The polls are open! Vote for the Tulare County high school athlete of the week, April 21-25

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Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes.

The poll closes on Friday at noon. There are no restrictions so vote now and vote often. Please do not email your votes.

Here are the choices for the week of April 21-25:

• Teague Brandenburg, baseball, Central Valley Christian: Brandenburg won the Fowler Easter Classic Wheels Contest for the second straight year.
• Andres Huizar, baseball, Tulare Western: The Mustang senior hit the go-ahead RBI single to help Tulare Western win the 41st annual Tulare/Visalia Pro-PT Invitational upper-division championship.
• Meiah Ledesma, softball, Tulare Western: Ledesma went 3-for-3 hitting with a walk and an RBI as the Mustangs topped Taft 4-2.
• Noah Pena, baseball, El Diamante: Pena delivered a clutch two-out, go-ahead two RBI double in the bottom of the sixth to lead the Miners to a 5-4 win over Atascadero.
• Alexis Rico, softball, Redwood: Rico finished with two hits, including a triple, a run and two RBIs in an 11-0 rout of Pioneer Valley.
• Alexis Ruvalcaba, softball, El Diamante: Ruvalcaba was named to the Fowler Easter Softball Classic all-tournament team after batting .667 with eight hits, five RBIs, seven runs and two stolen bases.
• Jazlene Salazar, softball, Tulare Union: Salazar went a perfect 3-for-3 hitting with a double, run and two RBIs. The Tribe shut out Sanger West 5-0.
• Deegan Sartuche, baseball, Mission Oak: Sartuche picked up the win on the hill, throwing five strikeouts in six innings to anchor the Hawks to an 11-3 victory against Mt. Whitney. He also had three hits, including a double, and two RBIs.
• Tyler Trimble, baseball, Exeter: Trimble was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player at the Ron Robinson Classic. He helped the Monarchs beat Kern Valley 6-0 to capture the tournament title.

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How to nominate an Athlete of the Week​

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 by Monday morning following that week's games for consideration.

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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 [email protected]. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.

This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Vote: Tulare County athlete of the week, April 21-25

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