MOUNT VERNON — After graduation, Mount Vernon High School softball player Ally Kutz will trade her Bulldog green in for the orange and black of the Oregon State Beavers.
Kutz, a senior, has signed a national letter of intent to play for head coach Kirk Walker in Corvallis, Ore.
She said she looked at schools including the University of Washington and the University of Texas, but Oregon State seemed like the best choice for her.
“When I went down there to check it out, I met the girls, I met the coaches — it just felt right,” she said. “I felt welcome and I knew it was the place for me to go.”
Kutz hit .408 last season for the Bulldogs and was an All-State selection.
Concrete football team honored
The Concrete football team won the Northwest 2B League this season, and the league has honored the Lions for their efforts.
Concrete’s Ron Rood was named Coach of the Year, quarterback Chris Smith was named offensive Most Valuable Player and the Lions earned the sportsmanship award.
Concrete landed five players on the all-league offense, with running backs Derek Rice and Kyler Howell, receiver Sean Fipps and lineman Tyler Massingale joining Smith.
La Conner’s Tanner Wilson, a junior offensive lineman, was also named to the first team.
Three Lions also made first-team defense with Rice and Smith getting the nod at defensive back and Fipps earning recognition at linebacker.
Wilson was named first-team defense for La Conner, joining linebacker Matt Burlingame.
Smith was named the all-league kicker; the Lions’ Trent Kitchen was one of the two all-leauge punters.
MVC’s Riley snags MVP
Mount Vernon Christian forward David Riley helped lead the Hurricanes boys’ soccer team deep into state, and the Northwest 2B/1A League has recognized his efforts with the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
Riley was joined on the all-league team by teammates Noel Sakuma, Jeffrey McClelland and John Morrison, who was named first-team goalkeeper.
La Conner’s Sten Mejlaender was a first-team pick at forward, joining teammates Keisuke Massey and Caleb Sherman.
Hurricanes, Braves each land three
The Mount Vernon Christian and La Conner girls’ soccer teams each had three players honored as first-team selections for the Northwest 2B/1A All-League.
The Hurricanes were Rachel Freeman, Stephanie Geertsma and Tawni Van Berkum; the Braves were Nikki Finley, Megan Raymond and Sydney Hartwick.
Concrete’s Taylor Lee and Kelsey Barnett were also recognized as first-team selections.
Concrete earned the league’s sportsmanship awards.
Braves honored on first team in volleyball
La Conner’s volleyball team, which earned second place in the state Class 2B tournament, had four players land on the Northwest 2B/1A League All-League first team.
Abi Hedlund, Julie Hulbert, Kelsey Kennedy and Candice Pedroza were recognized.
Mount Vernon Christian earned the sportsmanship award.
Gee, Enquist make first team for WesCo North Division football
Stanwood football players Brad Gee and Tom Enquist were named to the Western Conference North Division’s All-Division first team.
Gee is a junior running back; Enquist is a senior lineman.
On defense, Spartans’ linebacker Zach Johnson was recognized, as was punter Kale Schmidt.
Oak Harbor’s Greg Goebel, a linebacker, was also honored.
McKole, Skeels make first-team WesCo North
The Stanwood and Oak Harbor girls’ soccer teams each had one player on the Western Conference North Division’s All-Division first team, with Spartan midfielder Heather Skeels making the team and Oak Harbor forward Carson McKole joining her.
Muzzall recognized
Oak Harbor’s Jessica Muzzall, a senior hitter, was named to the Western Conference North Division’s All-Division first team.
Koetje, Thomas honored
Stanwood tennis player Kyle Koetje and Oak Harbor’s Derek Thomas were half of the Western Conference North Division’s All-Division singles’ first team.
Cross-country runners land on division first team
Oak Harbor’s Tyler King was named to the Western Conference North Division’s all-division first team for boy’s cross-country.
Teammate Allison Duvenez was named to the girls’ first team, as were Stanwood’s Natasha Verma and Jade Borseth.
