{
  "id": 18033988,
  "title": "The polls are open! Vote for the top Tulare County athlete of the week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/the-polls-are-open-vote-for-the-top-tulare-county-athlete-of-the-week",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:03:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/polls-open-vote-top-tulare-230309547.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register residents can now cast their vote for their favorite high school athletes. The poll concludes at noon on Friday, November 6th. There are no limitations, so feel free to vote frequently. Please refrain from sending your votes via email. Here are the contestants for this week: Adan Aldana (Woodlake), Connor Cain (Golden West), Leonardo Coronado (Orosi), Emma Crisp (Redwood), Mike Ennis (Porterville), J.J. Guereca (Lindsay), Nash McElree (Redwood), and Landan Seechan (Tulare Western). Aldana contributed 122 rushing yards and a touchdown, leading his team to the East Sequoia League championship. Cain racked up four touchdowns (three via receiving, one rushing) and amassed 89 receiving yards as the Trailblazers claimed their fourth consecutive Battle for the Saddle victory. Coronado notched 128 rushing yards and three touchdowns, securing an outright East Sequoia League-Redwood title for the Cardinals. Crisp passed for 326 yards and four touchdowns in a shutout playoff win over Lompoc. Ennis completed 18 of 20 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns in the Granite Bowl, accompanied by a 101-yard rushing performance and three rushing touchdowns. Guereca captured 125 yards and two touchdowns on three catches for the Cardinals, who emerged victorious in the Bell Game. McElree connected on 82% of his throws, connecting with 19 of 23 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns, propelling the Rangers to a win in the annual Cowhide rivalry game. Seechan scored a receiving touchdown, enabling the Mustangs to clinch the Bell Game for the first time since 2019.",
  "summary": "Vote for your favorite Tulare County high school athlete of the week. The poll closes at noon this Friday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Voting for Tulare County athlete of the week opens today",
    "Contestants include Aldana, Cain, Coronado, Crisp, Ennis, Guereca, McElree, Seechan",
    "Aldana led team to East Sequoia League championship"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}