Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week?
By Ty Loftis
As the spring sports season begins to wind down, several high school athletes are stepping up to make crucial plays for their team. Here, we take a look at some of those performances.
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Oklahoma high school athlete of the week for April 17-23. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to nominate an athlete, email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter.
Chandler Fowler, Jenks baseball
Jenks got a big 3-2 win against Broken Arrow and Fowler did a little bit of everything. Not only was Fowler the winning pitcher, but he also hit a home run and drove in two runs.
Ethan Gillespie, McAlester baseball
With the Buffaloes having lost 13 straight games, Gillespie broke the streak by delivering a two-RBI walk-off home run in the 10th inning against Antlers.
Khaiden Gardner, Sterling baseball
Sterling swept Ninnekah to win a district title last week. The entire Tiger offense was impressive, but Gardner hit a grand slam in the first game and scored two more runs in the second.
Ronaldo Martinez, McAlester boys soccer
A 6-3 win against Sapulpa put McAlester in the soccer playoffs for the first time in school history. Martinez scored two goals in the win.
Jordan Myers, Victory Christian baseball
In a 16-0 win against Spiro, Myers went 2-for-3, hit two home runs, had seven RBIs and was the winning pitcher.
Wesley Garrett, Poteau baseball
Poteau earned its 20th win of the year against Eufaula last week and in the 8-0 win, Garrett struck out nine and allowed only one hit.
Lily Cunningham, Edmond Deer Creek girls soccer
The Lady Antlers got a 3-2 win against Norman to remain undefeated in district play. In that game, Cunningham recorded a hat trick.
Jeraldine Garcia, Capitol Hill girls soccer
A second-half goal by Garcia gave the Lady Wolves a 1-0 win against U.S. Grant, their first win since early March.
Parker Sands, Edmond North boys golf
The Huskies finished runner-up at the Pioneer Invitational and Sands finished first individually.
Lucy Darr, Stillwater girls golf
The Lady Pioneers won the Skiatook Invitational, which was played at Bailey Ranch Golf Club. Darr finished first individually.
Quinton Richardson, Luther boys track
At the North Rock Creek track meet, Richardson won the boys high jump event with a jump of 6-2.
Casey Little, Owasso boys track
Little not only won his race in the 3,200-meter run, but also broke the school record with a time of 9:37.47.
Kalli Jo Kennedy, Vian girls track
At the Porter track meet, Kennedy won the 100-meter hurdle event with a time of 19.89.
Lola Hester, Clinton girls track
At the track and field meet in Elk City, Hester won the discus throw event with a throw of 131-2.