BOYS

Jordan Olson

SCHOOL: Crescenta Valley

YEAR: Senior

SPORT: Baseball

SEASON AT A GLANCE: Olson is off to a better start than last season, when the left-hander was The Times’ Valley pitcher of the year. He is 4-0 with a 1.00 earned-run average for the Falcons, ranked No. 1 in the region. In 28 innings, he has struck out 57 and allowed only 10 hits.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: Olson struck out 15 and allowed one hit in Crescenta Valley’s 4-0 Pacific League victory over Hoover. The previous week, he struck out 18 against Arcadia. He combines the region’s best curveball with an improving fastball and pinpoint control.

GIRLS

Jodie Cox

SCHOOL: Quartz Hill

YEAR: Senior

SPORT: Softball

SEASON AT A GLANCE: Cox, The Times’ 1998 Valley player of the year, is batting .463 with six home runs and 14 runs batted in, leading the Rebels to a 13-1 record. As a pitcher, she is 12-1 with 109 strikeouts and a 0.65 ERA in 75 2/3 innings.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: The Cal State Fullerton-bound left-hander was 4-0, struck out 36 and did not allow a run in games against Harvard-Westlake, Crescenta Valley, Valencia and Victor Valley. At the plate, Cox was eight for 12 with four home runs, 11 runs batted in and 23 total bases.