Big Bend’s Anna Yarbro named to All-Region First Team
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Prep all-league teams included
Women’s Basketball
NWAC East Region
Most Valuable Player: Sailor Liefke, sophomore, Walla Walla.
Freshman of the Year: Marissa Cortes, Walla Walla.
Defensive Player of the Year: Halle Eborall, North Idaho
Coach of the Year: Bobbi Hazeltine, Walla Walla.
First Team: Anna Yarbro, sophomore, Big Bend; Jenni Johnson, sophomore, Yakima Valley; Chasity Spady, sophomore, Wenatchee Valley; Lilly Kelley, sophomore, Treasure Valley; Holly Golenor, sophomore, Walla Walla.
Second Team: Tarryn Hart, sophomore, Yakima Valley; Cariann Kunkel, sophomore, Wenatchee Valley; Jessica Cheney, sophomore, Walla Walla; Ali Martineau, sophomore, Columbia Basin; Anna Schrade, sophomore, North Idaho.
All-Defensive Team: Chasity Spady, sophomore, Wenatchee Valley; Maunayia Harrigfeld, freshman, Treasure Valley; Marissa Cortes, freshman, Walla Walla; Ali Martineua, sophomore, Columbia Basin; DeeAnn White, freshman, Walla Walla.
Columbia Basin Big Nine
Boys Swim and Dive
Swimmer of the Year: Connor Elwyn, Wenatchee
Co-Diver of the Year: Tristyn Geren, Wenatchee; Joey Oplinger, Eisenhower.
Coach of the Year: Doug White, Eisenhower.
200 Medley Relay: First team, Wenatchee (Connor Elwyn, Christian Cutter, Andreas Broxson, Ben Grigsby); second team, Eastmont (Jack Hensley, Evan VanderSluis, Zane Hernke, Ky Morris); honorable mention, Eisenhower (Tyke Stewart, Nathaneal Buegge, Logan Magalei, Joey Oplinger).
200 Freestyle: First team, Connor Elwyn, Wenatchee; second team, Dylan Bond, Moses Lake; honorable mention, Cameron Wheeler, Wenatchee.
50 Freestyle (Adaptive): First team, Joshua Hernke, Eastmont; second team, Danny George, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Julian Rivera, Davis.
200 Individual Medley: First team: Evan VanderSluis, Eastmont; second team, Tage Madson, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Leif Broxson, Wenatchee.
50 Freestyle: First team, Zach Washburn, Moses Lake; second team, Ian Walsh, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Andreas Broxson, Wenatchee.
1-Meter Diving: First team, Tristyn Geren, Wenatchee; second team, Joey Oplinger, Eisenhower; honorable mention, Jace Truman, Moses Lake.
100 Butterfly: First team, Andreas Broxson, Wenatchee; second team, Ben Grigsby, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Cole Lindberg, Moses Lake.
50 Backstroke (Adaptive): First team, Joshua Hernke, Eastmont; second team, Danny George, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Jared Grant, Moses Lake.
100 Freestyle: First team, Zach Washburn, Moses Lake; second team, Dylan Bond, Moses Lake; honorable mention, Ian Walsh, Wenatchee.
500 Freestyle: First team, Cameron Wheeler, Wenatchee; second team, Simon Madson, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Leif Broxson, Wenatchee.
200 Freestyle Relay: First team, Wenatchee (Connor Elwyn, Christian Cutter, Andreas Broxson, Ian Walsh); second team, Moses Lake (Dylan Bond, Cole Lindberg, Ryan Jorgensen, Zach Washburn); honorable mention, Eisenhower (Tyke Stewart, Jordan Griffith, Logan Magalei, Joey Oplinger).
100 Backstroke: First team, William Neer, Wenatchee; second team, Ben Grigsby, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Cole Lindberg, Moses Lake.
100 Breaststroke: First team, Evan VanderSluis, Eastmont; second team, Tage Madson, Wenatchee; honorable mention, Christian Cutter, Wenatchee.
400 Freestyle Relay: First team, Wenatchee (Cameron Wheeler, Ben Grigsby, Tage Madson, Ian Walsh); second team, Moses Lake (Dylan Bond, Ryan Jorgensen, Issac Patten, Zach Washburn); honorable mention, Eastmont (Zane Hernke, Jack Hensley, Ky Morris, Evan VanderSluis).
Sportsmanship Team: Esteban Montemayor, Davis; Ky Morris, Eastmont; Dan Hernandez, Eisenhower; Dylan Bond, Moses Lake; Cannon Hauver, Sunnyside; Jake Finegold, Wenatchee; Dane Needham, West Valley.
Girls Bowling
Bowler of the Year: Kylah Hankins, 11, Wenatchee.
Coach of the Year: Chad Quesnell, Eisenhower.
First Team: Katie Heinz, 10, Eastmont; Kayla Musgrove, 11, Wenatchee; Lani Makalii, 12 West Valley; Haley Rogers, 11, Moses Lake; Colby Hull, 10, Eastmont.
Second Team: Sadi Summers, 12, Eisenhower; Sydney Turner, 12, Eisenhower; Laurel Heeseman, 10, Eisenhower; Alivia Ellington, 11, Eastmont; Rayanne Mills, 12, West Valley.
Honorable Mention: Kylee Christie, 12, Moses Lake; Kaylynn Jefferey, 10, Eisenhower; Nora Cox, 11, West Valley; Davian McDougal, 11, West Valley; Jaiden Thompson, 12, Wenatchee.
Sportsmanship Team: Lucero Medina, 12, Davis; Colby Hull, 10, Eastmont; Katie Patton, 12, Eisenhower; Sarah Devoll, 9, Moses Lake; Nayeli Madrigal, 11, Sunnyside; Mackenzie Munro, 11, Wenatchee; Lana Makalii, 12, West Valley.
Central Washington 1B
Boys Basketball
Player of the Year: Levi Rivera, 12, Riverside Christian.
Coach of the Year: Miguel Bazaldua, Riverside Christian.
Sportsmanship: Cascade Christian Academy.
First Team: Pierre Boorman, 10, Moses Lake Christian; Ethan Freels, 12, Pateros; Ethan Wall, 12, Pateros; Tai Tran, 12, Entiat; Noah McKee, 11, Riverside Christian.
Girls Basketball
Player of the Year: Aleeka Miller-Smith, 11, Pateros.
Coach of the Year: Jared Henton, Pateros.
Sportsmanship: Cascade Christian Academy.
First Team: Kali Kast, 9, Moses Lake Christian; Olivia Hull, 11, Riverside Christian; Anissa Odorizzi, 11, Wilson Creek; Deana Gulenko, senior, Moses Lake Christian; Gemma Delgado, 12, Entiat; Savannah Hill, 10, Entiat.
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