Tulare County athlete of the week: Redwood's Alexis Lopez
Redwood softball player Alexis Lopez was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week.
In an online poll that closed on May 10, Lopez received 21,435 votes, or a 88% majority, of the 24,388 responses.
Lopez hit a grand slam, going 2-for-2 with four RBIs to help the Rangers to a 25-3 victory over Mt Whitney.
Here's a look at past winners from this school year:
Avery Starr, Tulare Western volleyball
Holden Benevento, El Diamante boys water polo
Emma Taylor, El Diamante volleyball
Ty Baxter, Monache football
Faith Powell, Tulare Western volleyball
Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville volleyball
Noeliah Zavala, Tulare Union golf
Olivia Machado, Tulare Western girls water polo
Areli Tobon, Mt. Whitney girls tennis
Caden Ritchie, Central Valley Christian football
Chi’el Sanchez, Tulare Western boys water polo
Sonny Guess, Tulare Union football
Brooklyn Bawanan, El Diamante girls cross country
Danae Banuelos, Golden West girls basketball
Alexa Bello, Tulare Western girls basketball
Brooklyn Tayo, Redwood girls basketball
Cole Gilcrest, Redwood boys basketball
Janessa Garza, Farmersville girls basketball
Neveah Creason, El Diamante girls basketball
Natasha Anguiano, Exeter girls basketball
Aiden Perez, Farmersville boys basketball
Reagan Neese, CVC girls soccer
Lauren Starr, Tulare Western girls soccer
Chris Creason, El Diamante wrestling
Mason Hatton, Tulare Union softball
Bellajah Nunley, Tulare Union softball
Isabella Zavaleta, Tulare Western softball
Skyler Kestly, El Diamante softball
Kelan Turner, CVC baseball
Destanee Early, Tulare Union softball
KaiLee Gilbert, Tulare Union softball
Audrina Rodriguez, Woodlake softball
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 May 6-10:
Landon Ashford, track and field, El Diamante: Ashford placed first in the pole vault at the 2024 East Yosemite League championship meet.
Jaden Castillo, diving, El Diamante: Castillo claimed the 2024 CIF Central Section Division II diving crown.
Arianna Diaz, track and field, Mt. Whitney: Diaz, a freshman, won the EYL's 3,200-meter individual championship.
Dallas Harris, track and field, Redwood: Harris captured the 100- and 200-meter championships at this season's EYL championship meet.
Alexis Lopez, softball, Redwood: Lopez hit a grand slam, going 2-for-2 with four RBIs to help the Rangers to a 25-3 victory over Mt Whitney.
More: Tulare County's top high school spring sports performers for Week 13
Maleena Martin, softball, Mission Oak: Martin tossed six strikeouts in a complete game shutout as the Hawks soared past Tulare Union 6-0. She also had two hits.
Miles Munger, baseball, Exeter: Munger, the winning pitcher, blasted a home run and scored three runs to help the Monarchs beat Immanuel 15-8.
Jordan Rhyner, baseball, El Diamante: Rhyner pitched a complete game to lead the Miners to a 3-0 win over Monache. He had five strikeouts in a one-hit winning performance and also had a hit, run and RBI.
Ryleigh Schoonover, track and field, Porterville: Schoonover won the 800-meter individual title at the EYL championships.
Zach Simmon, baseball, Central Valley Christian: Simmon fired nine strikeouts in five innings to lead the Cavaliers to a 6-0 shutout win over Washington Union. He also went 2-for-4 hitting with a double, RBI and run.
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.
This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Vote! Tulare County athlete of the week, May 6-10
