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    VOTE: Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week, April 28
    • April 26, 2023

    Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region.

    Each athlete is then entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week vote.

    Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their performance from last week, and then vote for who you think deserves the top honor.

    Readers are allowed to vote multiple times. Voting ends at Friday at noon, but final totals aren’t always immediately reflected due to processing.

    GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VOTING

    The overall winner will be announced on Friday, April 28.

    Voting poll at bottom of the page.

    Ernesto Duenas, Gladstone: He kept the Gladiators’ Montview League title hopes alive by throwing a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts in a 9-0 win over Sierra Vista. Gladstone (7-1 in league) has two games against Nogales this week that will decide the league title. The Gladiators have only 10 players on their roster.

    Aaron Gonzalez, Castaic: Gonzalez was instrumental in the Coyotes’ three wins last week, including two victories over Foothill League foe Saugus. The senior went a combined 7 for 11 batting with 12 RBIs as Castaic secured its first baseball playoff berth.

    Eric Vasquez, Narbonne: Vasquez helped lead Narbonne to a sweep of San Pedro with his six-inning outing last week. Vasquez allowed two runs, one earned, four hits, walked two and struck out four. Vasquez and the Gauchos face Rancho Dominguez this week in a Marine League series.

    Aiden Aguayo, La Mirada: Aguayo went 3 for 4 and nearly hit for the cycle in La Mirada’s 14-1 win at Warren on Thursday, April 20. The UCLA baseball commit missed the cycle by a double as he hit a two-run home run, triple and single. He also scored three runs and garnered a walk in his team’s key Gateway League victory.

    Jayden Alden, Murrieta Valley: Alden made a long eagle putt on the final hole for a round of 3-under-par 33 to earn medalist honors as Murrieta Valley edged Great Oak 187-188 at Bear Creek Golf Club. The win clinched at least a share of the Southwestern League championship for the Nighthawks. It is the program’s first league title since 2018. On the last hole, Alden reached the green on the par-5 ninth in two shots and then sank a 60-foot putt to register the eagle.

    Colin Barker, Aliso Niguel: He scored five goals and had one assist in a 12-11 win over San Juan Hills as the Wolverines clinched the Sea View League championship. Barker totaled nine goals and 14 points over Aliso Niguel’s three wins during the week. Aliso Niguel went into this week 13-5 overall and 5-0 in league. The CIF-SS boys and girls lacrosse brackets will be released Saturday.

    ​ Orange County Register 

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