Seton Catholic basketball player Anna Mooney is the The Columbian 2022-23 Week 19 high school athlete of the week.
Mooney received 237 of the 740 votes cast to win the honor.
Mooney scored 14 points in a first-round district win over Elma, then added a team-high 21 points in a regional clinching win over Hoquiam.
Winners of the athlete-of-the-week may not be nominated again during the regular season, and no athlete may be nominated in consecutive weeks.
FINAL VOTE TOTALS
- Anna Mooney, Seton Catholic, 237
- Gretchen Lane, Prairie, 175
- Isaiah Vargas, Mountain View, 161
- Niah Cassidy, Union, 113
- Alex Wendler, Hockinson, 65
Here are the accomplishments of the other nominees:
NIAH CASSIDY, UNION GIRLS WRESTLING: After earning back-to-back pins, Cassidy captured the 125-pound division title at the regional meet in Kelso with a technical fall over Shelby Enos of Graham Kapowsin.
GRETCHEN LANE, PRAIRIE GYMNASTICS: Lane won the vault, bars, beam and floor exercise to capture the all-around title with a score of 37.250 at the 3A/2A district meet.
ISAIAH VARGAS, MOUNTAIN VIEW BOYS BASKETBALL: Vargas scored 39 points to lead the Thunder in a league tiebreaker, then added 24 in a bi-district loss to Gig Harbor.
ALEX WENDLER, HOCKINSON BOYS SWIMMING: Wendler won the 200 individual medley, the 100 breaststroke and helped Hockinson to a win in the 200 medley relay at the 2A/1A district meet.
