Nominees for high school winter sports athlete of the week, sponsored by Athletes Corner, for the week ending Jan. 18. Voting will conclude at 8 p.m. Thursday with results published in Friday’s Columbian.
LEXI BOTTOMLEY, PRAIRIE GYMNASTICS: Bottomley posted high scores on the vault, bars and beam to capture the all-around title with a score of 35.85 at the Winterfest Invitational.
JAMIE FORD, BATTLE GROUND BOYS BASKETBALL: Ford averaged 20 points a game in two league wins for the Tigers, including a 25-point, six-steal effort in a win over Evergreen.
BEN GRUBB, COLUMBIA RIVER SWIMMING: Grubb set a meet record of 55.62 seconds and made the 3A state qualifying mark in the 100 backstroke at the Kelso Invitational.
