High School Sports

Sun-Star’s Best: Le Grand High’s Nadia Avila wins Prep of the Week poll

Le Grand High pitcher Nadia Avila tossed a no-hitter in the Bulldogs’ 11-0 win over Waterford last week.

Avila struck out 13 and walked just one in the complete-game shutout.

Avila won the Merced Sun-Star Prep Athlete of the Week Poll.

The Bulldogs senior was a run-away winner in the poll, racking up 98% of the votes in a poll that included 15 nominees.

Atwater track star Jordin McDowell finished second in the poll.

Shawn Jansen
Merced Sun-Star
Sports writer Shawn Jansen has been covering Merced area sports for 20 years. He came to Merced from Suisun City and is a graduate of San Diego State University. Prior to the Sun-Star, Shawn worked at the Daily Republic in Fairfield.
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