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 soccerEvelyn Calhoon
Menlo-Atherton wrestlingCaitlyn Carcione
Sacred Heart Prep soccerStella El-Fishawy
Menlo soccerIla Lane *
Priory basketballCharlotte Levison
Sacred Heart Prep basketballJames Beckwith *
Menlo-Atherton basketballMax Colowick
Menlo soccerParker Isaacson
Sacred Heart Prep baseballJustin Nam *
Menlo baseballAlexi Stavropoulos
Sacred Heart Prep soccerMarvin Zou
Palo Alto basketball* Previous Winner
Previous Weeks
(Evelyn Calhoon, Lauren McDonnell/Abby Ericson, Folashade Akinola)
(Klara Astrom/Timothy Waymouth)
(Sharon Nejad/Andrew Wang)
(Mina Tameilau/Liam Johnson)
(Hannah Jump/Raymond Reece)
(Catie Cassani/Joshua Meyers)
(Avery Lee/Charlie Williams)
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