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Athletes of the Week

Posted February 27, 2019

Folashade Akinola
Menlo-Atherton wrestling

The senior won the CIF State Girls Wrestling title at 189, recording pins in all five of her matches. Akinola, a runner-up last year, helped the Bears finish second, the school's best showing.

Isaiah Saams-Hoy
Eastside Prep basketball

The senior scored 54 points in the semifinals and finals of the Central Coast Section Division V tournament, helping the Panthers win their first CCS title in 10 years. He scored 31 in the final.

Honorable Mention

Katie Aufricht

Menlo soccer

Evelyn Calhoon

Menlo-Atherton wrestling

Caitlyn Carcione

Sacred Heart Prep soccer

Stella El-Fishawy

Menlo soccer

Ila Lane

Priory basketball

Charlotte Levison

Sacred Heart Prep basketball

James Beckwith

Menlo-Atherton basketball

Max Colowick

Menlo soccer

Parker Isaacson

Sacred Heart Prep baseball

Justin Nam

Menlo baseball

Alexi Stavropoulos

Sacred Heart Prep soccer

Marvin Zou

Palo Alto basketball

Previous Weeks

February 20, 2019
(Evelyn Calhoon, Lauren McDonnell/Abby Ericson, Folashade Akinola)

February 13, 2019
(Klara Astrom/Timothy Waymouth)

February 06, 2019
(Sharon Nejad/Andrew Wang)

January 30, 2019
(Mina Tameilau/Liam Johnson)

January 23, 2019
(Hannah Jump/Raymond Reece)

January 16, 2019
(Catie Cassani/Joshua Meyers)

January 09, 2019
(Avery Lee/Charlie Williams)


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