Tulare County Athlete of the Week: Tulare Union's Destanee Early
Tulare Union softball player Destanee Early was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week.
In an online poll that closed on April 19, Early received 3,799 votes, or a 55.9% majority, of the 6,806 responses.
Early registered two hits, including a double, with three RBIs and a run as the Tribe beat Hanford 9-3.
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
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 April 15-19:
Destanee Early, softball, Tulare Union: Early registered two hits, including a double, with three RBIs and a run as the Tribe beat Hanford 9-3.
Dallas Harris, track and field, Redwood: Harris ran a personal-best 11.04 seconds in the 100-meter dash versus Golden West.
William Masterson, Tulare Western: Masterson generated four hits, including a double, scored four runs and also knocked in another in a win over Mission Oak.
Jorja Moreno, softball, El Diamante: Moreno tossed a complete game as the winning pitcher and also had a hit and RBI in the Miners' 2-1 win against Monache.
Tori Ochoa, track and field, Redwood: Ochoa established a personal-best 12.95 seconds in the 100 meters against Golden West.
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Hayden Oliveira, softball, Golden West: Oliveira hit a pair of doubles with two RBIs and a run as the Trailblazers topped Mt. Whitney 6-1.
Jaydin Sabol, softball, Monache: Sabol hit a solo home run and finished with two hits, two runs and a RBI in a 3-2 win over Golden West.
Miranda Seitz, track and field, Redwood: Seitz set a new school and meet record in the pole vault at the Jared Verbeek Memorial Invitational, clearing 11 feet.
Graycie Serpa, track and field, Redwood: Serpa bolted to a personal-best 26.11 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the Jared Verbeek Memorial Invitational.
Zach Simmon, baseball, Central Valley Christian: Simmon threw three strikeouts in four innings to help the Cavaliers beat Kerman 3-2 in 10 innings. He did not allow a hit or earned 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, April 15-19