Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school fall athletes recently received letters and awards.
Letters and awards for the Oak Harbor football team and cheer squad and special awards for the Oak Harbor volleyball team will be announced at a later date, according to their coaches.
Oak Harbor Volleyball
Coach: Kerri Molitor.
Record: 11-7; Wesco, 9-3, second place overall, first place North; district, fourth place.
Senior letter winners: Hailey Beecher, Amelia Berner, Kaylee Lamb, Aubrey Lock, Natalie McVey, Kenna Prosch (manager), Daranee Sornthom.
Juniors: Claire Anderson, Geslyne Barreta, Priya Osborne, Janae Payne, AnnaBelle Whitefoot.
Sophomore: Julie Jansen.
Freshman: Hailee Blau.
League honors: Anderson, first team; Beecher, second team; Osborne, honorable mention.
Note: Received the WIAA Outstanding Scholastic Award (3.646 GPA).
Coupeville Volleyball
Coach: Breanne Smedley
Record: 1-11; Olympic League, 1-5, fourth place.
Senior letter winners: Hailey Hammer, Kacie Kiel, Madeline Strasburg, Monica Vidoni.
Juniors: McKenzie Bailey, Miranda Engle.
Sophomores: Tiffany Briscoe, Ally Roberts, Valen Trujillo.
Freshmen: Kyla Briscoe, Lauren Rose.
Special awards: Hammer, Offensive Player of the Year; Trujillo, Defensive Player of the Year; Rose, Most Improved; Strasburg, Best Teammate; Kiel, Pack Pride.
League honors: Hammer, first team; Trujillo, first team.
Oak Harbor Tennis
Coach: Horace Mells.
Record: 5-7; Wesco, 5-5, third place.
Senior lettermen: Joseph Cortez, Tom Dale, Nathan Magdalera, Kyle Martin, Carter Saar.
Juniors: Jared Alano-Gray, Calib Byers, Jhon Dimaculangan, Max Van Dam, Matthew Hallahan, Jared Hunt, Raymond Paraiso, Alexander Smith.
Sophomore: Jackson Wezeman.
Special awards: Martin, Captain; Dale, Captain, Four-year Varsity; Saar, Captain, Four-year Varsity.
League honors: Wezeman, first team.
Coupeville Tennis
Coach: Ken Stange.
Record: 4-5; Olympic League, 4-2, second place.
Senior lettermen: Kyle Bodamer, Aaron Curtin.
Juniors: Sebastian Davis, Jared Helmstadter, Connor McCormick, Loren Nelson.
Sophomores: John McClarin, James Myers, Grey Rische, Joseph Wedekind.
Freshmen: Joey Lippo, William Nelson.
Special awards: Bodamer, Captain; Curtin, Captain, Most Valuable Player, Most Inspirational; Ethan Marx, Most Improved; Myers, Coach’s Award; Davis, Coach’s Award.
Note: Curtin finished second in district singles and qualified for the state tournament.
Coupeville Football
Coach: Tony Maggio.
Record: 5-5; Olympic League, 3-3, third place.
Senior lettermen: Josh Bayne, Ryan Griggs, Oscar Liquidano, Carson Risner, Matt Shank, Isaac Vargas, Joel Walstad, Aaron Wright.
Juniors: Brenden Gilbert, Wiley Hesselgrave, Lathom Kelley, Jake Lord, Josh Lord, Mitchell Losey, C.J. Smith.
Sophomores: Mitchell Carroll, Tyler Cermac, Dominic Dausey, Chance Kleinfelter, Jacob Martin, J.R. Pendergrass, Clay Reilly, Gabe Wynn.
Freshmen: Hunter Downes, Hunter Smith, Cameron Toomey-Stout, James Vidoni, Julian Welling.
Special awards: Walstad, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Bayne, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Hesselgrave, Most Valuable Defensive Player; Wright, Offensive Lineman of the Year; Liquidano, Defensive Lineman of the Year; Wynn, Mr. Hustle; Hunter Smith, Most Improved; Shank, Coaches’ Award.
League honors: Team, Olympic League Sportsmanship Award; Bayne, Olympic League Most Valuable Player; Wright, first team offensive line; Liquidano, first team defensive line; Shank, first team defensive line; Hesselgrave, first team linebacker; Walstad, honorable mention quarterback; Hunter Smith, honorable mention defensive back.
Oak Harbor Soccer
Coach: Mike Lonborg.
Record: 5-8-3; Wesco, 1-8-3, 12th place.
Senior letter winners: Alyssa Eden, Nalani Gabbert, Jacalyn Hefflefinger, Hayley Lundstrom, Rebecca Pabona, Makenzie Perry, Lauren Plush, Vivien Valles, Paige Waterman.
Juniors: Alyssa Cross, Suzanne Kaltenbach, Ayla Muller.
Sophomores: Mary Johnston, Lydia Peplinski, Jennifer Turnek.
Freshmen: Jenna Cooley, Cayley Etherington.
Special awards: Etherington, Wildcat Award; Kaltenbach, Most Inspirational; Gabbert, Coach’s Award.
League honors: Kaltenbach, second team; Johnston, second team; Turnek, second team; Cross, honorable mention; Etherington, honorable mention.
Coupeville Soccer
Coach: Troy Cowan.
Record: 6-7; Olympic League, 3-3, second place.
Senior letter winners: Marisa Etzell, Christine Fields, Jacki Ginnings, Micky LeVine, Ana Luvera, Ivy Luvera, Julia Myers, Erin Rosenkranz.
Junior: Jennifer Spark.
Sophomore: Bree Daigneault.
Freshmen: Mia Littlejohn, McKenzie Meyer, Sage Renninger.
Special awards: Rosenkranz, Most Valuable Player, Four-year Award; Ivy Luvera, Defensive Player of the Year, Four-year Award; Ana Luvera, Coaches’ Award, Four-year Award; Lauren Bayne, Most Improved; Ginnings, Four-year Award; LeVine, Four-year Award; Etzell, Four-year Award; Littlejohn, Rookie of the Year.
League honors: Team, Olympic League Sportsmanship Award; Myers, first team goalkeeper; Rosenkranz, first team midfielder; Etzell, first team forward.
Note: 6-7 record is best ever for a CHS girls soccer team; qualified for the district tournament for the first time.
Oak Harbor Cross Country
Coach: Eric Peterson.
Record: Wesco, girls second, boys second; District, girls fourth, boys fifth.
Senior letter winners: Alex Berry, Sebastian Ceaser, Gage Eccleston, Jessica Hollins, Jonalynn Horn, Alisa Meany, Matthew Nortier, John Rodeheffer.
Others: Logan Clark, Olivia Flack, Benjamin Gasper, Joe Gorman, Tyler Grehan, Miguel Guzman, Jake Hucko, Megan Keating, Emma Lerch, Michael Lym, Elyssa Nortier, Wyatt Pauley, Caleb Peek, Tamia Rios, Laura Rodeheffer, Carolynn Wicker.
Special awards: Horn, Most Valuable Player; John Rodeheffer, Most Valuable Player; Ceaser, Coaches’ Award; Hollins, Coaches’ Award; Gorman, “XC” Award; Meredith Bain, “XC” Award; Hucko, Rookie of the Year; Pauley, Rookie of the Year; Flack, Rookie of the Year.
League honors: John Rodeheffer, first team; Horn, first team.
Note: John Rodeheffer was the league and district champion and placed fourth at state, tying the best finish ever by a Wildcat. Horn was the league champion, placed second in district and 12th at state. She is the first OHHS girl to finish in the top 12 at state twice.
Oak Harbor Swim and Dive
Coach: Erin Bull.
Record: 9-2; District, second place; State, 31st.
Senior letter winners: Mollie Briddell, Elizabeth Brooks, Sara Jackson, Michelle Robinson, Elise Still, Fionna Strong, Lauren Vagt.
Others: Terra Baird, Taliah Black, Vanessa Burr, Sophie Dickinson, Sydney Dickinson, Mariel Empinado, Anna Kate Fahey, Maddy Harstad, Grace Korsmo, Marissa Morris, Jillian Pape, Erica Sugatan, Molly Vagt, Baelee Whitinger.
Special awards: Briddell, Captain; Baird, Wildcat Award; Pape, Rookie of the Year; Rachelle Liban, Most Improved; Empinado, Whisker Award.
State participants: Briddell, Black, Pape, Morris, Sugatan, Molly Vagt, Lauren Vagt.
Coupeville Cheer
Coach: Cheridan Eck.
Letter winners: Jessica Bester, Destiny Bitting, Kiara Burdge, Kylie Burdge, Bella Cedillo, Robin Cedillo, Allison Dickson, Lainey Dickson, Amanda Foley, Jovanah Foote, Jazmine Franklin, Sylvia Hurlburt, Ayanna Jeter, Katie Lovell, Ashlyn Miller, Maddy Neitzel, Camilla Rische, Cassidy Rydell, Julianne Sem, Ciera St. Onge, Brittani Wilkinson, Payton Wilson.
Special awards: Bitting, Captain, Four-year Award; Kylie Burdge, Captain, Four-Year Award; Wilkinson, Four-year Award; Franklin, Wolf Award; Neitzel, Most Improved; Lovell, Most Improved; Rische, Spirt Award; Robin Cedillo, Coaches’ Award; Kiara Burdge, Most Inspirational; Jeter, Rookie of the Year.
