Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for April 13-19

The Athlete of the Week nominees for April 13-19. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.

Last week’s co-winners

Rubi Lopez | Stanwood softball

In two Saturday games, Lopez proved to be a menace on the bases, stealing seven times, including five against Burlington-Edison. Lopez went 5-for-8 with a triple and three RBI on the day.

Morgan Udy | Glacier Peak softball

The junior helped the Grizzles go 5-0 last week by hitting .632 (12-for-19) with nine RBI, three doubles and a home run.

Lopez and Udy shared The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for March 23-29 as each claimed 383 (46.88%) of the 817 votes.

This week’s nominees

Henry Gabalis | Archbishop Murphy baseball

On April 16, the junior outfielder went 3-for-4 with a triple. Two days later, against Everett, Gabalis went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.

Abdala Hassani | Marysville Getchell boys soccer

The senior midfielder recorded a hat trick in a victory over Stanwood on April 15, and scored a goal to preserve a draw against Everett on April 19.

Katie Krueger | Lakewood softball

On Saturday, the senior pitcher set the Lakewood career mark for runs scored, crossing home plate four times to push her total to 129. Krueger went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double and a walk and also drove in three runs and swiped two bases. She starred in the circle as well, striking out eight Sehome batters while allowing one unearned run.

Trevor Vorderbruggen | Snohomish baseball

The sophomore pitcher’s three-hit, 13-K shutout in a 2-0 victory over Marysville Getchell on April 15 powered the Panthers to an important win to stay firmly in the league title race.

Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based on stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@heraldnet.com. Nominees must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday. Did we miss someone? It could be because individual stats were not reported to The Herald. Coaches/scorekeepers: Please report results by 10:30 p.m. on the day of the event. To participate in the voting, visit heraldnet.com.

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