Bishop Diego volleyball’s Braylon Katers and Caitlyn Early of the San Marcos softball team were honored as the Athletes of the Week at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Press Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
Katers came up big for the Cardinals in an important Tri-Valley League win against Foothill Tech on the road. He posted a double-double of 14 kills and 18 digs in a four-set victory that gave Bishop sole possession of second place in the league standings.
Over the week, Katers scored a team-best 37 points over six matches, helping the Cardinals take fifth place at the Surf City Invitational in Santa Cruz.
Early was a terror at the plate for opposing pitchers at the Camarillo Tournament on Saturday. In two games, she went 6 for 9 with two homers, two doubles, six RBIS and five runs scored.
She is batting .439 for the season and is the team leader in RBIs and home runs.
UCSB softball player Alexa Sams was the honorable mention choice for this week’s award.
The Athletes of the Week are selected by members of the local sports media. Coaches are encouraged to nominate deserving athletes. Nominations should be sent to sports@noozhawk.com by Sunday at 12 p.m.
The award is sponsored by the law firm of Maho-Prentice.
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