Oak Harbor and Coupeville high schools completed the 2016-17 sports year by presenting spring athletes with varsity letters and team awards.
Oak Harbor Baseball
Coaches: Cody Anderson, Tyson VanDam
Record: 4-16; 4-14, sixth in Wesco North.
Senior lettermen: Dylan Bailey, Trent Benson, Colton Burdick, Steven Richards, Chad Spradlin.
Juniors: Chase Bailey, James Besaw, Will Danielson, Kamren Mebane, Corey Roberts.
Sophomores: Thomas Anderson, Austin Boesch, Caleb Fitzgerald, John Lovendale, Aaron Martinez, Noah Miller, Ethan Pace, Taylor Rummel.
Freshman: Aiden McCarthy.
Team awards: Dylan Bailey, Gold Glove; Richards, Silver Slugger; Benson, Most Valuable Pitcher; Fitzgerald, Charlie Hustle; Anderson, Most Improved.
Coupeville Baseball
Coach: Chris Smith.
Record: 11-9; 6-3, second in Olympic League.
Senior lettermen: Taylor Consford, Aiden Crimmins, Ethan Marx, Clay Reilly, Kory Score, Jonathan Thurston.
Juniors: Nick Etzell, Jake Hoagland, Joey Lippo, Hunter Smith, Julian Welling.
Sophomores Matt Hilborn, Dane Lucero.
Team awards: Reilly, Most Valuable Player, Captain, Offensive Player of the Year; Score, Defensive Player of the Year; Crimmins, Aiden Crimmins Award; Lippo, Dirt Bag Award; Consford, Captain; Marx, Captain.
League honors: Reilly, first-team outfield; Consford, first-team catcher; Smith, first-team pitcher; Hilborn, first-team second base.
Note: Reilly, Consford and Score were selected to play in the area senior all-star game June 1 in Bellingham.
Oak Harbor Softball
Coach: Tashina Tosh.
Record: 2-18; 2-16, seventh in Wesco North.
Senior letter winners: Halle Carpenter, Shea Davis, Audrey Howard, Kristen Pagala, Taylor Wilson.
Junior: Lyndsay Duchnowkski.
Sophomores: Megan Flood, Cierra LeGendre, Kaitlinn Scheer, Eleanor Tucker, Brooke Wilson, Miranda Wilson.
Freshmen: Haley Abbott, Brooke Gilham.
Managers: Lawrence Ibanez, Luke Merriman.
Team awards: Howard, Captain, Players Choice Award; Davis, Captain; Pagala, Captain; Miranda Wilson, Wildcat Award.
Coupeville Softball
Coach: Kevin McGranahan
Record: 19-5; 6-3, second in Olympic League.
Senior letter winners: Tiffany Briscoe, Robin Cedillo, Jae LeVine.
Juniors: Kyla Briscoe, Mikayla Elfrank, Hope Lodell, Katrina McGranahan, Lauren Rose.
Sophomores: Veronica Crownover, Nicole Laxton, Tamika Nastali, Sarah Wright.
Freshmen: MacKenzie Davis, Emma Mathusek, Scout Smith, Melia Welling.
Team awards: McGranahan, Most Valuable Player; Wright, Most Valuable Player; Crownover, Most Valuable Offensive Player; Rose, Most Valuable Defensive Player; Nastali, Hustle Award; Kyla Briscoe, Most Improved; Smith, Rookie of the Year; Elfrank, Coaches’ Award.
League honors: McGranahan, co-MVP; Rose, first-team third base; Lodell, first-team outfield; Elfrank, first-team shortstop.
Oak Harbor Soccer
Coach: Jeff Laiblin.
Record: 5-8-3; 3-7-2, 11th in Wesco.
Senior lettermen: Spencer Champion, Josh Coe, Cameron Costner, Scot Erickson, Andrew Franssen, Seth Gluth, Jared Hoyt, JJ Mitchell, Austin Moncada, Enrique Perez-Herranz, Chaz Purdy, Kegan Snell, Kurtis Zylstra.
Juniors: Eric Closson, Taylor Jackson.
Sophomores: Julian Hinkle, Kanoa King, Nathan Merrill, Mason Rhodes.
Freshman: Ethan Snell.
Team awards: Erickson, Most Improved; Franssen, Most Inspirational; Mitchell, Coaches’ Award; Gluth, Coaches’ Award.
League honors: Mitchell, first team; Hoyt, second team; Closson, honorable mention; Franssen, honorable mention; Gluth, honorable mention; Kegan Snell, honorable mention; Zylstra, honorable mention.
School records: Mitchell, second in season (15) and career (35) goals (Zach Mays, 20, 49); third in goals in a single match (4).
Coupeville Soccer
Coach: Kyle Nelson.
Record: 4-11-1; 3-6, third in Olympic League.
Senior lettermen: Nick Dion, Brandon Jansen, Uriel Liquidano, Zack Nall.
Juniors: Laurence Boado, Hunter Downes, William Nelson, Axel Partida, Mathew Shreffner, Ethan Spark.
Sophomores: Jaschon Baumann, Dewitt Cole, Uriah Kastner, Teo Keilwitz, Brian Roberts, Josh Robinson.
Freshmen: Zach Ginnings, Mason Grove, Abram Leyva, James Wood.
Managers: Maddie Hilkey, Ashley Menges, Peytin Vondrak.
Team awards: Liquidano, Captain, Most Inspirational; Nelson, Captain, Player of the Year; Leyva, Rookie of the Year; Cole, Most Improved.
League honors: Liquidano, first team; Nelson, first team.
Oak Harbor Girls Golf
Coach: Andy Wesley.
Record: Fifth in Wesco North.
Senior letter winners: Kayleigh Burbank, Makalyn Miller, Jessica Monaghan.
Junior: Beth Paul.
Freshman: Natasha Decker.
Team awards: Monaghan, Most Valuable Player; Decker, Rookie of the Year; Rebecca Krider, Coaches’ Award; Cali Ledesma, Most Improved.
Oak Harbor Boys Golf
Coach: David Smith.
Record: Sixth in Wesco North.
Senior letterman: William Nickelson.
Juniors: Mathew Boyd, Ryan Evans, Nick Whitley.
Sophomores: Haven Brown, Nathan Thompson.
Freshman: Nick Krantz.
Team awards: Krantz, Rookie of the Year; Thompson, Most Improved.
League honors: Krantz, first-team.
Note: Krantz finished 62nd in state tournament.
Oak Harbor Tennis
Coach: Horace Mells.
Record: 7-9; 5-7, fifth in Wesco North.
Senior letter winners: Emily Brown, Peyton Carlson, Aelizah Espiritu, Maya Krantz, Emma Lerch, Tamia Rios, Sarah Smith.
Other letter winners: Katrina Martinez, Alyssa McCauley, Maddie McKenzie, Johanna Schmidt, Alyssa Schneider, Meng Juan Timm, Emma Wezeman.
Team awards: Lerch, Captain; Carlson, Captain; Espiritu, Top Spin Award; Wezeman, Top Spin Award; Rios, Team Commitment Award.
Coupeville Tennis
Coach: Ken Stange.
Record: 6-3; 4-0, first in Olympic League.
Letter winners: Valen Trujillo, Fanny Deprelle, Bree Daigneault, Sage Renninger, Payton Aparicio, Zoe Trujillo, Avalon Renninger, Maggie Crimmins, Kameryn St. Onge, Tia Wurzrainer, Claire Mietus, Jillian Mayne, Zara Bradley, Julie Bucio, Sophie Furtjes, Nanci Melendrez, Rubi Melendrez, Heather Nastali.
Team awards: Valen Trujillo, Captain, Most Valuable Singles Player; Daigneault, Captain, Most Inspirational; Sage Renninger, Captain, Most Valuable Doubles Player; Aparicio, Captain, Most Valuable Doubles Player; Wurzrainer, Most Improved.
League honors: Valen Trujillo, singles champion; Sage Renninger/Aparicio, doubles champion.
Oak Harbor Boys Track
Coach: Jay Turner.
Record: Second in Wesco North; fourth in district.
Senior lettermen: Ben Bozeman, Chris Brown, Daniel Gibson, Thomas Gilham, Garren Guerrero, Miguel Guzman, Immanuel McLaurrin, Wyatt Pauley, Jordan Washington, Austin White.
Juniors: Jordan Bell, Aaron Fletcher, Ben Gasper, Isaac Gomez, Taeson Hardin, Ozell Jackson, Michael Lym, Andrew Miller, Kyle Nickols, Mac Nuanez, TJ Passmore, Weston Whitefoot.
Sophomores: Keegan Daniels, Michael Fisken, Dorian Hardin, Brandon McCollough, Josh Stone.
Freshmen: Justin Campbell, Gabriel Daggett, Dallas Riddle-Stevens, Tyrell Torres.
Team awards: Taeson Hardin, Sprinter of the Year; Nuanez, Sprinter of the Year; Guerrero, Jumper of the Year; Riddle-Stevens, Freshman of the Year; Gomez, Newcomer of the Year.
League champions: Taeson Hardin, 100; 4×100; Nuanez, 400, 4×400; Jackson, high jump, 4×400; Washington, 4×100; Miller, 4×100; Dorian Hardin, 4×100; Brown, 4×400; Guzman, 4×400.
State: 4×100 (Taeson Hardin, Dorian Hardin, Washington, Miller), eighth; Taeson Hardin, 14th, 100; 4×400 (Nuanez, Jackson, Guzman, Brown), 11th; Guzman, 16th, 400; Brown, 17th, 400; Jackson, 14th, high jump; Guerrero, 13th, triple jump.
Oak Harbor Girls Track
Coach: Eric Peterson.
Record: Sixth in Wesco North; 13th in district.
Senior letter winners: Kaitlyn Chelberg, Aujani Frye, Danielle Garza, Jacqueline Gibson, Julie Jansen, Isley Kusnick, Katie Schisler, Isabel Thayer, Jennifer Turnek, Carolynn Wicker.
Juniors: Riley Borden, Alora Caillier, Jenna Cooley, Lydia Dorsey, Naomi Garcia, Samantha Hines, Chantelle Rector, Amaya Rittierodt, Kristina Tirado.
Sophomores: Cami Bristow, Autumn Coker, Stephany Flores, Suraya Johnson, Taylor Kesler, Chloe Kubisiak, Brenna Rothman, Alex Smith, Sarah Ulam, Jessica Vester.
Freshmen: Maria Dailey, Halle Lemme, Megan Smith, Mariana White.
Team awards: Chelberg, Hurdler of the Year; Alex Smith, Distance Runner of the Year; Jansen, Thrower of the Year; Dorsey, Newcomer of the Year; Cooley, Trackster of the Year.
Coupeville Boys Track
Coach: Randy King.
Record: Third in Olympic League; fourth in district.
Senior lettermen: Mitchell Carroll, Grey Rische.
Juniors: Ariah Bepler, Jacob Smith, Cameron Toomey-Stout, Henry Wynn.
Sophomores: Chris Battaglia, Jakobi Baumann, Danny Conlisk, Ryan Labrador, Keahi Sorrows.
Freshman: Gabe Carlson.
League champions: Smith, 100, 200, 4×400 relay; Conlisk, 400, 800, 4×400 relay; Carroll, triple jump, 4×400; Bepler, high jump; Wynn, 4×400.
State: Carroll, third, long jump; fifth, triple jump; Smith, third, 200; 10th, 100; 4×400 (Smith, Carroll, Conlisk, Wynn), 12th; Bepler, ninth, high jump.
Note: Martin (triple jump, 43-11.75) and Smith (200, 22.41) set new school records.
Coupeville Girls Track
Coach: Randy King.
Record: First in Olympic League; third in district.
Senior letter winners: Lauren Grove, Naika Hallam, Skyler Lawrence, Alexxis Otto, Aurora Zanardi.
Juniors: Lauren Bayne, McKenzie Meyer, Abigail Parker, Allison Wenzel.
Sophomores: Madison Rixe, Lindsey Roberts, Ashlie Shank, Emma Smith.
Freshmen: Natalie Hollrigel, Ja’Taryn Hoskins, Mallory Kortuem, Lucy Sandahl, Maya Toomey-Stout, Raven Vick.
League champions: Toomey-Stout, 100, 200, 4×200; Lawrence, shot put; Hallam, javelin; Roberts, 4×200; Grove, 4×200; Kortuem, 4×200.
State: Toomey-Stout, 13th, 100; 13th, 200; Roberts, 18th, 100 hurdles; Bayne, 13th, high jump; 4×200 (Toomey-Stout, Kortuem, Roberts, Grove), fifth; 4×100 (Toomey-Stout, Kortuem, Roberts, Grove), ninth.
