Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of March 2 through March 8)

Boys

JD Smart (Soph.) Kelseyville High School baseball

After going 1-for-3 with a double in Kelseyville’s season opener at Woodland Christian, the sophomore Smart came right back the next day to pitch 5 2/3 no-hit innings in a 2-1 loss at Healdsburg, a game during which Smart carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the sixth while trying to protect a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, he ran into the pitch limit and had to leave the mound. He struck out nine, walked five and hit one during his first start of the season. At the plate, he scored a run and also hit a booming triple to the 400-foot mark in center field at Healdsburg’s Recreation Park.

Girls

Isa Barnes (Jr.) Middletown High track & field

It was a strong season opener for Middletown junior Isa Barnes, who finished first in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 32 feet, 11 1/2 inches, second in the high jump (4-4) and third in the long jump (14-1) during the Middletown Invitational (field events only) on Friday in Middletown. Triple jump is a new event for Barnes, who is also an accomplished hurdler for the Mustangs. Barnes and her teammates return to action next Saturday in Ukiah.