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San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include stars in basketball, wrestling, soccer and water polo – San Diego Union-Tribune

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Arseni Kikiniou (Arseni Kikiniou)

Arseni Kikiniou

Poway

Boys wrestling

Competing at 144 pounds, the sophomore led Poway to the team title in the Battle for the Belt by pinning three of his five opponents before collecting a 5-1 win in the championship.


Stephanie Hernandez (Stephanie Hernandez)

Stephanie Hernandez

Hoover

Girls soccer

The junior had three hat tricks on the week, including a seven-goal bonanza in a win over Crawford. Hernandez has scored 37 goals with 22 assists this season.


Maisen Vesco (Maisen Vesco)

Maisen Vesco

Rancho Bernardo

Girls wrestling

Pinning her opponent in exactly 1 minute, the Broncos senior captured the 147-pound weight class of the Queen of the Realm Tournament at San Marcos. She won all four matches by fall.


Diego Ortiz (Diego Ortiz)

Diego Ortiz

Mira Mesa

Boys basketball

Scoring 20 points, the 5-foot-11 junior guard helped propel the Marauders past La Jolla in a City League showdown. His long 3-pointer helped Mira Mesa stave off a late rally.


Gianna Adams (Gianna Adams)

Gianna Adams

Valhalla

Girls water polo

With the sophomore in goal, the Norsemen battled into the championship of the San Diego Beaches tournament before falling to San Clemente. She had 34 saves and six assists.


Mackenzie Nitzel (Mackenzie Nitzel)

Mackenzie Nitzel

San Diego

Girls basketball

The Cavers’ senior had 25 points and 20 rebounds against Our Lady of Peace and two more double-doubles against Hoover and Fallbrook.


Lathan Fry (Lathan Fry)

Lathan Fry

Granite Hills

Boys basketball

Headed to UC San Diego for volleyball, the 6-foot-5 Fry is averaging a double-double 10.5 points, 15.8 boards and 4.1 blocks per game.


Aakash Price

Grossmont

Girls basketball

A sophomore, Price led the Foothillers to a pair of victories, including scoring 30 points with 10 rebounds in a win over Central.  She is averaging 19.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

 

 

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