Braiden Ward, El Capitan; Mikayla Akers, Los Banos

Braiden Ward

School: El Capitan High

Sport: Baseball

Class: Junior

Position: Shortstop

The Week: Ward helped the Gauchos win their first two playoff games by going 6-for-8 in a 7-1 win over Placer and an 11-4 win over Bear River. Ward scored five runs and knocked in three runs.

Mikayla Akers

School: Los Banos High

Sport: Track & Field

Class: Senior

Event: 400 meters

The Week: Akers won the 400-meters dash championship with a time of 59.55 seconds at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV/V Championships at Stanislaus State. Akers qualified for this week's Masters Meet at Elk Grove High.

This story was originally published May 31, 2016 at 7:45 AM with the headline "Braiden Ward, El Capitan; Mikayla Akers, Los Banos ."