Injured two-sport superstar McKenna Woliczko takes needed break. A’s pitcher Paul Blackburn has high school number retired. Willow Glen softball standout having no sophomore dip.
Granada’s Parker Warner runs away from his teammates after hitting the game winning walk-off bunt against De La Salle in the 7th inning of their game at Granada High School in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, March 15, 2024. Granada defeated De La Salle 5-4. Welcome to Friday Preps Spotlight, our new feature that sheds more light on the Bay Area’s high school sports scene. For tips and story ideas, email It finally hit Parker Warner when he saw his Senior Day poster.
But since then, he has blossomed into the Matadors’ unquestioned leader. His 1.39 ERA and 49 strikeouts will put him in strong consideration to be the East Bay Athletic League Player of the Year. Throw school and a social life on top of her athletic responsibilities, and you get a young woman who always has something to do.That packed schedule went on unabated until a slide into second base against St. Ignatius on April 17 resulted in a seriously-bruised knee and a couple weeks of inaction. For the first time in years – or possibly ever – Woliczko has had to slow down.
He didn’t have to think for very long before he came up with his favorite memory as a player at the Brentwood public school. “I grew up going to games there at the Coliseum and saw some really good teams,” Blackburn said. “I remember when they had the all-you-can-eat section in the third deck behind home plate where a lot of us would go when we were in high school. It is bittersweet with the move.”Willow Glen’s Alanna Clincy pitches against Archbishop Mitty on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
“I’m trying to work more off the plate, because that’s how you should be pitching against good teams,” Clincy said. “You don’t want to give them anything over the plate.”
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