After scoring 34 goals and leading East Valley to the regular-season and district titles, senior Ariana Lopez was voted the CWAC Most Valuable Player, the conference announced Monday.

Prosser's Deidra Phillips was named the Defensive MVP, and Selah's Josh Koreski and the Mustangs' Jesus Silva shared the Coach of the Year award.

East Valley (17-1-1) opens the Class 2A state tournament at 5 p.m. Wednesday against Steilacoom at Earl Barden Sr. Field.

Selah (12-6) and Ellensburg (10-8) also open state play Wednesday with road games.

ALL-CWAC GIRLS SOCCER

MVP: Ariana Lopez, sr., East Valley

DEFENSIVE MVP: Deidra Phillips, sr., Prosser

CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Josh Koreski, Selah, and Jesus Silva, Prosser

SPORTSMANSHIP: Grandview

 

FIRST TEAM

Goalkeeper: Kate Ketcham, sr., East Valley.

Defenders: Savannah Close-Schibig, so., Selah; Deidra Phillips, sr., Prosser; Rebecca Swearingen, jr., East Valley; Bentlie Webster, fr., Selah.

Midfielders: Belen Jimenez, sr., Toppenish; Delanie Killinger, sr., Ephrata; Ariana Lopez, sr., East Valley; Ellie Markus, sr., Ellensburg.

Forwards: Elayna Blodgett, sr., Selah; Sophie Blodgett, sr., Selah; Arianna Martin, sr., Prosser; Natalie Mendoza, so., East Valley; Brea Potucek, fr., Ellensburg.

 

SECOND TEAM

Goalkeeper: Lacy Patterson, fr., Selah.

Defenders: Jourdan Ferguson, sr., Quincy; Emiko Kondo, jr., Quincy; Kinley Manrique, jr., East Valley; Maite Rodriguez, jr., Toppenish; Alexis St. Mary, so., Ephrata.

Midfielders: Allison Fries, jr., East Valley; Braylee Pendleton, sr., Selah; Reese Robinson, sr., Selah; Arabella Taylor, sr., Prosser.

Forwards: Giselle Acevedo, sr., East Valley; Molly Moffat, sr., Ellensburg; Mya Rivera, so., Othello; Makena Shaw, jr., Ellensburg.

 

HONORABLE MENTION

Goalkeeper: Aiyana Valle, so., Ephrata.

Defenders: Abbygail Castaneda, so., Grandview; Parker Gordon, so., Othello; Ezri Roy, jr., Prosser; Piper Uebelacker, fr., Othello.

Midfielders: Haley Bostwick, so., Ellensburg; Yube Calderon, sr., East Valley; Hailey Courtade, so., Quincy; Miya Lopez, jr., Grandview; Maddie Phinney, so., Selah.

Forwards: Itzelle Barragan, sr., East Valley; Arlene Bolanos, jr., Quincy; Paige Murray, so., Ephrata; Brooklynn Sieverkropp, jr., Ephrata.