Because of a production error, the athlete of the week poll was not taken down Wednesday at 5 pm. So this week, the top two finishers in the boys and girls polls have been named athletes of the week.
Westmont baseball player Christian Preciado and Valley Christian baseball player Michael Castaneda are the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athletes of the week for March 5-11.
Preciado, a junior, went 2 for 3 and knocked in the only run as Westmont defeated Moreau Catholic 1-0 in a non-league game. Also went 2 for 3 and scored the only run as the Campbell school edged Scotts Valley 1-0 in non-league play to improve to 4-1 this season.
Castaneda, a senior, pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win as Valley Christian defeated Elk Grove 7-1 in a non-game game. Also went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, raising his batting average to .429. He improved to 3-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA over 16 innings.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, March 20, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
Past winners
Feb. 26-March 4: Amani Johnson, Salesian basketball
Feb. 20-25: Parker Lunn, Mountain View soccer
Feb. 13-18: Daniel Schembri, Sequoia soccer
Feb. 6-11: Bryce Luna, St. Francis wrestling
Jan. 30-Feb. 4: Nathan Yousif, Silver Creek soccer
Jan. 23-28: Joseph Bangalan, Piedmont Hills basketball
Jan. 16-21: James Wong, Benicia basketball
Jan. 9-14: Tyler Suzuki, Leigh basketball
Jan. 2-7: Rudy Cruz, Hayward soccer
Dec. 12-17: Nicholas Ruiz, Benicia soccer
Dec. 5-10: Eli Roth, Acalanes soccer
Nov. 28-Dec. 3: Austin Shelton, San Ramon Valley football
Nov. 21-26: Jae’Von Reels, Bellarmine football
Nov. 14-19: Dashiell Weaver, Campolindo football
Nov. 7-12: Nate Bell, Liberty football
Oct. 31-Nov. 5: Angel Barraza, Dublin football
Oct. 24-29: Zachariah Norton, Hayward football
Oct. 17-22: Shane Timmons, Saratoga football
Oct 10-15: Owen Neitzel, Leigh water polo
Oct. 3-8: Salvador Espinoza, Lincoln-San Jose football
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