Kristin Kuuba of Estonia competes against Peru's Daniela Macias during their women's singles group stage Badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAG
The Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send questions to highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.
Archbishop Mitty badminton player Laila Wang is the Bay Area News Group’s high school girls athlete of the week for April 24-29 after she received 35.22% of the vote at the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.
Mercy-Burlingame softball player Jazlyn Villavicencio (24.75%) placed second and Oakland Tech track and field athlete Jada Williams was third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Wang, a freshman, finished her season with a 13-2 record and was awarded the No. 1 seed in the women’s singles in the Mt. Hamilton Division. In 12 of her matches, Wang stopped her opponent from scoring double-digits in at least one set. She is also a member of the Mitty robotics team.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, May 8, 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
April 17-22: Annelise Burgos, Mt. Eden softball
April 10-15: Gianna Tassio, Terra Nova softball
April 3-8: Aleena Helms, Amador Valley softball
March 27-April 1: Jasmine Whorely, Alameda softball
March 20-25: Sami Bianchi, Wilcox softball
March 13-18: Camryn Manning-Alarcon, Leigh softball
March 6-11: Jenna Balousek and Morgan Overton
Feb. 26-March 4: Ruiqi Liu, Menlo School basketball
Feb. 20-25: Michelle Tang, Mills basketball
Feb. 13-18: Mikayla Garcia, James Logan wrestling
Feb. 6-11: Alli Dioli, Half Moon Bay basketball
Jan. 30 to Feb. 4: Quinn Godfrey, Branham basketball
Jan. 13-28: India Bowles, Archbishop Riordan soccer
Jan. 16-21: Priscilla Quihuiz, San Jose soccer
Jan. 9-14: Trinity Chu, California basketball
Jan. 2-7: Tali Fa’i, Newark Memorial basketball
Dec. 12-17: Deanna Luna, James Lick soccer
Dec. 5-10: Sofia Bowes, San Ramon Valley basketball
Nov. 28 to Dec. 3: Kendall McClure, Heritage basketball
Nov. 21-26: Soo-Jin Berry, Clayton Valley Charter basketball
Nov. 14-19: Rachel Stephens, Los Gatos water polo
Nov. 7-12: Raquel Calderon, Mercy-Burlingame volleyball
Originally published at Joseph Dycus