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Wyatt Stanley, Dalton Yoder, Tyler Pallas, Austen Apperson, Zach Wright, Kelin Pasko, Will Alexander, Noah Thomas, Rudy Voetberg, Hodges Bailey, Matt Poquette, Wyatt Stanley, Damon Thomas, Dalton Yoder, Hunter Arredondo, Gustavo Barragan, David Van Vleck, Jonathan Van Vleck, Tyler Justice, Conner Locke, Levi Munoz, Spencer Burdick, Tyson Guerrero, Dakota Hawkins, Mollie Olson, Kary Sathre, Paige Moorcroft, Emma Moon, Lauryn Apperson, Makayla Erickson, Carly Noble, Delaney Calkins, Kate Balmelli, Mollie Olson, Kenya Lorton, Julia Johnson, Hannah Randall, Sidnee Arcury, Kaitlyn Bornstein, Devanie Kleemeyer, McKenna Moon, Alexis Black, Mollie Olson, Kendra Bottenberg, Dakota Brooks, Lexie Strasser, Olivia Dean, Wyatt Stanley, Dalton Yoder, Tyler Pallas, Austen Apperson, Zach Wright, Kelin Pasko, Will Alexander, Noah Thomas, Rudy Voetberg, Hodges Bailey, Matt Poquette, Wyatt Stanley, Damon Thomas, Dalton Yoder, Hunter Presented by Arredondo, Gustavo Barragan, David Van Vleck, Jonathan Van Vleck, Tyler Justice, Conner Locke, Levi Munoz, Spencer Burdick, Tyson Guerrero, Dakota Hawkins, Mollie Olson, Kary Sathre, Paige & Apperson, Makayla Erickson, Moorcroft, Emma Moon, Lauryn Carly Noble, Delaney Calkins, Kate Balmelli, Mollie Olson, Kenya Lorton, Julia Johnson, Hannah Randall, Sidnee Arcury, Kaitlyn Bornstein, Devanie Kleemeyer, McKenna Moon, Alexis Black, Mollie Olson, Kendra Bottenberg, Dakota Brooks, Lexie Strasser, Olivia Dean, Wyatt Stanley, Dalton Yoder, Tyler Pallas, Austen Apperson, Zach Wright, Kelin Pasko, Will Alexander, Noah Thomas, Rudy Sponsors: Voetberg, Hodges Bailey, Matt Poquette, Wyatt Stanley, Damon Thomas, Dalton Yoder, Hunter Arredondo, Gustavo Barragan, David Van Vleck, Jonathan Van Vleck, Tyler Justice, Conner Locke, Levi Munoz, Spencer Burdick, Tyson Guerrero, Dakota Hawkins, Mollie Olson, Kary Sathre, Paige Moorcroft, Emma Moon, Lauryn WASHINGTON RTHOPAEDIC Apperson, OMakayla Erickson, Carly Noble, Delaney Calkins, Kate CENTER Balmelli, Mollie Olson, Kenya Lorton, Julia Johnson, Hannah Randall, Sidnee Arcury, Kaitlyn Bornstein, Devanie Kleemeyer, Adna.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Boys Athlete of the Year 3 Girls Athlete of the Year 4 Boys Wrestling 5 Girls Wrestling 7 Boys & Girls Golf 8 Girls Tennis 9 Boys & Girls Cross Country 10 Boys Tennis 11 Football 12 Volleyball 13 Boys Track & Field 14 Girls Track & Field 15 Girls Soccer 16 Boys Soccer 17 Boys Basketball 18 Girls Basketball 19 Baseball 20 Softball 21 Coaching Staff of the Year 22

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: BOYS Introducing Athletes of the Year The Chronicle and LewisCountySports.com share stories and photographs focused on local athletes every day. This year, we decided to go a step further with the first annual Athletes of the Year awards. The Chronicle Sports staff made selections with input from local coaches, along with statistics from the past year. Please join us in celebrating each of the finalists.

WYATT STANLEY, NAPAVINE: ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Stanley, Napavine’s burly three-sport star, pulled off a trick that hasn’t been done in Lewis County in years: He swept the MVP awards.

Yes, the 6-foot-3 quarterback/forward/pitcher was a threetime Central 2B League MVP this season. During the fall, he was the SWW 2B League Mountain Division Offensive MVP (and a top-notch linebacker to boot); during the winter he led the Tigers to an undefeated run through the regular season and averaged a double-double to win the C2BL MVP; and, in the spring, he pitched the Tigers to yet another C2BL championship and split the C2BL baseball MVP award with Adna’s Spencer Burdick.

Whether Napavine needed a scrambling, momentum-shifting 40-yard third-down completion in the Tacoma Dome, a series of second-half 3-pointers in a loser-out regional game or a grand slam in the district tournament, Stanley was the guy — and as far as the 2016-17 Lewis County sports scene went, there was no one easier for the spotlight to find. He’ll play baseball for Big Bend Community College next year.

HODGES BAILEY, CENTRALIA

DALTON YODER, TOLEDO

Yoder’s high school resume doesn’t leave a whole lot to be desired. He led Toledo to the state football semifinals twice; he reached the state wrestling finals three times; and he won a state championship as a junior on the Indians’ baseball team. And, on the biggest stages, he didn’t disappear; the Indians’ football team was undefeated until the state semifinals, when they gave Napavine its best game of the season, behind a spectacular performance by the Southern Oregon University bound quarterback (who’ll play tight end in college). In the winter, meanwhile, he seemed destined for the state heavyweight championship before an injury led to a heartbreaking defeat in the finals.

Bailey led the Evergreen 2A Conference in scoring and was never really kept in check this basketball season, during which his Tigers went 17-9 and reached the regional playoffs. Not content with being a one-sport standout, however, Bailey also played center field and hit leadoff for the Tiger baseball team, and will play both sports at The Masters University in Santa Clarita, California, next year.

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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: GIRLS DEVANIE KLEEMEYER, ADNA

Kleemeyer was a force in three sports for the Pirates, scoring 29 goals in 19 games for Adna’s third-in-state girls soccer team, averaging doublefigures for the Pirates’ regional-qualifying girls basketball team, and coming into her own as a high jumper and long jumper in her first season of prep track and field in the spring.

LEXIE STRASSER, WF WEST

Strasser was a force in the paint for the Bearcats’ third-in-state girls basketball team, and dominated in the circle for a W.F. West softball team that, during her four years in crimson and grey, went 48-0 in Evergreen 2A Conference play.

MOLLIE OLSON, NAPAVINE: ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

What didn’t Olson do? The Napavine junior was the co-MVP of The Chronicle’s AllArea volleyball team, won the All-Area Girls Basketball MVP award, and stood out on the track when spring rolled around. The 5-foot-10 outside hitter, guard and hurdler was nearly unparalleled in all three sports, and has been for three years for the Tigers.

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BOYS WRESTLING DALTON YODER, TOLEDO

Yoder was a two-time state runner-up at 220 pounds before his senior season and seemed destined to break the curse as a senior in the State 1B/2B tournament. Moving up to the heavyweight classification, he cruised through the opening rounds with pins, before a knee injury in the finals — which, at that point, he was leading 1-0 — proved too much for the Toledo standout to overcome.

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DAMON THOMAS, WF WEST: WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Thomas, a senior wrestling at 138 pounds, finished second in the State 2A finals, falling only in a dramatic overtime match, 4-3, on the state’s biggest stage in the Tacoma Dome. On the season Thomas went a whopping 46-3, and walked through his bracket in both the Evergreen 2A Conference tournament and regionals.

The Bearcat heavyweight reached the finals in the State 2A tournament in Tacoma, only to meet up with a local rival in Tumwater Cy Hicks. He took Hicks to overtime, before the Thunderbird was able to escape with a 3-1 overtime victory.

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HANNAH RANDALL, WINLOCK: WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

Randall, a senior, finished sixth in the state girls 140-pound wrestling bracket, after winning the Region 3 championship with three quick pins — the longest of which lasted a whopping 42 seconds.

SIDNEE ARCURY, CENTRALIA

The Tiger senior took fifth in the state girls wrestling tournament at 145 pounds, after taking second in the Region 3 tournament.

KAITLYN BORNSTEIN, NAPAVINE

Bornstein, a sophomore, qualified for the state girls wrestling tournament at 135 pounds by taking third in the Region 3 tournament.

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BOYS GOLF WILL ALEXANDER, WF WEST: GOLFER OF THE YEAR

RUDY VOETBERG, CENTRALIA

Alexander held down the No. 1 spot for the Bearcats all through the fall, and backed it up in the playoffs, winning the District 4 2A tournament in Longview with a 147 over the two-day event.

Voetberg finished in a tie for 17th at the District 4 tournament, shooting a 170 over the two-day affair.

NOAH THOMAS, CENTRALIA

Thomas, a Centralia senior, shot a 169 at the District 4 tournament to finish in a tie for 16th place and secure a spot in the State 2A golf tournament.

GIRLS GOLF KATE BALMELLI, WF WEST

Balmelli was at her best when the postseason rolled around, shooting a 96 on the first day of action at District 4 tournament.

CARLY NOBLE, WF WEST GOLFER OF THE YEAR

Noble led a tough Bearcat girls golf squad this spring, regularly leading W.F. West from the top spot and scoring 27 Stableford points in a win over Tumwater.

DELANEY CALKINS, WF WEST

Calkins was a steady presence near the top of the Bearcats’ lineup all season, regularly hitting double-figures in the Stableford scoring system for a team that went 5-5 in EvCo play.

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GIRLS TENNIS HANNAH JEFFRIES, CENTRALIA

Jeffries, a state doubles participant in 2016, teamed up with Ellie Corwin to go undefeated in Evergreen 2A Conference play and then rattled off a perfect showing in the Evergreen 2A Conference subdistrict tournament.

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RACHEL WILKERSON, CENTRALIA: TENNIS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Wilkerson held down the No. 1 singles spot all year for the Tigers, following up an undefeated league campaign with an undefeated run through the Evergreen 2A Conference subdistrict tournament.

Cameron didn’t let a No. 3 seed slow her down in the Evergreen 2A Conference sub-district tournament, pulling off an upset to reach the finals before falling to her crosstown opponent Rachel Wilkerson to finish second.

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY AUSTEN APPERSON, ADNA XC RUNNER OF THE YEAR

The speedy sophomore’s body of work was even more impressive given that he only rarely practiced with the Pirate cross country team; he spent a good chunk of his time on the football field, where he was Adna’s backup quarterback.

Still, Apperson entered eight 5K races in the fall and won five of them; he finished second in the District 4 championships only to Northwest Christian’s Luke Schilter in a personalrecord 15:51, and finished fourth in the state.

KELIN PASKO, ROCHESTER

The Warrior junior won three 5K races during the fall and finished ninth in the District 4 championships in 16:48. He went on to the state championships, where he placed in the top third of the 2A field in 17:07.

ZACH WRIGHT, ONALASKA

Wright, a sophomore, saved his best race for the District 4 championships, where he finished seventh in a personalrecord 16:28 — only the second time all season he broke the 17-minute mark. He went on to place 13th in the state a week later.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY LAURYN APPERSON, ADNA

Apperson, a sophomore, finished 10th at the State 2B championships in Pasco, with a time of 20:31. She set a personal record in the District 4 championships with a 19:55 time.

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EMMA MOON, WF WEST: XC RUNNER OF THE YEAR

Moon, a junior, won four separate Evergreen 2A Conference meets during the regular season, and qualified for the State 2A championships in Pasco, where she finished 61st in 20 minutes, 45 seconds.

Erickson, a sophomore, won two EvCo meets for the Tigers and qualified for the State 2A championships, where she finished 77th in 21:09.

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FOOTBALL WYATT STANLEY, NAPAVINE: FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The Chronicle’s All-Area MVP had what’s likely the best single-season quarterback numbers in Lewis County history: 3,197 yards, 46 touchdowns and six interceptions, which works out to 228 yards and 3.3 touchdowns a game. He passed for an eye-popping 476 yards and six touchdowns against Morton-White Pass, and ran for 500 yards and nine touchdowns. He was voted the 2B Player of the Year by the Associated Press, and won the SWW 2B Mountain Division Offensive MVP award.

Oh, and he led Napavine to a 14-0 record and the State 2B championship.

DALTON YODER, TOLEDO

As the big quarterbackdefensive end went, so went the Indians. Yoder, whose Toledo team made it all the way to the semifinals before falling to Napavine in a tight contest, won the SWW 2B River Division Offensive MVP award after a season of tormenting opponents with his over-the-top strong arm and ham-hock legs. For the season Yoder tallied 858 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground while throwing for 920 yards and 14 touchdowns on a near 50-percent completion rate.

TYLER PALLAS, WF WEST

The big, strong twoway senior lineman anchored an offensive line that, game in and game out, gave the Bearcat backfield plenty of room to rack up yards. And on the defensive end, Pallas — who’s headed for Montana State University-Northern to continue his career — shared the Evergreen 2A Conference Defensive MVP award with Black Hills’ Austin Daisa.

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VOLLEYBALL

PAIGE MOORCROFT, MOSSYROCK

Moorcroft was a key component for the Vikings’ second-place finish at the State 2B tournament, the highest finish in school history. For the season, she served 90 percent with 43 aces, while recording 257 kills, 98 digs and 70 blocks and earning The Chronicle’s All-Area Volleyball co-MVP award.

KARY SATHRE, CENTRALIA

Centralia senior Kary Sathre was an All-Evergreen 2A Conference first-team pick, recording 206 kills, 67 aces and two digs per set. The future Centralia College Trailblazer also moved up to third all-time on the Centralia Tigers’ kill list.

MOLLIE OLSON, NAPAVINE: VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Olson was the leader of a Napavine team that finished fourth at the State 2B tournament, also the highest in school history. Olson recorded a 92.5 serve percentage with 109 aces. She also recorded 218 digs, 429 kills and 67 block-kills, along with her secondstraight Central 2B League MVP award.

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD TYLER JUSTICE, PE ELL: T&F ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Justice, a senior, won both hurdle races at the Central 2B League championships, and leading into the District 4 tournament had won 19 of the 20 hurdle races he entered this season. He also took third in the triple jump at the C2BL championships, and finished third in the 200. He had the best times in the state in both hurdle races heading into districts.

CONNER LOCKE, NAPAVINE

Locke, a senior, won the 100 meters and 200 at the Central 2B League championships, with the third-best time in the state in the 100 — an event he won at the state championships as a junior. He won the 100 nine times in 10 tries leading into districts, and had the fourth-best time in the state in the 200.

LEVI MUNOZ, MOSSYROCK

Munoz, a senior, had the second-best triple jump and long jump mark in the state heading into the District 4 championships, and won both events at the C2BL championships. He also ran a leg of the first-place 4x400 relay at the C2BL championship meet, a squad with the second-best time in the state.

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ANASTASIA ULRIGG, CENTRALIA

The Centralia sophomore came up big to start off the postseason, winning the long jump (16 feet, 1 inch) and the triple jump (34 feet, 5.25 inches) at the Evergreen 2A Conference championships. She won both events at five separate meets leading up to districts, and her triple jump mark was the ninth-best in the state.

KENDRA BOTTENBERG, WF WEST

The Tigers’ junior standout was 10 for 10 in her 100-meter hurdle races heading into the District 4 championships — including a 15.91-second season-best mark, the second-best time in the 2Bs — and the fourth-best time in the state in the 300 hurdles, a race she won 9 of 10 times leading up to districts. She also went 10 for 10 in the triple jump, with a season-best mark of 35 feet, 3.5 inches — the second-best mark in the state, and had the eighth-best distance in the long jump heading into districts.

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MOLLIE OLSON, NAPAVINE: T&F ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

The Chehalis junior had the second-best javelin mark in the state — 136 feet, 6 inches — heading into the District 4 championships, as well as the tenth-best shot put toss (36 feet, 1.5 inches). She won the javelin in 9 of her 10 meets, and won the javelin, took second in the shot put and finished fourth in the discus at the Evergreen 2A Conference championships.

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GIRLS SOCCER MCKENNA MOON, WF WEST

Moon played all over the field for the Bearcats and was widely regarded as the top player in the Twin Cities. She scored seven goals with five assists in her senior season, primarily as a midfielder, and landed on The Chronicle’s All-Area team and the Evergreen 2A Conference All-League second team.

ALEXIS BLACK, ROCHESTER

Black headed up a tough Rochester defense, and the senior defender earned an Evergreen 2A Conference second-team nod for her work with the Warriors.

DEVANIE KLEEMEYER, ADNA: GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kleemeyer led the Pirates to a third-place finish in the State 2B tournament and, along the way, won the Central 2B League MVP award and The Chronicle’s All-Area MVP honor. Her stats tell the story: The Centralia College-bound senior scored a team-record 29 goals in 19 games, along with seven assists.

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BOYS SOCCER JONATHAN VANVLECK, TW UNITED

The senior midfielder did a little bit of everything for United, serving as captain and leading the offensive attack, dishing out assists, defending scoring chances and dropping into coverage on corner kicks.

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GUSTAVO BARRAGAN, TW UNITED

Barragan, United’s sophomore midfielder, scored a whopping 25 goals through the regular season and District 4 tournament to help the Toledo-Winlock combo squad win its second district championship and secure a top seed into the state playoffs.

The senior defender and captain was a lynchpin in a United defense that, after an opening loss to 2A R.A. Long, gave up just five goals in a 17-game winning streak heading into the state playoffs.

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BOYS BASKETBALL MATT POQUETTE, MWP

The 6-foot-5 junior forward moved into the driver’s seat for 12-10 Morton-White Pass this year and was a nearly unstoppable force in the middle, averaging 24 points and 15 rebounds a game and providing highlight-reel dunks on a nightly basis. He started off like gangbusters, scoring 39 points with 20 rebounds in a season-opening loss to La Center and never cooled off, putting up big numbers while helping a team with minimal crunchtime varsity experience secure a spot in the playoffs and land on the Central 2B League’s All-League first team.

WYATT STANLEY, NAPAVINE

The three-sport star averaged 13.7 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists and 2.6 steals a game for a Napavine team that was undefeated during the regular season and finished sixth in the state.

HODGES BAILEY, CENTRALIA: BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Bailey, The Chronicle’s 2017 All-Area Boys Basketball team MVP, rewrote the District 4 2A tournament record book in February, scoring 42 against Mark Morris to shatter the single-game record and tie the Centralia record. Two games later he scored 36 against Columbia River, breaking the four-game tournament scoring record — a mark he’d actually tied in three games — by 36 points. He crossed the 1,000-point plateau early this season, despite moving to Centralia before his sophomore year and missing most of his junior campaign with an injury. In his senior campaign he scored 26.4 points a game and finished his 55-game career in the Hub City with 1,290 points (23.5 a game) and hit 432 free throws at an 85.9 percent clip.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL JULIA JOHNSON, WF WEST

Johnson, a junior, was a big part of a fast, balanced, competitive Bearcat squad that finished third in the State 2A tournament. For her work she landed on the Evergreen 2A Conference All-League first team, averaging 10.3 points a game and scoring a season-high 24 in a win over top-ranked White River in January. She was also a formidable defensive player in the Bearcats’ high-octane full-court press.

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MOLLIE OLSON, NAPAVINE: BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The 5-foot-10 junior guard won The Chronicle’s All-Area MVP award and was at her best when her team needed her most. Olson scored 26 points with 11 rebounds in a winner-tostate regional game against rival Adna and averaged 18.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.4 blocked shots for the Tigers, whose one state tournament loss came to eventual champion Davenport.

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Lorton, a 5-foot-7 senior, was the offensive catalyst on a Pirate team that finished third in the Central 2B League and went 23-5 on the season. The sharpshooting point guard was an All-League first-team pick and led Adna to the regional round of the playoffs, averaging 16.2 points a game along with 5.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 4.8 steals. Lorton finished her prep career with 1,495 points and will play at Lower Columbia College next year.

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SPENCER BURDICK, ADNA: BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The Lower Columbia Collegebound fireballer was an imposing presence on the mound for Adna, which finished second in the Central 2B League. Burdick led the way, allowing just two earned runs during the regular season and striking out a whopping 81 batters. He was no slouch at the plate, either, hitting .458 and leading the Pirates — which, behind Burdick’s arm, won the 2015 state baseball championship — back to the regional playoffs this season.

DAKOTA HAWKINS, WF WEST

Hawkins, a junior with a flair for the dramatic, was a key component for the Evergreen 2A Conference and District 4 champion Bearcats. The right-handed pitcher worked 30 innings in the regular season, with a 1.87 ERA and 41 strikeouts, while hitting .348 with 22 RBIs and a pair of home runs.

TYSON GUERRERO, WF WEST

The junior pitcher and center fielder did a little bit of everything, from making spectacular plays in the outfield to dominating on the mound and providing pop in the leadoff spot. Guerrero hit .433 with 19 RBIs through the regular season, while posting a 1.87 ERA with 53 strikeouts in 30 innings.

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SOFTBALL OLIVIA DEAN, WF WEST

Dean was the leadoff sparkplug for the potent Bearcat offense, hitting .479 with 11 RBIs and three triples from the top slot in the batting order. The junior also provided heads-up play at the shortstop position in a formidable defense, with a .971 fielding percentage.

LEXIE STRASSER, WF WEST

The Central Washington University-bound righthander was a tall order in the circle for her opponents, posting an 8-0 record with a 0.42 ERA and 54 strikeouts against 13 walks. She was no slouch at the plate, either, hitting .415 with two homers and 15 RBIs through 13 regularseason games.

DAKOTA BROOKS, PWV: SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Brooks’ Titans hit their stride in her senior season, and the two-way threat was a big reason why.

Pe Ell-Willapa Valley put together an undefeated campaign in the always-tough Central 2B League, with Brooks — the defending C2BL MVP — hitting a whopping .609 with a 1.053 slugging percentage through the Titans’ 18-0 start to the season. As a pitcher, meanwhile, she went 10-0 with a 0.60 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 47 innings of work, and she’ll take her talents to Centralia College next season.

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COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR

NAPAVINE FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR

Tiger coach Josh Fay and his staff — including assistants Tyson Wilson, Bryan Demarest, Chris Stone, Josh Seymour and Ryan Parker — put together a perfect season this fall, coaching Napavine to a 14-0 record and the State 2B football championship while reaching the state finals for the third year in a row.

Fay also recorded the 100th win of his career this season, a tenure that includes two state titles.

W.F. WEST SOFTBALL

The Bearcats undefeated Evergreen 2A Conference campaign is impressive in and of itself, but head coach Mike Keen and his staff — which includes Jenny Taylor, Kevin Zylstra, Caty Lieseke and Meagan Corey — have seen this type of success before. The Bearcats went into districts this season as the five-time defending champs, and the class of 2017 finished the regular season with a 48-0 record in league games.

UNITED SOCCER

Coaching the only Toledo-Winlock combination program can be logistically challenging, but United coach Horst Malunat and his staff — including Rob Potestio, Ric Shepherd, Pablo Jimenez and Noel Vazquez — have made it look easy. United ran off 17 straight wins after an opening loss, ran the table in 1A Trico League play, and won its second-straight District 4 championship this spring.

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