37 Wildcats earn Wesco fall honors

For the third consecutive year, Oak Harbor High School football player Tyler Adamson, cross country runner John Rodeheffer and swimmers Mollie Briddell and Marissa Morris earned all-league, first-team honors when the Western Conference announced its awards this week.

For the third consecutive year, Oak Harbor High School football player Tyler Adamson, cross country runner John Rodeheffer and swimmers Mollie Briddell and Marissa Morris earned all-league, first-team honors when the Western Conference announced its awards this week.

In all, 37 Wildcats picked up Wesco honors for fall sports.

Senior Adamson was a first-team selection as both an offensive and defensive lineman for the second time; he was a first-team defensive lineman as a sophomore.

Senior Rodeheffer added his third first-team choice to second-team honors he received as a freshman.

Senior Briddell earned first-team honors in four events, the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay. She was first team in the backstroke last year and with Morris on the 400 relay as a sophomore.

Morris, a junior, was first team in three events, including for the third time in the 200 free. She joined Briddell, sophomore Erica Sugatan and sophomore Molly Vagt on the 400 free relay team; and teamed with freshman Julian Pape, freshman Taliah Black and senior Lauren Vagt on the first-team 200 free relay squad.

Black also earned first-team honors in the 100 breaststroke.

Morris was first team in the 500 free in 2012 and 2013.

Five football players earned first-team honors for the second time: senior Jackson Constant (offensive line), senior Dejon Devroe (running back), junior Dyllan Harris (defensive back), senior Mike Laningham (linebacker) and senior Mark Johnston (linebacker).

Constant was also honorable mention in 2012.

Harris added first-team wide receiver this year; he was second team last fall.

Senior Clay Doughty, who was honorable mention last season, was named first-team quarterback.

Second-team football honors went to senior Carl Meders (offensive line), sophomore Princeton Lollar (running back) and senior Chris Humphries (linebacker).

Seniors Zach Jones, Blaine Coleman and David Ray were honorable mention.

In volleyball, junior Claire Anderson was a first-team outside hitter; she was honorable mention in 2013.

Senior Hailey Beecher was second-team setter and junior Priya Osborne honorable mention libero.

Senior cross country runner Jonalynn Horn earned her second first-team selection after being named to the second team in 2012.

Sophomore Laura Rodeheffer, a second-team choice last year, joined Horn on the girls first team.

Sophomore Carolynn Wicker and freshman Olivia Flack were second team and sophomore Emma Lerch honorable mention.

For cross country boys, senior Sebastian Ceaser and sophomore Miguel Guzman were named to the second team, and junior Logan Clark was honorable mention. Ceaser was honorable mention last fall.

Sophomore Jackson Wezeman was a first-team singles member in tennis.

In soccer, second team honors went to sophomore Jennifer Turnek (midfielder), junior Suzanne Kaltenbach (defender) and sophomore Mary Johnston (forward). Turnek was first team last season.

Senior Alyssa Cross (defender) was a repeat honorable mention choice, and freshman Cayley Etherington also earned honorable mention.