It's time to vote for the athlete of the week from the High Desert.
Sixteen athletes from across the region are in the running for the Joe Orthodontics High School Athlete of the Week.
Each week throughout the 2025-26 school year, the Daily Press will recognize one standout student-athlete from the High Desert as Athlete of the Week.
Through nominations submitted by coaches and our own research, those selected will be placed on a ballot each week. The nominations are limited to only varsity athletes.
You can vote for your favorite high school athletes as often as you’d like. The poll closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday night.
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Here are the choices for this week, based on performances from April 27 to May 2.
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Bryson Lilly, Academy for Academic Excellence baseball — Lilly struck out eight batters over 3 ⅓ innings and went 3 for 3 with two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base in an 11-1 victory over Silver Valley on April 27. He followed that by striking out five batters over two scoreless innings in a 9-3 victory on May 1.
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Carlos Ramirez, Hesperia baseball — Ramirez struck out six batters and allowed two hits over seven innings in a 4-0 victory over Serrano on April 29, while also recording a hit. He followed that by driving in a run and scoring in a 9-5 victory on May 1.
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Eden Skinner, Hesperia Christian softball — Skinner went 4 for 4 with a home run, eight RBIs and five runs in a 21-2 victory over Excelsior on April 27. She followed that by going 2 for 3 with two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base in an 11-0 victory on April 29.
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Emily Marks, Granite Hills softball — Marks went 2 for 5 with three RBIs and three runs in an 18-2 victory over Barstow on April 28. She followed that by going 4 for 4 with two RBIs in a 13-2 victory on April 30.
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Hailey Macias, Apple Valley softball — Macias went 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs in a 19-4 victory over Sultana on April 29. She followed that by going 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run in a loss to Oak Hills on May 1.
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Isabel Maust, Silverado swimming — Maust reached the top of the podium in all four events she competed in at the Desert Sky League Finals on April 29. Maust won the 50 freestyle (24.75) and swam on three winning relay teams — the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle.
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Jacob Webster, Oak Hills baseball — Webster went 4 for 5 with a home run, seven RBIs, four runs and three stolen bases in a 22-4 victory over Apple Valley on April 29. He followed that by going 1 for 2 with a stolen base in a loss on May 1.
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Jovani Ceja-Gonzalez, Lucerne Valley baseball — Ceja-Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, two runs and struck out eight batters over 5 ⅔ innings in a 10-3 victory over Victor Valley Christian on April 28. He followed that by going 5 for 5 with a home run, seven RBIs, five runs and a stolen base in a 25-2 victory on April 30.
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Nikolas Blocker, Victor Valley track and field — Blocker reached the top of the podium in each of the events at the DSL Finals on April 29. Blocker won both the sprint races, the 100 (10.80) and 200 (21.35), and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team.
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Reniyah Rosborough, Victor Valley track and field — Rosborough also reached the top of the podium in each of the events she ran in at the DSL Finals on April 29. Rosborough won the 100 (12.31) and 200 (25.15), and ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team.
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Sienna Garcia, Oak Hills softball — Garcia went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 15-2 victory over Hesperia on April 29. She followed that by going 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs in a 15-5 victory over Apple Valley on May 1.
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Tommy Fernandez, Silverado swimming — Fernandez reached the top of the podium in all four events he competed in at the Desert Sky League Finals on April 29. Fernandez won the 100 freestyle (52.07) and 200 IM (2:06.91), and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams
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Tyler Aguilar, Victor Valley baseball — Aguilar went 1 for 1 with an RBI and pitched 1 ⅔ scoreless innings in a 7-5 victory over Silverado on April 28. He followed that by striking out nine batters and allowing two hits in a complete-game 2-0 victory on April 30.
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Tyler Redona, Apple Valley baseball — Redona went 1 for 3 with a run and a stolen base in a loss to Oak Hills on April 29. He followed that by going 2 for 4 with a run in a 6-1 victory on May 1.
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Victoria Patino, Silverado softball — Patino went 4 for 4 with three RBIs, three runs and four stolen bases in a 13-3 victory over Victor Valley on April 28. She followed that by going 4 for 4 with two RBIs, four runs and two stolen bases in a 16-5 victory on April 30.
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Vincent Jarvis, Granite Hills baseball — Jarvis struck out 13 batters and allowed one earned run on five hits over six innings in a 5-3 victory over Barstow on April 30. He also went 3 for 4 with an RBI at the plate.
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Nominations must be received for consideration by Sunday morning following that week's games. Anyone can nominate an Athlete of the Week for every varsity sport.
Be sure to nominate next week’s ballot through email to sports reporter Jose Quintero at JQuintero@VVDailyPress.com. Feel free to also reach out to him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @J0seQuintero, or on Instagram at @760Varsity. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.
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