Winner of The Olympian’s Athlete of the Week (May 24-29)
Voting is now closed for The Olympian’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (May 24-29). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Carlie Deskins, W.F. West girls basketball
Want to nominate a high school athlete from the South Sound in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or send a direct message on Twitter (@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.
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Luke Brewer, Tumwater boys basketball: Sophomore guard had nine points in 64-40 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday. He had 11 points and five rebounds in a 74-34 win over Centralia on Thursday.
Darrell Gipson, Timberline boys basketball: Collected a pair of double-doubles with 22 points and 11 rebounds in a loss to Curtis and 11 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Capital, and added eight points and seven rebounds in a win over North Thurston.
Carlie Deskins, W.F. West girls basketball: The freshman hit the game-winning shot in the Bearcats’ 49-46 win over Tumwater on Monday, maintaining W.F. West’s perfect season. The Bearcats are currently 11-0.
Bayleigh Harder, Yelm girls basketball: Finished with eight points and eight rebounds in a win over Capital and collected a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds in a win over River Ridge for the undefeated Tornados.
Brooklyn Hicks, Timberline boys basketball: Finished with 36 points, seven rebounds and four assists in a loss to Curtis, 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a win over Capital and 34 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a win over North Thurston.
My’Kel Jones, Yelm girls basketball: Finished with 20 points, three assists and three steals in a win over Capital and five points, three rebounds and four assists in a win over River Ridge for the undefeated Tornados.
Eddie Klatush, Oakville boys basketball: Tallied a double-double with 22 points, 12 assists and three steals in a win over Lake Quinault, finished with nine points and three steals in a loss to North River and 23 points, six rebounds and four assists in a loss to Taholah.
Ryan Otton, Tumwater boys basketball: Junior post had 14 points and six rebounds in 73-34 win over Centralia on Thursday and had 13 points and 11 rebounds in 64-40 win over Aberdeen on Wednesday.
Lilli Williams, Yelm girls basketball: Tallied a double-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and five steals in a win over Capital and five points and 11 rebounds in a win over River Ridge for the undefeated Tornados.
This story was originally published June 1, 2021 at 10:47 AM.
