Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of May 26-June 1)

Boys (final Athlete of the Week selection for 2024-25 season)

AJ Bruch (Jr.) Clear Lake High School baseball

Pitched five solid innings in a 5-1 loss to Las Lomas in the North Coast Section Division 4 championship game on Saturday in Lakeport. He was working on only two days rest after pitching four innings in relief, and earning the win, in Clear Lake’s come-from-behind 11-9 win over American Canyon on Wednesday in the semifinals. In all, he pitched nine innings, striking out seven and walking only one. He went 2-1 during Clear Lake’s 3-1 playoff run. At the plate, Bruch went 1-for-2 with a RBI against Las Lomas and 1-for-3 with a triple and a RBI against American Canyon.

Girls (final Athlete of the Week selection for 2024-25 season)

Jordyn Wurm (Fr.) Kelseyville High School softball

Starting at catcher for the Kelseyville Knights in her first year of high school ball, Wurm finished her freshman season strong by going 2-for-4 with two doubles in the team’s season-ending 7-5 loss to the Willits Wolverines in the semifinals of the North Coast Section Division 6 playoffs. She also picked off a Willits runner at third base to complete a strike-’em-out, throw-’em-out double play to kill a Willits rally, and she had an assist on a putout at the plate. Kelseyville returns all but one player next season.

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