Bee’s Best: Vote for Fresno-area high school Girl Athlete of the Week, May 3-8
Ten Fresno-area high school girls are nominated for The Bee’s Girl Athlete of the Week.
If you have a standout player who did well last week and want to vote for her, simply choose from the list or use the “other” option to add a name via the commenting function. For those on The Bee’s app, that function is toward the top. To comment, you must sign into Facebook.
Coaches may nominate an athlete by email to agalaviz@fresnobee.com.
Vote as often as you like; the poll closes at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Here are the nominees for the week of May 3-8:
Danyell Booker, Roosevelt basketball: Scored a career-high 33 points and had 16 rebounds and four steals in a 57-48 win over Sunnyside.
Melania Davila, Orosi soccer: The Cardinals won 5-0 over Orange Cove behind Davila’s hat trick.
Bella Duran, Lindsay soccer: She finished with a hat trick, leading the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over Corcoran.
Ashley Espino, El Diamante softball: She went 2 for 3 with a double, home run and five RBI in the Miners’ 18-12 win over Mt. Whitney.
Alexis Galvan, Madera softball: She threw a no-hitter in the Coyotes’ 1-0 win over Sanger.
Jenna Kurz, Yosemite basketball: Kurz returns for player of the week honors. She scored 34 points to put her past 1,000 career points in a 60-59 win over Sierra.
Peyton Machado, Clovis soccer: Her goal in the second half gave the Cougars a 1-0 win over Buchanan.
Ryan Maddox, Clovis North softball: Struck out 16 as the Broncos defeated Clovis East 4-1.
Mia Reynolds, Tulare Union softball: Her no-hitter and 11 strikeouts helped the Tribe to a 9-0 win over Bakersfield Christian. She also went 2 for 4 with a triple and an RBI.
Jazmine Soto, Strathmore basketball: Once again, up for player of the week honors after she scored 44 points and had eight rebounds in a 71-42 win over Corcoran. She followed that game with a 35-point game against the Panthers. She has 2,789 career points, section historian Bob Barnett said.
This story was originally published May 11, 2021 at 2:24 PM.
