Moses Lake’s Clark named Player of the Year
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 6 months AGO
Girls basketball
Player of the Year: Madisyn Clark, 12, Moses Lake.
Defensive Player of the Year: Abby Zavala, 12, Sunnyside.
Coach of the Year: Matt Strophy, Moses Lake.
First Team: Ariel Winslow, 12, West Valley; Kameran Rodriguez, 12, Sunnyside; Kiana Yesiki, 10, Eisenhower; Gillyan Landis, 11, West Valley; Analyssa Maldonado, 10, Sunnyside.
Second Team: Anna Olson, 11, Moses Lake; Lochlyn Hoberg, 12, Davis; Jayden Brown, 11, Eastmont; Camille Carpenter, 12, Moses Lake; Emily Redman, 12, Wenatchee.
Honorable Mention: Kristina Blauman, 10, Wenatchee; Shannon Curtis, 12, West Valley; Lexi Valentinez, 11, Davis; Paris Wilson, 10, Sunnyside; Lexi Tobiness, 10, Eisenhower; Jessica Valentinez, 12, Eisenhower.
All-Defense Team: Camille Carpenter, 12, Moses Lake; Shannon Curtis, 12, West Valley; Kiana Yesiki, 10, Eisenhower; Anna Olson, 11, Moses Lake; Paris Wilson, 10, Sunnyside.
All-Defense Honorable Mention: Lexi Valentinez, 11, Davis; Gillyan Landis, 11, West Valley; Emily Redman, 12, Wenatchee; Lochlyn Hoberg, 12, Davis; Lexi Heimbigner, 12, Eastmont; Kristen Sanford, 12, Wenatchee.
All-Sportsmanship Team: Kahlani Schloss, 12, Davis; Isabella Renteria, 12, Eastmont; Mia Rodriguez, 10, Eisenhower; Camille Carpenter, 12, Moses Lake; Olivia Puente, 11, Sunnyside; Olivia Ramirez, 12, Wenatchee; Lily Fetzer, 12, West Valley.
Boys basketball
Players of the Year: Garrett Long, 11, Wenatchee; Logan Kinloch, 11, West Valley.
Defensive Player of the Year: Conner Turner, 12, West Valley.
Coach of the Year: Jon Kinloch, West Valley.
First Team: Isaac Wellborn, 12, Eastmont; Conner Turner, 12, West Valley; Kyle Karstetter, 12, Moses Lake; Jose Reyes, 11, Davis; Ethan Copeland, 11, Sunnyside.
Second Team: Daniel Singleterry, 11, Sunnyside; Trey Haberlock, 12, Eastmont; Trey Funk, 12, West Valley; Earl Lee III, 12, Davis; Isaac McDonald, 11, Eisenhower.
Honorable Mention: Dhantaye Bennet-Joe, 10, Davis; Oscar Calvillo, 12, Eastmont; Teddy Rodriguez, 12, Eisenhower; Chase Loidhamer, 12, Wenatchee; Nate Blauman, 12, Wenatchee; Marcus Cook, 12, Davis; Evan Smith, 12, Eastmont; Logan Sperline, 12, Moses Lake; James Dorsett, 12, West Valley; James Matheny, 11, West Valley.
All-Defense Team: Jose Reyes, 11, Davis; Chase Loidhamer, 12, Wenatchee; Logan Kinloch, 11, West Valley; Oscar Calvillo, 12, Eastmont; Jack VanDeBrake, 12, West Valley.
All-Defense Honorable Mention: Isaac Wellborn, 12, Eastmont; Isaac McDonald, 11, Eisenhower; Daniel Singleterry, 11, Sunnyside; Ethan Copeland, 11, Sunnyside; Garrett Long, 11, Wenatchee; Kyle Karstetter, 12, Moses Lake; Nate Blauman, 12, Wenatchee.
All-Sportsmanship Team: Jose Reyes, 11, Davis; Oscar Calvillo, 12, Eastmont; Teddy Rodriguez, 12, Eisenhower; Dylan Roylance, 12, Moses Lake; Daniel Singleterry, 11, Sunnyside; Joe Dory, 11, Wenatchee; Trey Funk, 12, West Valley.
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