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Tulare County athlete of the week: Mt. Whitney's J.T. Guerrero

vongni yang, visalia times-delta
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Mt. Whitney's JT Guerrero pitches against El Diamante in baseball on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
Mt. Whitney's JT Guerrero pitches against El Diamante in baseball on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

Mt. Whitney High School baseball player J.T. Guerrero was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on March 24, Guerrero received 8,565 votes, or a 58% majority, of the 14,827 responses.

Guerrero threw a complete-game, no-hitter to lead the Pioneers to a 7-0 win over Porterville. He also had a single, a run and an RBI in the East Yosemite League victory.

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

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.

Redwood's Joey Rico pitches against Golden West in a West Yosemite League high school baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Redwood's Joey Rico pitches against Golden West in a West Yosemite League high school baseball game Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

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 20-24:

  • Ethan Arteaga, baseball, Tulare Western: Arteaga had a double and an RBI, including the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning. The Mustangs defeated Mission Oak 8-2 in an eight-inning game.

  • Daphnie Avila, track and field, Tulare Union: Avila placed first in the 100-meter dash and the 4x100-meter relay in a West Yosemite League tri-meet versus Hanford and Mission Oak.

  • Albert Ferreira, boys tennis, Mission Oak: Ferreira led the Hawks to a 7-2 win against Lemoore, posting a 6-4, 6-0 individual victory at No. 1 singles.

  • J.T. Guerrero, baseball, Mt. Whitney: Guerrero threw a complete-game, no-hitter to lead the Pioneers to a 7-0 win over Porterville. He also had a single, a run and an RBI in the East Yosemite League victory.

  • Caleb Noeske, track and field, Central Valley Christian: Noeske placed first in the discus and shotput in a tri-meet against Exeter and Mt. Whitney.

  • Joey Rico, baseball, Redwood: Rico hit two home runs, knocked in five, and scored a pair of runs. He also appeared as a relief pitcher and finished with two strikeouts in one frame.

  • Nick Simon, baseball, Golden West: Simon went 3-for-4 hitting with a home run as the Trailblazers defeated Monache 9-3 in the EYL game.

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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