Prep winter athletes receive letters, awards

Oak Harbor and Coupeville high school winter athletes received varsity letter and team awards recently.

OH Boys Basketball

Coach: John Weston

Record: 4-15; 1-10 in Wesco, 13th place.

Senior lettermen: Ty Baker, Justin Ellison, JJ Mitchell, Adam Nelson.

Juniors: Joe Arinaza, Ozell Jackson, Gabe Salinger, Weston Whitefoot.

Sophomores: Gavin Allen, Haven Brown, Kevin Schuldt.

Team awards: Nelson, Most Valuable Player, Captain, Take Charge Toughness; Salinger, Captain, Wildcat Pride; Ellison, Most Improved; Baker, Servant Leadership; Mitchell, Intensity Player of the Year; Brown, Mr. Defense.

League honors: Nelson, honorable mention.

Note: Nelson set a single-season school record with 23 charges taken in 18 games.

CV Boys Basketball

Coach: Anthony Smith

Record: 3-17; 3-6 in Olympic League, third place.

Senior lettermen: Steven Cope, Brian Shank, Gabe Wynn.

Juniors: Ariah Bepler, Hunter Downes, Joey Lippo, Kyle Rockwell, Ethan Spark, Hunter Smith, Cameron Toomey-Stout.

Team awards: Smith, Mr. Hustle; Wynn, Four-year Participation; Shank, Four-year participation.

League honors: Smith, first team; Wynn, first team.

Note: Wynn set a school record with seven three-pointers in one game.

OH Girls Basketball

Coach: Jon Atkins

Record: 4-15; 1-10 in Wesco, 12th place.

Senior letter winners: Aelizah Espiritu, Aujani Frye, Rashanna Graham, Julie Jansen, Bryn Langrock.

Juniors: Jhayna Bowie, Delija Cammon, Samantha Hines, Lydia Wells, Jordan Wood-Pina.

Sophomore: Emily Gouge.

Freshmen: Mikhaela Cortez, Olivia Waite.

Managers: Grace Osborn, Sarah Ulam.

Team awards: Langrock, Offensive Player of the Year; Jansen, Defensive Player of the Year; Wood-Pina, Most Improved; Graham, Coaches’ Award; Espiritu, Most Inspirational.

League honors: Langrock, honorable mention.

CV Girl Basketball

Coach: David King

Record: 15-6; 9-0 in Olympic League, first place; district, fourth place.

Senior letter winners: Tiffany Briscoe, Lauren Grove, Kailey Kellner.

Juniors: Kyla Briscoe, Mikayla Elfrank, Mia Littlejohn, Lauren Rose, Allison Wenzel.

Sophomores: Kalia Littlejohn, Lindsey Roberts, Sarah Wright.

Managers: Skyler Lawrence, Peytin Vondrak.

Team awards: Tiffany Briscoe, Captain, Coaches’ Award; Grove, Captain, Best Defensive Player; Mia Littlejohn, Captain; Kellner, Captain, Best Offensive Player; Elfrank, Most Improved; Rose, Most Inspirational; Roberts, Wolf Paw Award.

League honors: King, Coach of the Year; Kellner, first team; Mia Littlejohn, first team; Tiffany Briscoe, honorable mention; Elfrank, honorable mention; Grove, honorable mention; Kalia Littlejohn, honorable mention; Roberts, honorable mention.

OH Swimming

Coach: Amy Merkley

Record: 3-7; district, sixth.

Senior lettermen: Jose Cabigting, Kelvin Canonizado, Andrew Franssen, Alex Hartley, Kelly Holt, Kenneth Morrow, Kurtis Zylstra.

Juniors: Eric Closson, Garrett Karney, Enrique Perez.

Sophomores: Pablo Closson, Aaron Martinez, Cameron See.

Freshmen: Micah Franklin, Bruce Vagt.

Managers: Kirsten Polack, Erica Sugatan.

Team awards: Cabigting, Captain; Perez, Wildcat Award; Franssen, Coach’s Award; Vagt, Captain’s Award.

League honors: Vagt, first team 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle; Perez, first team 100 freestyle; Vagt, Perez, Cabigting, Franssen, first team 200 medley relay.

State qualifiers: Vagt, 200 free (21st place), 500 free (18th); Perez, 200 free (20th), 100 free (20th); Vagt, Perez, Cabigting, Franssen, 200 medley relay (22nd), 200 free relay (23rd).

OH Cheer

Coach: Kimberly Schmal

Letter winners: Makayla Benavides, Aubrey Buttigieg, Aspen Covert-Kemper, Jacklyn Curtis, Makynzie Curtis, AJ Diamond, Jada Jones, Shyanne King, Madison Korneli, Faith Lamb, Brittany McCollough, Sarah Peele, Katie Schisler, and Rebeka Vasquez.

Team awards: Jacklyn Curtis, Captain; Sarah Peele, Captain; Madison Korneli, Captain.

CV Cheer

Coach: Melissa Rohr

Letter winners: Julie Bucio, Maggie Crimmins, Natasha Estes, Sophie Fürtjes, Kaley Grigsby, Gaby Halpin, Kaela Hollrigel, Natalie Hollrigel, Ja’Tarya Hoskins, Nanci Melendrez-Partida, Mckenzie Meyer, Claire Mietus, Mira Mostafavinassab, Heather Nastali, Mica Shipley.

Manager: Abbey Hamilton.

Mascot: Cassidy Moody.

Team awards: Kaela Hollrigel, Captain; Mietus, Captain; Estes, Wolf Award; Natalie Hollrigel, Coach’s Award; Melendrez-Partida, Most Improved; Meyer, Most Spirited.

OH Wrestling

Coach: Larry Falcon

Record: 3-5; boys — fifth in subregional, eighth in regional, 15th in state; girls — ninth in subregional, 27th in state.

Senior letter winners: Meredith Bain, Abe Coleman, Nick Dugin, Wendolyn Martinez, Lucas Nickelson, William Nickelson, Aubrey Pace, Sidney Thomas, Trevor Vaughn, Caitlin Woodworth, Sam Zook.

Juniors: Chris Brooks, Dylan Sanchez.

Sophomores: Hayden Campbell, Jakob Dailey, Caleb Fitzgerald, Michael Fisken, Zion Gomez, Shingo Johnston, Blake McBride, Ethan Pace, Dawson Seabolt, Taiveyon Shaw.

Freshmen: Taylor Cress, Ella Erikson, Shamus Warden.

Team awards: Thomas, Most Improved; Martinez, Most Improved; Ethan Pace, Cor Aut Mors; Jamal Graham, Cor Aut Mors; Brooks, Coaches’ Award; Woodworth, Coaches’ Award; Bain, Captain; Dugin, Captain; Zook, Captain.

League honors: Bain, first team; Woodworth, first team; McBride, first team; Zook, first team.

State qualifiers: Zook (first place), Woodworth (fifth), Bain (sixth), McBride (sixth), Dugin (seventh), Martinez.