate.
Listed are the winners, the week they won, and the text from their nomination.
Week 35: Abigail Magee, junior, Olympic High School, golf. “Magee registered her first ever hole-in-one at Gold Mountain’s Cascade Course, on May 5. The shot was on hole No. 3 (par 3) and she used an 8 iron.”
Week 23: Dallin Stafford, sophomore, Klahowya High School, wrestling. “Stafford pinned all of his opponents last week to claim the 1A Region 1 championship at 120 pounds.”
Week 17: Jared Cattell, sophomore, Crosspoint High School, basketball. “Cattell helped defeat Tacoma Baptist on Dec. 30, scoring 20 points while snatching five rebounds and two steals.”
Week 16: Taylor Baxter, senior, Crosspoint High School, basketball. “Baxter totaled 27 points and 17 rebounds in games against Auburn Adventist and Muckleshoot Tribal. He was 13 of 13 from the free-throw line.”
Kalie Nation, senior, Crosspoint High School, basketball. “Nation averaged 15 per game last week for the Warriors.”
Week 11: Matthew Becker, senior, Olympic High School, football. “Becker passed for 143 yards, rushed for 64 yards, caused one fumble, and led his team with 10 tackles against Sedro-Woolley.”
Week 10: Grace Anderson, sophomore, Crosspoint High School, soccer. “Anderson scored a hat-trick and had an assist in last week’s 4-0 district semifinal game. Then in their district championship, she connected with her teammates on two assists.”
Week 9: Josh Millermon, sophomore, Crosspoint High School, soccer. “Millermon held down his goalie position last week with a 2-1 record, while allowing only two goals and securing a berth in this year’s state tournament.”
Week 8: Aydan Laurion, sophomore, Crosspoint High School, soccer. “Laurion helped lead the Warriors to two crucial wins this past week, as they wrapped up their first league championship. He totaled two goals and two assists, but more importantly held the defense together, allowing only one goal.”
Week 3: Hunter Feldbush, freshman, Crosspoint High School, soccer. “Feldbush found the back of the net three times in the 5-0 victory Mount Rainier Lutheran. He also had an assist.”
Week 2: Matthew Kelly, junior, Crosspoint High School, soccer. “Kelly was a key to his team’s success this past week, with two goals and an assist in the 6-1 win. His second goal was a corner kick that hit the far post and curved in.”
Kalie Nation, senior, Crosspoint High School, soccer and volleyball. “Nation, dual-sport athlete, scored a pair of goals for her soccer team and had 10 digs, five kills, and four aces for her volleyball team.”
