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Spring is in full swing at the high school athletic level and with more sports than the fall or winter, there are plenty of athletes putting up eye-popping performances.
It's Athlete of the Week time where you vote for your favorite performance of the week.
Simply read the accomplishments of the five candidates and cast your vote at the bottom of this article at desertsun.com.
But before we look at this week's honorees, let's look back at last week and see who you voted for. It was a spirited race, but in the end it was Xavier Prep golfer Christian Starke logging the most votes. The Saints star is off to a fast start this season.
Now let's look at this week's candidates. Don't forget, we love getting submissions or reccommendations so if you know an athlete that is excelling at any of the spring sports, please email us any pertinent information to [email protected].
Here are this week's candidates in alphabetical. Whoever has the most votes at noon on Saturday will be declared the winner. Happy voting!
What she did: Drumheller helped the Rajahs to a perfect 4-0 record at a weekend tournament, which included a home run in each of the final two games and a 3-for-3 game with three doubles in the second game of the event. She's hitting over .450 on the year.
What she did: Esqueda launched a personal best discus throw of 126 feet, 4 inches to win the varsity competition at the Asics Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational. Esqueda's throw was 12 feet farther then her nearest competitor. She was the only desert girls' athlete to take first place in the 50-team event.
What he did: Penny picked up the championship in the 300 hurdles varsity competition at the 50-team Asics Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational with a season-best time of 38.54 seconds. He also finished third in the 110-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 15.08 seconds.
What he did: Perrego has been a consistent performer for the Rattlers all season. He fired a 36 and was match medalist in a victory over Patriot at the Mission Hills North Course early in the season and bested that with a 1-under 35 in a win over Hemet West Valley.
What he did: Rodriguez has helped the Knights to a 3-0 start to DEL paly including a pair of nail-biters in the last week. He went 2-3 with two runs scored and was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings yielding one earned run and striking out six in a 5-3 win over Palm Desert. Then he went 2-3 with a run scored in a 6-5 win over Rancho Mirage.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: It's time for you to vote for Desert Sun Athlete of the Week
Continue reading...
It's Athlete of the Week time where you vote for your favorite performance of the week.
Simply read the accomplishments of the five candidates and cast your vote at the bottom of this article at desertsun.com.
But before we look at this week's honorees, let's look back at last week and see who you voted for. It was a spirited race, but in the end it was Xavier Prep golfer Christian Starke logging the most votes. The Saints star is off to a fast start this season.
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Now let's look at this week's candidates. Don't forget, we love getting submissions or reccommendations so if you know an athlete that is excelling at any of the spring sports, please email us any pertinent information to [email protected].
Here are this week's candidates in alphabetical. Whoever has the most votes at noon on Saturday will be declared the winner. Happy voting!
Audrey Drumheller, Indio softball
What she did: Drumheller helped the Rajahs to a perfect 4-0 record at a weekend tournament, which included a home run in each of the final two games and a 3-for-3 game with three doubles in the second game of the event. She's hitting over .450 on the year.
Josefine Esqueda, La Quinta track and field
What she did: Esqueda launched a personal best discus throw of 126 feet, 4 inches to win the varsity competition at the Asics Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational. Esqueda's throw was 12 feet farther then her nearest competitor. She was the only desert girls' athlete to take first place in the 50-team event.
Jax Penny, Palm Desert track and field
What he did: Penny picked up the championship in the 300 hurdles varsity competition at the 50-team Asics Laguna Beach Trophy Invitational with a season-best time of 38.54 seconds. He also finished third in the 110-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 15.08 seconds.
Ryan Perrego, Rancho Mirage golf
What he did: Perrego has been a consistent performer for the Rattlers all season. He fired a 36 and was match medalist in a victory over Patriot at the Mission Hills North Course early in the season and bested that with a 1-under 35 in a win over Hemet West Valley.
Nick Rodriguez, Shadow Hills baseball
What he did: Rodriguez has helped the Knights to a 3-0 start to DEL paly including a pair of nail-biters in the last week. He went 2-3 with two runs scored and was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings yielding one earned run and striking out six in a 5-3 win over Palm Desert. Then he went 2-3 with a run scored in a 6-5 win over Rancho Mirage.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: It's time for you to vote for Desert Sun Athlete of the Week
Continue reading...
