Soraya Forbes of St. Bonaventure High and Oyin Opawumi of Cate School earned co-Most Valuable Player of the Year honors for the 2025 Tri-Valley League girls volleyball season.
The Tri-County Athletic Association, which consists of the Tri-Valley and Frontier leagues, revealed its award winners for the fall season.
Named to the first team for Tri-Valley volleyball were Sara Stoney and Chelsea McCalister of St. Bonaventure; Zoe Sercu and Grace Hibler of Villanova Prep; Karina Urzua and Sophie Otte of Bishop Diego; and Fallon Erickson of Cate.
Named to the second team were Maci Schotten and Zoe Benton of St. Bonaventure; Evangeline Little, Cassidy Rose and Coco Kliman of Cate; Natalie Chan and Mollie McGibben of Bishop Diego; Addy Crawford and Gabby Payne of Villanova Prep; and Izzy Fraser and Jordan Riemer of Grace.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Aliyah Davis, Sammy Salazar and Anna O’Neil of St. Bonaventure; Abbie Hubbs, Olivia Leflang and Kate Douglas of Bishop Diego; Emerson Evans, Elise Tsai and Kay Kay Ercil of Cate; Elinor Saunders, Brooke Burns and Brenna Bakker of Grace; and Meredith Butler of Villanova Prep.
Jordon Dyer of Cate was named the Coach of the Year.
Frontier League girls volleyball
Lolayna Redmond of Laguna Blanca was named the Most Valuable Player.
Named to the first team were Ginger Finney and Sage Holcombe of Laguna Blanca; Lilac Reyes, Rylie Hannah and Emily Turner of Foothill Tech; Cata Brown and Ori Ouermi of Thacher; and Kylie Federmann of Dunn.
Named to the second team were Sam Jacobson and Fiona Holt of Foothill Tech; Marcie Acosta and Sophia Romero of Santa Clara; Maritt Blabey and Lauren Kenny of Laguna Blanca; and Bodil Clark of Thacher.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Fiona Aulenta, Peyton Fox and Maya Adams of Foothill Tech; Greta Allredge, Vivi Keister and Abby Connor of Laguna Blanca; and Grace Castorena, Gisele Llamas and Bella Ruiz of Santa Clara.
Adell Oliveras of Foothill Tech was named the Coach of the Year.
TCAA girls cross country
Keera Wallace of Foothill Tech won the league tournament race to earn Runner of the Year honors.
Earning first-team selections were Auden McCoy and Genevieve Carlisle of Foothill Tech; Chloe Hamilton and Euan Kim of Thacher; and Sophie Blank and Aggie McTigue of Cate.
Earning second-team selections were Ailyn Santoyo of Del Sol; Evelyn Whatley, Cassandra Patterson, Sophia Castro and Aanya Desham of Foothill Tech; and Annika Zhou and Lu Rodriguez of Thacher.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Elodie Chapus and Caroline Jeffers of Thacher; Carmen Lack, Sofi Ridgeway and Michelle Wu of Cate; Sophia Aguirre, Isabella Madrid and Jasmine Perez of Del Sol; Natalie Quintero-Zwehl, Gretchen Grenier and Sawyer Hunt of Dunn; Riley Weal, Peyton Herrera and Sevina Cejoco of St. Bonaventure; and Thaliana Martinez, Julissa Tinoco and Natalia Guerra of Santa Clara.
TCAA boys cross country
Ati Zwieback of Cate won the league tournament race to earn Runner of the Year honors.
Earning first-team selections were Noah Wagner, Andres Hernandez and Nathan Chanin of Foothill Tech; and Alec DiLullo, Charlie Clarke and Lucas de Clercq of Thacher.
Earning second-team selections were Gavin Heiberger, Quentin Harris, Beau Anderson and Asher Bayless of Foothill Tech; Jesus Torres and Oscar Castillo of Del Sol; and Jordan Ryan of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention honors were Willem de Clercq, Soren Meyer and James Traeger of Thacher; Miles Williams, Bruce Li and Ethan Qiu of Cate; Michael Garcia, Edwin Suarez and Amadeus Zambrano of Del Sol; Jackson Quagliata, Andrew Burns and Ethan Leighton of St. Bonaventure; Mason Hunt, Collin Freed and Jackson Blank of Dunn; Elian Herrera, Azarel Valladolid and Eythan Prado of Santa Clara; Alex Graham, Alex McClintock and Cooper Green of Laguna Blanca; Joe Simolon, Westin Goodwin and Mason Ortega of Bishop Diego; and Isai Hernandez, Evan Ma and Derek Arboleda of Villanova Prep.
Tri-Valley girls golf
Audrey Yoong of Foothill Tech won the league’s individual title to earn Most Valuable Player honors.
Earning first-team honors were Bella Baum and Taylor Ingold of Foothill Tech; Jinyi Weng and Wenyu Xu of Villanova Prep; Samantha Wolf of Grace; and Julia Archibeque of St. Bonaventure.
Earning second-team honors were Delilah Hartwich, Olivia Sandlin and Annika Garcia of St. Bonaventure; Kendall Vaughn and Ashlyn Francis of Grace; and Julianna Zheng of Villanova Prep.
Earning honorable-mention selections were Brooklyn Brown, Bella Bradley and Tess Borowski of Foothill Tech; Brooklyn Nakama and Ava DeCarlo of St. Bonaventure; Ava Nebrowski of Villanova Prep; and Wylder Gordan of Bishop Diego.
Mike Marsicota of Foothill Tech was named the Coach of the Year.
Tri-Valley League girls tennis
Chloe Kalison of Villanova Prep earned Singles Player of the Year honors and Cate’s Ivy Huang and Lisa Hasebe earned Doubles MVP honors.
Securing first-team honors were Tenzing Lama and Hannah Housden of Thacher; Elly Edwards, Chelsea Newlove and Jade Wang of Cate; and Ella Osley of Laguna Blanca.
Securing second-team honors were Hali Wight, Tatiana Taylor and Maddy Osley of Laguna Blanca; Annie Haugen and Janelle Pryko of Providence; and Reyna Takahashi of Cate.
Earning honorable-mention selections were Avery Barrell, Lola Clemens, Dianna Shi and Phoebe Jin-Ngo of Thacher; Vana Dakessian, Cherry Wang, Kristine Lee, Sophia Buscemi and Maria Ruiz of Villanova Prep; Paisley Thompson and Stella Frank of Laguna Blanca; and Amber Regan of Providence.
Frontier League girls tennis
Natalie Chan of Bishop Diego earned Singles Player of the Year honors and Dunn’s Grace Stugich and Anna Isackson earned Doubles MVP honors.
Securing first-team honors were Haley Hubbs, Rafaela Fay and Avery Carter of Bishop Diego; Kiyomi Woosley and Kristina Pantoja of St. Bonaventure; and Jaylene Aguirre of Foothill Tech.
Securing second-team honors were Saanvi Joshi and Bari Davis of Foothill Tech; Emma Quintero, Greta Bars, Reese Thelen and Charly Newman of St. Bonaventure; and Victoria Heredia and Sonia Marquez-Miranda of Bishop Diego.
Earning honorable-mention selections were Viviene Fritz of St. Bonaventure and Annebelle Liu of Bishop Diego.
Tri-Valley boys water polo
Jae Wykoff of Cate was named the Most Valuable Player.
Named to the first team were Murray Lynn and Elliot Rutherford of Villanova Prep; Gavin Ingold of Foothill Tech; Sebastian Brine and Andrew Sheshunoff of Cate; and Ryder Lippman and Costes Jensen of Malibu.
Named to the second team were Fletcher Prince and Liam Moes of Cate; Taj Petrietti and Nikau Webb of Malibu; Connor Morris and Dean Liddel of Foothill Tech; and Jacques Basoco and James Kyser of Villanova Prep.
Earning honorable-mention selections were Elliott Paige and Emmanuel Brine of Cate; Luke Trujillo and Martin Kurial of Malibu; Jaxson Brown, Rider Mertenson and Vaughn Thompson of Foothill Tech; and Ernie Ford and Ira Burton of Foothill Tech.
8-man football
Henry Preloger of Thacher earned Most Valuable Player honors, Aidan Lee was named the Offensive Player of the Year, and Tanner Keys of Malibu was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
Named to the first team were Max Laird, Bates McCluer, Marlow Rogers and TJ Dass of Thacher; Xavier Goodbille, Anthony Martinez and Lucas Nunez of Malibu; Kevin Castillo and Luke Popovich of Laguna Blanca; and Carlos Maeda of Villanova Prep.
Named to the second team were Evan Murunga, Caleb Conarroe and Sammy Parkes of Thacher; Hudson Wilcox, Adham Abdul and Mason Chiate of Malibu; Jaden Yanez, Jorge Gonzales and Harry Ryan of Laguna Blanca; and Mateo Corral of Villanova Prep.
Earning honorable-mention selections were Mike Couvillion and Oliver Archival of Laguna Blanca; Dan Morris and Remington Ruman of Malibu; Nnamdi Odenigbo and Will Green of Thacher; and Archer Scott and Jimin Nam of Villanova Prep.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: TCAA honors its top athletes from the 2025 fall season
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