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| Lysander Mahilum and Jackie Armijo receive their Athlete of the Month awards from Cynthia Nemelka of REMAX/Diamond Realty. |
The monthly award is sponsored by REMAX/Diamond Realty. Cynthia Nemelka presented the awards.
Mahilum, just a sophomore, won the 108-pound weight class at the Sunbelt League finals Feb. 1. He is one of several wrestlers who will represent the Wildcats in the CIF Divisional Finals on Feb. 22.
Recently, he placed a strong second in the prestigious Raul Huerta Memorial Tournament.
"For the last week, we've just been focusing on training and team bonding," Mahilum said about the break between league finals and CIF finals. "We had a pancake eating contest, we had a pizza eating contest. Everyone's trying to get big, then we'll get small again to make weight.
"The next two weeks will be the grind. It's intense dieting and working out. I'm looking to get first or second at CIF and top eight at Masters. My end season goal is to place at state."
Armijo is a senior and one of the leaders of the Wildcats girls soccer team, which is heading to the CIF playoffs as league champions. She began the season as a defender but also has taken advantage of scoring oppotunities, contributing goals from the midfield position.
"I'm really confident we can make it father in the playoffs this year," said Armijo, whose team won league for the first time since 2008.
College programs have shown an interest in Armijo, who is prepared to continue her career at the next level.
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