Maleena Nava
Mission Hills
Girls basketball
The sophomore upped her game in the playoffs, scoring 16 points against perennial power La Jolla Country Day and 23 versus favored Francis Parker to capture the Open Division championship, 60-51.
Edwin Sierra
Poway
Boys wrestling
Committed to Stanford, the senior made it four straight medal appearances in the state finals, capturing the silver medal for second place at 120 pounds as Poway finished in second place.
Lauren Zaragoza
Brawley
Girls wrestling
Competing at 138 pounds, the junior scored a 6-4 victory in the finals to capture the gold medal at the California state championships in Bakersfield. She had two pins and three wins by decision.
Xair Mendez
Montgomery
Boys basketball
Hitting three 3-point field goals, Mendez scored 22 points and hustled for nine rebounds as the Aztecs captured the Open Division with a 53-45 win over Carlsbad, avenging last year’s loss.
Frankie McNeil
Cathedral Catholic
Girls water polo
Peppering the nets with five of her six goals in the first half, the freshman led the Dons the Southern California Regional Division 3 title with a 20-5 victory over Lake Balboa Birmingham.
Emilio Postletwaite
St. Augustine
Boys soccer
Down 1-0, the senior tied the game and after neither team could score in extra time, led off the Saints penalty kick scoring with a goal in a 1-1 (3-1 in PKs) victory over top-seeded Del Norte.
