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Sports Beat | All-league selections for Peninsula and Gig Harbor
A busy spring sports season has came to a close late last month, but not before Puget Sound League coaches honored several local athletes in voting for all-league teams.
From left, golf MVP Theo Snyder of Gig Harbor; soccer MVP Henry Blake of Gig Harbor; Pitcher of the Year Abby Hoyt of Peninsula; Class 3A state discus champion Suri Sardinia of Peninsula; and baseball MVP Jake Cuda of Gig Harbor.
Boys Soccer
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
Coach of the Year: Joe Ross
MVP: Henry Blake, Gig Harbor, sr.
Offensive MVP: Eli Hanson, Gig Harbor, sr.
First team all-league
Jackson Powell, Gig Harbor, jr.
Malachi Wilson, Gig Harbor, sr.
Second team all-league
Ryan Fergus, Gig Harbor, sr.
Cayden Desjardins, Gig Harbor, sr.
Jack Learned, Gig Harbor, sr.
Honorable mention
Julian Burby, Gig Harbor, fr.
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
First team all-league
Ryan Rogers, Peninsula, soph.
Jonas Koller, Peninsula, sr.
Second team all-league
Aaron Nickels, Peninsula, jr.
Honorable mention
Carter Messer, Peninsula, fr.
Maddox Miranda, Peninsula, fr.
Kyler Moffat, Peninsula, sr.
Fastpitch softball
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
Pitcher of the year: Abbie Hoyt, Peninsula, fr.
First team all-league
Paige Jones, Peninsula, soph.
McKenna Peterson, Peninsula, soph.
Meghan Webster, Peninsula, sr.
Second team all-league
Izzy Michaels, Peninsula, soph.
Vivian Sweet, Peninsula, jr.
Honorable mention
Asanti Perez, Peninsula, sr.
Ava Crabb, Peninsula, soph.
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
First team all-league
Isabelle Bartlett, Gig Harbor, jr.
Brooklyn Harrison, Gig Harbor, fr.
Payton Cantrell, Gig Harbor, sr.
Payton Cantrell of Gig Harbor. Photo by Gig Harbor High School fastpitch
Second team all-league
Willow Bonnici, Gig Harbor, jr.
Bella Altman, Gig Harbor, fr.
Sarah Cody, Gig Harbor, fr.
Savannah Newville, Gig Harbor, sr.
Honorable mention
Piper Harrison, Gig Harbor, jr.
Lucy Bartlett, Gig Harbor, soph.
Makenna DeVaney, Gig Harbor, jr.
Baseball
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
MVP: Jake Cuda, Gig Harbor, sr.
Pitcher of the Year: Quentin Bockhorn, Gig Harbor, sr.
First team all-league
Hudson Smith, Gig Harbor, sr.
Hunter Payne, Gig Harbor, sr.
Hudson Smith of Gig Harbor. Photo by Vincent Starr
Second team all-league
Hawken Smith, Gig Harbor, soph.
Logan Petersen, Gig Harbor, sr.
Honorable mention
Jason Corley, Gig Harbor, soph.
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
Coach of the Year: Matt Thomas, Peninsula
Sportsmanship Award: Peninsula Team
MVP: Pete Browand, Peninsula, jr.
Thomas Marzano of Peninsula. Photo by Ed Johnson
First team all-league
Kaleb Copeland, Peninsula, sr.
Landon Schultz, Peninsula, soph.
Thomas Marzano, Peninsula, jr.
Second team all-league
Andy Merry, Peninsula, soph.
Jeff Ortega, Peninsula, jr.
Logan Johnson, Peninsula, jr.
Boys golf
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
Coach of the Year: Shane Henderson, Gig Harbor
MVP: Theo Snyder, Gig Harbor, sr.
Gig Harbor golfer Theo Snyder. Photo by Dennis Browne
First team all-league
Zane Allred, Gig Harbor, fr.
Charlie Eichenberg, Gig Harbor, soph.
Max Ferrier, Gig Harbor, sr.
Second team all-league
August Schaumburg, Gig Harbor, jr.
James Burleigh, Gig Harbor, soph.
Puget Sound League Nisqually
Second team all-league
Dustin Gerlach, Peninsula, sr.
Hudson Beck, Peninsula, soph.
Girls golf
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
Coach of the Year: Jeff Milbourn, Gig Harbor
First team all-league
Olivia Snyder, Gig Harbor, fr.
Kaliya Ikei, Gig Harbor, soph.
Myla Louch, Gig Harbor, soph.
Layna Louch, Gig Harbor, fr.
Laila Douglas, Gig Harbor, sr.
Sofia Skogen, Gig Harbor, sr.
All six Gig Harbor golfers were named first-team all-league. Photo courtesy of Jeff Milbourn
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
Second team all-league
Josie Waage-Bertsch, Peninsula, fr.
Girls tennis
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
First team all-league
McKenna Baurichter, Peninsula, sr. singles
McKenna Baurichter of Peninsula. Photo by Dennis Browne
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
First team all-league
Anya Schmid, Gig Harbor, jr. singles
Lauren Pitt, Gig Harbor, sr, and Sarina Pitt, Gig Harbor, soph., doubles
Track and Field
Puget Sound League Nisqually Division
Girls first team all-league
Suri Sardinia, Peninsula, sr.
Emma Young, Peninsula, sr.
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
Girls first team all-league
Lejla Carlsson, Gig Harbor, sr.
Violet Lester, Gig Harbor, fr.
Ella Savage, Gig Harbor, soph.
Karin Heikkila, Gig Harbor, sr.
Eisley Hering, Gig Harbor, jr.
Isabelle Harruff, Gig Harbor, jr.
Addison Sullivan-Glennon, Gig Harbor fr.
Kennedy Collins, Gig Harbor, soph.
Boys track and field
Puget Sound League Narrows Division
First team all-league
Gavin McKeegan, Gig Harbor, sr.
Justin Morris, Gig Harbor, sr.
Atzel Chavez-Avelar, Gig Harbor, sr.
Troy Arnold, Gig Harbor, sr.
Gavin Olson, Gig Harbor, sr.
Girls Water Polo
Puget Sound Water Polo League Division One
Gig Harbor
First team all-league
Eva Dahlin, Gig Harbor, jr.
Lauren Elliott, Gig Harbor, sr.
Jenna Nelson, Gig Harbor, sr.
Second team all-league
Annika Shearer, Gig Harbor,
Alex Ensminger, Gig Harbor, jr.
Puget Sound Water Polo League Division Two
Peninsula
First team all-league
Jewel Gullum, Peninsula, sr.
Siena Gardner, Peninsula, sr.
Bonnie Daley, Peninsula, sr.
Second team all-league
Olivia Gaston, Peninsula, sr.
Bridgid Sullivan, Peninsula, sr.