Faces in the Crowd: July 28, 2014

. Ena Shibahara

Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. > Tennis

Ena, a rising junior at Peninsula High, beat Kayla Day of Santa Barbara 1-6, 7-5, 6-2 to win the USTA SoCal Junior Sectionals 18-and-under championship. The Cal-Hi Sports player of the year, Ena won the CIF Southern Section singles title while leading the 27-0 Panthers to the CIF Southern Regional D-I crown. She is No. 5 nationally in her age group.

. Jonathan Wells

Fox Lake, Ill. > Track and Field

Wells, a recent graduate of Grant High, won the high jump at USATF junior nationals with a leap of 6 feet, 10.75 inches. In May he jumped 7 feet even to defend his Class 3A state championship while also winning the long jump (23 feet, .75 inches). Wells, who had the top national high school indoor jump of the year at 7 feet, 2 inches, will attend Illinois.

. Sara Nevins

Pinellas Park, Fla. > Softball

Nevins, a recent South Florida grad, pitched Team USA to gold in the World Cup of Softball final in Irvine, Calif., allowing two hits while striking out eight in 6 1⁄3 innings to beat Canada 5-2. She gave up one run and fanned 20 in 131⁄3 tournament innings. Last season Nevins led the American Athletic Conference in wins (29), ERA (1.35) and strikeouts (299).

. Billy Fleming

Churchville, Pa. > Baseball

Fleming, a rising senior second baseman at West Virginia, had nine hits over four straight Cape Cod League wins for the Bourne Braves, including an RBI double to help beat Hyannis 9-3 and two RBIs in a 7-4 victory over Chatham. Second in the league with a .361 average at week’s end, Fleming batted .351 as a junior, No. 2 in the Big 12. He signed with the Yankees last Monday, foregoing his senior season.

. Elizabeth Sharis

Bettendorf, Iowa > Rowing

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