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Sports Beat: All-South Sound Conference spring sports selections

Posted on June 9th, 2023 By:

Local athletes were well represented on spring sports All-South Sound Conference teams. Here are the Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes selected:

Boys soccer

Most Valuable Player: Derrick Johnson, Gig Harbor, senior

First team All-South Sound Conference

Owen Ghent, Gig Harbor, senior

Porter Hanson, Gig Harbor, senior

Matt Ludlow, Gig Harbor, senior

Sam Sutherland, Peninsula, senior

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Frankie Cross, Peninsula, senior

Tyler Dull, Gig Harbor, junior

Caleb Gilbert, Gig Harbor, junior

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Kyler Goodin, Gig Harbor, senior

Dylan Ladds, Peninsula, senior

Jack Learned, Gig Harbor, freshman

Jackson Ray, Peninsula, junior

Derrick Johnson of Gig Harbor, the South Sound Conference boys soccer MVP. Photo by Bryce Carithers

Fastpitch

Most Valuable Player: Riley Peschek, Gig Harbor, senior

Pitcher of the Year: Alli Kimball, Peninsula, senior

First team All-South Sound Conference

Glory Estabrook, Peninsula, senior

Malia Coit, Peninsula, junior

Sarah Holland, Gig Harbor, senior

Daniel Biehl, Gig Harbor, junior

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Hailey Ruckle, Peninsula, senior

Sophia Hooper, Peninsula, junior

Erin Peterson, Gig Harbor, senior

Paige Harthorn, Gig Harbor, junior

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Ava Miranda, Peninsula, sophomore

Kallee Waage, Peninsula, junior

Grace Estabrook, Peninsula, senior

Emma Vandervort, Gig Harbor, junior

Olivia Paul, Gig Harbor, senior

Alli Kimball pitches during the state tournament. Photo courtesy Peninsula High School

Baseball

First team All-South Sound Conference

Payton Knowles, Peninsula, senior

Josh Dunham, Gig Harbor, junior

Garrick Cosmos, Gig Harbor, senior

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Aidan Klumker, Peninsula, senior

Brendan Masini, Gig Harbor, senior

Brady Altman, Gig Harbor, senior

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Chase Pringle, Gig Harbor, senior

Cooper McCutchen, Gig Harbor, junior

Ryland Heckman, Gig Harbor, junior

Aden Deschenes, Peninsula, junior

Troy Buchanan, Peninsula, senior

Payton Knowles of Peninsula, first-team All-South Sound Conference. Photo by Bryce Carithers

Tennis

First team All-South Sound Conference

Singles: McKenna Baurichter, Freshman, Peninsula

Doubles: Lindsey Muske/Alexa Lavinder, Gig Harbor, seniors

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Singles: Ashley Hall, Peninsula, senior

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Doubles: Paris L’Esperance/Grace Hansen, Peninsula

The Gig Harbor doubles team of Alexa Lavender (top) and Lindsey Muske finished second at the district championships.

Boys golf

First team All-South Sound Conference

Chet West, Gig Harbor

Theo Snyder, Gig Harbor

Zavier Feasey-Allen Gig Harbor

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Colin Morkert, Gig Harbor

Luke Lipsey, Peninsula

Liam Dalbec, Gig Harbor

Rylan Coovert, Gig Harbor

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Jackson Tull, Peninsula

Elliot Siddall, Peninsula

Alec Moore, Peninsula

Girls golf

First team All-South Sound Conference

Hallee Graf Peninsula

Carly Ikei, Gig Harbor

Laila Douglas, Gig Harbor

Second team All-South Sound Conference

Sophia Skogen, Gig Harbor

Hailey Gray, Gig Harbor

Mia Sykes, Peninsula

Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference

Sarah Ehler, Gig Harbor

Boys lacrosse

First team All Puget-Pierce Conference

Boden Clark, Peninsula, senior

Brendyn Kolbaba, Peninsula, senior

Robby Akulschin, Peninsula, junior

Elliot Gilliam, Peninsula, junior

Peninsula’s first-team all-league lacrosse players, from left, Brendyn Kolbaba, Robby Akulschin, Boden Clark and Elliot Gilliam. Photo courtesy of D. Akulschin

Girls lacrosse

First Team

Eleah Ho, RipTides

Anna Caplinger, RipTides

Grace Stanton, RipTides

Courtney Myers, RipTides

Girls water polo

First team All Conference Division 2, West

Kiah Sawyer, Gig Harbor

Alexis Tujo, Gig Harbor

Frances Benson, Gig Harbor

Abigail Oliver, Peninsula

Second team All Conference Division 2, West

Mia Stitt, Peninsula

Delaney Moyer, Gig Harbor

Isabella Puccio, Gig Harbor

Honorable mention

Bridget Oates, Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor water polo player Alexis Tujo was voted first team all conference for the Tides. Photo Mike Kelly