Vote now: Who should be the SBLive Oklahoma high school athlete of the week?
By Buck Ringgold
Here are the candidates for SBLive Oklahoma’s high school athlete of the week for May 9-15. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com.
Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.
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Noah Smallwood, Owasso baseball
Smallwood, one of 16 seniors on the roster, went 5-for-5 in the Rams' 6A quarterfinal win against Edmond Memorial; then hit a three-run triple in the second inning of Saturday's 6A title game. That broke a 1-1 tie and the Rams were in front to stay in an eventual 7-3 win against Edmond Santa Fe.
Branden Floyd, Owasso baseball
Floyd went 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's 6A title game win.
J.T. Davis, Owasso baseball
The sophomore threw a five-hit complete game in Saturday's 6A championship game, giving up just two hits after the first inning. He also struck out seven batters.
Trevyn Stewart, Duncan baseball
Stewart was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including a two-run triple, and scored twice in helping the Demons win their first state title in baseball with a 15-4 win against Piedmont on Saturday in the 5A championship game.
Tully Booth, Duncan baseball
Booth went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 5A title game.
Brennan Milligan, Blanchard baseball
Milligan was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, and hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to give the Lions a 6-5 win against Tuttle for the 4A championship. He also went 3-for-4 with a home run in Blanchard's quarterfinal win against Pryor.
Jaxon Gless, Blanchard baseball
Gless was 2-for-4, including a two-run single to help start Blanchard's rally in the Lions' eventual 4A title-game win. He was also the winning pitcher in their semifinal win against Marlow, giving up two hits and striking out 12.
Camden Bates, Washington baseball
Bates went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in the Warriors' 13-2 win against Kingston in the 3A title game, the first state title for the Warriors in program history.
Kane Springer, Washington baseball
Springer went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in Saturday's 3A title game win.
Kyler Proctor, Silo baseball
Proctor went 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Rebels completed a perfect 30-0 season with a 7-3 win against Oktaha for the 2A title. He was also the winning pitcher, allowing three hits and striking out eight.
Easton Ford, Silo baseball
Ford was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs, both coming in a four-run first inning in the Rebels' 2A title game win Saturday.
Taniya Looney, Midwest City girls track
Looney won both the 100 meter (12.00) and 200 meter (24.90) dashes at last weekend's Class 5A state meet in Ardmore.
Gwyneth Meyers, Bishop Kelley girls track
Meyers won two running events at the 5A state meet, the 1,600 meters (5:08.84) and the 3,200 meters (11:33.05) as she helped the Lady Comets win the girls team title. She was also part of the first-place 1,600 (4:01) and 3,200 (9:46.49) relay squads.
Izabela Popa, Ardmore girls track
Popa won both the shot put (40-4 ½) and the discus (136-9) at last weekend's 5A state meet, which was held in her home stadium.
Yasmine Johnson, Westmoore girls track
Johnson won the 200 meter (24.64) and 400 meter (56.11) running events at last weekend's 6A state meet in Ardmore. She also was part of the first-place 400 (47.30) and 800 (1:40.20) relay squads.
Payton Hinkle, Broken Arrow girls track
Hinkle won three individual running events at last weekend's 6A meet, the 800 (2:09.47), the 1,600 (4:49.24) and the 3,200 (10:35.29).
Ricky Smith Jr., Ardmore boys track
Smith won both the 100 (10.50) and 200 (21.43) running events at last weekend's 5A state meet held at his home stadium. He also won the long jump (23-0), and was part of the first-place 400 relay squad (41.77).
Max Clark, Coweta boys track
Clark won both the 400 (48.76) and 800 (1:58.75) running events at last weekend's 5A state meet.
Colby Ferbrache, Piedmont boys track
Ferbrache won the 1,600 (4:27.51) and 3,200 (9:49.93) running events at last weekend's 5A state meet, and was part of his team's first-place 3,200 relay team (8:01.39).
Jayden Rowe, Tulsa Union boys track
Rowe won both the 100 (10.60) and 200 (21.09) meter running events at last weekend's Class 6A state meet in Ardmore.
A.J. Antonelli, Edmond Deer Creek boys track
Antonelli captured two gold medals at the 6A state meet. He won the 1,600 (4:12.78) as well as the 3,200 (9:19.41).
Kevion Williams, Westmoore boys track
Williams won the 400 meters (48.60) at the 6A state meet, and was part of the Jaguars' first-place 400 (41.44) and 800 (1:25.15) relay squads as Westmoore captured the 6A boys team championship.
Brett Keeling, Jenks boys tennis
Keeling won the Class 6A No. 1 singles title for the Trojans, who also won the boys team title. He won his semifinal match 6-0, 6-0; then won the first-place match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.
Jacob Cameron/Jesper Ohlson, Jenks boys tennis
Cameron and Ohlson captured the 6A No. 1 boys doubles title for the Trojans. They won their semifinal match 6-2, 6-1; then won the title match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.
Harry Zeiders, Heritage Hall boys tennis
Zeiders won nine straight games to capture the Class 5A No. 1 singles championship, winning his match in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. He also won his semifinal match by identical 6-2, 6-2 scores, helping the Chargers eventually claim the team championship.
Hunter Henry/Aidan Robinson, Cascia Hall boys tennis
Henry and Robinson were part of the 5A No. 1 doubles team that won the state title. They won their semifinal match 6-4, 6-1, and then won the title in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
Cooper Knutsen, Holland Hall boys tennis
Knutsen won his 4A No. 1 singles semifinal match 6-3, 6-1; then took two 6-1, 6-1 sets to claim the state title, also helping the Dutch to the team championship.
Logan Mahan/Rohan Shrestha, Holland Hall boys tennis
The team of Mahan and Shrestha captured the 4A No. 1 doubles title at the state tournament. They won their semifinal match 6-4, 6-1; then claimed the championship in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0.
Grant Gudgel, Stillwater boys golf
Gudgel won the Class 6A state championship by three strokes with a three-round total of 218. In the third round, he fired a one-over par 73.
Gunner Hammon, Altus boys golf
Hammon shot a 70 in the final round to finish with a three-round total of 218 en route to capturing the 5A state individual championship.
Drew Mabrey, Holland Hall boys golf
Mabrey won the 4A individual title by four strokes as he finished with a three-round total of 213. He shot a 69 in the final round.
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma Christian School boys golf
Cowan shot a three-round total of 203 as he won the 3A individual title by three strokes.
Bryce Wolff, Stroud boys golf
Wolff won the 2A state individual title by eight strokes with a three-round total of 214. He shot a 75 in the final round.
Katie Larson, North Rock Creek slow pitch softball
Larson was 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored as North Rock Creek claimed the 5A slow pitch title with a 15-0 win against Perkins-Tryon.
Haley Hacker, North Rock Creek slow pitch softball
Hacker went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs in the 5A title game win.
Taylor Gleim, Southmoore slow pitch softball
Gleim was 4-for-4 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored in Southmoore's 17-7 win against Choctaw for the 6A slow pitch title.
Kaylee Carter, Southmoore slow pitch softball
Carter went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the 6A championship game.
Camryn Hasselwander, Edmond Deer Creek girls soccer
The Lady Antlers' goalkeeper, Hasselwander did not allow a single goal during the postseason. She also made several saves, including deflecting a penalty kick on the fourth attempt as Deer Creek won the 6A title, defeating Norman North 1-0 on penalty kicks. It was the Lady Antlers' seventh state title.
Reese Roberts, Bishop McGuinness girls soccer
Roberts' goal off a free kick turned out to be the lone score in the 5A title game, as McGuinness posted a 1-0 win against Piedmont.
Harper Siemens, Holland Hall girls soccer
Siemens scored from 10 yards out in overtime to lift the Dutch to a 2-1 win against Metro Christian for the 4A championship.
Katerina Chrysant, Heritage Hall girls soccer
Chrysant scored two first-half goals to help Heritage Hall to the 3A state championship with a 3-1 win against Victory Christian.
Gabe Angle, Norman North boys soccer
In a scoreless game, Angle's goal with nearly two minutes left to play lifted the Timberwolves to a 1-0 win against Mustang for the 6A championship, Norman North's seventh program title.
Jimmy Cabrera, Santa Fe South boys soccer
Cabrera scored a pair of goals as the Saints won their fourth title, beating Oklahoma City Southeast, 5-1, for the 5A championship.
Daniel Thompson, Clinton boys soccer
Thompson tallied two goals as the Red Tornadoes claimed the 4A championship with a 5-1 win against Chickasha.
Eriberto Meza, Crooked Oak boys soccer
Meza, a senior goalkeeper, got the shutout as Crooked Oak defeated Heritage Hall, 1-0, on penalty kicks for the 3A title. It was the first title won in any sport by the Ruf-Nex.