Dalton Bowling, Kennedy-Fremont baseball: Had four hits in four at-bats, including a double, and knocked in two runs and scored a run to lead Kennedy to a 12-3 victory over Arroyo.
Keoni Coloma, De La Salle baseball: Had two hits and scored a run as De La Salle, the Bay Area News Group’s top-ranked team, rallied from a two-run deficit after four innings to defeat Monte Vista 3-2 in EBAL play.
Jonah Cooper, Foothill swimming: The Ohio State-bound standout won the 100 freestyle in 45.20 and 100 backstroke in a meet-record 48.45 at the East Bay Athletic League championships at Dougherty Valley.
Jared Freeman, Gunn track and field: The senior set a PR in the boys shot put at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza finals with a winning effort of 55 feet, 2.5 inches that moves him atop the Central Coast Section rankings. He also holds the top mark in the discus with a 172-foot throw at the Arcadia Invitational.
Miranda Heckman, Granada swimming: The Texas commit won the 200 freestyle at the EBAL finals in 1:50.79, just off the Dougherty Valley pool record of 1:50.30 that she set in the prelims. She also took second in the 500 free in 4:56.40, a race that California’s Daniella Hawkins won in 4:51.15.
Ryan Jackson, Heritage baseball: In three games last week — wins over Deer Valley and Lincoln of Stockton and a one-run loss to Freedom — Jackson went 9 for 11, scored eight runs and drove in eight runs. He had two triples and a double and raised his batting average to .591.
William Kempner, Valley Christian baseball: The 6-foot senior came out of the bullpen in a 12-inning marathon against Santa Cruz to toss six innings of one-hit relief in which he walked four and struck out seven. Cal-bound Steven Zobac allowed two hits through five innings as the starter, and Roman Connolly threw a spotless frame to claim the 1-0 victory after a walk-off by Jack McGrew.
Kaia Li, Sacred Heart Prep swimming: The freshman broke a school record in the 100-yard breaststroke at the West Bay Athletic League finals with a winning time of 1:03.99 and pulled off a double in the 200 individual medley (1st, 2:04.26). She helped SHP take the league title by also participating in the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays.
Kendall Mansukhani, Half Moon Bay track and field: The junior set a PR in the girls 1,600 meters at the Peninsula Athletic League trials with a time of 5:06.35, which moved her to seventh fastest in the Central Coast Section. She barely edged out Menlo-Atherton senior Sara Osterberg, the runner-up with a PR of her own in 5:06.74.
Taylor Nguyen and Taylor Andolsek, Alameda softball: The two Taylors in Alameda’s lineup each had three hits and drove in three runs to lead the Hornets to a 13-7 victory over crosstown rival Encinal.
Jocelyn Pino and Alyssa Hoeke, Cupertino softball: Pino went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles in an 11-7 victory over Palo Alto. The senior also drew a pair of walks and scored three times as she upped her batting average to .725 in 51 at-bats. Meanwhile, Hoeke went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs against Paly, then 4-for-5 with three RBIs and four runs in a 13-3 rout of Saratoga, collecting her sixth and seventh triples of the season in each game.
Morgan Salmon, Acalanes softball: Had five hits in five at-bats — including three doubles — scored twice and knocked in four runs as Acalanes beat Ygnacio Valley 15-0 and Miramonte 16-1 to improve to 13-2 on the season. Salmon is batting .634.
Andre Volgin and Kevin Kafayi, Menlo School boys tennis: Volgin and Kafayi, along with seniors John Kim and Luca St. Goar, picked up victories in a sweep of Harker to lift the Knights to their 23rd consecutive league championship. Volgin and Kafayi then went 3-0 to win the West Bay Athletic League doubles title.
Aaron Winer, Las Lomas baseball: Went 3 for 7 with three RBIs and scored two runs as Las Lomas swept two games against Berean Chistian to run its record to 19-1.
Carson Yates, Leland baseball: The 6-foot-3 junior went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 4-2 victory against Los Altos, which suffered its second loss of the season after Yates took the mound in relief and tossed three nearly-flawless innings in which he allowed one hit, one run and struck out one for the save.
How to nominate
To nominate candidates for Athlete of the Week, Highlight Reel and Movin’ On Up, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by noon Monday.
