Tulare County athlete of the week: Porterville's Cooper Fish

Vongni Yang, Visalia Times-Delta
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Porterville High School boys basketball player Cooper Fish was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.
Porterville High School boys basketball player Cooper Fish was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.

Porterville High School boys basketball player Cooper Fish was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County prep athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on Feb. 3, Fish received 1,385 votes, or a 36.3% majority, of the 3,814 responses.

Fish dropped a team-best 12 points to lead the Panthers to a win over Mt. Whitney.

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

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.

Tulare Western's Kaine Garcia shoots under pressure from Dinuba's Brice Watley in a West Yosemite League high school boys basketball game Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Tulare Western's Kaine Garcia shoots under pressure from Dinuba's Brice Watley in a West Yosemite League high school boys basketball game Thursday, January 12, 2023.

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 Jan. 30 to Feb. 3:

  • Jayden Dillihunt, boys basketball, Mt. Whitney: Dillihunt generated a team-high 15 points against Porterville.

  • Cooper Fish, boys basketball, Porterville: Fish dropped a team-best 12 points to lead the Panthers to a win over Mt. Whitney.

  • Kaine Garcia, boys basketball, Tulare Western: Garcia scored a game-high 22 points as the Mustangs defeated crosstown rival Mission Oak.

  • Milly Rojas, girls basketball, Monache: Rojas generated a team-high 16 points to help the Marauders down Porterville.

  • Olivia Saenz, girls soccer, Redwood: Saenz had four saves to the Rangers' shutout win over El Diamante.

  • Anthony Salinas, boys basketball, Farmersville: Salinas netted 20 points to lead the Aztecs to a win over Woodlake. He also had 25 points in a win over Wonderful College Prep Academy.

  • Javier Torres, boys basketball, Dinuba: Torres recorded 18 points, 11 rebounds and four steals to help the Emperors beat Hanford 61-55 in double overtime.

  • Isabella Zepeda, girls basketball, Mission Oak: Zepeda registered a double-double, scoring 15 points and pulling down 11 rebounds as the Hawks Tulare Western 49-31 in a West Yosemite League game.

Nominations are based on information available to the Times-Delta.

All high school varsity players from Tulare County are eligible to 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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