Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008

Athletes of the Week for April 17, 2008

The Mid-Columbia Athletes of the Week for April 17, 2008.

Track & Field

Anna George, Sr., Grandview

She won the shot put (area-best throw of 38 feet, 2 inches) and discus (112-8) and was second in the javelin (123-11) at the Davis Invite.

Softball

Nina Gonzalez, Sr., Othello

She struck out 14 and tossed a one-hitter against Ellensburg; hit two home runs and six doubles during the week.

Tennis

Curtis Lan, Jr., Hanford

He defeated Walla Walla's Ricardo Hepp 6-4, 7-5 to capture the No. 2 boys singles title at the 28th annual Tri-City Invitational.

Golf

Jeff Neher, Sr., Walla Walla

He shared medalist honors at the Central Washington Invite, shooting a 2-over 74 at Apple Tree to lead the Blue Devils to the team title.

Baseball

Arty Reyes, Soph., Warden

He struck out 24 batters and allowed three runs in a pair of complete-game wins against Connell and River View.

Soccer

Saul Roman, Jr., Wahluke

Midfielder had a goal and an assist in a win over 2007 1A state champ Highland, then had two goals and an assist in a win over Warden.

* Athletes of the Week are selected by the Herald sports staff and run Thursdays. Coaches with an athlete to nominate should e-mail rferran@tricityherald.com by noon Mondays.