Division I: Rincon coach Alysha Ramirez gets the nod due to her winning record against her top rival Tucson High and her higher seed at state earned by the year-long performance of her junior middle standout Taylor Reiter.

The individual play of Tucson senior hitter Carly Trueman cannot be overlooked, however, especially in head to head competition between Tucson and Rincon. Reiter and Truman’s stats are almost identical although Reiter has a higher kill percentage overall.

Reiter a slight edge on performing for her team. As an individual, however, Trueman has to get the nod.

For all intents and purposes, the two awards are equal in this division.

Division II: Bill Lang guided his Ironwood Ridge team to the semifinal round where he fell to eventual state champion Flagstaff. No other Southern Arizona school got out of the first round in either of the top two Divisions.

True, he has another all-star roster but so does everyone else in Southern Arizona in D-II. I somehow managed to fit 40 top-level players into four teams of ten. I know I messed up here and there but it was the best I could do at the time. If I did it again it would probably look different.

Aunesty Jantz may only be a sophomore but the Ironwood Ridge outside hitter was key to the Lang’s success. On a team full of standouts, Jantz took complete control at times and she did it against some of the best Phoenix had to offer.

Thanks, to Lang’s scheduling, not many other Southern Arizona players can say they went up against the best in Phoenix in a regulation-regular season match.

Jantz, get D-II player of the year honors and Cienega’s Stephanie Mendivil earned top performer for the division.

Mendivil almost single-handedly willed Cienega past Ironwood Ridge in the first round of the playoffs. If not for Jantz, Cienega might have advanced that night.

Division III: Heather Moore-Martin’s Catalina squad made it to the post season and they did it without current Pima standout and last year’s Southern Arizona player of the year, Courtney Pitts.

Oh, but they had an athlete named Madison Irwin. Like Jantz for Ironwood Ridge, Irwin never left the court. Back row? No problem. Kills? No problem. Digs? No problem. Serving? No problem.

Jantz, Irwin, Mendivil, Reiter and Trueman all had legitimate arguments for Southern Arizona’s top honor. I cannot recall another year like this.

There was no single dominant player that carried her team to a championship. Throw in a couple of others like Haley Howell of Salpointe and Kerry Lane of Canyon del Oro and the logjam gets even harder to cut through.

If Jordan Abalos of Safford played in Tucson or Phoenix then she might also be in the mix but when it comes down to it, Jantz and Irwin were the top two players of the year for Southern Arizona.

The performances put in by Reiter, Trueman and Mendivil earned them top honors as the best performers in Southern Arizona. Again, I would accept anyone one of the five as the best. Reiter and Jantz will battle it out next year.

Division IV: Becky Motes’ Thatcher team made it to the semifinal round with Shiann White leading the way. Next year should be Tanque Verde’s year.

Division V: Russ Sullivan led Desert Christian to a 5 seed with a player I like to compare to Irwin. Nikki Helin is everywhere on the Desert Christian court. The Eagles lose Lauren McMillen but they will be the team to beat once again next year.

Here are the selections:

ALL-SOUTHERN ARIZONA

Coach of the Year
Bill Lang, Ironwood Ridge

Players of the Year
Aunesty Jantz, Ironwood Ridge
Madison Irwin, Catalina

Performers of the Year
Taylor Reiter, Rincon/UHS
Stephanie Mendivil, Cienega
Carly Trueman, Tucson

First Team
Taylor Reiter, Rincon/UHS
Carly Trueman, Tucson
Aunesty Jantz, Ironwood Ridge
Stephanie Mendivil, Cienega
Madison Irwin, Catalina
Sara Hohenstein, Ironwood Ridge
Haley Howell, Salpointe
Hana Peterman, Ironwood Ridge
Kerry Lane, Canyon del Oro
Kennedy Kurtz, Ironwood Ridge

Second Team
Jordan Weatherless, Ironwood Ridge
Abby Reuland, Salpointe
Rachel Synkelma, Ironwood Ridge
Delaney Dunagan, Catalina Foothills
Emily Singleton, Rincon/UHS
Maddy Ruehl, Rincon, UHS
Brooke D’Amore Bradley, Rincon/UHS
Carissa Henning, Sabino
Kassidy Crawford, Sahuaro
Glen Brumm, Canyon del Oro
Nykole Adun, Catalina

Third Team
Summer Avery, Tucson
Bryn Popovich, Buena
Bailey Gin, Tucson
Nadia Schutt, Rincon/UHS
Kassidy Johnson, Cienega
Courtney Spalt, Sabino
Sarah Sterns, Sahuaro
Kristen Hains, Mountain View
Hannah Gerard, Canyon del Oro
Mckenzie Mott, Cienega
Carla Dollopac, Catalina

Fourth Team
Lauren Courtney, Catalina Foothills
Jordan Abalos, Safford
Frances Giedraitis, Rincon/UHS
Ana Aguliar, Tucson
Emily Christensen, Salpointe
Mackenzie Deakins, Marana
Jensen Sohns, Sabino
Emily Gosciminski, Ironwood Ridge
Toni Edmiston, Cienega
Jamie Holliday, Sahuaro
Chloe Cox, Catalina

DIVISION I

Coach of the Year
Alysha Ramirez, Rincon/UHS

Player of the Year
Carly Trueman, Tucson

Performer of the Year
Taylor Reiter, Rincon/UHS

First Team
Taylor Reiter, Rincon/UHS
Carly Trueman, Tucson
Emily Singleton, Rincon/UHS
Maddy Ruehl, Rincon, UHS
Summer Avery, Tucson
Bryn Popovich, Buena
Brooke D’Amore Bradley, Rincon/UHS
Bailey Gin, Tucson
Nadia Schutt, Rincon/UHS
Frances Giedraitis, Rincon/UHS

Second Team
Ana Aguliar, Tucson
Jelicia Johnson, Buena
Mia Sokolowski, Tucson
Alyssa Borges, Buena
Heather Parish, Rincon/UHS
Danielle Koerner, Buena
Baily Borunda, Buena
Ashlee Galindo, Tucson
Solvej Kristensen, Tucson
Marghi Demer, Rincon/UHS

Third Team
Mia Sokolowski, Tucson
Adriana Valentin. Buena
Rachel Doser, Buena
Alyssa Kasper, Rincon/UHS
Dawn Binder, Tucson
Genesha Gourdin, Buena
Hailly Greenough, Buena
Holly Hanna, Rincon/UHS
Cyerra Garrett, Tucson
Haden Backherms, Rincon/UHS

DIVISION II

Coach of the Year
Bill Lang, Ironwood Ridge

Player of the Year
Aunesty Jantz, Ironwood Ridge

Performer of the Year
Stephanie Mendivil, Cienega

First Team
Aunesty Jantz, Ironwood Ridge
Stephanie Mendivil, Cienega
Kennedy Kurtz, Ironwood Ridge
Kerry Lane, Canyon del Oro
Hana Peterman, Ironwood Ridge
Sara Hohenstein, Ironwood Ridge
Haley Howell, Salpointe
Carissa Henning, Sabino
Kassidy Crawford, Sahuaro
Abby Reuland, Salpointe

Second Team
Jordan Weatherless, Ironwood Ridge
Delaney Dunagan, Catalina Foothills
Glen Brumm, Canyon del Oro
Kassidy Johnson, Cienega
Rachel Synkelma, Ironwood Ridge
Courtney Spalt, Sabino
Lauren Courtney, Catalina Foothills
Sarah Sterns, Sahuaro
Hannah Gerard, Canyon del Oro
Mckenzie Mott, Cienega

Third Team
Kristen Hains, Mountain View
Emily Christensen, Salpointe
Mackenzie Deakins, Marana
Jensen Sohns, Sabino
Emily Gosciminski, Ironwood Ridge
Toni Edmiston, Cienega
Jamie Holliday, Sahuaro
Jazlyn Guenther, Catalina Foothills
Brianna Martinez, Cienega
Sarah Gosciminski, Ironwood Ridge

Fourth Team
Laurel Kremer, Ironwood Ridge
Danielle Beer, Ironwood Ridge
Nicole Cochrane, Canyon del Oro
Whitney Nesbitt, Cienega
Erin Ferber, Canyon del Oro
Jessica Sullivan, Canyon del Oro
Kenza Coubrough, Sabino
Chelsea Marshall, Salpointe
Jaeda Barbiche, Mountain View
Mally McGarity, Marana

DIVISION III

Player of the Year
Madison Irwin, Catalina Magnet

Performer of the Year
Jordan Abalos, Safford

Coaches of the Year
Heather Moore-Martin, Catalina
Janene Ward, Safford

First Team
Madison Irwin, Catalina
Jordan Abalos, Safford
Nykole Adun, Catalina
Carla Dollopac, Catalina
Chloe Cox, Catalina
Miranda Bingham, Safford
Stephanie Stevens, Empire
Kelsey Smith, Empire
Alena Ferraioli, Empire
Amoriah Mobley, Sahuarita

Second Team
Stevie Southwell, Safford
Miranda Bingham, Safford
Olivia Ridge, Amphitheater

Maggie Derksen, Amphitheater
Kassie Notbohm, Empire
Tori Guinter, Empire
Hannah Cassidy, Empire
Jackie Carlson, Catalina
Marissa Telles, Sahuarita
Maddie Dowdle, Pusch Ridge
Moriah Roters, Pusch Ridge

DIVISION IV

Coach of the Year
Becky Motes, Thatcher

Player of the Year
Shiann White, Thatcher

First Team
Shiann White, Thatcher
Brooklyn Scarborough, Thatcher
Analyse Angle, Thatcher
Tiana Roebuck, Thatcher
Kendra Behr, Benson
Katelin Ames, Benson
Emily Gudvangen, Benson
Kayla Rutledge, Tanque Verde
Laine Waters, Tanque Verde
Savannah Gates, Tanque Verde

Second Team
Caitlyn Wyss, Tanque Verde
Rachel Dick, Tanque Verde
Annee Alder, Thatcher
Aleksandra Palmer, Thatcher
McKenna Stevens, Thatcher
Maria Zuniga, San Manuel
Karly Pena, San Manuel
Kortney Brogan Benson
Ashleigh Reynolds, Tombstone
Amanda Blocker, Tombstone

DIVISION IV

Coach of the Year
Russ Sullivan, Desert Christian

Player of the Year
Nikki Helin, Desert Christian

First Team
Nikki Helin, Desert Christian
Addi Vavala, Desert Christian
Lauren McMillen, Desert Christian
Julia Hull, Desert Christian
Kylee Jones, Duncan
Chelsea Stacy, Duncan
Lauren Scherzinger, St. Augustine
Miranda Jackson, St. Augustine
Chelsea Stover, St. David
Tarryn Lee, St. David

Second Team
Shaelynn Trejo, St. David
Monique Montoya, Duncan
Jadyn Sexton, Duncan
Kailee Leubke, Desert Christian
Kortney Haines, Valley Union
Yesenia Gamez, Valley Union
Mariela Encinas, St. Augustine
Abbey Kelly, St. Augustine
Kayla Bradford, St. David
Alana Gonzales. St. Gregory

2012 Boys Cross Country
2012 Girls Cross Country
2012 Boys Swim & Dive
2012 Girls Swim & Dive
2012 Golf All-Stars
2012 D-IV Soccer

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