Bayne tops Coupeville all-league selections

Josh Bayne leads a group of 10 Coupeville High School athletes who received 1A Olympic League first-team honors for the fall of 2014.

Josh Bayne leads a group of 10 Coupeville High School athletes who received 1A Olympic League first-team honors for the fall of 2014.

Bayne, a senior running and defensive back, was selected the conference’s Most Valuable Player in football.

Bayne carried the ball 143 times for 1,528 yards (a 10.69 average) and 15 touchdowns and caught 31 passes for 460 yards and 10 scores. Defensively, he led the team with 77 tackles and had six interceptions and four fumble recoveries.

He was joined on the Olympic League first team by seniors Aaron Wright (offensive line), Oscar Liquidano (defensive line) and Matt Shank (defensive line) and junior Wiley Hesselgrave (linebacker).

Two Wolves earned a spot on the honorable mention list: senior quarterback Joel Walstad and freshman defensive back Hunter Smith.

In soccer, first team  honors went to seniors Julia Myers (goalkeeper), Erin Rosenkranz (midfielder) and Marisa Etzell (forward).

Senior Hailey Hammer (middle blocker) and sophomore Valen Trujillo (libero) were first-team choices in volleyball.