CAL-HI SPORTS HONORS : HIGH SCHOOL : State Postseason Awards : ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

BOYS

Seniors: McKay Christensen (Clovis West, Fresno) Football, Baseball; Juniors: Jim Yates (West Torrance) Football, Soccer, Baseball, Water Skiing; Sophomores: Michael Granville (Bell Gardens) Track; Freshmen: Schea Cotton (Mater Dei) Basketball; Medium Schools: Casey Strand (College Park, Pleasant Hill) Wrestling; Small Schools: Jim Romero (L.A. Baptist) Football, Track.

GIRLS

Seniors: Suzy Powell (Downey, Modesto) Basketball, Track; Juniors: Marcy Crouch (Marina, Huntington Beach) Soccer, Softball; Sophomores: Kerri Walsh (Mitty, San Jose) Volleyball, Basketball; Freshmen: Julia Stamps (Rincon Valley Jr. High, Santa Rosa) Track; Medium Schools: Desarie Knipfer (Soquel) Softball; Small Schools: Lindsay Davenport (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Tennis.

BASEBALL

State Player of the Year: McKay Christensen (Clovis West) OF; State Coach of the Year: Ron LaRuffa (Fountain Valley); State Team of the Year: Fountain Valley (27-3-1); Junior Player of the Year: Jaime Jones (Rancho Bernardo) 1B; Sophomore Player of the Year: Eric Valenzuela (Bishop Amat) P; Frosh Player of the Year: Steve Ahlers (Livermore) SS; Game of the Year: Fountain Valley 3, Lakewood 2 (Southern Section Div. I final); Upset of the Year: Los Altos 3, Bishop Amat 2 (Southern Section Division III 2nd round).

SOFTBALL

State Player of the Year: Sara Griffin (Simi Valley) P; State Coach of the Year: Joe Gonzalez (Foothill, Tustin); State Team of the Year: Clovis (33-3); Junior Player of the year: Marcy Crouch (Marina, Huntington Beach) P; Sophomore Player of the Year: Amanda Scott (Clovis) P; Frosh Player of the Year: Toni Mascarenas (Pacifica, Garden Grove) P; Game of the Year: Clovis 2, Bullard 1 (12 innings) (Central Section semifinals); Upset of the Year: Lompoc 2, Simi Valley 0.

ALL-STATE BASEBALL TEAM

C--Dan Hoppie (Fountain Valley) Sr.; C--Jason Phillips (El Capitan, Lakeside) Sr.; P--David Plant (Davis, Modesto) Sr.; P--Randy Wolf (El Camino Real) Sr.; P--Jaret Wright (Katella Sr.; P--Aaron Cames (Woodland) Sr.; P--Luke Fitzpatrick (Lakewood) Sr.; P--Manuel Bermudez (Antioch) Jr.; P--Seth Etherton (Dana Hills) Sr.; P--Jim Parque (Crescenta Valley) Sr.; P--Carlos Velazco (Sylmar) Sr.;

INF--C.J. Ankrum (Saratoga) Sr.; INF--Oscar Robles (Montgomery, San Diego) Sr.; INF--Ryan Hankins (Simi Valley) Sr.; INF--Bryan LaCour (Chatsworth) Sr.; INF--Derek Baker (Tustin) Sr.; INF--Troy Glaus (Carlsbad) Sr.; INF--Brett Nista (Laguna Hills) Sr.; INF--Andy Diaz (Bakersfield) Sr.; INF--Jaime Jones (Rancho Bernardo, Poway) Jr.; INF--Adam Kennedy (North, Riverside) Sr.;

OF--Mike Darr (Corona) Sr.; OF--McKay Christensen (Clovis West, Fresno) Sr.; OF--Eric Byrnes (St. Francis, Mountain View) Sr.; OF--Geoff Wilson (Fountain Valley) Sr.; MP--Jim Livernois (La Quinta, Westminster) Sr.; MP--Ryan Drese (Bishop O’Dowd, Oakland) Sr.; MP--Chad Hutchinson (Torrey Pines, San Diego) Jr.; MP--Brent Husted (Santa Teresa, San Jose) Sr.; MP--Randy Viegas (Oakmont, Roseville) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS

C--Corky Miller (Yucaipa) Sr.; C--Clinton Vaughn (Pacific Grove) Sr.; C--Mike Patolo (South San Francisco) Sr.; P--Bryan Matthews (Castro Valley) Sr.; P--Rich Henson (Shasta, Redding) Sr.; P--Mark Luperine (Hayward) Sr.; P--Andrew Frierson (Redwood, Larkspur) Sr.; P--Jim Allen (Colton) Sr.; P--Phil Lowery (Casa Grande, Petaluma) Jr.; P--Darren Avila (Yucaipa) Sr.;

1B--Pete Paciorek (San Marino) Sr.; 1B--Sebastian Nazabal (Los Banos); INF--Mike Lawrence (Chico) Sr.; INF--Carlos Casillas (St. Monica, Santa Monica) Jr.; INF--Corey Linteo (Castro Valley) Sr.; INF--Scott Eskra (Eureka) Sr.; INF--Bobby O’Gorman (Sonoma) Sr.; INF--Tanner McMurray (Atascadero) Jr.; INF--Jesse Smith (Mesa Verde, Citrus Heights) Sr.; INF--Rick Collier (Moorpark) Sr.;

OF--Josh Oder (San Marino) Sr.; OF--Gene Ballardo (East Union, Manteca) Sr.; OF--Dan Carrasco (Hayward) Sr.; OF--Jason Adamson (Moorpark) Sr.; MP--Blair Jensen (Kingsburg) Sr.; MP--Josh Morton (Calabasas) Sr.; MP--Andrew McCrory (Atascadero) Jr.; MP--Jesse Soto (King City) Sr.; MP--Don Morgan (Manteca) Sr.; MP--Justin Dospital (Gladstone, Covina) Sr. PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Pete Paciorek (San Marino).

SMALL SCHOOLS

C--Bryan Arnold (Escalon) Sr.; C--Eric Johnson (Trinity, Weaverville) Sr.; C--Matt Dickerson (Mojave) Sr.; P--Paul Avery (Buchanan, Clovis) Jr.; P--Kevin Halamicek (Big Bear) Sr.; P--Ted Lilly (Yosemite, Oakhurst) Sr.; P--Danny Siratt (Kern Valley, Lake Isabella) Sr.; P--Azaham Rodarte (Winters) Jr.; P--Shin Tamura (Linfield, Temecula) Sr.; P--Zac Holm (Colfax) Sr.; P--Jon Crabb (Maranatha, Sierra Madre) Sr.; P--Matt Hernandez (L.A. Baptist) Sr.;

1B--Serafin Bermudez (Winters) Sr.; 1B--Joe Jones (Calvary Chapel, Santa Ana) Jr.; INF--Dewey Hunter (Linfield, Temecula); INF--Tim Angiolini (Upper Lake) Sr.; INF--Bill Mott (Mission Prep, San Luis Obispo) Sr.; INF--Mike Hughes (Caruthers) Sr.; INF--Jason Allen (Hesperia Christian) Sr.; INF--Mario Medina (Patterson) Sr.; INF--Kimani Stafford (Swett, Crockett) Sr.;

OF--Stewart Smothers (Army-Navy, Carlsbad) Sr.; OF--Dan O’Connell (Colusa) Sr.; OF--Josh Bond (Serrano, Phelan) Sr.; OF--Gary Johnson (Menlo School, Atherton) Sr.; MP--Corey Gines (Escalon) Sr.; MP--Ben Wilkins (Princeton) Sr.; MP--Adam Bruch (Clear Lake, Lakeport) Sr.; MP--Shane Sullivan (Serrano, Phelan) Soph.; MP--Jamaal Gaines (Emery, Emeryville) Sr.; PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kimani Stafford.

UNDERCLASS

(Juniors unless noted)

C--Mike Rose (Jesuit, Carmichael); C--John Salter (Damien, La Verne); C--Kevin Serr (Kennedy); C--Roddy Friar (Temecula Valley; P--Manuel Bermudez (Antioch); P--Rick Loya (Hanford); P--Richard Solis (Rio Mesa); P--Eric Valenzuela (Bishop Amat) Soph.; P--Efren Canchola (Woodland); P--Brent Hoard (Bellarmine, San Jose); P--Steve Trombly (Brea-Olinda);

INF--Jaime Jones (Rancho Bernardo, Poway); INF--Jimmy Rollins (Encinal, Alameda) Soph.; INF--Cesar Castaneda (Lincoln, LA); INF--Aryn Hart (Alhambra); INF--Andy Beinrink (Mira Mesa, San Diego); INF--Aaron Miles (Antioch); INF--Steve Medrano (Bishop Amat); INF--Brad Ticehurst (Mater Dei; INF--Kyle Goss (Quartz Hill);

OF--Chris Jaurez (Mission Bay, San Diego); OF--Jim Yates (West Torrance); OF--Jim Landress (Granada Hills); OF--Rob Bystowski (Jesuit, Carmichael); OF--Chuck Lopez (Gahr); MP--Patrick Burrell (Bellarmine, San Jose); MP--Chad Hutchinson (Torrey Pines, San Diego); MP--Brian Llibre (West Covina); MP--Kirk Bolling (West, Torrance); MP--Luis Sanchez (Hart).

ALL-STATE SOFTBALL TEAM

C--Allison Hines (Chula Vista) Sr.; C--Julie Marshall (Liberty, Brentwood) Jr.; C--Carolyn Wilson (Los Alamitos) Sr.; C--Kellie Wiginton (Bullard, Fresno) Soph.; P--Leslie Rodgers (Fairfield) Sr.; P--Marcy Crouch (Marina, Huntington Beach) Jr.; P--Desarie Knipfer (Soquel) Sr.; P--Sara Griffin (Simi Valley) Sr.; P--Jennifer Mallon (Leland, San Jose) Sr.; P--Cheri Ball (Foothill, Pleasanton) Sr.; P--Holly Yost (Davis, Modesto) Jr.; P--Tiana Hejduk (San Dieguito, Encinitas) Sr.;

INF--Jennifer Ackley (Lincoln, Stockton) Sr.; INF--Augrista Belford (El Camino, Oceanside) Sr.; INF--Candice Bowlin (Clovis) Jr.; INF--DeDe Woods (Fairfield) Sr.; INF--Michelle Churnock (Foothill, Tustin) Jr.; INF--Kim Martinez (St. Francis, Sacramento) Sr.; INF--Alison Johnsen (Woodbridge, Irvine) Sr.; INF--Chaundrissa Oyeshiku (Henry, San Diego) Sr.;

OF--Alycia Stevens (Laguna Hills) Sr.; OF--Esmeralda Macias (Alemany) Jr.; OF--Faith Fuata (Marina, Huntington Beach) Jr.; OF--Dee Khabanh (De Anza, Richmond) Jr.; MP--Brandi Isgar (San Dimas) Sr.; MP--Courtney Dale (Bullard, Fresno) Soph.; MP--Amanda Scott (Clovis) Soph.; MP--Kim Wuest (Lompoc) Sr.; MP--Lana Moran (Cajon, San Bernardino) Soph.; MP--Debbie Wilson (Los Alamitos) Sr.

MEDIUM SCHOOLS

C--Jenny O’Leary (Analy, Sebastopol) Soph.; C--Kelly Duncan (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) Jr.; P--Lindsy Moyles (Petaluma) Jr.; P--Tara Thompson (Atascadero) Sr.; P--Kelly Martin (Valley View) Jr.; P--Desarie Knipfer (Soquel) Sr.; P--Amy Denny (East Union, Manteca) Sr.; P--Amanda Murphy (Burlingame) Sr.; P--Lindsy Jarrell (Lassen, Susanville) Sr.; P--Lindsay Parker (La Canada) Jr.; P--Jennifer Tolton (Centennial, Corona) Soph.;

INF--Justine McMahan (Red Bluff) Jr.; INF--Sharon Mitchell (Tennyson, Hayward) Sr.; INF--Erin Killough (Benicia) Sr.; INF--Rosie Leutzinger (Pacific Grove) Soph.; INF--Jacki Tenerelli (La Canada) Jr.; INF--Natalie Driggers (Mills, Millbrae) Sr.; INF--Kari Abbey (Ceres) Jr.; INF--Ruth Dawson (Christian, El Cajon) Sr.; INF--Carrie Vanderpool (Corona) Sr.;

OF--Dee Khabanh (De Anza, Richmond) Jr.; OF--Angela Navarette (Cajon, San Bernardino) Fr.; OF--Beth Thompson (St. Joseph, Santa Maria) Sr.; OF--Lauren Upshaw (Redwood, Larkspur) Sr.; MP--Marcia Owens (Del Oro, Loomis) Sr.; MP--Nicole Friery (Castro Valley) Soph.; MP--Lana Moran (Cajon, San Bernardino) Soph.; MP--Amanda Given (Notre Dame, Salinas) Sr.; MP--Brandi Isgar (San Dimas) Sr.; MP--Courtney Simpson (Novato) Soph.; PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Desarie Knipfer (Soquel).

SMALL SCHOOLS

C--Ashley Gayer (Paraclete) Sr.; C--Annmarie Jauregui (Williams) Sr.; C--Andrea Alary (Templeton) Sr.; C--Kiana Peters (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Sr.; P--Alexis Viegas (St. Bernard, Eureka) Sr.; P--Catherine Bagley (BishopUs, La Jolla) Sr.; P--Jessica Schulman (Crossroads) Sr.; P--Kristie Cook (Galt) Sr.; P--Jamie Johnston (Paraclete) Sr.; P--Jackie Pope (Live Oak) Jr.; P--Chelsea Coke (Poly, Pasadena) Fr.; P--Susie Schoales (Valley Christian, Cerritos) Soph.; P--Michelle Gates (Chowchilla) Soph.;

INF--Mykala Brewer (Bishop) Sr.; INF--Misty Molin (Argonaut, Jackson) Sr.; INF--Cindy Dykstra (Valley Christian, Cerritos) Sr.; INF--Casey Cortese (Justin-Siena, Napa) Jr.; INF--Shane Anderson (La Reina) Jr.; INF--Jennifer Abramson (Crossroads, Santa Monica) Sr.; INF--Kelly Hibma (Valley Christian, Cerritos) Sr.; INF--Jen Bryant (Upper Lake) Sr.; INF--Tamra Freedman (Montclair Prep) Fr.; INF--Londyn Ray (Galt) Sr.;

OF--Kristie Bollig (Murrieta Valley, Murrieta) Sr.; OF--Lisa Tindle (Cloverdale) Jr.; OF--Jessie Wright (St. Bernard, Eureka) Sr.; OF--Honey Ramirez (Bear River, Lake of the Pines) Jr.; MP--Lindsay Dugan (Boron) Soph.; MP--Terry Martin (Laton) Sr.; MP--Susan Polich (Templeton) Jr.; PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Susie Schoales (Valley Christian).

UNDERCLASS

(Juniors unless noted)

C--Kellie Wiginton (Bullard, Fresno) Soph.; C--Kelly Duncan (St. Joseph, Santa Maria); C--Julie Marshall (Liberty, Brentwood); P--Jenny Hehnke (San Marcos, Santa Barbara) Soph.; P--Lindsay Parker (La Canada); P--Jennifer Spediacci (Washington, Fremont) Soph.; P--Marcy Crouch (Marina, Huntington Beach); P--Toni Mascarenas (Pacifica, Garden Grove) Fr.; P--Holly Yost (Davis, Modesto); P--Marcy Panuco (Logan, Union City) Fr.; P--Samm Iuli (Hilltop, Chula Vista) Soph.; P--Lisa Pitt (Kennedy, La Palma); P--Jamie Gillies (Saugus) Soph.; P--Lisa Howell (St. Francis, Sacramento);

INF--Candice Bowlin (Clovis); INF--Michelle Schneider (Los Alamitos); INF--Crystl Bustos (Canyon); INF--Michelle Churnock (Foothill, Tustin); INF--Jill Robinson (Atwater) Soph.; INF--Carlyn Rojas (Fairfield); INF--Tammy Post (Del Campo, Fair Oaks);

OF--Dee Khabanh (De Anza, Richmond); OF--Karissa Lusso (Oakmont, Roseville); OF--Faith Fuata (Marina, Huntington Beach); OF--Esmeralda Macias (Alemany); OF--Michelle Cordes (Buena; MP--Amanda Scott (Clovis) Soph.; MP--Courtney Dale (Bullard, Fresno) Soph.; MP--Lana Moran (Cajon, San Bernardino) Soph.; MP--Chrissy Gil (Bishop Amat).