Wyatt Pearson, Golden Valley; Mireya Ortega, Merced

Wyatt Pearson

School: Golden Valley

Sport: Baseball

Class: Junior

Position: Pitcher

The Week: Pearson pitched a two-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over Atwater to help the Cougars sweep the Falcons in a three-game series. Pearson struck out 11 batters in the win. 

Mireya Ortega

School: Merced

Sport: Swimming

Class: Senior

Events: 100 Butterfly/100 Breaststroke

The Week: Ortega led the Bears to a 122-47 win over Golden Valley with victories in the 100-yard butterfly (1 minute, 6.66 seconds) and 100 butterfly (1:10.2) and also swam on two winning relay teams.

This story was originally published April 27, 2016 at 12:58 PM with the headline "Wyatt Pearson, Golden Valley; Mireya Ortega, Merced."