Scholar Athletes of the Year: Joan and Laura Cannon

SBCC softball was represented by scholar-athletes Joan Cannon, left, and Laura Cannon, right, with head coach Paula Congleton.

SBCC Scholar-Athletes of the year: Twin sisters Joan and Laura Cannon of the Vaqueros softball team won the award. Both carry 3.84 GPAs and plan to major in exercise biology at UC Davis.

Joan Cannon is the team’s center fielder.

“She plays center and will gun you out from 180 feet without a blink of an eye,” said coach Paula Congleton. Joan is batting .310 with nine stolen bases.

Laura Cannon plays shortstop and is batting .367.

“She’s a huge part of our success in the infield,” said Congleton.