Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4)

Boys

Antario Wyman (Sr.) Upper Lake High School football

Antario Wyman’s big night Friday against the St. Helena Saints could have been even bigger had he not had touchdown catches of 73 and 65 yards wiped out by penalties. The senior did finish with three catches for 164 yards and two TDs as the Cougars dropped a 41-22 homecoming decision. It was the most points scored by an Upper Lake team in almost two full calendar years, and Wyman was a big part of it.

Girls

Mikaela Rico (Sr.) Kelseyville High School soccer

Scoring a hat trick in the second half against Lower Lake in a battle of undefeated league teams, Kelseyville’s Mikaela Rico helped rally the Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Lower Lake Trojans on Thursday in Kelseyville. Both teams brought 6-0 records into the contest and Lower Lake held a 1-0 halftime lead. Rico not only finished with a hat trick against the Trojans, but she scored three more goals in a 5-0 road win over Middletown earlier in the week. An abundance of Rico offense this season has been a key component in the team’s 13-1-1 overall record. The Knights are 13-0-1 since losing their season opener to Clear Lake.