LINSEY HONEYCUTT

School: Ferndale

Sport: Girls’ basketball

Year: Sophomore

Position: Post

What she did: Honeycutt scored 15 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in the Golden Eagles’ 47-44 victory over Lynden Christian on Monday, Jan. 14. Honeycutt entered Friday, Jan. 18, leading the Northwest Conference with 14.2 points per game this season and has helped Ferndale stay perfect in conference play.

Coach’s quote: “She keeps getting better with every game, grabbing big rebounds game in and game out.” — Mike Ivy

NICK IACONETTI

School: Lynden

Sport: Wrestling

Year: Senior

Weight class: 126 pounds

What he did: Iaconetti won the 126-pound Northwest Conference championship Jan. 12 at Sehome. Iaconetti said it was his first tournament title. Iaconetti beat Sehome’s Steven Yazzie 9-5 in the quarterfinals, pinned DJ Otis in the semifinals and beat Nooksack Valley’s Taylor Gardner 15-0 in the title match.

Coach’s quote: “Nick has really turned the corner this year. He has a 24-3 record going into the final couple of weeks and looks very determined to make a postseason splash.” — Randy Anderson

Athletes of the Week are selected by the Sports staff of The Bellingham Herald from a list of student athletes nominated by their coaches for their outstanding performances the past week. Coaches, please submit your nominations to david.rasbach@bellinghamherald.com by 3 p.m. on Friday.

OTHER NOMINEES

 Erik Engels, Ferndale wrestling

 Janna Poradun, Squalicum girls’ basketball

 John Shine, Lynden boys’ basketball

 Samantha Wilson, Lummi girls’ basketball