Bay Area News Group girls prep athlete of the week: Kendall McCallum, Heritage water polo
With 53.62% of the vote, Heritage water polo goalkeeper Kendall McCallum has been named Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for Aug. 23-28.
The senior had eight saves to help the Patriots win their season opener, 8-6 over Northgate.
St. Mary’s-Berkeley’s Else Kalar (volleyball) finished second and St. Francis’ Lauren Scheffler (volleyball) was third.
Congratulations to McCallum, Kalar, Scheffler, and the other candidates for this week’s honor.
Candidates for next week’s voting will be released Monday afternoon, Sept. 6.
To nominate an athlete, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites.
Past winners
June 7-12: Lydian Li, Lynbrook
May 31-June 5: Geriah Bradley, San Leandro
May 24-29: Mikayla Garrison, Heritage
May 17-22: Aunika Hornung, James Logan
May 10-15: Jamie Baum, Los Altos
May 3-8: Olivia Carlino, Archbishop Mitty
April 26-May 1: Ella Carlino, Archbishop Mitty
April 19-24: Avery Lee, Menlo School