West Valley's Aguilar and Shasta's Oilar earn Record Searchlight Athlete of the Week

A West Valley High School football player and Shasta High volleyball player took home Record Searchlight Athlete of the Week honors this week. 

Male Athlete of the Week winner: Joshua Aguilar (West Valley)

Junior Josh Aguilar won 51.1% of the vote to be this week's Athlete of the Week. Aguilar helped his team make history by scoring two touchdowns, including the game-winning score against Lassen to propel the Eagles to their first undefeated regular season in program history.

Aguilar finished the game with 10 carries and 131 yards. This week he will lead top-seed West Valley against No. 8 Wheatland at home on Friday in the CIF Northern Section Division III first round playoffs.

Female Athlete of the Week winner: Courtney Oilar (Shasta)

Oilar won Athlete of the Week with 58.2 percent of the vote.

On Oct. 29 against Las Plumas, Oilar had a game-high 17 kills and a 65.4 kill percentage to lift Shasta into Saturday's CIF Northern Section Division III final against Foothill.

Oilar has continued to play despite suffering a broken hand on Sept. 28 in the Anderson Volleyball Tournament. 

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Ethan Hanson started working for the Redding Record Searchlight after four years with the Los Angeles Daily News as a freelancer. His coverage includes working the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in South Bend, Indiana, and writing about the St. Louis Rams' move to Los Angeles with the Ventura County Star. He began his career as a play-by-play broadcaster for LA Pierce College from 2011-2017. Follow him on Twitter at @EthanAHanson_RS.