San Gabriel Valley Girls Athlete of the Week
Name: Kailee Mejia
School: St. Paul
Sport: Volleyball
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: St. Paul outside Kailee Mejia, who is headed to the University of Montana on a softball scholarship, showed her versatility with 13 kills to help the Swordsmen girls volleyball team in their win over Whittier in the CIF-SS Division 7 semifinals on Saturday. St. Paul dropped the first set, then went on to beat the Cardinals in four sets, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17 and 25-19 to advance to their first title game since 2017. The Swordsmen will be on the road in Saturday’s final at Laguna Beach at 6 p.m.