Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6)

Boys

Uriel Castillo Ochoa (Soph.) Kelseyville High School soccer

When one of Kelseyville’s top players went down with an injury, sophomore midfielder Uriel Castillo Ochoa stepped up Friday for the Knights, scoring both of their goals in a hard-fought 3-2 non-league loss to Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in Roseville. Kelseyville opens its North Central League I schedule next week at home against Clear Lake, looking for a second straight league title. The Knights tied Lower Lake and Fort Bragg for first place a year ago. Castillo Ochoa is among a handful of talented underclassmen on Kelseyville’s 2026 roster.

Girls

Clear Lake High School soccer team

The Lady Cardinals are off to a great start this season under head coach Gustavo Carbajal as they carry a 5-0-1 record into next week’s action, including their North Central League I opener Thursday at Kelseyville. Clear Lake has outscored the competition 16-2 in its six games, including four shutouts. The only two goals the Cardinals have allowed have come on penalty kicks. Clear Lake is home Wednesday to play Calistoga in a non-league game, its final tuneup before the start of league play Thursday.