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Basin athletes earn winter all-league honors

by IAN BIVONA
Sports Reporter | March 7, 2024 1:00 AM

COLUMBIA BASIN — Over 150 athletes and coaches around the Columbia Basin earned all-league honors this winter.


Almira/Coulee-Hartline

Boys Basketball

Sophomore Josh Booker — first team

Head coach Graham Grindy — Coach of the Year


Girls Basketball

Senior Beth Okamoto — first team

Sophomore Naomi Molitor — first team

Head coach Matt Elder — Coach of the Year


Ephrata

Boys Basketball

Senior Hans Roberts — second team

Junior Payton Riggs — honorable mention

Team Sportsmanship Award


Girls Basketball

Senior Addison Mills — second team

Senior Alessa Soto — second team

Senior Molly Evenson — honorable mention


Boys Wrestling

Senior Alex Gutierrez (120) — first team

Sophomore Tavone Mantese (150) — honorable mention

Team Sportsmanship Award


Girls Wrestling

Sophomore Alexandria Estrada Rangel (135) — first team

Senior Leslie Sanchez Guerrero (140) — first team

Senior Kadie McMullen (145) — first team

Sophomore Adylene Sanchez (155) — first team

Sophomore Natalin Abundiz (115) - honorable mention

Senior Noemi Vallejo (120) — honorable mention

Sophomore Rayn Castillo (130) — honorable mention

Freshman Meraly Carrillo Cazarez (140) — honorable mention


Lind-Ritzville/Sprague

Boys Basketball

Freshman Joey Duff — second team

Senior Brock Kinch — second team


Girls Basketball

Sophomore Zoe Galbreath — first team

Sophomore Saige Galbreath — second team

Senior Harlee Hennings — second team


Moses Lake

Bowling

Freshman Jayla Pierce — first team

Senior Sam Underwood — second team, sportsmanship team


Boys Basketball

Sophomore Tyce Miller — honorable mention

Senior Willem Jansen — All-Sportsmanship team


Girls Basketball

Senior Lexi Cox — first team, All-Defense team

Junior Madison Bond — first team

Senior Kylee Voss — All-Defense team honorable mention

Junior Kaiya Char — All-Sportsmanship team


Boys Wrestling

Sophomore Ian Garza (106) — first team

Freshman Duane Zamora (120) — first team

Senior Dayton Regan (150) — first team, Upper Weight Wrestler of the Year

Junior Drayden Gaither (126) — second team

Freshman Trenton Vasquez (132) — second team

Sophomore Ian Anderson (138) — second team

Junior Bruno Duarte — Good Sport Team


Girls Wrestling

Senior Ashley Naranjo (110) — first team, Lower Weight Wrestler of the Year

Sophomore Reese Prescott (115) — first team

Sophomore Elyssa Armendariz (105) — second team

Freshman Kenia Corona (235) — second team

Freshman Kamilah Martinez (110) — honorable mention

Senior Gabriela Vela (135) — honorable mention, Good Sport Team


Boys Swim and Dive

200-yard Medley Relay (junior Dylan Moore, sophomore Josiah Wallace, junior Luke Molitor and senior Carter Beus) — second team

200-yard Freestyle — Senior Damien Paluch (first team); sophomore Sam Molitor (second team)

50-yard Ferretyle (Adaptive) — senior Danny Thurman (first team)

50-yard Backstroke (Adaptive) — Thurman (first team)

200-yard Individual Medley — Moore (first team); sophomore Sam O’Shea (honorable mention)

50-yard Freestyle — Luke Molitor (second team)

1-meter Diving — senior Austin Higgins (honorable mention)

100-yard Butterfly — Luke Molitor (first team)

100-yard Freestyle — junior Vincent Bodenman (honorable mention)

500-yard Freestyle — Paluch (first team); freshman Matt Molitor (honorable mention)

200-yard Freestyle Relay (Luke Molitor, Moore, Beus and Bodenman) — second team

100-yard Backstroke — Moore (second team)

100-yard Backstroke — Wallace (honorable mention)

400-yard Freestyle Relay (Sam Molitor, O’Shea, Matt Molitor and Bodenman) — first team

Good Sport Team — sophomore Charlie Pray


Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School

Boys Basketball

Sophomore Johnny Ferguson — first team

Senior Jonah Robertson — first team

Head coach Emerson Ferguson — Coach of the Year


Girls Basketball

Team Sportsmanship Award


Othello

Boys Basketball

Senior Ashton Pruneda — second team

Senior Josh Tovar — second team


Girls Basketball

Junior Emi Pruneda — second team

Team Sportsmanship Award


Boys Wrestling

Senior Isaac Campos (113) — first team

Senior Anthony Abundiz (132) — first team

Junior Anthony Solorio (215) — first team

Junior Mason Perez (285) — first team, Heavy Wrestler of the Year

Sophomore Daniel Gonzalez (113) — second team

Sophomore Mason Russell (126) — second team

Senior Marcos Zuniga (132) — second team

Junior Jeremiah Flores (150) — second team

Sophomore Camilo Mendez III (157) — second team

Junior Christopher Garcia (100) — honorable mention

Senior Adriel Flores (126) — honorable mention

Sophomore Miguel Zuniga (190) — honorable mention

Head coach Rudy Ochoa II — Coach of the Year


Girls Wrestling

Senior Naraiah Guzman (100) — first team

Junior Bella Garza (105) — first team

Freshman Grayce Mendez (110) — first team, Lower Wrestler of the Year

Junior Gracie Rocha (115) — first team

Sophomore Briseida Galvez (120) — first team

Sophomore Serenity Ayala (125) — first team

Senior Elia Velazquez (190) — first team

Sophomore Alejandria Espindola (235) — first team

Freshman Brooklyn Hillman (105) — second team

Sophomore Jessica Basurto (135) — second team

Sophomore Kiara Haertling (145) — second team

Sophomore Janissa Barrera (100) — honorable mention

Senior Bresais Campos (145) — honorable mention

Junior Jadira Perez (155) — honorable mention


Quincy

Boys Basketball

Sophomore Pierce Bierlink — Player of the Year

Senior Julian Ibarra — first team

Senior Aidan Bews — first team

Head coach Scott Bierlink — Coach of the Year


Girls Basketball

Sophomore Chloe Medina — second team

Sophomore Emily Camacho — honorable mention


Boys Wrestling

Junior Saidt Alvarez (113) — first team

Senior Kaleb Klempel (175) — second team

Junior DJ Ferks (215) — second team

Sophomore Jace Reyes (126) — honorable mention

Junior Fernando Bautista (132) — honorable mention

Sophomore Sergio Bernal (165) — honorable mention

Junior Julian Silvas (175) — honorable mention

Sophomore Alejandro Barajas — honorable mention


Girls Wrestling

Senior Allison Guerrero (100) — first team

Freshman Crystal Perez (110) — first team

Sophomore Hayden Morris (120) — first team

Senior Michelle Acevedo (130) — first team

Freshman Emiko Kondo (100) — second team

Junior Maritza Gil (105) — second team

Junior Alondra Cordova (115) — second team

Junior Crystal Vargas (125) — honorable mention


Royal

Boys Basketball

Senior Caden Allred — first team

Freshman Grant Wardenaar — first team

Junior Lance Allred — second team

Junior Jackson Larsen — second team

Senior Bennett Brown — honorable mention

Head coach Greg Jenks — Coach of the Year

Team Sportsmanship Award


Girls Basketball

Junior Audrey Bergeson — Player of the Year, first team

Senior Kenia Orth — first team

Sophomore Briana Cedillo — first team

Senior Raegan Wardenaar — second team

Sophomore Taylor Webb — second team

Senior Megan Fielding — honorable mention

Head coach Farrah Wardnaar — Coach of the Year


Boys Wrestling

Sophomore Dennis Hernandez (113) — second team

Sophomore Shea Stevenson (150) — second team


Soap Lake

Boys Basketball

Senior Trey Landdeck — Most Valuable Player

Senior Pavlo Stoyan — first team

Junior Ruvim Goloborodko — second team


Girls Basketball

Senior Olivia McCrady — first team

Sophomore Mylee Dana — second team


Wahluke

Boys Basketball

Senior Andrew Yorgesen — first team

Junior River Buck — first team

Freshman Manny Ruvalcaba — second team

Senior Kacey Hirai — honorable mention


Girls Basketball

Senior Kylee Tirado — honorable mention

Team Sportsmanship Award


Warden

Boys Basketball

Junior Anthony Guttierez — first team

Junior Jake Roylance — second team

Senior Adrian Madrigal — honorable mention


Girls Basketball

Senior Lauryn Madsen — Player of the Year, first team

Freshman Makenna Klitzke — first team

Freshman Angelina Buck — first team

Senior Aliza Leinweber — second team

Head coach Josh Madsen — Coach of the Year


Boys Wrestling

Senior Manny Canales (120) — first team

Junior Michael Gonzalez (126) — first team

Senior Omar Pruneda (215) — first team

Senior Anthony Contreras (285) — first team

Junior Junior Santiago (138) — second team

Senior Rufino Gonzalez (165) — second team

Freshman Jaden Hernandez (190) — second team

Sophomore Gabriel Serna (215) — second team

Freshman Jesus Arias (285) — second team

Freshman Samuel Aguilar (106) — honorable mention

Freshman Raylen Heredia (113) — honorable mention

Senior Jose Arriaga (120) — honorable mention

Junior Kolby Klueber (126) — honorable mention

Freshman Daniel Martinez (144) — honorable mention


Girls Wrestling

Senior Brianalee Martinez (115) — first team

Senior Jada Hernandez (120) — first team

Senior Maira Zaragoza (125) — first team

Senior Alona Castro (100) — second team

Sophomore Ashley Cruz (125) — second team


Wilson Creek

Boys Basketball

Senior Zane McMillan — second team


Girls Basketball

Junior Neeley Odorizzi — second team

    Quincy sophomore Pierce Bierlink, left, was named the Caribou Trail League Player of the Year.
 
 
    Soap Lake senior Trey Landdeck, in blue, was the Central Washington 1B Most Valuable Player this season.
 
 
    Moses Lake senior Ashley Naranjo, top left, was the Columbia Basin Big 9’s Lower Weight Wrestler of the Year.
 
 
    MLCA/CCS sophomore Johnny Ferguson, center, received first-team all-league honors in the Central Washington 1B League.
 
 
    Warden senior Lauryn Madsen (0) was the Eastern Washington Athletic Conference Player of the Year this season.