Kyle Howarth, son of John and Barbara Howarth of Granite Bay and grandson of Fred and Janet Howarth of Bardsdale, was the male recipient of the CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year Award in the Sac-Joaquin Section of Northern California.

This award, titled the Clark Coover Scholarship, is given to the top male and female athlete from over 300 high schools in the area. It was presented at a ceremony in Lodi, California on April 12th.

Kyle is a senior at Granite Bay High School and will graduate with honors this spring. He has a 4.27 GPA and will study pre-med at UC Davis. He's a three-year letterman in soccer, basketball and volleyball and a four time team captain. A three-time all-league performer in soccer, Kyle has been on four section-title teams-two each in soccer and volleyball.

Kyle is a Link Crew leader, volunteer youth basketball camp coach, lifetime CSF member and has received a National Merit Award. Last fall, he coordinated Youth Soccer Night on campus and more than l,000 fans - many of them youth soccer players attended the event.