Homegrown Lima gets new deal with Quakes
The San Jose Earthquakes announced the signing Homegrown defender Nick Lima to a new multiyear contract.
A native of Castro Valley, Lima originally joined the Quakes in December 2016, as the club’s second-ever Homegrown Player.
Lima, 23, has made 36 starts in 38 appearances, scoring three goals and providing two assists in his 1 1/2 seasons with club. Earlier this year, Lima joined the U.S. men’s national team for the January Camp in Carson and was named to the 18-man roster for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Jan. 28.
In his rookie season of 2017, Lima tallied two goals and one assist in 22 appearances (20 starts). He was named to the MLS Team of the Week following his professional debut in the season opener, where he helped shut out the Montreal Impact and superstar winger Ignacio Piatti. He was later named a Team of the Week honorable mention in Week 2 after scoring his first-career goal against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Despite sustaining an injury that cut his season short, he finished fourth in voting for MLS rookie of the year and earned the second most votes among all Western Conference players.
Lima was a standout at Cal after graduating from Castro Valley High. During his four years with the Golden Bears, Lima made 51 starts in 70 total appearances and tallied six goals and nine assists.
“Nick has a special relationship with our fans because of his ascension through the academy pipeline to the first team and proudly sets an example
for others,” “Earthquakes general manager Jesse Fioranelli said.
In addition to competing for the Quakes Academy, Lima also played for the then Earthquakes’ Premier Development League affiliate Burlingame Dragons FC during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Synchronized swimming
BAY AREA TEAMS SHINE >> Emileen Moore and Dalia Ovadia of the Walnut Creek Aquanuts finished 1-2 on Tuesday in the 12 and under solo free final at the U.S. Junior Olympic Championships in Oxford, Ohio. Moore won the event with 130.815 points, while Ovadia was second at 129.926.
Walnut Creek’s Ryan Lewis and Ariana Stanton won gold in the 13-15 duet free final, finishing with 139.1614 points. The Santa Clara Aquamaids’ Brianna Holmes and Rachel Holmes took silver at 136.6018, followed by teammates Riley Morgan and Lydia Yi, who had 135.3544 points. Morgan also won gold in the 13-15 solo free final with 138.6913 points.
Walnut Creek won the 1315 team final with 136.477 points, just edging Santa Clara (135.343).