Skagit Valley Herald Boys' Athlete of the Week
Elijah Natekin
Mount Vernon Boys' Soccer
The senior defender had three goals in two matches to put the Bulldogs in the Class 3A State Tournament.
Natekin had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Everett and two goals in a 2-0 win over Lynnwood.
"Natekin stepped up like a true captain and leader," Mount Vernon coach Behr Ibarra said after Natekin's two goals against Lynnwood in a winner-to-state, loser-out game. "I am very proud of him."
Natekin has 11 goals in the Bulldogs' 18 matches this season.
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