TCP’s von Oelhoffen, Prosser’s Cortes earn conference player of the year honors
Prosser High School girls basketball player Marissa Cortes was named the CWAC Player of the Year, and Tri-Cities Prep freshman Talia von Oelhoffen split the same honor in the EWAC with Mabton’s Britnee Guerrero.
The All-EWAC teams were released Tuesday, with Liberty Christian’s Maddie Godwin joining von Oelhoffen on the girls first team. On the boys team, Tri-Cities Prep’s Stefan Geist earned a first team nod.
The All-CWAC teams were released last week, and Grandview’s Gabe Esqueda was the only Mid-Columbia player other than Cortes to earn a first-team spot. Othello’s Roman Pruneda was named the boys coach of the year.
ALL-CWAC BOYS BASKETBALL
MVP: Elijah Pepper, Jr., Selah. Coach of the Year: Roman Pruneda, Othello. Sportsmanship: Quincy.
First team: Elijah Pepper, Jr., Selah; Isiah Perez, Sr., Toppenish; Steele Venters, Jr., Ellensburg; Zakery Donato, Sr., Selah; DaMarius Brown, Jr., Wapato; Adonis Shaul, Sr., Toppenish; Gabe Esqueda, Sr., Grandview.
Second team: Jakob Oxos, Sr., Ephrata; Kyler Villareal, Sr., Othello; Calvin, Jr., Selah; Teegan Cox, Sr., Prosser; Anders Ott, Sr., Ellensburg; Isaac Perez, So., Toppenish; Haley Harrington, Sr., East Valley.
Honorable Mention: Noah Pepper, Fr., Selah; Manuel Delgadillo, Jr., Wapato; Caden Blankenship, Sr., Ephrata; Sahil Randhawa, So., East Valley; Chase Courtney, Sr., Prosser; Gates Petersen, Sr., Quincy; Marckos Carrillo, So., East Valley.
ALL-CWAC GIRLS BASKETBALL
MVP: Marissa Cortes, Jr., Prosser. Coach of the Year: Joe Blodgett, Wapato. Sportsmanship: Quincy.
First team: Marissa Cortes, Jr., Prosser; Janealle Sutterlict, Jr., Wapato; Kylie Wilkey, Jr., Selah; Chehalis Aleck, Sr., Wapato; Katelyn Ostrowski, Sr., Ephrata; Jennifer Johnson, Sr., Toppenish; Kalli Willett, Sr., East Valley.
Second team: Grace Meza, Sr., Grandview; Kalli Fahey, Sr., Ellensburg; Michelle Ruiz, Jr., Grandview; Brooke Wheeler, Sr., Prosser; Jade Garza, Sr., Wapato; Ashlynn Sylve, Fr., East Valley; Madison Martin, Sr., Ephrata.
Honorable mention: Ashley Shurtleff, Jr., Selah; Ariana White, Sr., Toppenish; Sierra Asbell, Jr., Toppenish; Macy Hampton, Jr., Othello; Natalie Andreas, Jr., East Valley; Asia Olivarez, Sr., Prosser; Ivania Chavez, Jr., Quincy.
ALL-EWAC BOYS BASKETBALL
Player of the Year: Brock Ravet, Jr., Kittitas/Thorp. Coach of the Year: Tim Ravet, Kittitas/Thorp.
First team: Brock Ravet, Jr., Kittitas/Thorp; Mason Landdeck, Fr., Kittitas/Thorp; Stefan Geist, Sr., Tri-Cities Prep; Connor Brown, Sr., Kittias/Thorp; Caleb Harris, Jr., Kittitas/Thorp; Fischer Miedema, Sr., DeSales.
Second team: Kobe Singleton, So., Tri-Cities Prep; Diego Garza, Sr., Mabton; Mylo Jones, Fr., White Swan; Noah Olsen, Sr., Liberty Christian; Max Nelson, Jr., Tri-Cities Prep; Nico Shupe, Sr., Liberty Christian.
Honorable mention: Kupkana Leavitt Fr. White Swan; Riley Sullivan Sr. Liberty Christian; Matt Baumgart Sr. DeSales; Matthew Rittenbach Jr. WWVA; Jake Freedle So. WWVA; Martin Arreola Jr. Kittitas/Thorp; Cole Lenihan So. Kittitas/Thorp; Bailey Gibson Jr. Kittitas/Thorp; Justin Hudson So. Kittitas/Thorp; Logan Mercado So. Tri-Cities Prep; Grant McClure Fr. Liberty Christian; Juan Montero Sr. DeSales; Kamiakin Shavehead Sr. White Swan.
ALL-EWAC GIRLS BASKETBALL
Co-Players of the Year: Britnee Guerrero, Sr., Mabton; Talia von Oelhoffen, Fr., Tri-Cities Prep. Coach of the Year: Chris McCallum, Mabton.
First team: Talia von Oelhoffen Fr. Tri-Cities Prep; Britnee Guerrero Sr. Mabton; Ashley Anderson Sr. White Swan; Jessica Cheney Sr. White Swan; Willa King Sr. WWVA; Piper Williams Jr. Kittitas/Thorp; Maddie Godwin Jr. Liberty Christian.
Second team: Ivett Sanchez Sr. Mabton; Shiala Wolfsberger Sr. White Swan; Kenna Burratto So. DeSales; Katie Steele Sr. Liberty Christian; Alyssa Monteon So. Tri-Cities Prep; Aina Martinez Jr. Kittitas/Thorp.
Honorable mention: Emily Dickson So. Tri-Cities Prep; Holly Burratto So. DeSales; Gabrielle Browning Jr. Walla Walla Valley Academy; Makenna Brandner Fr. Tri-Cities Prep; Hailey Bass So. White Swan; Kassandra Hernandez So. Mabton; Tatumn Laughery Jr. Dayton; Astrid Galarza So. Mabton
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This story was originally published February 13, 2018 at 5:31 PM with the headline "TCP’s von Oelhoffen, Prosser’s Cortes earn conference player of the year honors."