Stephan Bonshe | Glacier Peak boys track & field<\/strong><\/p>\nThe senior won the long jump (21 feet, 1 inch) and triple jump (45-1 1\/2) events at the May 2 Shoreline Invitational, which included athletes from 45 schools, as the Grizzles won the boys team title.<\/p>\n
Nikola Genadiev | Shorewood boys soccer<\/strong><\/p>\nThe senior scored two goals in a 4-0 win over Glacier Peak on April 28.<\/p>\n
Delaney Lundquist | Lake Stevens girls track & field<\/strong><\/p>\nThe sophomore won the javelin at the 65-team South Sound Classic on May 2, uncorking the third-best throw in Class 4A this season at 126 feet, 11 inches. The second-year javelin thrower beat her previous personal best by over 8 feet.<\/p>\n
Syclair Mawudeku | Kamiak softball<\/strong><\/p>\nThe senior pitcher threw two shutouts, beating Snohomish 2-0 on April 27 and Jackson 6-0 on May 1. Mawudeku walked more times as a batter (twice) than the one she issued in 14 innings in the pitching circle.<\/p>\n
Mia Walker | Cascade softball<\/strong><\/p>\nThe junior went 3-for-3 with two doubles and scored three runs as the Bruins beat Glacier Peak to win their first Wesco 4A game of the season.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Athlete of the Week nominees for April 26-May 2. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":896675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1028,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-896674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-high-school-sports","category-sports"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/04\/vote-for-the-heralds-prep-athlete-of-the-week-for-april-2-may-2\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for April 26-May 2","url":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/04\/vote-for-the-heralds-prep-athlete-of-the-week-for-april-2-may-2\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/04\/vote-for-the-heralds-prep-athlete-of-the-week-for-april-2-may-2\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/42234932_web1_M1-Athlete-of-the-Week_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/42234932_web1_M1-Athlete-of-the-Week_1.jpg"},"articleSection":"High School Sports","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aaron Coe"}],"creator":["Aaron Coe"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HeraldNet.com","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2026-05-05T03:30:00Z","datePublished":"2026-05-05T03:30:00Z","dateModified":"2026-05-05T04:01:21Z"},"rendered":"