Athletes of the Week: Christian Mkpado and Erin Ristig

Christian Mkpado
Dos Pueblos' Erin Ristig

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Christian Mkpado, San Marcos basketball — He scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 63-54 Channel League home win over Buena. He scored 19 points in second as the Royals broke a halftime time. Mkpado leads the team in scoring with 14 points a game and is second in rebounding with 7 per game.

Erin Ristig, Dos Pueblos soccer — She scored twice in a 5-2 win over Santa Barbara and tallied two goals in a 4-0 win over Ventura. Dos Pueblos is off to its best start in years at 13-3-0. The Chargers play a huge game against perennial league champion Buena on Tuesday.