Jose Quintero

1 day ago | vvdailypress.com | Jose Quintero

The Sultana softball team sits alone atop the Mojave River League standings after escaping Tuesday’s showdown against Oak Hills with a 6-5 victory. Oak Hills came close to coming back in the bottom of the seventh inning. With a four-run lead, Sultana got two quick outs as Savannah Vanderpool struck out the first batters before allowing a three-run home run to Kayla Cazares. Jade Whitman singled two pitches later, putting the tying run on first base with Amaya Sigala up to bat.

3 days ago | vvdailypress.com | Jose Quintero

Nine athletes from across the High Desert are in the running for the Victorville Chevrolet High School Athlete of the Week. Daily Press readers can vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website. The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night. Here are the choices for the week, based on performances from April 14 to 19.  Did you vote for him?: Sultana’s Alex Gamez is the Victorville Chevrolet High School Athlete of the WeekNeed a break?

6 days ago | vvdailypress.com | Jose Quintero

There were 39,290 votes cast this week in the race for the Victorville Chevrolet High School Athlete of the Week poll. Sultana’s Alex Gamez ended with 54.01% of total votes cast by Daily Press readers. The baseball player received 21,220 votes, beating out nine other high school athletes from across the High Desert. To earn a spot on the ballot, Gamez helped the Sultans to a pair of victories over Oak Hills last week.

1 week ago | vvdailypress.com | Jose Quintero

The Sultana softball team beat Apple Valley 15-5 on Tuesday, forcing a three-way tie atop the Mojave River League standings. Sultana got five home runs from Aaliyah Huizar, Avery Rodriguez, Camilla Casillas, Isabel Avalos, and Maricruz Venegas. Sultana jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a three-run home run from Venegas and Viviana Polanco scoring on a ground out by Jadielyn Rodriguez. Apple Valley cut the lead in half on a two-run home run from H Macias.

1 week ago | vvdailypress.com | Jose Quintero

Ten athletes from across the High Desert are in the running for the Victorville Chevrolet High School Athlete of the Week. Daily Press readers can vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website. The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night. Here are the choices for the week, based on performances from April 7 to 12:Sports Roundup: Brayden Booth's eighth-inning home run leads Sultana past Oak HillsNeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.