Tulare County high school athlete of the week: Central Valley Christian's Kelan Turner
Central Valley Christian High School baseball player Kelan Turner was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.
In an online poll that closed on March 31, Turner received 9,605 votes, or a 47.5% majority, of the 20,252 responses.
Turner blasted a homer and knocked in three runs to help the Cavaliers defeat Hanford West 10-4. He finished with two hits and also scored a run.
Here's a look at past winners:
Jan. 6: Cole Gilcrest, Redwood basketball
Jan. 13: Janessa Garza, Farmersville basketball
Jan. 20: Danae Banuelos, Golden West basketball
Jan. 27: Ava Ayon, Lindsay basketball
Feb. 3: Cooper Fish, Porterville basketball
Feb. 10: Kiersten Shade, El Diamante basketball
Feb. 17: Reagan Neese, Central Valley Christian soccer
Feb. 24: Isaak Mendoza, Redwood wrestling
March 3: Miles Munger, Exeter baseball
March 10: Trevor Hampel, El Diamante baseball
March 17: Gage Hastin, Mission Oak baseball
March 24: J.T. Guerrero, Mt. Whitney baseball
Editor’s note: Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot through email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@visaliatimesdelta.com. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.
Original story: Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday.
Please do not email your votes.
Here are the choices for the week of March 27-31:
Taylor Hastin, softball, Tulare Union: Hastin had two hits, including a double, and RBI to lead the Tribe to a 4-3 win over Pioneer Valley.
Devin Ibarra, track and field, El Diamante: Ibarra won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races at the Monarch Invitational. He was also a member of the 4x400-meter Miners' relay team that placed first.
Brandon Petty, baseball, El Diamante: Petty fired a complete-game shutout to direct the Miners to a 3-0 win over Monache in an East Yosemite League game. A starting pitcher, he hurled 11 strikeouts in seven innings and allowed only two hits. He also scored a run and drew a walk at the plate.
Eric Rico, baseball, Redwood: Rico went 3-for-4 hitting, including a double, and knocked in four runs as the Rangers defeated Porterville 8-0 in a doubleheader game. He also picked up a win as a pitcher in game one, firing nine strikeouts in six innings.
David Rodriguez, baseball, Golden West: Rodriguez hit a double and scored two runs as the Trailblazers edged Mt. Whitney 4-1 in game one of an EYL doubleheader.
Owen Thompson, baseball, Mission Oak: Thompson drove in three runs on two hits as the Hawks downed Tulare Union 15-7. He also scored a run.
Kelan Turner, baseball, Central Valley Christian: Turner blasted a homer and knocked in three runs to help the Cavaliers defeat Hanford West 10-4. He finished with two hits and also scored a run.
Jordan Versteeg, baseball, Mt. Whitney: Versteeg earned the win on the bump in game two of a doubleheader against Golden West, leading the Pioneers to 6-4 victory.
Nominations are based on information available to the Times-Delta.
All high school varsity players from Tulare County can be on the ballot. Nominations must be received for consideration by Monday morning following that week's games.
Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot through email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@visaliatimesdelta.com. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.
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