Jared Broer of Hockinson boys basketball was voted The Columbian’s high school winter sports athlete of the week, sponsored by Athletes Corner, for the week ending Jan. 4.
Broer collected 36.4 percent of the 1,521 votes cast by fans to beat out Sarah Ellis of Columbia River gymnastics, who had 29.5 percent.
Broer averaged 22.1 points a game over three wins for the Hawks.
The other nominees were Cherita Daugherty of Prairie girls basketball, Katie Whitten of La Center girls basketball and Dallas Goodpaster of Evergreen wrestling.
Nominees and the online ballot are posted at www.360preps.com each Monday and voting continues until 8 p.m. Thursday.
Athletes may be elected player of the week once during the regular season, and no athlete can be nominated for the honor in consecutive weeks.
