Kenji Yamashita of Mountain View wrestling was voted The Columbian’s high school winter sports athlete of the week, sponsored by Athletes Corner, for the week ending Dec. 21.
Yamashita collected 41 percent of the 2,291 votes cast by fans to beat out Nicole Goecke, who had 27 percent.
Yamashita won three matches by pin then beat Pryce Seely of Richland 8-2 to win the 138-pound division and help Mountain View place second at the Best of the West Tournament in Pasco.
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