Harper Creek's Kobe Cordova is Bronson Battle Creek Athlete of the Week
Kobe Cordova helped Harper Creek to the championship in the All-City Baseball Tournament.
BATTLE CREEK — The fans have spoken. The winner of the latest Bronson Battle Creek/Enquirer Athlete of the Week fan poll is Kobe Cordova of the Harper Creek baseball team. Fans got behind Cordova to help him edge finalists DJ Wood, Layla Huffman and Kaylee Kirkpatrick.
Cordova received 45 percent of the vote by the 5 p. m. Wednesday deadline.
Thanks to his fans, he is being featured in this Enquirer Athlete of the Week Sunday spotlight. Harper Creek held off Pennfield in the championship game with a 3-2 victory to win the 2026 All-City Baseball Tournament. Kobe Cordova went 2-for-2 to lead Harper Creek with a run scored and an RBI in the win over Pennfield.
Cordova also had the go-ahead RBI in the ninth inning in the 4-3 win over Lakeview in the semifinals. "Kobe had a real good month of May offensively. He has also had some really key ABs for us in big spots, including hitting a walk-off double in a doubleheader against Marshall," Harper Creek coach Jason Miller.