St. Francis wrestler Sa’o Loia is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Jan. 29-Feb. 3.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Loia finished with 42.9% of the votes. Los Gatos basketball player Ashley Childers took second at 25.8%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Loia, a senior, placed first in her division at the West Catholic Athletic League championships on Saturday at Sacred Heart Cathedral. She was one of five St. Francis girls to win titles.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
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Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
