WEDNESDAY
JUNE 8
2022
Honoring Athletes, Teams and Coaches in more than 20 Interscholastic Sports
Welcome to the 2022 Yakima Valley Sports Awards!
7:00PM - Yakima Convention Center
Check out YakimaHerald.com and the Herald-Republic Sunday sports page for complete coverage of the 2022 Yakima Valley Sports Awards.
FALL 2021 NOMINEES & WINNERS (Open/Close)
Winners are in bold print.
Girls Soccer
- Rachael Keller, Highland
- Shannah Mellick, East Valley
- Kendall Moore, West Valley
- Dylan Philip, Ellensburg
- Ashlyn Valdivinos, West Valley
Football
- Ricardo Acevedo, Davis
- Jason Grant, Toppenish
- Drew Johnson, West Valley
- Kaiden Rivera, Prosser
- Logan Rodriguez, Sunnyside
Boys Cross Country
- Amha Alemeneh, Eisenhower
- Caden Casteel, West Valley
- Cooper Quigley, Selah
- Eric Swedin, Selah
- Aiden Waddle, Eisenhower
Girls Swimming & Diving
- Emily Holt, Ellensburg
- Addie Mitchell, Eisenhower
- Katie Ramos, Selah
- Izzy Vick, Selah
- Anna Wersland, Cle Elum
Girls Cross Country
- Isabela Alvarado, Eisenhower
- Hannah Hilton, Eisenhower
- Kate Laurent, Ellensburg
- Nicole Murdock, West Valley
- Skye Stenehjem, West Valley
Volleyball
- Zoey Crimin, West Valley
- Abby Harrell, Ellensburg
- Taylor Kieser, Selah
- Kennedy Webb, West Valley
- Brynn Widner, Zillah
WINTER 2021-22 NOMINEES & WINNERS (Open/Close)
Boys Swimming & Diving
- Reilly Cavanaugh, Selah
- Charles Hudson, Selah
- Ian Muffett, Zillah
- Michael Ozanich, Selah
- Emiliano Zuniga, Toppenish
Girls Basketball
- KK Bass, Wapato
- Dylan Philip, Ellensburg
- Brynn Widner, Zillah
- Halle Wright, Prosser
- Kiana Yesiki, Eisenhower
Girls Bowling
- Evka Ball, West Valley
- Laurel Hessemann, Eisenhower
- Kaylynn Jeffery, Eisenhower
- Mya Martinez, Sunnyside
- Ada Querin, Eisenhower
Boys Basketball
- Dhantaye Bennett-Joe, Davis
- Clay Delp, Zillah
- Justice Hart, Yakama Tribal
- Brent Maldonado, Sunnyside
- Levi Pepper, Selah
Girls Wrestling
- Lexie Garza, Wapato
- Isabella Morales, Toppenish
- Ruby Rodriguez-Rios, Toppenish
- Makayla Torres, Toppenish
- Mia Zuniga, Toppenish
Boys Wrestling
- Gage Cook, Granger
- Horacio Godinez, Toppenish
- Abel Nava, Toppenish
- Jesse Salinas, Selah
- EJ Villanueva, Sunnyside
SPRING 2022 NOMINEES & WINNERS (Open/Close)
Boys Soccer
- Alexander Magana, Toppenish
- Juan Diego Mendoza, Toppenish
- Diego Lopez, East Valley
- Abdurahim Leigh, Selah
- Corbin Herrera, Eisenhower
Girls Golf
- Lexi Becker, Selah
- Campbell Thorner, West Valley
- Alyna Ramirez, Sunnyside
- Jessa Hellner-Gomez, Sunnyside
- Quincey Abrams, La Salle
Softball
- Maddie Kennedy, Ellensburg
- Kenidee Holden, West Valley
- Aerin Lee, Selah
- Allison Heater, East Valley
- Anika Garcia, West Valley
Girls Track & Field
- Kara Mickelson, Eisenhower
- Allison Bryan, East Valley
- Isabela Alvarado, Eisenhower
- Kate Laurent, Ellensburg
- Carsyn Arlt, Ellensburg
Boys Golf
- Trey LeCheminant, West Valley
- Brady Komstadius, West Valley
- Bradley Hammermeister, West Valley
- John Kim, Davis
- Sergio Sanchez, Cle Elum
Pete Orgill Baseball Athlete of the Year
- Drew Johnson, West Valley
- Tommy Meluskey, West Valley
- Brody Mills, West Valley
- Matthew Sauve, Grandview
- Ryker Fortier, Ellensburg
Boys Track & Field
- Cooper Quigley, Selah
- Jackson Cluff, West Valley
- Emilio Vela, Wapato
- Julian Rodriguez, Naches Valley
- Shaun Salveson, Selah
Boys Tennis
- Henry Preacher, West Valley
- Alexander Garcia-Widmer, West Valley
- Kellam Adams, Selah
- Doubles: Quentin Garretson-Malachi Young, Selah
- Doubles: Kel Griffiths-Dhruv Kumar, West Valley
Girls Tennis
- Lotte Steinbach, Selah
- Ivy Tweedy, West Valley
- Annika Richardson, La Salle
- Doubles: Ellie Tweedy-Maddie Pickett, West Valley
- Doubles: Henleigh Elder-Jasmine Shipley, East Valley
TEAM and COACH 2021-22 NOMINEES (Open/Close)
Fall Team of the Year
- Eisenhower Boys Cross Country
- Highland Girls Soccer
- Selah Boys Cross Country
- Toppenish Football
- West Valley Volleyball
Fall Coach of the Year
- Brad Cramer, West Valley slowpitch
- Phil English, Eisenhower cross country
- Corey Ingvalson, Prosser football
- Nikki Keller, Highland girls soccer
- Shane Polley, Selah cross country
Winter Team of the Year
- Ellensburg Girls Basketball
- Granger Boys Wrestling
- Sunnyside Boys Wrestling
- Toppenish Boys Wrestling
- Toppenish Girls Wrestling
Winter Coach of the Year
- Alexio Garcia, Toppenish Girls Wrestling
- Frankie Medina, Grandview Boys Basketball
- Jason Moyer, Sunnyside Wrestling
- Ken Mozingo, Selah Boys Wrestling
- Jeff Whitney, Ellensburg Girls Basketball
Spring Team of the Year
- Highland Boys Soccer
- Zillah Girls Track and Field
- Ellensburg Baseball
- Ellensburg Girls Track and Field
- East Valley Boys Soccer
Spring Coach of the Year
- John Arlt, Ellensburg Boys and Girls Track
- Todd Gibson, Ellensburg Baseball
- Ryan Johnson, West Valley Baseball
- Don Ballew, Selah Boys and Girls Tennis
- Uriel Gonzalez, Toppenish Boys Soccer