Liberty wrestler Jacob Livermore is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Feb. 3-8.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Livermore finished with 31.83% of the vote. Berkeley soccer player Alfredo Munoz took second and Valley Christian basketball player Teniola Bamisebi was third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Livermore, a junior, got pins in matches against Granada and De La Salle at the North Coast Section dual meet and helped the Lions win the NCS dual meet title for the first time since 2009. Livermore is currently the 35th-ranked wrestler in the state at 138 pounds.
To nominate an athlete for our next poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by that Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
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We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
