CalHiSports.com released its male athletes of the year today and 2008 Times Athlete of the Year Jason Welch of Las Lomas was named the Division II Athlete of the Year.

Welch, who is training in anticipation of his move eastward to Northwestern University, excelled in football, wrestling and soccer this season. He finished the season as the top-ranked 160-pound high school wrestler in the country according to almost every amateur wrestling publication.

Also receiving mention was Monte Vista’s Drew McAllister, who was named a Division I Athlete of Distinction. McAllister was a three-sport star (football, basketball and track and field) and he’ll play safety at USC next season.

The California Interscholastic Federation has just announced that Veterans Memorial Stadium, on the campus of Buchanan High School in Clovis, will host the CIF state track and field championships for the next three years.

The venue has a Mondo Super X track which was installed in 2007. In an e-mail, the CIF also stated that the scoreboard will display real-time timing of running events as well as event results. It stated that Veterans Memorial Stadium has more than 8,500 permanent stadium seats and additional seating will be added to bring the capacity to more than 12,000.

Next year will mark the first time since 1984 that the CIF state championships will not be held at either Cerritos College in Norwalk or Hughes Stadium in Sacramento. It will also mark the first time since 1973 that the state meet will be held at a high school venue.

Woodward Park in nearby Fresno has hosted the CIF state cross country championships since its inception in 1987.

The 2009 CIF state track and field championships are scheduled to take place on June 5-6.

Our photographers made it out to a ton of events last week so enjoy the fruits of their labor. Here are this week’s photos of the week.

Photos of the week.

We’re back with even more action-packed photos from the week that was. Check it all out below.

Photos of the Week

P.S. Check out Jose Carlos Fajardo’s photo slideshows from the USA Rugby Championships. Cal defeated St. Mary’s and BYU to win another national title. There are a ton of locals playing for Cal these days so check out the galleries. You may see someone you know!

Here are this week’s photos, as captured and presented by our awesome photo and multimedia staff. Lots of baseball, softball and track and field for you to enjoy this week.

Photos of the week

Another week, another photo gallery courtesy of the photo and multimedia staff here at the BayAreaNewsGroup. Enjoy.

Photo gallery