Tri-Valley and Frontier leagues pick their top players from 2023 spring season
Kadyn Sanchez of league champion Santa Clara was named the Most Valuable Player and Rosy Salazar of Grace Brethren was named the Pitcher of the Year in softball for the 2023 Tri-Valley League season.
Named to the first team were Yazmin Wiggins, Abriele Ramirez, Isabela Nava and Alehsandra Martinez of Santa Clara; Jennifer Garcia, Sydney Hornbuckle, Leea Martinez and Grace Bracamontes of St. Bonaventure; Grace Maguire and Madi Wall of St. Bonaventure; Danielle Bishop and Jasmine Guzman of Foothill Tech; and Tessa Johansen of Bishop Diego.
Named to the second team were Miranda Williams, Sophia Romero and Sara Briones of Santa Clara; Hallie Barlow, Audrina Tinoco and Maria Castor of St. Bonaventure; Marina Markrud and Lexi Bower of Grace Brethren; Izzy Rodriguez and Lauren Fossati of Foothill Tech; and Lily Simolon and Lauren Weeks of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Briza Prado, Abriana Ramirez and Mia Gomez of Santa Clara; Janessa Brown, Laura Lynch and Isabella Padilla of St. Bonaventure; Taylor Smith, Addi Briscoe and Cameron Kenny of Grace Brethren; Jaelyn Perez, Tiffany Martinez and Kloey Juarez of Foothill Tech; and Lucy Plowman, Madeline Ferries and Sarah Fellers of Bishop Diego.
Andy Gibson of St. Bonaventure was named the Coach of the Year.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BASEBALL
Zach Mora of league champion Grace Brethren was named the Player of the Year and teammate Hunter Watkins was named the Pitcher of the Year.
Making the first team were Jacob Young, Owen Zahn, Lucas Martinov and Mason Goulart of Grace Brethren; Seth Slagiel, Nate Lajoie and Noah Aguiar of St. Bonaventure; Matt Vega of Foothill Tech; Theo Anderson, Nolan Waters and Spencer Troise of Dunn; and Isaac Veal and Ryan Rheinschild of Bishop Diego.
Making the second team were Nate Slayton and Cole Ikenoye of Grace Brethren; Max Peters, Anthony Colitti and Brendan McBride of St. Bonaventure; Cameron Stevens, Adam Arth and Aidan Gomez of Foothill Tech; Makai Nabarro, Payton Federmann and CJ Hollister of Dunn; and Kaden Guron of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Alex Van, Nico Kajiwara and Noah Cooper of Grace Brethren; Cooper Tinkey, Austin Watkins and Elijah Hall of St. Bonaventure; Ethan Miller, Branson Taylor and Boden Carr of Foothill Tech; Johnny Johnson, Eli Bigelow and Aiden O'Neill of Dunn; and David Acquistapace, Dallas Bartholic and Ben Zoltoski of Bishop Diego.
Eric Fuller of Grace Brethren was named the Coach of the Year.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS GOLF
St. Bonaventure's Colin Donnelly earned Most Valuable Player honors and St. Bonaventure's John Muller was named the Coach of the Year.
Earning first-team honors were Caden Raines and Eoin O'Neil of St. Bonaventure; Thomas Chadbourne of Foothill Tech; Carson Coker of Grace Brethren; Mason Siegel of Laguna Blanca; and Jack Eliassen of Bishop Diego.
Earning second-team honors were Ryan Kim of Villanova Prep; Keith Sauers of St. Bonaventure; Devon Carbajal of Foothill Tech; and Jules LeClercq and Michael Wang of Laguna Blanca.
Securing honorable-mention honors were Tino Molfetta of St. Bonaventure; Nathan Leedy of Foothill Tech; Fred Pan of Villanova Prep; Carlos Moreno, Conner Carty and Luke Eliassen of Bishop Diego; and Ryan Kim of Laguna Blanca.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Thomas Couvillion of Laguna Blanca was named the Most Valuable Player and Jason Donnelly of Laguna Blanca was named the Coach of the Year.
Named to the first team were Jake Seay and Owen Peterson of St. Bonaventure; Tyler Jorden of Foothill Tech; Kincade Avery and Tyson Deveze of Laguna Blanca; Braylon Katers, Liam Flood and Austin Carty of Bishop Diego; Benjamin Richmond of Cate; and Griffin Markee of Dunn.
Named to the second team were Henry Cooper and Andy Fox of St. Bonaventure; Sean Scampone of Foothill Tech; Caden Weaver, Ganden Walker and Liam Knezevich of Laguna Blanca; John Michael Flint and Anthony Eck of Bishop Diego; Mack Nieman of Cate; and Tanner Rhodes of Dunn.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Nick Baloyo, Jack Thompson and Liam McNamara of St. Bonaventure; James Sokoloski and Spencer Jones of Foothill Tech; Nick Malesky, Canaan Ramirez and Henri Benoit of Bishop Diego; Henry Bouma and Max DeVore of Cate; Rhys Mason and David Li of Dunn; and Drew Levinson of Laguna Blanca.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS TENNIS
Ben Wang of Foothill Tech was the Singles Player of the Year and Cate's Nate Newlove and Harry Su were the Doubles Players of the Year.
Earning first-team honors were Jengus Ercil, Ethan Bloom and Will Keshen of Cate; Pascal Hayward and James Sokoloski of Foothill Tech; and Jim Franke of Dunn.
Earning second-team honors were Pierce Bressie, Teddy Tracy and Justin Park of Thacher; Jonas Rutherford and Marcus Poon of Villanova Prep; and Gordon Huckestein of St. Bonaventure.
Securing honorable-mention honors were Aden Meisel and Kent Dunn of Laguna Blanca; Mahir Shyam, Dylan Files and Shaurya Shyam of Foothill Tech; and Roman Moga of Villanova Prep.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Earning first-team honors in specific events were Delon Thompson, Joaquin Johnson, Jameel John and Koen Glover of St. Bonaventure; Jonah Billings, Connor Bursek, Cole Dinkler and Jacob Lombardo of Foothill Tech; Sebastian Sutch, Carlo Kim, Pen Brooks, Tyler Martinez and Justin Musyimi of Cate; and Su'e Luamanu of Bishop Diego.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Merric Bayless, Ian Clayton, Daniel Kovalski, Stefan Hubner, Nikolas Macias, Shawn Gerk, Owen Evans, Jacob Lombardo, Conor White, Ian Clayton and Cody Bondy of Foothill Tech; Joaquin Johnson and Andrew Driver of St. Bonaventure; Everest Schipper of Cate; and JD Vargas of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Jameel John, Mason Badgett, Mario Partello, Ull Rosten, Max Calvillo and Peyton Schuberg of St. Bonaventure; Dean Coleman, Jonah Billings, Braeden Elliott, Chance Leandro, Julian Cartellieri, Ian Clayton and Cody Bondy of Foothill Tech; Justin Musyimi, Carlo Kim, Adrian Ordonez, Christian Rhee, Alex Tang and Rory Zhang of Cate; and Rylan Bohnett of Bishop Diego.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Earning first-team honors in specific events were Kennedy Kirkland, Francesca Sutch, Sanai Edwards and Tamsyn Taptich of Cate; Caitlyn O'Neil, Keera Wallace, Charys Pyle, Brooke Pyle, Lily Shadden, Lauren Kaller, Ashley Crist, Bennett Rodman and Maycie Duston of Foothill Tech; and Morgan Conway of La Reina.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Brooke Pyle, Bennett Rodman, Ashley Crist, Lauren Kaller, Adrianna Paul, Nisha Reddy and Amelia Gerk of Foothill Tech; Ashlyn Rifley and Layla Intenzo of St. Bonaventure; Ruth Tackett of La Reina; and Kendall Thorne, Josie Frazier, Kaitlyn Hendricks, Tamsyn Taptich and Francesca Sutch of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Lauren Kaller, Lily Shadden, Emily Allison, Kiersten Falat, Bennett Rodman, Stephanie Botello and Ariel Montejano of Foothill Tech; Layla Intenzo, Bryannah Vaughn, Abby Carfaro, Ashlyn Rifley, Bailey Mata and Tessa Peterson of St. Bonaventure; Sadie Harbour, Ruth Tackett, Grace Courtland and Morgan Conway of La Reina; and Tamsyn Taptich of Cate.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS SWIMMING
Earning first-team honors in specific events were James Keyser and Luigi Travi of Villanova Prep; and Brian Payne, Phin Stephenson, Kairei Jones, Myles Warren, Cyrus Symington, Elliot Paige, Eric Jin, Ben White and Joba Samson of Cate.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Gavin Moore, Hayden MacDougall, Nathaniel White, Aiden Cumming, Kylan Jaeger, Ryder Hart, Ethan Ortiz and Lucca Postma of Foothill Tech; Elliot Paige, Ben White, Joba Samson, Eric Jin and Kairei Jones of Cate; and Rio Valle of Laguna Blanca.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Nico Macias, Drew Olsen, Matthew Linskey, and James Jaramillo of St. Bonaventure; Ryder Hart, Hayden MacDougall and Nathaniel White of Foothill Tech; Noah Peterson, David Acquistapace, Charlie Brand, Jason Devine and Drin Ymeri of Bishop Diego; and Eric Jin, Joba Samson and Ben White of Cate.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SWIMMING
Earning first-team honors in specific events were Jen Won, Stella Rogers, Kendall Rhee and Nicole Teh of Cate; Charlie Woo-Bloxberg, Sadie Lagerquist, Camilla Lewis, Mikaela Clabaugh and Cynthia Hu of Foothill Tech; Hannah Tully-Giles of Villanova Prep; and Kendall Keshen of Laguna Blanca.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Hannah Tully-Giles, Eva Tully-Giles, Ida Tully-Giles, Ruby Kamir and Candela Basoco of Villanova Prep; Cynthia Hu and Mikaela Clabaugh of Foothill Tech; and Stella Rogers, Nicole Teh, Jen Won and Angie Zoric of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Sadie Lagerquist, Cynthia Hu, Lorraine Corona, Avery Buehner, Camilla Lewis, Hayden MacDougall and Mikaela Clabaugh of Foothill Tech; Eva Tully-Giles, Ruby Kamir, Hannah Tinker, Shakti Gonzales-Haro, Ruby Kamir and Candela Basoco of Villanova Prep; and Angie Zoric, Caroline Keohane, Lylie Bechtel and Myla Van Lynde of Cate.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Jane Krautman and Avala Elwood of Providence were named the co-Most Valuable Players of the Year.
Named to the first team were Gina Decas and Maddie Applegate of St. Bonaventure.
Named to the second team were Fiona Hernandez and Lola Hall of Laguna Blanca; and Emma Coglizer and Wynter Thorne-Thomsen of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention honors were were Sara Stoney, Lilac Reyes, Loraine Corona and Ashlyn Mullin of Foothill Tech; Jojo Huff and Olivia Applegate of St. Bonaventure; Petra Stoilkovich and Grace Yang of Thacher; Jacklyn Pryko and Olivia Leflang of Providence; Danica Rux and Cyanne Blabey of Laguna Blanca; and Vivi Klenter and Sofia Parasotto of Bishop Diego.
FRONTIER LEAGUE BASEBALL
Riley Powell of Villanova Prep was named the Player of the Year and Rob Carney of Thacher was named the Pitcher of the Year in baseball for the 2023 Frontier League season.
Earning first-team honors were Landen Melendez, Jayden Melendez and Aiden Schindel of Villanova Prep; Brady Vondriska, Henry Molfino and Gage Grimes of Thacher; Jason Valenzuela of Santa Clara; and Peter Lehman and Quinn Pullen of Cate.
Earning second-team honors were Ben Billings, Peter Robinson and Cole Mason of Thacher; Caden Billy and Josh Connell of Villanova Prep; Noah Casbarro and Chase Meyer of Cate; and Dylan White, Christopher Alcala and Lucas Mendez of Santa Clara.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Hayden Hooperv and Miles Maxwell of Thacher and Josh Butler of Cate.
Stuart Johnson of Thacher and John Howard of Villanova Prep were named the co-Coaches of the Year.
FRONTIER LEAGUE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Earning first-team honors in specific events were Arinze Okigbo, Jeremy Bywater, Nico Dillulo, Diego Escalante, Joshua Billington and Tevarion Jackson of Thacher; Tai Yson, Peter Morgan, Armando Rivera, Victor Barragan, Makaio Thompson, Luis Tototzintle and Louis Lemus of Santa Clara; and Teleios Zermeno of Providence.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Makaio Thompson, Luis Tototzintle, Louis Lemus, Peter Morgan, Richard Palato and Victor Barragan of Santa Clara; Arinze Okigbo, Nico Dillulo, Jeremy Bywater and Tevarion Jackson of Thacher; Teleios Zermeno of Providence; and Christian Hernandez of Villanova Prep.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Makaio Thompson, Tomas Guerra, Luis Tototzintle, Richard Palato, Armando Rivera and Aiden Perez of Santa Clara; Christian Hernandez of Villanova Prep; and Reid Wadsworth and Benton Helzberg of Thacher.
FRONTIER LEAGUE GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Earning first-team honors in specific events were Nayeli Martinez, Sharlene Gatongay, Erika Flores, Mariel Chavez and Nayeli Martinez of Santa Clara; Ruby Kilpper, Avala Elwood and Abigail Fiedtkou of Providence; Maya Chavarria and Abby Crawford of Villanova Prep; Kira Rameson of Laguna Blanca; and Sarah Sonenshine, Ali Bennett, Julie Lui and Taylor Gudebski of Thacher.
Earning second-team honors in specific events were Erika Flores, Sharlene Gatongay, Isabella Perez, Nayeli Martinez, Mariel Chavez, Sofia Peralta and Selina Cortez of Santa Clara; Maya Chavarria, Aixa Rivera and Munirah Balogun of Villanova Prep; and Taylor Gudebski and Shiraz Rothchild of Thacher.
Earning honorable-mention honors in specific events were Mariel Chavez and Nayeli Martinez of Santa Clara; Elyse Weaver and Kira Rameson of Laguna Blanca; Fatima Perez, Aixa Rivera, Munirah Balogun and Madeline Lowe of Villanova Prep; and Sabine Zermeno of Providence.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Tri-Valley and Frontier leagues pick their top players from the spring
