East Bay Times

Here are our boys and girls Athletes of the Week

- Staff reports

Editor's note:Because of a production error, the athlete of the week poll was not taken down Wednesday at 5 p.m. So this week, the top two finishers in the boys and girls polls have been named athletes of the week.

Carondelet lacrosse player Jenna Balousek and Dublin lacrosse player Morgan Overton are each the Bay Area News Group's girls high school athletes of the week and Westmont baseball player Christian Preciado and Valley Christian baseball player Michael Castaneda are the boys high school athletes of the week for March 5-11.

Balousek, also a junior, scored three goals and had one assist in the Cougars' matchup against Campolindo. In the previous game against Dublin, she put in four goals and dished out two assists.

Overton, a junior, scored four goals, had five draw controls and contribute­d an assist in Dublin's 15-4 victory over Foothill. The junior scored a goal against Marin Catholic a few days later.

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.

Preciado, a junior, went 2-for-3 and knocked in the only run as Westmont defeated Moreau Catholic 1-0 in a nonleague game. Also went 2-for-3 and scored the only run as the Campbell school edged Scotts Valley 1-0 in nonleague play to improve to 4-1 this season.

To nominate an athlete for next week's poll, email highschool­s@bayareanew­sgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites, and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.

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