Wolves of the Week

By Sequim Gazette Staff • October 11, 2023 1:30 am

Wolf of the Week is a partnership between Sequim High School and Castell Insurance to recognize local prep student-athletes and help raise funds for the SHS athletic department.

Here are the Wolves of the week for the first half of the fall season:

Lars Wiker

Sequim Gazette photo by Michael Dashiell / Sequim quarterback Lars Wiker, left, pictured here avoiding Forks’ Landin Davis, is the Wolf of the Week.

Week: Sept. 4-9

Class: Senior

Team: SHS football

Head coach: Erik Wiker

Reason for selection: “Lars leads on and off the field. He had 267 yards passing and 42 yards rushing versus Forks, and participated in most off season practices and events.”

Aspen Goldner, Zach Sterrett

Photo courtesy of Sequim High School / Aspen Goldner

Week: Sept. 11-16

Classes: Goldner, junior; Sterrett, freshman

Photo courtesy of Sequim High School / Zach Sterrett

Team: Cross Country

Head coach: Paul Brinkmann

Reason for selection: “Zach was most improved the past week, an Aspen PR’ed (earned a personal record) by 40 seconds.”

Taryn Johnson, Garrett Little

Photo courtesy of Sequim High School / Taryn Johnson

Photo courtesy of Sequim High School / Garrett Little

Week: Sept. 18-23

Classes: Both seniors

Teams: Girls Soccer (Johnson), Boys Tennis (Little)

Head coach: Ken Garling (soccer), Mark Textor (tennis)

Reason for selection: “[Taryn] is a leader on the field and is a great teammate. She is always positive and encourages her teammates to do their best. [Garrett] works hard during practice and puts in a lot of extra work outside of practice to make himself better.”

Violet Phillips

Week: Sept. 25-30

Class: sophomore

Head coaches: Cherise Feser, Sarah Thorson

Reason for selection: “She has a great attitude at every practice, is coachable and thoughtful about becoming a better swimmer, and her times improve every meet. She also encourages and supports other swimmers.”