Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week (Feb. 16 to 21)
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between Feb. 16-21. Voting will remain open until noon Wednesday.
The poll is located below. You can read about all of the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Want to nominate a South Sound high school athlete in the future? Email reporter Jon Manley ([email protected]) or Tyler Wicke ([email protected]) or send a direct message on Twitter/X (@manley_tnt or @WickeTyler) 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.
Dakota Anderson, Orting wrestling — Freshman claimed the 2A 150 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday.
Trevor Anderson, Orting wrestling — Junior defeated three-time state champion Steve Romero (Toppenish) in the 2A 126 state championship on Saturday, claiming his second Mat Classic title at the Tacoma Dome.
Quamari Costello, Puyallup basketball — Sophomore guard dropped team-high 18 points to guide the Vikings to the 4A District 3 title over Emerald Ridge, 61-52, on Saturday.
Arcadius Cruz, Orting wrestling — Sophomore claimed the 2A 120 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday.
Brycen Dawley, Tahoma wrestling — Sophomore won the 4A 126 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Isac Deonigi, Tahoma wrestling — Senior claimed the 4A 157 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Wesley Fox, Capital wrestling — Junior captured the 3A 157 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Michael Fritz, Orting wrestling — Senior won his third state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday, defeating Deer Park’s Emmitt Priddy for the 2A 165 title.
Hoyt Harshman, Sumner wrestling — Sophomore claimed the 4A 120 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Justus Holt, Lincoln basketball — Sophomore forward scored 15 points in win over Auburn Mountainview in 3A District 3/4 championship game on Saturday.
Farzad Karimi, Kent-Meridian wrestling — Senior claimed the 3A 106 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Owen Marshall, Tahoma wrestling — Junior won his second state title (4A 132) at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Michael Masini, Gig Harbor basketball — Senior forward finished his high-school career with a pair of double-doubles in the 3A District 3 tournament, becoming Gig Harbor’s all-time leading scorer. Masini dropped 30 points with 13 rebounds and four blocks in Tuesday’s loss to Auburn Mountainview, adding 21 points and 11 rebounds in Thursday’s loss to River Ridge.
Jamaize McGriff, Emerald Ridge basketball — Senior forward dropped game-high 24 points in 4A District 3 championship loss to Puyallup on Saturday.
Lazarus McEwen, Capital wrestling — Sophomore won his second state title (3A 113) at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
William Moran, Life Christian wrestling — Freshman claimed the 1A 157 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Saturday.
Will Nasinec, Puyallup basketball — Scored 14 points in win over Emerald Ridge in 4A District 3/4 championship game on Saturday.
Aydin Nuraddinov, Kent-Meridian wrestling — Senior won the 3A 165 state title at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Kolven Posey, Auburn Mountainview basketball — Scored a game-high 22 points in 3A District 3/4 semifinal win over Bellarmine Prep and 13 points in loss to Lincoln in Saturday’s championship game.
Nery Rivas, Orting wrestling — Sophomore won the 2A 113 state title at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday for his second Mat Classic title.
Davion Shareef-Dulaney, Lincoln basketball — Sophomore guard joined the 1,000-point career scoring club in Thursday’s district semifinal win over Enumclaw, adding 17 points in Saturday’s win over Auburn Mountainview in the 3A District 3/4 championship.
Mason Sonntag, Puyallup basketball — Scored 10 points in win over Emerald Ridge in 4A District 3/4 championship game on Saturday.
Nathaniel Trieu, Kennedy Catholic wrestling — Sophomore won his second state title (4A 113) at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Kasey Williams, Lincoln basketball — Senior forward dropped team-high 18 points to lift Abes to the 3A District 3/4 title over Auburn Mountainview on Saturday.
Adrian Windsor, Silas wrestling — Sophomore won his second state title (3A 120) at Mat Classic XXXVII on Friday.
Geno Auriemma breaks AP Top 25 record as UConn stays perfect at No. 1
The best of all time keeps getting it done.
Kean pounces early to give Fiorentina vital win in Serie A relegation crunch match
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Moise Kean scored for the third match in a row to help Fiorentina beat Pisa 1-0 and climb out of the Serie A drop zone on Monday.
The result lifted Fiorentina into 16th place and out of the relegation zone for the first time in months. It has the same amount of points as Cremonese and Lecce but was above both on goal difference.
Pisa, which has still won only once all season, was second to last with the same points as last-placed Verona. Both clubs were nine points from safety with 12 games remaining.
Kean followed recent goals against Torino and Como with an early strike from close range after a blocked shot fell kindly at his feet.
Pisa goalkeeper Nícolas made several fine saves while Fiorentina’s second win in a row was only its second clean sheet of the year.
Pisa has gone 15 matches without a league win.
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World Cup 2026: Jean-Jacques Ndala prepares
AFCON final referee joins FIFA development camp.
World Cup 2026: Jean-Jacques Ndala prepares
As part of preparations for the 2026 World Cup, Congolese international referee Jean-Jacques Ndala has been selected to take part in a training camp held in Doha, Qatar.
The referee of the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations final is among a select group of 15 officials gathered for this advanced camp. This program, launched by FIFA, aims to review and unify refereeing standards ahead of the global football showpiece set to kick off in June in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
With this, Jean-Jacques Ndala joins the ranks of the world's elite referees. Despite criticism over his handling of the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco, the African Football Confederation cleared him of any refereeing errors.