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Arya Cyril and Esha Cyril, twin sisters, doubles partners and current seniors from the Quarry Lane School in Dublin, recently competed at the USA Racquetball 2021 National Junior Championships held in Iowa.
Esha won gold in mixed-doubles with her partner while her twin Arya took the silver medal. They played with Nikhil Prasad from Washington High in Fremont and Gatlin Sutherland from Great Falls High in Montana, respectively.
Arya also won the gold for singles Division A for girls 16, and Esha earned the silver for the same division. The twins also took silver in girls doubles for age 16 and are bringing home six medals together.
The twins have been playing racquetball since they were 11 years old. They train under Pablo Fajre from the Bay Club in Pleasanton.
Amador junior in Junior Olympics
Selina Nakari, a 16-year-old junior at Amador Valley High School, won a gold medal at the 2021 Junior Olympics Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., as a member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids on July 2.
As a member of the junior synchronized swimming team, Nakari earned gold in the team competition as her team beat out 14 other teams. Despite the pandemic and numerous canceled competitions, Nakari and the rest of the team worked tirelessly over this past year, leading the team to victory.
