Lemoore's DeMel Turner is the WYL's boys basketball player of the year
The Lemoore Tigers left no doubt that they were the best high school boys' basketball team in the West Yosemite League this past season.
Lemoore captured a 2023 WYL championship with a perfect 10-0 record. The Tigers defeated their league foes by an average margin of nearly 12 points.
And that's one of the reasons why Lemoore swept the top All-WYL awards this year.
The league's respective coaches selected Tigers senior guard DeMel Turner as the 2023 WYL Player of the Year. Turner is also an outstanding receiver/defensive back who has already signed to play college football next fall at Cal Poly.
Lemoore's Joel Sligh was named the WYL's Coach of the Year after guiding the Tigers to an unbeaten 10-0 league mark. The Tigers concluded the 2022-23 basketball season with a 21-7 record.
Five Tulare County players earned first-team All-WYL basketball honors:
Carmine Ficher, Tulare Western
Malachi Ficher, Tulare Western
Javier Torres, Dinuba
Keine Prendez, Dinuba
Brayden Stevenson, Tulare Union
Hanford's Fray Villata and Jared Pimentel and Lemoore's Ty Chambers rounded out the 2023 All-WYL first team.
2023 All-West Yosemite League Boys Basketball Honors
Coach of the year: Joel Sligh, Lemoore
Player of the year: DeMel Turner, Lemoore
First team: Carmine Ficher, Tulare Western; Malachi Ficher, Tulare Western; Javier Torres, Dinuba; Keine Prendez, Dinuba; Ty Chambers, Lemoore; Fray Villata, Hanford; Jared Pimentel, Hanford; Brayden Stevenson, Tulare Union
Second team: Kobe Green, Lemoore; Kaleb Goudeau, Lemoore; Kaden Lopes, Lemoore; Brak Hill, Hanford; Anthony Harp, Dinuba; Josiah Ochoa, Dinuba; Kaine Garcia, Tulare Western; Anthony Jackson, Mission Oak
Hanford's Kenyah Stubbs garners WYL girls basketball MVP
The WYL's respective coaches named Hanford's Kenyah Stubbs the 2023 All-WYL Most Valuable Player.
Stubbs averaged 28.9 points, 3.1 steals, 4.6 rebounds, and six rebounds in WYL action. She helped lead Hanford to a second-place finish in the WYL with an 8-2 record.
Mission Oak won the WYL championship this past season with a 9-1 mark. The Hawks were led by 2023 All-WYL first-team selections Isabella Zepeda and Sierra Calantas.
Other players selected to the All-WYL first team were Olivia Machado (Tulare Western), Ana Quezada (Hanford), Darleth Felix (Tulare Union), Chloe Benham (Dinuba), and Jaelyn Proby (Lemoore).
2023 All-WYL Girls Basketball Honors
Most valuable player: Kenyah Stubbs, Hanford
First team: Isabella Zepeda, Mission Oak; Sierra Calantas, Mission Oak; Olivia Machado, Tulare Western; Ana Quezada, Hanford; Darleth Felix, Tulare Union; Chloe Benham, Dinuba; Jaelyn Proby, Lemoore
Second team: Auliya Gonzales, Mission Oak; Jocelynn Melendez, Tulare Union; Avery Starr, Tulare Western; Keoni Stubbs, Hanford; Jalissa Espirito, Dinuba; Amber Cole, Lemoore
CVC's Justin Stroud is the All-TCC Sequoia League offensive player of the year
Central Valley Christian's Justin Stroud was named the 2023 All-Tri County Conference Sequoia League's Offensive Player of the Year.
Stroud, a junior, helped the Cavaliers finish in third place in the final league standings. CVC went 5-3 in league play.
Kerman and Washington Union clinched a share of the TCC Sequoia League title this past season with identical 6-2 records.
Washington Union's Karlos Grier was voted the league's most valuable player.
2023 All-Tri-County Conference Sequoia League Boys Basketball Honors
Most valuable player: Karlos Grier, Washington Union
Offensive player of the year: Justin Stroud, CVC
Defensive player of the year: Tracy Hunt Jr., Washington Union
Coaches of the year: Tyler Morgan, Kerman; Antione Woods, Washington Union
First team: Erick Estrella, CVC; Aden Plyman, Exeter; Rohnik Shergil, Kerman; Mario Herrera, Kerman; John Holland, Washington Union
Second Team: Brock Robertson, CVC; Kam'ron Stinson, Kerman; Daniel Bibioff, Kerman; Jeremiah Mason, Washington Union; Jasiah Woods, Washington Union
2023 All-East Sequoia League Sequoia Division Girls Basketball Honors
Coach of the year: Johnny Santos, Corcoran
Most valuable player: Riley Roux, Corcoran
Offensive player of the year: Emily Santos, Corcoran
Defensive player of the year: Alexis Ibarra, Strathmore
First team: Rubi Guzman, Corcoran; Katalina Castillo, Corcoran; Nevaeh Garcia, Corcoran; Melanie Navarro, Lindsay; Alexis Ibarra, Strathmore; Emily Smith, Summit Charter; Ariel Diaz, Orange Cove
Second team: Kaelynn Castillo, Corcoran; Pricilla Castillo, Corcoran; Jayden Perez, Lindsay; Melanie Millan, Lindsay; Jennifer Gonzalez, Strathmore; Alexis Vasquez, Summit Charter; Maddy Powers, Orange Cove
2023 All-ESL Redwood Division Girls Basketball Honors
Coach of the Year: Antonio Juarez- Farmersville
Most valuable player: Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville
Offensive player of the year: Janessa Garza, Farmersville
Defensive player of the year: Araiza Beltran, Farmersville
First team: Janessa Garza, Farmersville; Araiza Beltran, Farmersville; Ariana Rodriquez, Farmersville; Nataly Rodriguez, Orosi; Cinthia Navarrete, Granite Hills; Abbey Kelley, Woodlake; Daniela Macias, Wonderful Prep
Second team: Alyssa Polanco, Farmersville; Estrella Valencia, Farmersville; Desiree Chavez, Orosi; Ashley Mondragon, Orosi; Betsey Moreno, Granite Hills; Joey Huntington, Woodlake; Amanda Ambriz; Wonderful Prep
Editor's note: Coaches, if you do not see your all-league awards listed, please have your league rep submit them to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@gannett.com for publication.
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