ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Michelle Sanford

Woodbridge, Track and Field

Maybe since she is only a freshman, Sanford didn’t know any better. Instead of tightening up in the biggest meet of the year, she delivered in the clutch to win the state long jump title. . Sanford’s mark of 19 feet 7 1/4 inches, on her final attempt, pushed her past Shanita Bryant of Concord Ygnacio Valley, who posted a mark of 19-4. Sanford was the first state title winner from Orange County since Foothill’s Tara Oettinger won in 1994.

* Courtney Fossatti

Foothill, Softball

Gave up four hits and no runs in two starts, helping the Knights win in the Division I semifinals and final.

* Liz Morse

Corona del Mar, Track and Field

Came from behind to win a state championship in the 800 meters, finishing in 2 minutes 8.16 seconds.

Travis Pendleton

Esperanza, Track and Field

Pendleton, who will play football and continue throwing the discus at Army next season, finished his high-

school track career by winning a state

championship in the discus last weekend. In the preliminaries, he posted a mark of 199 feet 11 inches, then topped that to win the final with a meet-record mark of 203-5. Pendleton broke the previous record of 203-4 set first by Capistrano Valley’s Brian Blutreich in 1985.

* Brad Davis

Capistrano Valley, Baseball

Drove in four runs to lead the Cougars’ 13-hit attack in a 10-1 victory against Long Beach Wilson in the Division I final.

* Trevor Jones

Newport Harbor, Track and Field

Broke the 15-year-old Orange County record in the 300 hurdles, winning the state title in 36.60 seconds.

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