Tim Kawakami is California Sportswriter of the Year

How’s this for breaking a streak? Since 1980 the California Sportswriter of the Year as chosen by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association has gone to someone from either the LA Times or the Chronicle. This year’s winner: Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News. It’s also the first time in 54 years that someone from the Merc has collected the award. Greg Papa at CSN Bay Area and who does Raiders play-by-play won California Sportscaster of the Year. Mercury News