Winter sports all-star teams announced

Archbishop Murphy junior Alyssa Smith earned most valuable player girls basketball recognition for the Cascade Conference. Smith helped lead the Wildcats to their first league title and a 14-0 regular season record in the league.

Archbishop Murphy coach John Barhanovich was named coach of the year. Sophomore Shelby Lyman was a first-team selection and sophomore Sammi Pettinger was named to the second team.

In boys basketball, junior J.D. Melton earned second-team recognition. Melton and the boys basketball advanced to the Class 2A state tournament.

Cascade Conference

Boys most valuable player: Erich Fuhlendorf senior King’s

Coach of the year: Ray LaBate Cedarcrest

First team

Jordan Nicholes, junior, Sultan; Dylan O’Neil, senior, King’s; Parker Barnett, senior, South Whidbey; Cullen Hammontree, senior, Cedarcrest; Louie LaBate, senior, Cedarcrest.

Second team

Kramer O’Keefe, senior, Coupeville; J.D. Melton, junior, Archbishop Murphy; Brian Miller, senior, Coupeville; Billy Rist, senior, Lakewood; Matt Coltom, senior, Cedarcrest.

Girls

Most valuable player: Alyssa Smith, junior, Archbishop Murphy

Coach of the year: John Barhanovich, Archbishop Murphy

First team

Shelby Lyman, sophomore, Archbishop Murphy; Morgan Thomas, senior, Sultan; Aly Stewart, senior, Lakewood; Audrey Murphy, junior, Granite Falls; Lindsey Newman, junior, South Whidbey.

Second team

Erica Taylor. senior, Cedarcrest; Jennifer Lind, senior, Lakewood; Megan Smith, sophomore, Coupeville; Sam Pettinger, sophomore, Archbishop Murphy; Kelli Cutright, junior, King’s.

Northwest 1A/2B League

Boys most valuable player: Jason Lindeman, senior, La Conner.

Co-coaches of the year: Rod Turnbull, Friday Harbor; Jeff Bryson, Darrington.

Team sportsmanship award: Mount Vernon Christian.

First team

Jason Lindeman, senior, La Conner; Taylor Thostenson, senior, LaConner; Tommy Fowler, senior, Friday Harbor; Mike Parris, junior, Darrington; Chris Smith, junior, Concrete.

Second team

Justin O’Dell, senior, Darrington; Erik Nash, senior, Friday Harbor; Cory Hoveskeland, junior, Darrington; Jeremy Monteith, senior, Darrington; Kevin Taniguchi, senior, Shoreline Christian.

Honorable mention

Mark Jones, senior, Darrington; Eric Marble, senior, LaConner; Galen McKnight, junior, LaConner; Thaddeus Gincig, senior, Orcas Island; Austin Scheffer, junior, Friday Harbor; Parker Lawson, sophomore, Friday Harbor; Jason Vermeer, junior, Shoreline Christian; Derrick DeVries, junior, Mt. Vernon Christian; Chris Pierson, senior, La Conner; Daniel Schoolland, junior, Concrete.

Girls most valuable player: Ann Barrick, senior, Shoreline Christian.

Co-coaches of the year: Scott Novak and Brian Kellerman, La Conner.

Team sportsmanship award: Orcas Island

First team

Ann Barrick, senior, Shoreline Christian; Angela Woods, freshman, Shoreline Christian; Cara Peacock, senior, Orcas Island; Beka Thomas, senior, Concrete; Ashley Ott, senior, Shoreline Christian; Hailey Wales, freshman, Darrington.

Second team

Sabrina Schwindler. senior, La Conner; Kiersten Radden, senior, Friday Harbor; Kelsey Kennedy, junior, La Conner; Tasha Smith, junior, Concrete; Cora Kellerman, senior, La Conner.

Honorable mention

Jordan Corley. senior, Darrington; Lanie Padbury, sophomore, Orcas Island; Anika Thomas, junior, Orcas Island; Melissa Moran-Hodge, senior, Orcas Island; Angela DeKoekkoek, junior, Shoreline Christian; Stephanie Geertsma, junior, Mt. Vernon Christian.