2011 Fall Athletes of the Year

On Feb. 7, we held our quarterly awards banquet at McCovey’s Restaurant in Walnut Creek. This banquet’s honorees were Campolindo-Moraga cross country runner Carrie Verdon, and De La Salle-Concord football standout Michael Barton.

Verdon won her second straight California Interscholastic Federation Division III state championship on Nov. 26, 2011. She went undefeated through her entire senior season.

Barton was a three-time starter at linebacker for a Spartans team which won its third consecutive CIF Open Division State Championship bowl game. The defense starred in the state championship bowl game against Westlake-Westlake Village, holding the Warriors’ high-octane offense (35 points/game) scoreless. Barton was one of two Northern California players to be a finalist for CalHiSports.com’s Mr. State Football Award.

— Chace Bryson

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2011 Male Fall Athlete of the Year: Michael Barton

2011 Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Carrie Verdon

PREVIOUS EAST BAY ATHLETES OF THE SEASONS

FALL 2010

Ricky Lloyd, Concord football

Maggie Steffens, Monte Vista-Danville water polo

WINTER 2010-11

Treaven Duffy, Las Lomas-Walnut Creek basketball

Brittany Boyd, Berkeley basketball

SPRING 2011

Joe Ross, Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland baseball

Ciarra Brewer, James Logan-Union City track and field

SUMMER 2011

Jon Jay Chavez, De La Salle-Concord wrestling

Trinity Wilson, St. Mary’s-Berkeley track and field