Paul
Heyse | The Chronicle-Telegram
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Adam Kalivoda,
Amherst
YEAR:
Junior
LAST WEEK: He was a member of the
winning pole vault relay (36-6) at last Saturday’s Comet Relays. Individually,
he vaulted a personal-record
14-0. He also won the pole vault on April 23 against visiting Brecksville with
a jump of 13-9.
OTHER SPORT: Golf
BIO: Kalivoda
was a 2007 Division I regional qualifier and finished second at the
Southwestern Conference meet. Last fall, he helped the varsity golf team finish
fifth at the Sandusky sectional and Thunderbird Hills, one spot away from a
district team berth. Kalivoda is also a member of
student council and concert choir. He has a 3.7 grade-point average.
PARENTS: Mike and Beverly Kalivoda
Kalpana Beach, Westlake
YEAR: Freshman
LAST WEEK: She high-jumped a
school-record, 5 feet, 8 inches at the Lakewood Kiwanis Relays.
OTHER SPORTS: Volleyball, basketball
BIO: Last year, Beach jumped a
middle-school conference record 5-4 at Smokey Hill, a suburb of Denver. She was
first-team
All-Southwestern Conference in basketball this winter, averaging 16 points and
six rebounds per game. Beach set a school record in the fall as a member of the
varsity volleyball team, blocking 20 attempts in one match. She also plays AAU
basketball for SMAC. Her dad was an NFL wide receiver for four years, playing
for the Jets, 49ers and Packers. He caught Brett Favre’s
first NFL pass completion. Beach is the oldest of four children. She has a 3.5
GPA.
PARENTS: Sanjay and Christy
Beach