A busy week for sports on the Central Coast ended April 29. Eleven candidates are in the running for Times area Player of the Week.
Readers can vote for one of the 10 candidates online all week at santamariatimes.com, lompocrecord.com and syvnews.com. The poll will close at 2 p.m. Friday and the winner will be announced in Saturday's edition of the Santa Maria Times.
Here is a rundown on the 11 candidates and their accomplishments.
Photos: Cabrillo holds ceremony to honor Danny Duffy's donation that brought light to baseball field
The Cabrillo High School Conquistadores baseball team await to play under the lights for the first time Saturday against Santa Maria High during a double header home game.
Cabrillo High's Conquistadores baseball team play under the lights for the time Saturday evening against Santa Maria. The lights installation was funded by MLB star and Cabrillo Graduate Danny Duffy.
Dan Duffy, left, and Bob Lawrence, right, throw the first pitch Saturday under the new lights donated by Major League Baseball pitcher and Cabrillo graduate Danny Duffy.
Community members gather Saturday evening to celebrate the completion of the light installation at Cabrillo High's Don McIntyre baseball field. Cabrillo grad and MLB pitcher Danny Duffy donated up to $1.5 million to start and complete the project.
Former Cabrillo High School athletic director Robert “Bob” Lawrence, welcomes community members to the grand opening ceremony and completion of Donn McIntyre baseball field Saturday evening.
Dan Duffy, father of MLB star and Cabrillo alumni Danny Duffy speaks to community members at the grand opening ceremony and completion of Donn McIntyre baseball field Saturday evening.
In fall 2020, Duffy began working with Musco Lighting, district leaders, and Cabrillo High coaches and administrators to start planning a lighting project for the Donn McIntyre baseball field. A lack of lighting has meant that student-athletes could not practice or play games in the evening. Duffy committed to funding all of the project’s costs up to $1.5 million, and the district agreed to cover costs beyond the donation.
Photos: All-Ocean League softball teams
