Athletes of the week
Softball
Terin Ritz, Deer Creek
With the playoffs quickly approaching, Deer Creek is getting a huge boost from Terrin Ritz at the plate and in the circle.
Last week, Ritz threw a no-hitter in a run-rule victory against Putnam West.
On Monday, she hit a first-inning grand slam in a huge 8-2 win against Mustang to seal the district championship.
In the no-hitter, Ritz pitched all four innings of the 12-0 win.
This all comes after she hit three home runs and drove in seven runs on Sept. 18 in a rout of Southmoore.
Boys Cross Country
Sam Bass, Casady
The junior runner for Casady finished the highest of any state runner at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Of the more than 650 high school runners, Bass finished eighth overall with a time of 15:53.9 in the “El Caliente” 5K.
Girls Cross Country
Sophia Maag, Norman
It’ s a back-to-back appearance as the girls cross country runner of the week for Ma ag, but that’ s what happens when you place as atop runner in a multi-state event. Coming off her first place finish at the OK Runner Classic, Maag finished 11th overall at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival with a time of 19:10.3.
Volleyball
Kaeli Robinson, Edmond Santa Fe
In a top matchup against Deer Creek on Tuesday, Robinson was dominant around the net to help lead the Wolves to a 3-0 victory.
Robinson finished the match with 14 kills, including seven in the final set to help give Edmond Santa Fe the win.