High School Sports

Evan Torres of Parlier wins the Fresno-area’s Athlete of the Week poll for Oct. 2

Parlier High senior Evan Pérez finished ninth (15:40.1) in the medium school race at the 44th annual ASICS Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Oct. 7, 2023.
Parlier High senior Evan Pérez finished ninth (15:40.1) in the medium school race at the 44th annual ASICS Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park on Oct. 7, 2023. jesparza@vidaenelvalle.com

Evan Torres of the Parlier High cross country team won The Fresno Bee’s Athlete of the Week poll for Oct. 2-7.

Torres had 1.173 votes (66%) to come out on top. He finished ahead of Devin Ibarra of the El Diamante cross country team who had 519 votes (29%).

Seventeen high school athletes were nominated from cross country, volleyball and water polo.

Voting ended at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 15. To vote again, hit refresh.

Recent winners were Riley McDaniels, El Diamante girls cross country; Kinsley Allan, Sanger girls cross country; Vanessa Villavicencio, Sanger West volleyball; Kennedy Cutler, Redwood volleyball; Faith Bakker, Immanuel volleyball; Davin Collazo, Kingsburg girls water polo; and Drew Rhoads, Lemoore water polo.

Coaches may nominate an athlete for next week’s prep poll by email to agalaviz@fresnobee.com.

Note: The Bee discourages any voting irregularities and any form of harassment. All voters should show sportsmanship; report bad behavior to the platform where it appears.

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This story was originally published October 9, 2023 at 11:30 AM.

Anthony Galaviz
The Fresno Bee
Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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