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2015 ALL-LEAGUE
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FOOTBALL
Offensive Player of the Year — Dallas
Buckley, sr., Hood River Valley
Defensive Player of the Year — Tre Neal,
sr., Hermiston
Coach of the Year — David Faaeteete,
Hermiston
OFFENSE
First Team
QB — Dallas Buckley, sr., Hood River
RB — Michael Jones, soph., Hood River
Valley
RB — Bob Coleman, sr., Hermiston
WR — Tucker Salinas, jr., Hermiston
WR — Nick Lani, jr., Pendleton
UT — Devin Wilson, sr., Hood River Valley
UT — Parker Irusta, sr., Hood River Valley
TE — Montana Kurahara, sr., Hood River
Valley
OL — Sam Fults, sr., Hood River Valley
OL — Jacob Banks, sr., Pendleton
OL — Caden Caldwell, jr., Hermiston
OL — AJ Fernandez, jr., Hermiston
C — Michael Swanson, sr., Pendleton
DL — Sam Fults, sr., Hood River Valley
DL — Jacob Banks, sr., Pendleton
DL — Tre Neal, sr., Hermiston
DL — Bob Coleman, sr., Hermiston
LB — Hayden Simon, sr., Hermiston
LB — John Henry Line, jr., Hermiston
LB — Marcus Taylor, sr., Pendleton
LB — Zak Ellsworth, sr., Hood River Valley
DB — Devon Wilson, sr., The Dalles
DB — Kai Quinn, sr., Pendleton
DB — Vaemu Ena, jr. Hermiston
DB — Parker Irusta, sr., Hood River Valley
K — Sebaztan Corona, jr., Pendleton
P — Sebaztan Corona, jr., Pendleton
KR — Mitch Brown, jr., Hermiston
Second Team
QB — Kai Quinn, sr., Pendleton
RB — Deven Page, jr., Pendleton
RB — Mitch Brown, jr., Hermiston
WR — Kellan Duffy, sr., Hood River Valley
WR — Tyrone Stinzi, sr., Hood River Valley
UT — Nathan Hunsaker, sr., Hermiston
UT — Jerry Ramirez, jr., Hermiston
TE — Colton Walker, sr., The Dalles
OL — Marcus Taylor, sr., Pendleton
OL — Bryson Gudiel, sr., Hood River
Valley
D — Andy Corcuera, sr., Hermiston
D — Ismael Arenas, jr., Hermiston
D — Lincoln Johnson, jr., Pendleton
D — Drew Lunny, soph., Pendleton
D — Angel Lopez, sr., The Dalles
GK — Antonio Campos, soph., Hermiston
Honorable Mention
GK — Grant Bannister, sr., Pendleton
M — Jonathan Wolotira, jr., Pendleton
D — Aiden Henderson, soph., Pendleton
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Player of the Year — Jenissa Ramirez, sr.,
Hood River Valley
Goalie of the Year — Vanessa Silva, sr.,
Hood River Valley
Coach of the Year — Kevin Hespala, Hood
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First Team
F — Sindy Magana, jr., Hood River Valley
M — Cielo Rivera, soph., Hood River
Valley
M — Kassidy Davidson, sr., Hood River
Valley
M — Audrey Lincoln, jr., Hermiston
M — Hannah Walasavage, sr., The Dalles
M — Ivorie Taylor, jr., The Dalles
M — Makayla Akers, jr., Pendleton
D — Jenissa Ramirez, sr., Hood River
Valley
D — Kara Kiyokawa, sr., Hood River Valley
D — Lesley Risueno, soph., Hermiston
D — Quinn Latham, soph., Hermiston
GK — Kilie Harrison, jr., Hermiston
Second Team
F — Hannah Thompson, soph., Hermiston
F — Shaelynn Gilbert, jr., Hermiston
M — Claire Davies, soph., Hood River
Valley
M — Ami Santillan, jr., Hood River Valley
M — Brooke McCall, jr., The Dalles
M — Marisol Argueta, sr., Pendleton
D — Yahaira Chavarria, soph., Hood River
Valley
D — Ayleen Sandoval, sr., Hermiston
D — Jennifer Bonham, sr., The Dalles
D — Samantha Parker, fr., Pendleton
GK — McKenzie Sherman, sr., Pendleton
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VOLLEYBALL
Coach of the Year — Scott Walker, Hood
River Valley
Player of the Year, Lori Cimmiyotti, sr.,
The Dalles
First Team
Lori Cimmiyotti, sr., The Dalles
Shae Duffy, soph., Hood River Valley
Savannah Bass, sr., The Dalles
Rebecca Johnston, jr., Hood River Valley
Maddy Bradford, sr., The Dalles
Emily Curtis, fr., Hood River Valley
Kynzee Padilla, jr., Hermiston
Katie Kennedy, fr., Hood River Valley
Second Team
Clarissa Nitz, jr., Hermiston
Iliana Telles, jr., The Dalles
Haley Greb, jr., Pendleton
Deysi Velador, sr., The Dalles
Lauren Roberts, sr., Pendleton
Shelbry Greb, sr., Pendleton
Valley
OL — Beau Blake, soph., Hermiston
OL — Blake Davis, soph., The Dalles
C — Wyatt Mansfield, jr., Hood River
Valley
DL — Montana Kurahara, sr., Hood River
Valley
DL — Max Lane, sr., Hood River Valley
DL — DJ Gossett, sr., Hermiston
DL — Jamal Vann, jr., Pendleton
LB — Andy Schmidt, sr., Hood River
Valley
LB — Joey Gutierrez, soph., Hermiston
LB — Grant Kennedy, sr., Pendleton
DB — Morgan Williams, jr., Hood River
Valley
DB — Andrew Horn, jr., Hermiston
DB — Tyler Rohrman, soph., Hermiston
DB — Trevor Sweet, sr., Pendleton
K — Freddy Rodrigez, jr., Hermiston
P — Bob Coleman, sr., Hermiston
Honorable Mention
QB — Dominic Seufalemua, jr., The Dalles
RB — Damion Morris, sr., The Dalles
RB — Jamal Vann, jr., Pendleton
WR — Devon Roe, sr., Pendleton
WR — Brady Christensen, soph.,
Hermiston
OL — Cesar Barajas, sr., Hood River
Valley
OL — Ray Agusto, sr., Hermiston
OL — Cade Anderson, jr., Pendleton
DL — Colton Walker, sr., The Dalles
DL — Matt Strizich, sr., The Dalles
DL — Corey Mason, jr., Hermiston
DL — Justin Wilson, jr., Hood River Valley
LB — Damion Morris, sr., The Dalles
DB — Antonio Arguta, sr., The Dalles
DB — Levi Glass, jr., Hood River Valley
DB — Tyrone Stinzi, sr., Hood River Valley
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BOYS SOCCER
POY — Noe Magana, jr., Hood River
Valley; Edwin Rosales, sr., Hermiston
First Team
F — Andrez Baeza, sr., Hood River Valley
F — Edwin Rosales, sr., Hermiston
F — Fernando Gomez, jr. Pendleton
F — Freddy Rodriguez, jr. Hermiston
M — Noe Magana, jr., Hood River Valley
M — Enrique Leal, sr., Hermiston
M — John Mejia, sr., Hermiston
M — Flavio Betancourt, sr., Pendleton
M — Mario Sandoval, sr., Hood River
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M — Brandon Bustamonte, jr., The Dalles
D — Gil Evangelista, sr., Hood River
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GK — Marco Cuevas, sr., Hood River
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M — Noah Noteboom, sr., Hood River
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M — Orlando De La Torre, jr., Hood River
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M — Bernardo Araujo, soph., Hermiston
M — Mark Mejia, soph., Hermiston
M — Pedro Ayala, soph., The Dalles
D — Carlos Marquez, sr., Hood River
Valley
D — Eduardo Barragan, sr., Hood River
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ATHLETE
OF THE WEEK
WESTON
PUTMAN
Senior -
Junior
-
Heppner
Football
Stanfield Football
Putman rushed for a team-
high 88 yards and scored
twice in the first quarter to
help the Mustangs pull
away early in a 55-14 win
over Monroe in the first
round of the state playoffs.
Putman scored on runs of
35 and nine yards, and
finished the game with
106 total offensive yards
and seven tackles and an
interception on defense.
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