Fall athletes receive letters, awards, honors

Published 12:03 pm Friday, November 20, 2015

Here’s a rundown of Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school athletes who picked up awards this fall.

Oak Harbor Football

Coach: Jay Turner

Record: 6-3; Wesco, 4-1, second place.

Senior lettermen: Tanner Chilcote, Michael Corfman, Grant Gerber, Carlos Grando, Jared Gray, Dyllan Harris, Savion Hollins-Passmore, Eric Jensen, Quinn Karney, Taylor Kolste, Diangelo McKinney, Fred Miller, Dymond Piper, Cameron Rector, Kevin Reyes, Tyler Snavely, Zane Stein, Ryan Valencia, Tanner Walker, Josiah Welch, Zoren Yabao, Emily Larson (manager).

Juniors: D’Andre Bellamy, Colton Burdock-Curtis, Josh Coe, Thomas Gilham, Seth Gluth, Princeton Lollar, John Long, Brycin McIntyre, Nathan Mecom, Collin Nickols, Jon Purcell, Jordan Washington, Sam Zook.

Sophomores: Jordan Bell, Hunter Bos, Marcus Carr, Marcus Fox, Taeson Hardin, TJ Hollins-Passmore, Ozell Jackson, Kamren Mebane, Andrew Miller, Kyle Nickols, Mackenzie Nuanez, Weston Whitefoot, Zack Zelazowski.

Team awards: Harris, Most Valuable Offensive Player, Captain; Reyes, Most Valuable Defensive Player; Hollins-Passmore, Most Inspirational, Captain; Karney, Coaches’ Award, Captain; McKinney, Captain; Yabao, Captain; Corfman, Captain.

League honors: Harris, first-team defensive back, first-team offense; Zook, first-team offensive lineman, first-team defensive lineman; Reyes, first-team defensive lineman; Corfman, first-team inside linebacker; Karney, first-team outside linebacker; Lollar, first-team running back; Hollins-Passmore, second-team defensive back; Bellamy, second-team offensive lineman; Whitefoot, honorable mention; Yabao, honorable mention; Purcell, honorable mention; McKinney, honorable mention.

Coupeville Football

Coach: Brett Smedley

Record: 1-9; Olympic League, 1-5, tied for third place.

Senior lettermen: Zane Bundy, Jordan Ford, Brenden Gilbert, Ryan Griggs, Wiley Hesselgrave, Lathom Kelley, Jake Lord, Josh Lord, Mitchell Losey, J.R. Pendergrass, C.J. Smith.

Juniors: Mitchell Carroll, Uriel Liquidano, Jacob Martin, Clay Reilly.

Sophomores: Hunter Downes, Tyler McCalmont, Hunter Smith, Julian Welling.

Freshmen: Chris Battaglia, Gabe Eck, Ty Eck.

Managers: Tyler Cermac, Nick Crownover, Dominic Dausey, Baylee Dunsmore.

Team awards: Hesselgrave, Most Valuable Player, Four-year Award; Gabe Eck, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Hunter Smith, Most Valuable Defensive Player; Gilbert, Alpha Male; Cameron Toomey-Stout, ACE; Bundy, Special Teams; Losey, Four-year Award; Kelley, Four-year Award; Jake Lord, Four-year Award; Josh Lord, Four-year Award.

League honors: Hesselgrave, first-team running back; C.J. Smith, first-team wide receiver; Gilbert, first-team offensive line; Hunter Smith, first-team defensive back; Reilly, first-team punter.

Note: Hunter Smith had a school record seven interceptions.

Oak Harbor Volleyball

Coach: Kerri Molitor

Record: 9-9; Wesco, 7-5, fifth place; district, fourth place.

Senior letter winners: Geslyne Barreta, Stephanie Kolden, Priya Osborne, AnnaBelle Whitefoot, Janae Payne, Claire Anderson.

Juniors: Lauren May, Julie Jansen.

Sophomores: Hailee Blau, Samantha Hines.

Freshman: Camryn Bristow.

Team awards: Anderson, Most Valuable Player, Captain; Osborne, Most Inspirational, Captain; Bristow, Most Improved; May, Coaches’ Award.

League honors: Anderson, first team; Payne, honorable mention; Osborne, honorable mention; Blau, honorable mention.

Coupeville Volleyball

Coach: Breanne Smedley

Record: 5-9; Olympic League, 3-3, tied for second place; district, fifth place.

Senior letter winners: Sydney Autio, McKenzie Bailey.

Juniors: Tiffany Briscoe, Ally Roberts, Valen Trujillo.

Sophomores: Payton Aparicio, Kyla Briscoe, Hope Lodell, Katrina McGranahan, Lauren Rose.

Freshman: Emma Smith.

Team awards: Trujillo, Most Valuable Player, Captain; Autio, Captain; Lodell, Most Improved; Rose, Best Teammate; Tiffany Briscoe, Coaches’ Award.

League honors: Trujillo, first team; Autio, first team; McGranahan, first-team.

Note: Trujillo set a school season record with 157 digs.

Oak Harbor Tennis

Coach: Horace Mells

Record: 6-7; Wesco, 5-6, fourth place.

Senior lettermen: Calib Byers, Matthew Hallahan, Jared Hunt, Jae-Kyung Kwak, Matt Molitor, Raymond Paraiso, Aziya Sanders.

Juniors: Jose Cabigting, Rodrigo Columbo, Noel Pangilinan, Corbin Phipps, Sidney Thomas, Jackson Wezeman.

Team award: Paraiso, Captain.

League honors: Columbo, first-team singles; Wezeman, first-team singles; Paraiso/Byers, first-team doubles.

Postseason: Wesco North — Wezeman, second; Columbo, third; Paraiso/Byers, fourth. District — Wezeman, fourth; Columbo, fifth; Paraiso/Byers, seventh.

Coupeville Tennis

Coach: Ken Stange

Record: 5-3, Olympic League, 4-0, first place.

Senior lettermen: Sebastian Davis, Jared Helmstadter, Connor McCormick, Cole Payne, Lilan Sekigawa.

Juniors: John McClarin, Jimmy Myers, Grey Rische, Joseph Wedekind.

Sophomores: Nick Etzell, Joey Lippo, William Nelson.

Team awards: Davis, Captain, Most Valuable Player; Wedekind, Captain; Most Valuable Player; McCormick, Captain; Myers, Most Inspirational, Jakobi Baumann, Most Improved; Santiago Ortiz, Most Improved.

Postseason: Olympic League — Davis, first; McCormick, second, Lippo/Nelson, third. District — Davis, fourth; McCormick, fifth; Lippo/Nelson, seventh.

Oak Harbor Soccer

Coach: Mike Lonborg

Record: 3-11-2; Wesco, 0-11-1, 13th place.

Senior letter winners: Suzanne Kaltenbach, Matti Miesle.

Juniors: Cloe Amsler, Ebony Campbell, Courtney Coker, Bailee Cowan, Gillian Crossley, Taylor Edwards, Allyson Henry, Kyra McConaghy, Lydia Peplinski, Caitlyn Torres.

Sophomores: Jenna Cooley, Caylie Etherington, Malia Hansen.

Team awards: Etherington, Tenacity Award; Kaltenbach, Wildcat Award; Cross, Coaches’ Award.

League honors: Kaltenbach, second-team; Etherington, honorable mention; Cross, honorable mention; Campbell, honorable mention.

Coupeville Soccer

Coach: Troy Cowan

Record: 6-7-3; Olympic League, 4-2, second place; district, fifth place.

Senior letter winners: Kirsten Pelroy, Jennifer Spark.

Juniors: Bree Daigneault, Lauren Grove, Arisbeth Montiel, May Rose.

Sophomores: Lauren Bayne, Mia Littlejohn, McKenzie Meyer, Sage Renninger, Taichen Rose.

Freshmen: Kalia Littlejohn, Lindsey Roberts.

Team awards: Spark, Most Valuable Player, Four-year varsity starter; Kalia Littlejohn, Rookie of the Year; Roberts, Defensive Player of the Year; May Rose, Most Improved Player; Grove, Coaches’ Award.

League honors: Spark, first-team defender; Mia Littlejohn, first-team midfielder; Kalia Littlejohn, first-team midfielder.

Note: Kalia Littlejohn scored a school single-season record 10 goals.

Oak Harbor Cross Country

Coach: Eric Peterson

Record: Wesco — girls, second place; boys, third place. District — girls, eighth place; boys, eighth place.

Senior letter winner, girls: Kaytie DeMaio.

Senior lettermen, boys: Joe Gorman, Nathan Larson, Caleb Peek, Nathan Richardson, Garrett Stahl.

Junior girls: Emma Lerch, Natalie Merrill, Elyssa Nortier, Tamia Rios, Laura Rodeheffer, Carolynn Wicker.

Junior boys: Miguel Guzman, Wyatt Paulie.

Sophomore girls: Olivia Flack, Megan Keating.

Sophomore boys: Benjamin Gasper, Tyler Grehan, Jake Hucko, Michael Lym.

Freshman girl: Alexis Smith.

Team awards: Smith, Girls Most Valuable Runner; Guzman, Boys Most Valuable Runner; Hucko, Boys Most Valuable Runner; Wicker, Girls Coaches’ Award; Greham, Boys Coaches’ Award; Emma Wezeman, Girls Most Improved; Daniel Gibson, Boys Most Improved; Rios, Girls “XC” Award; Gorman, Boys “XC” Award; Merrill, Rookie of the Year.

League honors: Smith, first team; Wicker, second team; Rodeheffer, second team; Lerch, second team; Guzman, second team; Hucko, second team; Flack, honorable mention; Lym, honorable mention.

Postseason: Wesco North — girls, Smith third, Wicker 10th; boys, Guzman 12th, Hucko 13th. District — girls, Smith 26th, Wicker 43rd; boys, Guzman 31st, Hucko 32nd.

Oak Harbor Swim and Dive

Coach: Erin Bull

Record: 7-4; Wesco North, 4-0; district, third place.

Senior letter winners: Sophie Dickinson, Mariel Empinado.

Juniors: Angele Dennen, Maya Krantz, Erica Sugatan.

Sophomores: Taliah Black, Shanice Crosby, Anna Kate Fahey, Naomi Garcia, Jillian Pape, Baelee Whitinger.

Freshmen: Kelly Gruenwald, Natalie Hahn.

Team awards: Dickinson, Captain; Empinado, Captain; Marissa Morris, Captain; Crosby, Whisker Award; Whitinger, Wildcat Award.

League honors: Morris, first-team 100 backstroke; Pape, first-team 50 freestyle; Dickson/Empinado/Whitinger/Morris, first-team 400 free relay.

Postseason: Pape, 50 free, first in district, 13th in state; 100 butterfly, fourth in district, 20th in state; Morris, 200 free, second in district; 100 backstroke, second in district; Black, 100 breaststroke, fourth in district, 21st in state; Whitinger/Black/Sugatan/Pape, 200 medley relay, second in district, 22nd in state; Morris/Black/Sugatan/Pape, 200 free relay, second in district; Empinado/Black/Sugatan/Pape, 200 free relay, 22nd in state.

Oak Harbor Cheer

Coach: Kimberly Cherry

Senior letter winners: Krista Alamo, Beca Tieger.

Others: Hailey Bell, Sarah Bellis, Tayler Canet, Jacklyn Curtis, Madison Gaber, Shyanne King, Faith Lamb, Sarah Peele, Avery Roberts, Katie Schisler.

Team awards: Alamo, Captain; Tieger, Captain.

Coupeville Cheer

Coach: Cheridan Eck

Letter winners: Madison Aylesworth, Julia Borges, Julie Bucio, Kiara Burdge, Robin Cedillo, Allison Dickson, Lainey Dickson, Natasha Estes, Jovanah Foote, Jazmine Franklin, Naika Hallam, Gaby Halpin, Abby Hamilton, Tomi Herrera, Kaela Hollrigel, Sylvia Hurlburt, Mckenzie Meyer, Claire Mietus, Arisbeth Montiel, Citlalli Montiel, Katherine Morales, Heather Nastali, Amanda Neitzel, Maddy Neitzel, Andrea O’Brochta, Moira Reed, Rebecca Robinson, Hannah Shinn, Brittany Starr.

Team awards: Hollrigel, Wolf Award; Robinson, Spirit Award; Aylesworth, Most Improved; Borges, Most Improved; Mietus, Coaches’ Award; Allison Dickson, Captain; Hurlburt, Captain.