Tri-Valley League and Frontier League pick their best of the 2022-23 winter season
Junior Dylan Benner of the league champion, CIF-Southern Section Division 4AA and CIF-State Division IV regional finalist St. Bonaventure High boys basketball team was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tri-Valley League.
Named to the first team were Nico Macias and Sam Seiden of St. Bonaventure; J.D. Pettit and Andy Olmos of Santa Clara; Rob Carney of Thacher; Bryan Trejo of Bishop Diego; and Babacar Pouye and Jengus Ercil of Cate.
Named to the second team were Matthew Wilson and Kaden Glover of St. Bonaventure; Tony Barrera of Santa Clara; Hayden Hooper of Thacher; Luis Fernandez and Isaac Veal of Bishop Diego; and Marcus Scudder and Tyler Martinez of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Jeremy Goodcase, Jaden Whitehead and Nate Loomis of St. Bonaventure; Victor Barragan of Santa Clara; Teddy Tracy and Christian Gutierrez of Thacher; Qu'Ran Gossett of Bishop Diego; and Will Vanica of Cate.
Wolfgang Wood of St. Bonaventure was named the Coach of the Year.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL
Esmeralda Casarez of Foothill Tech and Lily Simolon of Bishop Diego were named the co-Most Valuable Players of the Tri-Valley League.
Named to the first team were Talia Behrens, Milan Garcia and Bella Rico of St. Bonaventure; Mia Gray and Olivia Huynh of Foothill Tech; Yazmin Wiggins of Santa Clara; and Galilea De La Cruz and Citlali Morales of Bishop Diego.
Named to the second team were Cynthia Lemuz and Kalea Maielua of St. Bonaventure; Abrial Ramirez and Miranda Williams of Santa Clara; Petra Falcocchia, Alexa Taylor and Emma Coray of Foothill Tech; and Jaymi Coronado, Jiali Coronado and Siena Urzua of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Ava Alonza, Lorelei Narula and Mariah Bernal of St. Bonaventure; Olivia Mowad and Lauren Kaller of Foothill Tech; Kadyn Sanchez and Angelina Serna of Santa Clara; and Diana Mendez, Karla Mayren and Lara Heinichen of Bishop Diego.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER
Isaac Bakwira of Dunn was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Powell Saucedo of Foothill Tech was named the Defensive Player of the Year, and Jacob Hart of Foothill Tech was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Tri-Valley League.
Making the first team were Matheus Gamble and Merric Bayless of Foothill Tech; Makoa Nabarro, Manu Duah and Aiden Jiminez of Dunn; Jae Lim, Samuel Anum and Ari Seal of Cate; and Canaan Ramirez of Bishop Diego.
Making the second team were Diego Flores Orozco, Juan Pablo Flores Orozco, Mazen Alwarhani and Cristian Gramada of Foothill Tech; Robert Torres, Felix De Buttet and Makani Nabarro of Dunn; Charlie Dorion and Nic Forry of Cate; Thiago Valerio of Bishop Diego; and Ull Rosten of St. Bonaventure.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Logan Reeder, Troy Winbury and Jared Barlow of St. Bonaventure; Sean Scampone, Nathaniel Nevarez and Alexander Edwards of Foothill Tech; Oliver Vachon, Arthur Rocha and Jared Moreno of Dunn; Quincy Thorne, George Marin and Seb Sutch of Cate; and Conner Carty, Jaden Van Wingerden and Oswaldo Perez of Bishop Diego.
Luis Sanchez of Foothill Tech was named the Coach of the Year.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER
Sienna Urzua of Bishop Diego was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Diana Manzano of Santa Clara was named the Defensive Player of the Year, and Addison Fallon of Foothill Tech was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Tri-Valley League.
Named to the first team were Adrianna Rodriguez, Avery Denger, Lily Shadden and Malia Sanchez of Foothill Tech; Beyonce Hernandez, Janessah Gonzalez, Nelissa Pulido and Erika Flores of Santa Clara; Georgia Browning and Hattie Hatton of Thacher; Kayalily Penn of Bishop Diego; Emily Basua of St. Bonaventure; and Priya Torres of Grace Brethren.
Named to the second team were Taylor Liston, Claire Meehan, Tyler Hickerson, Eva Goncalves and Cameryn Henuber of Foothill Tech; Mariah Ross, Alondra Sanchez, Presley Alvarado and Emily Ordaz of Santa Clara; Maddie Lee, Jordan Yates and Catherine Feira of Thacher; Abigail Garcia and Kylie Moreno of Bishop Diego; Eliana Padilla, Mia Romerov and Alessia Spies of St. Bonaventure; and Addison Briscoe, Riley Barrett and Marina Markrud of Grace Brethren.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Maddie Wicks and Sierra Soriano of Foothill Tech; Alondra Ordaz and Selina Cortez of Santa Clara; Lily King, Talia Edwards and Annika Zhou of Thacher; Annabelle Aslanian, Tara Gregson and Olivia Van Wingerden of Bishop Diego; Hallie Barlow, Ryley Marruffo and Sophie Muller of St. Bonaventure; and Addison Jo and Taylor Ikenouye of Grace Brethren.
Patty Gomez of Foothill Tech was named the Coach of the Year.
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE GIRLS WATER POLO
Goalie Ida Tully-Giles of Villanova Prep was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tri-Valley League.
Named to the first team were Hannah Tully-Giles, Ruby Kamir and Candela Basoco of Villanova Prep; Avery Buehner and Emma Flores of Foothill Tech; and Charlie Flores and Anita Vida Lopez of Malibu.
Named to the second team were Eva Tully-Giles and Hannah Tinker of Villanova Prep; Stephanie Botello of Foothill Tech; Stevie Sturges and Tallula Murphree of Malibu; and Liz Sutter and Tallulah Bates of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Shakti Gonzales-Haro of Villanova Prep; Lila Rosenthal, Emily Vasquez and Larissa Myers of Foothill Tech; Angie Zoric and Daisy Gemberling of Cate; and Frank Little of Malibu.
Tim Settem of Villanova Prep was named the Coach of the Year.
FRONTIER LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL
Latif Diouf of Cate was named the Most Valuable Player in boys basketball for the Frontier League.
Making the first team were Gavin Day and Ethan Day of Villanova Prep; Sam Noah and Ashton Brown of Foothill Tech; Dillon Shaw of Grace Brethren; Aidan O'Neil and Nolan Waters of Dunn; and Carson Stewart of Laguna Blanca.
Making the second team were Brady Crawford and Jomari Ong of Villanova Prep; Ian Maloney and Justice Mramor of Grace Brethren; Nick Drucker of Foothill Tech; Michael Wang and Eka Nayak of Laguna Blanca; and Theo Anderson of Dunn.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Ben Rodriguez of Villanova Prep; Jacob Young and Dante Sweis of Grace Brethren; Gavin Graves and Jacob Lombardo of Foothill Tech; Gael Villalobos, Seal Diouf and Anna Solem of Dunn; and Charlie Sheldon and Gandon Walker of Laguna Blanca.
Jamaal Brown of Foothill Tech and Ray Vasquez of Dunn were named the co-Coaches of the Year.
FRONTIER LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sophia Ospina of Cate and Ali Bennett of Thacher earned co-Most Valuable Player honors in the Frontier League.
Named to the first team were Rachel Patrykus and Addyson Crawford of Villanova Prep; Ava Nebroski of La Reina; Tenzing Lama of Thacher; and Lilly Whelan, Mary Foster and Desi Flores of Cate.
Named to the second team were Rosa Varela and Marissa Novak of Villanova Prep; Anya Zhu and Ari Ramirez of La Reina; Shiraz Rothschild and Margaret Zhang of Thacher; and Sam Jimenez, Ada Hansen and Talia Tom of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Savannah Simmonds and Mylah Cueva of Villanova Prep; Nil Egbo of Thacher; and Nicole Teh, Kendall Thorne and Sanai Edwards of Cate.
Laura Moore of Cate was named the Coach of the Year.
FRONTIER LEAGUE BOYS SOCCER
Jeremy Larson of Grace Brethren was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Ryan Spelts of Grace Brethren was named the Defensive Player of the Year, and Peter Robinson of Thacher was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Frontier League.
Named to the first team were Trevor Quinn, Jake Barrett, Matthew Gross and Tyler Larson of Grace Brethren; Kosuke Mikitani, Jackson Harr and Joe McGonigle of Thacher; Bruno Heinze of Villanova Prep; and Frankie Baron, Aden Meisel, Josh Hansen and Gabriel Lea of Laguna Blanca.
Named to the second team were Elias Kim, Conner Alballat and Jonas Kim of Grace Brethren; Emmanuel Marin of Santa Clara; Karson Meza and Luigi Travi of Villanova Prep; Lance Jin-Ngo and Jay Jiang of Thacher; and Baylor Wilson, Andreas McClintock, Robbie Dunn, Eli Meisel and Kincade Avery of Laguna Blanca.
Matthew Larson of Grace Brethren was named the Coach of the Year.
FRONTIER LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER
Ernie Nam of Cate was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Natalie Bianchi of Laguna Blanca was named the Defensive Player of the Year, and Charlotte Wilfert of La Reina was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Frontier League.
Named to the first team were Brianna Bergstrom, Margaret Kearin and Jane Staley of La Reina; Faith Currier and Munirah Balogun of Villanova Prep; Tamsyn Tapich, Ellie Tunnell, Phebe Hancock and Zoe Flint of Cate; Jacqueline Richardson and Jenna Johnson of Laguna Blanca; and Chloe Brentin and Ciana Nicholls of Beacon Hill.
Named to the second team were Natalia Estrada, Lucy Shah and Amanda Boucher of La Reina; Ava Bracher, Gigi Geyer, Josie Frazer, Jeeyou Jung and Claire Bianchi of Cate; Ana Burke of Beacon Hill; Emma Schubert and Jordyn Garcia of Laguna Blanca; Aixa Rivera and Kirra Crane of Villanova Prep; and Mae Urquidez of Dunn.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Grace Courtland, Sloan Yanicelli and Makayla Knauer of La Reina; Melanie Davidson, Shannon Murray and Olivia Almquist of Cate; Paloma Lujan, Regina Lujan and Alexandra Seigel of Laguna Blanca; Emerie Nicholls, Nevaeh Abdulla and Brynn Bradley of Beacon Hill; Mikhaila Aquino, Ava Fabbian and Belen Valencia of Villanova Prep; and Sophia Lawrence, Daphne Urqudez and Margaret Watson of Dunn.
Taylor Wyatt of Cate was named the Coach of the Year.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Tri-Valley League and Frontier League pick their best of winter season
