Channel League chooses its best of the 2022 fall sports season
Josh Joyner of Pacifica was named the Most Valuable Player of the Pacific View League for the 2022 football season.
Santa Barbara quarterback Abel Renteria was named the Offensive Player of the Year and Ventura quarterback Zane Carter was named the Offensive Back of the Year. Kai Mault of Santa Barbara was named the Wide Receiver of the Year. Tobias Raymond of Ventura was named the Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Sal Maria of Rio Mesa earned Defensive Player of the Year honors. Antione Henderson of Pacifica and Dominick Jones of Rio Mesa were the co-Defensive Lineman of the Year. Jordan Whitney of Pacifica was named the Linebacker of the Year. Dayton Aupiu of Pacifica was named the Defensive Back of the Year. Rio Mesa wide receiver/defensive back Henry Borjas was named the Utility Player of the Year.
The first-team offense consists of linemen Anthony Garcia of Rio Mesa, AJ Gomez of Santa Barbara, Miles Medina of Buena, and Ebrahim Alfar-Diaz of San Marcos; backs Phillip Kim of Pacifica, JJ Bittner of Rio Mesa, Nathan Barrios of Santa Barbara, and Andre McCullough of San Marcos; and wide receivers Elijah Aragon of Oxnard, Savion Taylor and Tommy Alfaro of Pacifica, and Colin Guenther of Buena.
The first-team defense consists of linemen Alex Via of Pacifica, Adrian Gonzales of Rio Mesa, Damian Stehno of Santa Barbara, and Jonathan Ocheltree of Ventura; linebackers Owen Lauderdale of San Marcos, Nick Thomas of Ventura, Nick Leviso of Pacifica, and Roland Espinosa of Rio Mesa; and defensive backs Malaki Crawford of Pacifica, Chance Harrison of Rio Mesa, Camden Walker of Buena, and Andrew Tobin of Santa Barbara; and punter Greg Tripathi of Dos Pueblos.
The second-team offense features backs Dominic Duran and Tagg Harrison of Pacifica, Diego Velasco and Andrew Maria of Oxnard, David Buso of Dos Pueblos, and J'Lin Wingo of Rio Mesa; receivers/tight ends Ryan Cervantes of Pacifica, Winston Bartley of Santa Barbara, Cairo Rios of Dos Pueblos, Elijah Davis of Oxnard, Matt Homan of Buena, and Joseph Pena of Ventura; and linemen Aufaga Pea Pea and Julian Ibarra of Pacifica, Julian Alfaro and Jonnathan Tuggle of Rio Mesa, Malachi Johnston of Santa Barbara, Anthony Mata of Oxnard, and Esteban Gonzalez of Channel Islands.
The second-team defense features linebackers Alepata Aina of Pacifica, Stevie Plahn of Buena, Victor Lopez of Rio Mesa, Julian Castro of Santa Barbara, Daniel Ortega of Channel Islands, Jacob Perez of Oxnard, and Tristan Phillips of Ventura; defensive backs Ty Morris of Buena, Jesse Taylor of Pacifica, Jacobo Nevarez of Santa Barbara, Mylan Walker of Ventura, Jayden Lee of Rio Mesa, and Kaleb Harrison of Channel Islands; and linemen Dionel Gonzalez of Rio Mesa, Alberto Colin of Buena, Roark Norton of Santa Barbara, Nicolas Bitar of Dos Pueblos, Ian Hughes of Ventura, and Luis Aguilera of Oxnard.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Easton Baker, James O'Brien, Joseph Delgado and Caleb Jones of Buena; Ray Barron, D'ashaye Williams, Aaron Byrd and Frankie TzinTzun of Channel Islands; Ryan Marsh, Daniel Johnston, Brody Fredrickson and Juan Carlos Contreras of Dos Pueblos; Jaime Hernandez, Daniel Reyes, Isaiah Dillon and Joshua Fuentes of Oxnard; Dejuan Colvin, Vernon Bell, Jamari Ransom and Derrick Mejia of Pacifica; Jaden Morfin-Washington, Jerry Ayala, Matthew Romero and Charlie Neos of Rio Mesa; Josh Engel, Johnny Frohling, Patrick Kelly and Carlos Gomez of San Marcos; Adrian Chavez, Noah Ortega-Napoles, Murphy Cisneros and Benicio Garcia Holland of Santa Barbara; and Gavin Calderon, Jacob Azunna, Joshua Woodworth and Dylan Garcia of Ventura.
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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Andreas Dybdahl of Santa Barbara was the league champion and Runner of the Year.
Making the first team were Micah Grossman, Anthony Fasthorse, Nick DeGeorge and Henry Hammel of Ventura; Nicholas Weinerth of Rio Mesa; and Eamon Gordon of Dos Pueblos.
Making the second team were Hollis Costa of Ventura; Cole Wenger of Rio Mesa; Cainan Birchim and Bode Andrulaitis of Santa Barbara; and Luciani Koroshec and Tyler Jamieson of Dos Pueblos.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Michael Torres and Braden Herrera of Buena; Diego Ornelas Mendoza of Rio Mesa; Dominic Corral and Orlando Ye of Dos Pueblos; Nicholas Tassos of Santa Barbara; and Bryan Edgar of San Marcos.
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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura was the league champion and Runner of the Year.
Making the first team were Aelo Curtis and Caroline Von Gunten of Ventura; Anna Dahlquist of Rio Mesa; Ellie Gleason and Phoebe Wolfe Lyons of Dos Pueblos; and Anne Knecht of Santa Barbara.
Making the second team were Brody Daw, Sofia Hernandez and Olivia Mobley of Ventura; Sophie Saleh of Dos Pueblos; and Kiala Haas, Shaina King and Baylie Bingham of San Marcos.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Brianna Torres, Brianna Richards and Isabella Bietsch of Oxnard; McKenna Mabry of Buena; Eloise Shea of Dos Pueblos; and Samara Shalhoub and Melina Vela of San Marcos.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Anika Huelskamp of Oxnard was named the league MVP.
Named to the first team were Shai Daniels of Buena; Jada Stone of Oxnard; Chloe Hoffman of Dos Pueblos; Eloise McGibben and Elena Thomas of San Marcos; and Shae Delany, Gracie Meinzer and Nicole Schuetz of Santa Barbara.
Named to the second team were Gracie Piro of Buena; Ava Ordonez of Oxnard; Makeila Cervantes of Dos Pueblos; Riley Greene and Josie Gamberdella of San Marcos; Tessa de Albergaria and Emmy Werner of Santa Barbara; Jill Lan of Rio Mesa; and Ava Caster of Ventura.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Kelsey Nisbet and Bridget Kasting of Ventura; Katherine Martinez and Nicolette Hunter of Rio Mesa; Berenice Bautista and Yasmin Amardor of Pacifica; Jade Alexander and Laney Ramirez of Oxnard; Sydney Davis and Viola Barrios of Buena; Malia Alzina and Whitney Meister of Santa Barbara; Lily Blankenhorn and Devyn Brunet of San Marcos; and Malia Brofferio and Halle Rillie of Dos Pueblos.
Kristin Hempy of Santa Barbara was named the Coach of the Year.
GIRLS GOLF
Sagarika Manian of Dos Pueblos earned Player of the Year honors.
Earning first-team honors were Meg Hampton and Avery Wells of Buena; Victoria Chen and Chelsi Ramirez of Dos Pueblos; and Fia Torrey and Said Adams of San Marcos.
GIRLS TENNIS
Natasha Gill of San Marcos earned league MVP honors.
Making the first team were Nicole Buist, Caitlyn Buist, Ashley Birch and Charlotte Ryan of Santa Barbara; Mina Yazadzhiev, Kate Selby, Sydney Posch, Charlotte Manion and Jolie Mardiat of San Marcos; and Ellie Triplett and Mel Mayo of Dos Pueblos.
Making the second team were Victoria Chow, Stella Crawford, Kaitlyn Thompson, Bridget Cunnison and Cristina Wickline of San Marcos; Mary Moses, Ella Weathers, Juliana Aviani and Shalini Lewis of Santa Barbara; Romy Greenwald of Dos Pueblos; Mia Kish of Ventura; and Geraldine Cabanban of Rio Mesa.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Chandra Padua and Andrea Gonzaga of Rio Mesa; Jocelyn Wood and Emily Sehati of Ventura; Bridget Rodriguez and Isabella Avila of Buena; Carolynn Nguyen and Gelina Valdez of Oxnard; Mya Ferrer and Jacquelyn Ho of Pacifica; Lucia DiPadova and Esme Landeck of Santa Barbara; and Ava Vasquez and Estela Wilson of San Marcos.
Danny Echt of Santa Barbara and Robert Jacobson-Duteil of Buena were named the co-Coaches of the Year.
BOYS WATER POLO
Nico Furneaux of Buena and Jerrad Burford of Santa Barbara earned the league's co-Player of the Year honors.
Named to the first team were Merrick Giles and Owen Fonua of Ventura; Nic Prentice and Matthew Demboski of San Marcos; Owen Cugnoni of Oxnard; Noah Hernandez of Rio Mesa; Brady Luke of Dos Pueblos; and Jaxon Buford and Landin Romo of Santa Barbara.
Named to the second team were Shawn Coyner of Buena; Jake Eulenhoefer and Evan Augusta of Ventura; Jacob Hernandez of Rio Mesa; Ceasar Nava of Pacifica; Jaden Moore of Dos Pueblos; Ryder Green and John Shafer of Santa Barbara; and Charles Franzen, Jordan Lind and Luke Burns of San Marcos.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Shane Davis and Mateo Obando of Santa Barbara and Jack Pointner and Brayden Black of Buena.
Mark Walsh of Santa Barbara was named the Coach of the Year.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Channel League chooses its best of the 2022 fall sports season
