Vote now for The News Tribune’s Softball Athlete of the Week (April 20 to 25)
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Softball Athlete of the Week for contests played between April 20-25. Voting will remain open until noon Thursday.
The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley (jon.manley@thenewstribune.com) or Tyler Wicke (twicke@thenewstribune.com) or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) 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.
Morgan Berg, Bonney Lake — Center fielder homered (3-for-4, RBI) in Thursday’s 7-1 win over Sumner.
Willow Bonnici, Gig Harbor — Junior shortstop belted two home runs and went 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI in Wednesday’s win over Lincoln.
Payton Calapp, Puyallup — Freshman hit two home runs and drove in seven runs (3-for-3, BB, 7 RBI) in Friday’s win over South Kitsap.
McKenna Charlton, White River — Third baseman went 4-for-4 with two doubles and five RBI in Friday’s rivalry win over Enumclaw.
Ryleigh Chopic, Eatonville — Sophomore shortstop went 4-for-4 with a walk, two doubles, and four RBI in Tuesday’s win over Franklin Pierce.
Abby Crawford, Olympia — Right fielder homered in Wednesday’s win over Yelm, going 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Kylee Curtis, Auburn Riverside — Sophomore threw a five-inning shutout in Tuesday’s win over Stadium, allowing two hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Curtis went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI at the plate.
Laken Elvig, White River — Sophomore homered twice (2-for-4, 6 RBI) and earned the win in the circle (3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) in Tuesday’s 11-10 win over Thomas Jefferson. Elvig added a season-high 11 strikeouts in Friday’s rivalry win over Enumclaw.
Adalynn Flaugher, Central Kitsap — Leadoff second baseman went 6-for-6 with a home run, five runs and three RBI in Monday’s win over Capital.
Hi’ilei Gomes, Kentlake — In three wins over Kent-Meridian and Todd Beamer, the junior hit five home runs and went a combined 9-for-10 with a double, five homers, and 19 RBI. Gomes tallied a season-high eight RBI in consecutive games, homering in four straight.
Nevaeh Haagen, Timberline — Junior hit an inside-the-park grand slam (1-for-4, 2 BB, 4 RBI) and tossed three scoreless innings (0 H, 0 BB, 8 K) in Thursday’s 13-2 win over River Ridge.
Abby Hoyt, Peninsula — Freshman second baseman hit two home runs and drove in seven runs (3-for-3, 7 RBI) in Wednesday’s win over Capital. Hoyt added 5 ⅓ strong innings (5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K) and homered in Thursday’s win over Central Kitsap.
Avery Johnson, Stadium — First baseman homered in Wednesday’s win over Kentwood, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Olivia Keehn, Central Kitsap — Sophomore shortstop belted two home runs and went 4-for-5 with four runs and four RBI in Wednesday’s win over Mount Tahoma.
Jaycee Kemp, Puyallup — Freshman right-hander threw her first high-school no-hitter in Monday’s win over Sumner, striking out 14 without a walk across seven scoreless frames. In four appearances (four wins) last week, Kemp went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA (17 IP) with two hits, two walks and 41 strikeouts.
London Kim, Stadium — Tigers catcher belted two home runs (3-for-4, 3 RBI) in Thursday’s 8-2 win over Mount Rainier.
Riley Linnane, Kentlake — In three wins over Kent-Meridian and Todd Beamer, the sophomore went a combined 8-for-10 with two doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 14 RBI.
Scarlett Mabe, Central Kitsap — Senior first baseman went 4-for-6 with two doubles and a season-high six RBI in Monday’s win over Capital.
Chloe Martel, Enumclaw — Sophomore right fielder hit three doubles and went 3-for-4 with three runs and five RBI in Tuesday’s win over Decatur.
Polly McElligot, Bellarmine Prep — Third baseman homered and tripled in Wednesday’s 28-15 win over Silas, going 4-for-6 with three runs and six RBI.
Natalie Medalia, Silas — Shortstop homered and went 4-for-4 with a walk, five runs and four RBI in Friday’s win over Auburn. Medalia tied a season-high with three home runs (11 total) in Wednesday’s loss to Bellarmine Prep.
Izzy Michaels, Peninsula — Sophomore first baseman went 4-for-4 (two doubles) with a walk and RBI in Wednesday’s win over Capital.
Sierra Murray, Rogers — Sophomore threw a five-inning no-hitter with one walk and seven strikeouts in Tuesday’s 12-0 win over Olympia.
Savvy Paulson, Central Kitsap — Senior center fielder went 5-for-5 with three doubles, five runs and two RBI in Wednesday’s win over Mount Tahoma.
Brooklyn Pettit, Graham-Kapowsin — In four appearances (four wins) last week, the sophomore right-hander went 2-0 with a 1.05 ERA (20 IP, 3 ER) with four walks and 41 strikeouts. At the plate, Pettit went 8-for-15 (.533) with two home runs, two doubles and seven RBI.
Hannah Potter, Auburn Riverside — Senior catcher hit two home runs (including a grand slam) in Tuesday’s 11-0 win over Stadium, going 3-for-3 with two runs and six RBI.
Ava Quiroz, Decatur — Second baseman went 4-for-4 with a walk, double, two triples, three runs and five RBI in Friday’s win over Todd Beamer.
Alexa Ramirez, Tahoma — Junior right-hander struck out 14 across five scoreless innings (1 H, 1 BB) in Monday’s win over Kentridge.
Kiley Sledge, Franklin Pierce — Junior shortstop belted three home runs (3-for-4, BB, 5 RBI) in Thursday’s 15-5 win over Clover Park.
Sarah Stevens, Tumwater — Junior left-hander threw a complete-game shutout (7 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 12 K) and homered at the plate (1-for-2, BB, RBI) in Wednesday’s 4-0 win over Shelton.
Zoe Strong, Fife — Sophomore left fielder doubled and tripled at the plate in Tuesday’s win over Washington, going 3-for-3 with three runs and five RBI.
Jozi Thompson, Kentridge — Junior right-hander struck out 17 in Thursday’s win over Kentwood, allowing five hits and two runs (none earned) without a walk across six innings. Also collected three hits in four at-bats with a pair of doubles.
Tessa Trippy, Auburn Mountainview — Sophomore shortstop went 3-for-3 against White River with a home run, 1-for-2 with a triple against Todd Beamer and hit three home runs and went 4-for-4 with four runs and four RBI in Thursday’s 8-0 win over Thomas Jefferson. Also had six putouts, five assists and a double play from shortstop against Thomas Jefferson. Trippy went 8-for-9 with four homers and 23 total bases throughout the week.
Syriahs Trolson, North Thurston — Rams starter earned the win (5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) and went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI at the plate in Thursday’s 16-4 win over Olympia.
Keilani Tuiasosopo-Utu, Graham-Kapowsin — Freshman third baseman hit two doubles in Monday’s win over Yelm, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Tuiasosopo-Utu added a solo home run in Friday’s win over Olympia.
Kaylee Voellger, Kennedy Catholic — Sophomore threw a five-inning shutout (1 H, 0 BB, 7 K) and went 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBI at the plate in Thursday’s win over Auburn.
McKenna Ward, Auburn Mountainview — Junior threw a five-inning shutout in Tuesday’s win over Todd Beamer, allowing one hit with no walks and 13 strikeouts. Ward went 3-for-3 with a walk at the plate and drove in five runs.
This story was originally published April 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Vote now for The News Tribune’s Softball Athlete of the Week (April 20 to 25)."
