In Saturday’s Herald, Meridian’s Andrei Lintz is named The Bellingham Herald’s Boys’ Athlete of the Year.

Meridian’s Andrei Lintz set the standard for local highschool athletes this year, and now he’s taking his talents to the Pac-10 Conference.

Named all-state in football and basketball and a state champion for the Trojans’ track and field team, Lintz is The Bellingham Herald’s Boys’ Athlete of the Year.

He earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive end and punter for Meridian, which finished 11-1 and reached the Class 1A state quarterfinals. As a junior in 2006, Lintz was a key two-way starter for the Trojans, who went 14-0 and won their third state championship in nine years.

During the winter, he was Meridian’s senior post player, averaging 16.1 points and 5.7 rebounds. The Trojans went 10-3 in Northwest Conference play, but their postseason hopes were hindered by illness late in the season as they advanced to the 1A district tournament.