Softball All-Stars

Here is a very lengthy list if the softball all-stars for Southern Arizona.

First, I have it broken down by conference and then what I call “Dream Teams.” Some of the conferences were limited to one team and quite a few were expanded to have a first and second team listed.

For the Dream Teams, I have placed athletes on teams that I would pick if I were coaching. Some of the players may have been moved to other positions on the Dream Teams to make room for their talents (such as Benson’s Kayla Haro who I placed on the second team as an outfielder).

The obvious player of the year is Cienega pitcher Alexa Cash with her coach Eric Tatham as coach of the year. I have stayed away from “honorable mention” categories because the “small” school athletes deserve recognition. With the realignment proposed by the AIA, this may be the last time some of these schools will be able to show success and that is one major drawback from the plan.

Some conferences have multiple coaches of the year because their accomplishments speak for themselves.

This is a list of teams I have personally seen this year: St. Augustine, Tanque Verde, Pusch Ridge, San Manuel, Benson, Willcox, Empire, Safford, Santa Cruz, Cholla, Douglas, Sahuarita, Santa Rita, Cienega, Marana, Canyon del Oro, Catalina Foothills, Sabino, Buena, Ironwood Ridge, Mountain View, Rincon, Salpointe, Sunnyside and Tucson. I have also coached and seen many of these players from age 8 and I have also known some of the baseball players since they were in grade school also.

Baseball will come out in a few days.

Please take a moment and look the lists over and feel free to comment but please do not attack players or their skill level. Sorry about spellings or nicknames.

Player of the Year: Alexa Cash, Cienega
Coach of the Year: Eric Tatham, Cienega

BY CONFERENCE

5A-I

Player of the Year: Carissa Youngblood, Buena
Coaches of the Year:
Rockie Guevara, Salpointe
Christy Collins, Salpointe

Team
Nicole Rascon, Salpointe
Dana Hughes, Salpointe
Miraya Montiel, Salpointe
Gabi Ruiz, Salpointe
Gemma Contreras, Salpointe
Christina Powers, Buena
Danielle Stensby, Buena
Brianna Jacoby, Buena
Ale Ortiz, Tucson
Chelsea Dohrwardt, Tucson

Pitchers
Carissa Youngblood, Buena
Paige Peterson, Salpointe

5A-II

Player of the Year: Estela Pinon, Sunnyside
Coach of the Year: Pete Palomarez, Sunnyside

Team
Adriana Rosthenhausler, Sunnyside
Desaray Akins, Sunnyside
Brianna del Campo, Sunnyside
Monique Marquez, Sunnyside
Brianna Romero, Sunnyside
Kat Banks, Ironwood Ridge
Robin Landrith, Ironwood Ridge
Dani Colwill, Ironwood Ridge
Jessica Sipe, Mountain View

Pitchers
Estela Pinon, Sunnyside
Makayla McAdams, Ironwood Ridge

4A-I

Player of the Year: Alexa Cash, Cienega
Coach of the Year: Eric Tatham, Cienega

First Team
Ashlee Brawley, Cienega
Morghan Doughty, Cienega
Emily Pohl, Cienega
Valerie Luera, Cienega
Rebecca Mullin, Sahuaro
Kayla Henry, Canyon del Oro
MJ Lawson, Catalina Foothills
Sammi Noland, Canyon del Oro
Morgan McKeever, Sahuaro

Pitchers
Alexa Cash, Cienega
Kaity Sitzman, Sabino
Kira White, Sahuaro
Shayna Binnion, Marana

Second Team
Rachelle Copeland, Cienega
Stephanie Tatham, Cienega
Brandi Klein, Cienega
Aubre Carpenter, Sabino
Shawna Comeaux, Sabino
Shelby Mendoza, Sabino
Val Mendoza, Canyon del Oro
Noelle Devlin, Catalina Foothills
Mattie Fowler, Canyon del Oro

Pitchers
Courtney Lacaillade, Marana
Janelle Christman, Canyon del Oro
Kayla Bonstrom, Canyon del Oro
Erin Krause, Catalina Foothills

4A-II

Player of the year: Yvette Alvarez, Sahuarita
Coaches of the year:
Mario Gastellum, Cholla
Abe Grijalva, Douglas
Chris Fanning, Sahuarita

First Team
Bianca Haro, Cholla
Abrie Bustamante, Sahuarita
Lina Campbell, Douglas
Dee Anna Long, Cholla
Lyndsey Colvin, Santa Rita
Veronica Tartaglia, Douglas
Amanda Earnhart, Catalina
Lyzette Creason, Sahuarita
Lainie Rieger, Sahuarita

Pitchers
Erika Tapia, Douglas
Monet Ormsby, Cholla
Yvette Alvarez, Sahuarita

Second Team
Yvonne Nava, Palo Verde
Victoria Chavez, Palo Verde
Nythzia Machado, Douglas
Illiana Rosas, Rio Rico
Sigourney Sanchez, Sahuarita
Olivia Ridge, Amphitheater
Paty Ruiz-Maldonado, Cholla
Alex Orozco, Sahuarita
Catie Hartwig, Amphitheater

Pitchers
Grace Lopez, Catalina
Mitchelle Fatovich, Santa Rita
Chela Romero, Palo Verde

3A

Player of the Year: Aundria Zuniga-Romero, Safford
Coach of the Year: Andrea Reyes James, Santa Cruz

Team
Brittany Zuniga-Romero, Safford
Alexis Aguirre, Safford
Alyssa Estrada, Safford
Chantel Debruler, Safford
Tiffany Ibarra, Santa Cruz
Tori Gil, Santa Cruz
Mica Lopez, Santa Cruz
Karissa Guerrero, Santa Cruz
Hunter Kennedy, Empire

Pitcher
Aundria Zuniga-Romero, Safford

2A

Players of the Year: Kayla Haro, Benson & Adrienne Machiche, Willcox
Coach of the Year: Mike Patterson, Willcox

First Team
Chelsey Layton, Benson
Nikki Dunlap, Willcox
Sam Miller, Willcox
Noelle Medina, San Manuel
Teisha Renteria, San Manuel
Alex Cooper, Benson
Stacie Ramirez, Benson
Rachel Majors, Pusch Ridge
Amanda Layton, Thatcher

Pitchers
Kayla Haro, Benson
Adrienne Machiche, Willcox
Corrie Ward, Pusch Ridge

Brittney LeGrand, San Manuel

Second Team

Amanda Shields, Willcox
Shalyn Maltos, Thatcher
Angiee Moore, Tombstone
Kylie Wilson, Bisbee
Stephanie Ramirez, Benson
Kasey Fenn, Benson
Rika Terrazas, Thatcher
Sarah Majors, Pusch Ridge
Chelsie Harris, Desert Christian

Pitchers
Yvanna Bejarano, Thatcher
Lillian Thompson, Tombstone
Sara Chavez, Desert Christian

1A

Player of the Year: Jessica Brink, St. Augustine
Coach of the Year: Bill Moten, St. Augustine

Team
Lauren Pernu, Tanque Verde
Maddie Cooper, Tanque Verde
Marissa Romero, St. Augustine
Vanessa Torres, St. Augustine
Alexia Morales, St. Augustine
Cyndal Mayberry, St. David
Marissa Garcia, St. David
Tarryn Lee, St. David
Taryn Parsons, St. Gregory

Pitcher
Jessica Brink, St. Augustine

DREAM TEAMS

First Team

Coach: Eric Tatham, Cienega

1B Kayla Henry, Canyon del Oro
2B MJ Lawson, Catalina Foothills
3B Valerie Luera, Cienega
SS Ashlee Brawley, Cienega
OF Nicole Rascon, Salpointe
OF Morghan Doughty, Cienega
OF Brandi Klein, Cienega
C Emily Pohl, Cienega
UT Nikki Dunlap, Willcox
UT Robin Landrith, Ironwood Ridge

Pitchers
Alexa Cash, Cienega
Carissa Youngblood, Buena
Estela Pinon, Sunnyside
Kaity Sitzman, Sabino

Second Team

Coach: Pete Palomarez, Sunnyside

1B Chelsey Layton, Benson
2B Morgan McKeever, Sahuaro
3B Val Mendoza, Canyon del Oro
SS Miraya Montiel, Salpointe
OF Kayla Haro, Benson
OF Christina Powers, Buena
OF Tiffany Ibarra, Santa Cruz
C Ale Ortiz, Tucson
UT Kayla Bonstrom, Canyon del Oro
UT Noelle Medina, San Manuel

Pitchers
Erika Tapia, Douglas
Monet Ormsby, Cholla
Yvette Alvarez, Sahuarita
Aundria Zuniga-Romero, Safford

Small School

Coach: Mike Patterson, Willcox
Brittany Zuniga-Romero, Safford
Alexis Aguirre, Safford
Tori Gil, Santa Cruz
Lauren Pernu, Tanque Verde
Maddie Cooper, Tanque Verde
Teisha Renteria, San Manuel
Sam Miller, Willcox
Alex Cooper, Benson
Stacie Ramirez, Benson

Pitchers
Adrienne Machiche, Willcox
Corrie Ward, Pusch Ridge
Brittney LeGrand, San Manuel
Jessica Brink, St. Augustine

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