Kunes Again Selected City Player of Year

Left-handed pitcher Mike Kunes of Chatsworth High has become the first two-time City Section player of the year in baseball since Randy Wolf of El Camino Real in 1993 and 1994.

Kunes, 13-1 with a 2.60 earned-run average, was selected for the Amateur Athletic Foundation-sponsored award by a panel of sportswriters.

He is one of five members from Chatsworth’s City Championship team selected All-City. Joining Kunes on the team are shortstop Matt Fisher and outfielders Steve Kracow and Chad Redfern.

Pitcher Scott Sellz was a second-team choice.

Kunes was the player of the year last season when Chatsworth was runner-up to El Camino Real. He has signed with UCLA.

Other All-City picks from the Valley include pitchers Kameron Loe of Granada Hills, Ivan Hernandez of Sylmar and Carlos Reguengo of Poly, catchers Tony Cicero of Cleveland and Dan Frisbee of Granada Hills, infielders Juan Guerrero of Poly, Conor Jackson of El Camino Real and Felipe Tetelboin of Grant and utility players Ryan Gunches of El Camino Real and Leo Rosales of Reseda.

Second-team choices are catcher Phil Avlas of Kennedy, infielders Billy McGrath of Birmingham, Francisco Enriquez of San Fernando and Jon Bringuier of Granada Hills, outfielders Jeremy Serr of Kennedy and Vince Zuniga of Cleveland and utility player Manny Flores of Poly.