THURSDAY
JUNE 24
2021
Honoring Athletes, Teams and Coaches in more than 20 Interscholastic Sports
Made Possible by the Yakima Valley Sports Commission
Welcome to the 2021 Yakima Valley Sports Awards!


Check out YakimaHerald.com and the Herald-Republic Sunday sports page for complete coverage of the 20201 Yakima Valley Sports Awards.





FALL 2020 NOMINEES (Open/Close)

Winners are in bold print.

Girls Soccer

  • Alexia Lee, Eisenhower
  • Gillian Martin, La Salle
  • Kendall Moore, La Salle
  • Dylan Philip, Ellensburg
  • Ashlyn Valdivinos, West Valley

Football

  • Jason Grant, Toppenish
  • JP Leahy, West Valley
  • Eric Martinez, Prosser
  • Myles Newhouse, Sunnyside
  • Caleb Woodcock, West Valley

Boys Cross Country

  • Ben Connell, West Valley
  • Isaac Immel, Riverside Christian
  • Oscar Lopez, Eisenhower
  • Cooper Quigley, Selah
  • Reid Weaver, Sunnyside

Girls Swimming & Diving

  • Emma Fischer, Davis
  • Addie Mitchell, Eisenhower
  • Katie Ramos, Selah
  • Izzy Vick, Selah
  • Kyli Washabaugh, Selah

Girls Cross Country

  • Isabela Alvarado, Eisenhower
  • Hannah Hilton, Eisenhower
  • Kate Laurent, Ellensburg
  • Rylee Leishman, Ellensburg
  • Nicole Murdock, West Valley

Volleyball

  • Zoey Crimin, West Valley
  • Abby Harrell, Ellensburg
  • Kaycee Hazzard, Sunnyside
  • Addison Scott, Selah
  • Kennedy Webb, West Valley
WINTER 2020-21 NOMINEES (Open/Close)

Winners are in bold print.

Boys Swimming & Diving

  • Charlie Hudson, Selah
  • Ian Muffet, Zillah
  • Joey Oplinger, Eisenhower
  • Tyke Stewart, Eisenhower
  • Coleman Wright, Prosser

Girls Basketball

  • Trista Hull, La Salle
  • Dylan Philip, Ellensburg
  • Ashlynn Sylve, East Valley
  • Halle Wright, Prosser
  • Kiana Yesiki, Eisenhower

Girls Bowling

  • Laurel Heesemann, Eisenhower

Boys Basketball

  • Clay Delp, Zillah
  • Haden Hicks, Prosser
  • Logan Kinloch, West Valley
  • Noah Pepper, Selah
  • Daniel Singleterry, Sunnyside

Girls Wrestling

  • Ruby Clark, Toppenish
  • Lynette Espinoza, Davis
  • Lexie Garza, Wapato
  • Ruby Rios, Toppenish
  • Shealynn Spino, Eisenhower

Boys Wrestling

  • Eli Barajas, Sunnyside
  • Gage Cook, Granger
  • Andrew Macias, Sunnyside
  • Abel Nava, Toppenish
  • Jesse Salinas, Selah
SPRING 2021 NOMINEES & WINNERS (Open/Close)

Winners are in bold print.

Boys Soccer

  • Diego Cervantes, Sunnyside
  • Justin Jacobo, Grandview
  • Zinedine Moreno, West Valley
  • Ezequiel Rodriguez, Sunnyside
  • Isai Rodriguez, Toppenish

Girls Golf

  • Lexi Becker, Selah
  • Addie Scott, Selah
  • Courtney Stratton, West Valley
  • Campbell Thorner, West Valley
  • Marisa Tillequots, Wapato

Softball

  • Tori Espinoza, West Valley
  • Audrey Kime, Naches Valley
  • Aerin Lee, Selah
  • Sydney Wells, Selah
  • Sydney Yates, West Valley

Girls Track & Field

  • Caitlyn Cheney, Ellensburg
  • Faith Hahn-Landis, Naches Valley
  • Kambria Hartrick, Ellensburg
  • Kara Mickelson, Eisenhower
  • Erica Torres, Sunnyside

Boys Golf

  • Khale Calhoun, East Valley
  • John Kim, Davis
  • Trey LeCheminant, West Valley
  • Colton Owen, West Valley
  • Jack Sutton, West Valley

Pete Orgill Baseball Athlete of the Year

  • Eli Grange, West Valley
  • Blake Leaverton, West Valley
  • Dean Pettyjohn, Selah
  • Stevan Rodriquez, Eisenhower
  • Connor Schlect, West Valley

Boys Track & Field

  • Damian Corbray, Davis
  • Myles Newhouse, Sunnyside
  • Julian Ortiz, West Valley
  • Cooper Quigley, Selah
  • Reilly Williams, Prosser

Boys Tennis

  • Kellam Adams, Selah
  • Humberto Hinojosa, Wapato
  • Henry Preacher, West Valley
  • Logan Kinloch & Kel Griffiths, West Valley
  • Quentin Garretson & Malachi Young, Selah

Girls Tennis

  • Mary-Frances Ballew, Selah
  • Alisha Shetty, West Valley
  • Ellie Tweedy, West Valley
  • Tanna Bond & Addie Ladd, Selah
  • Courtney Standley & Reese Vetsch, La Salle
TEAM and COACH 2020-21 NOMINEES (Open/Close)

Fall Team of the Year

  • Davis Girls soccer
  • Ellensburg Girls cross country
  • Prosser Football
  • West Valley Football
  • West Valley Volleyball

Fall Coach of the Year

  • Dan Eyman, West Valley football
  • Erin Koerner, Sunnyside volleyball
  • Zack Schab, Selah girls swimming
  • Jason Smith, Toppenish football
  • Tepo Tereza, Davis girls soccer

Winter Team of the Year

  • Selah Boys Basketball
  • Selah Boys Swimming & Diving
  • Selah Boys Wrestling
  • Toppenish Boys Wrestling
  • West Valley Boys Basketball

Winter Coach of the Year

  • Jon Kinloch, West Valley Boys Basketball
  • Mario Mengarelli, Zillah Boys Basketball
  • Jason Moyer, Sunnyside Boys Wrestling
  • Rick Puente, Sunnyside Girls Basketball
  • Jeff Whitney, Ellensburg Girls Basketball

Spring Team of the Year

  • Grandview Boys Soccer
  • Naches Valley Softball
  • Selah Softball
  • Toppenish Boys Soccer
  • West Valley Baseball

Spring Coach of the Year

  • Ryan Froula, West Valley Baseball
  • Uriel Gonzalez, Toppenish Boys Soccer
  • Bill Harris, Selah Softball
  • Anne Holden, Grandview Boys Soccer
  • Jaime Vasquez, Granger Softball