All-Valley Baseball Team

Position: P Player: Wayne Nix School: Monroe Year: Sr. Comment: A’s signee struck out 143 in 90 innings with 0.39 ERA. *Position: P Player: Darrell Hussman School: Quartz Hill Year: Sr. Comment: Arizona-bound right-hander was 9-1 with 1.14 ERA. *Position: P Player: Brandon Cohen School: Calabasas Year: Sr. Comment: Right-hander was 10-0 with 0.45 ERA. *Position: P Player: Jared Sandler School: Calabasas Year: Sr. Comment: Montclair Prep transfer was 8-1 with 1.26 ERA. *Position: 1B Player: George Kassis School: Kennedy Year: Sr. Comment: Led Golden Cougars to City Section title with .427 average. *Position: 2B Player: Kasey Canale School: Crescenta Valley Year: Sr. Comment: Pacific League MVP batted .450 with 23 RBIs. *Position: SS Player: Luis Sanchez School: Hart Year: Sr. Comment: Foothill League MVP had 7 home runs, drove in 38. *Position: 3B Player: Brett Niles School: Calabasas Year: Sr. Comment: Crespi transfer batted .460 and drove in 38 runs. *Position: 3B Player: Chris Ruley School: Sylmar Year: Jr. Comment: Led Valley Pac-8 Conference with 4 home runs. *Position: OF Player: Terrmel Sledge School: Kennedy Year: Sr. Comment: Batted .545 in league play, .422 overall, scored 36 runs. *Position: OF Player: Bill Scott School: Alemany Year: So. Comment: Led Indians in batting average, doubles, home runs and RBIs. *Position: OF Player: Marvin Jones School: El Camino Real Year: Sr. Comment: Led Conquistadores with 5 home runs and 28 RBIs. *Position: C Player: Chris Paxton School: Palmdale Year: Sr. Comment: Set Southern Section doubles record and hit 6 home runs. * Player of year: Kassis.

Pitcher of year: Nix.

Coach of year: Scott Drootin and Rick Nathan

Second team Position: P Player: Natt Putra School: Crescenta Valley Year: Sr. Comment: Helped Falcons win Pacific League, was 9-2, had 1.90 ERA. *Position: P Player: Hugo De La Torre School: Poly Year: Sr. Comment: Was 9-2 with 1.12 ERA for East Valley League champions. *Position: P Player: John Wilson School: L.A. Baptist Year: Jr. Comment: Had 79 strikeouts in 69 innings and an 8-2 record. *Position: 1B Player: Gabe Crecion School: Chaminade Year: Jr. Comment: Batted .390, tied for team lead with five home runs. *Position: 1B Player: Amador Solis School: Hoover Year: Sr. Comment: Led Tornadoes with .459 average. *Position: 1B Player: Jon Tucker School: Chatsworth Year: Sr. Comment: Dodger signee batted .370 with 22 RBIs. *Position: SS Player: Jarrod Penwarden School: Granada Hills Year: Jr. Comment: Slick fielder batted .414, scored 32 runs. *Position: OF Player: Robbie Rehfield School: Alemany Year: Sr. Comment: Batted .412 with 6 home runs, drove in 30 runs. *Position: OF Player: Fernando Centeno School: Birmingham Year: Jr. Comment: Exchange student from Ecuador led area with 14 doubles. *Position: OF Player: Judd Granzow School: Faith Baptist Year: Sr. Comment: Dodger signee hit 12 home runs with 39 RBIs. *Position: OF Player: Brian Baron School: Hart Year: Sr. Comment: Batted .412 and drove in 35 runs for Foothill League champions. *Position: C Player: Kevin Serr School: Kennedy Year: Sr. Comment: Hit 7 home runs, including game-winner in City title game. *Position: C Player: David Quintero School: Bell-Jeff Year: Sr. Comment: Drove in 12 runs in a game, finished with 39 RBIs. *

All-Valley Softball Team Position: P Player: Tami Jones School: El Camino Real Year: Jr. Comment: First-year pitcher finished 15-2 with an 0.37 ERA and hit .487. *Position: P Player: Melissa Krolik School: Calabasas Year: Sr. Comment: Frontier League Player of the Year was 13-5 with an 0.33 ERA. *Position: P Player: Lindsay Parker School: La Canada Year: Sr. Comment: Finished career with 29 no-hitters. Signed with Fresno State. *Position: P Player: Sophie Contreraz School: Alemany Year: Sr. Comment: Won 25 games with 0.35 ERA for Mission League champions. *Position: P Player: Tina Kinney School: Hoover Year: Jr. Comment: Struck out 194 in 181 innings; led Tornadoes with .391 average. *Position: P Player: Jessica Creith School: Granada Hills Year: Jr. Comment: Led Highlanders to City Section 4-A title game; 0.31 ERA. *Position: SS Player: Elizabeth Barnes School: Crescenta Valley Year: Sr. Comment: Bound for Central Michigan. Hit five home runs. *Position: 3B Player: Chris Gill School: Saugus Year: Jr. Comment: Hit 11 doubles to lead the area. Repeat selection to first team. *Position: SS Player: Kelli Kranz School: Saugus Year: Sr. Comment: Hit .459 and 38 RBIs. Bound for Southwest Texas State. *Position: 1B Player: Kara Campbell School: La Canada Year: Sr. Comment: Hit .350 with 16 RBIs for Division IV champions. *Position: SS Player: Tashie Aguinaga School: Antelope Valley Year: So. Comment: Hit .505 with seven doubles, five triples, three homers. *Position: OF Player: Nicole Giordano School: Saugus Year: So. Comment: Center fielder hit .491 with 52 hits and 18 steals. *Position: C Player: Jamie Moore School: Alemany Year: Sr. Comment: A standout catcher, hit .421 with five doubles, 17 RBIs. * Player of year: Kranz.

Pitcher of year: Parker.

Coach of year: Tom Parker, La Canada.

Second team Position: P Player: Jamie Gillies School: Saugus Year: Jr. Comment: Centurions’ ace finished 18-3 with a 1.05 ERA. *Position: P Player: Melanie Wood School: Verdugo Hills Year: Jr. Comment: Led Dons to 3-A title game with 13-3 record and 0.72 ERA. *Position: P Player: Sandra Durazo School: Kennedy Year: So. Comment: Right-hander had 204 strikeouts in 135 innings. *Position: P Player: Mary Colleran School: Hart Year: Jr. Comment: Struck out 221 in 186 innings and finished with an 0.57 ERA. *Position: P Player: Danielle Robertshaw School: Crescenta Valley Year: Sr. Comment: Won Pacific League title with 14-2 record, 0.20 ERA. *Position: 3B Player: Shannon Smith School: La Canada Year: Jr. Comment: Hit .342 with solid defense for Division IV champions. *Position: SS Player: Ramona Shelburne School: El Camino Real Year: So. Comment: Hit .425 with four home runs for Conquistadores. *Position: 1B Player: Rosie Yeatts School: Reseda Year: Jr. Comment: Split time at first base (.319 average) and pitching (9-1, 1.25). *Position: 3B Player: Tracy Clark School: Hart Year: Sr. Comment: Cal State Northridge-bound, Clark hit .392 with 21 runs scored. *Position: OF Player: Tiffany Curcio School: Alemany Year: Sr. Comment: Led Southern Section large-school hitters with .571 average. *Position: OF Player: Suzanne Hinds School: Canyon Year: Sr. Comment: Batted .326 and scored 17 runs for Cowboys. *Position: C Player: Meredith Butler School: Hoover Year: Sr. Comment: Hit .309 and scored 13 runs for Tornadoes. *Position: C Player: Leslie Linnemeyer School: Crescenta Valley Year: Sr. Comment: Led Falcons with .391 average and drove in 20 runs.