Although no one on the San Benito Lady Balers soccer team took
home any coveted hardware when the Tri-County Athletic League
handed out its year-end awards recently, they were honored with
eight all-league selections, including four first-team nods.
HOLLISTER
Although no one on the San Benito Lady Balers soccer team took home any coveted hardware when the Tri-County Athletic League handed out its year-end awards recently, they were honored with eight all-league selections, including four first-team nods.
Sara Yamasaki, Elizabeth Miller, Karly Leon and Marissa Adame were all named first team in the TCAL, which recognized 18 players from around the league.
Yamasaki, a junior mid, earned her first-team honor after leading the Lady Balers with 12 goals scored and eight assists this season, while the keeper Miller compiled 117 saves in net. Leon was third on the team with six goals, and Adame helped anchor a defensive line for the Lady Balers that allowed just 1.4 goals a game.
San Benito’s four first-team selections were the second most in the TCAL after the Lady Balers finished runner-up to Gilroy with a 10-2 record. The Mustangs compiled a 12-0 record and received five first-team selections as a result, including Indra Garcia, Katelyn Nebesnick, Monique Barragan, Cynthia Sanchez and Taylor Slattery.
Nebesnick was also named Most Valuable Player of the TCAL, while Barragan was named Defensive MVP.
Salinas’ Alexia Ragsac was selected as the Offensive MVP after she compiled a league-high 19 goals, teammate Tessa Lee was chosen as the Midfield MVP and Everett Alvarez’s Mayra Hernandez was named Goalkeeper MVP.
The TCAL also recognized Alisal’s Jessica Meza, Gilroy’s Alexandria Maldonado, Maritza Nava of North Salinas and Cynthia Sanchez of Gilroy with MVP awards for the top senior, junior, sophomore and freshman, respectively.
San Benito, which finished its season with a 12-6-2 overall record, also had four second-team selections, as Hannah Cobb, Samantha Moreno, Daniela Ocampo and Kaitlyn Fontaine were honored with all-league nods.
While Moreno’s presence was felt heavily on San Benito’s defensive line, Ocampo scored three goals and had three assists for the Lady Balers this season.
Cobb, who led the team last year in goals, suffered an injury on Jan. 27 against Gilroy and didn’t play in another game for the Lady Balers. However, the San Benito junior still managed to finish with eight goals scored on the season, which was second on the team.
Cobb was also named to the Richard Chamberlin Sportsmanship Team.
Tri-County Athletic League
TCAL MVP — Katelyn Nebesnick, Gilroy
Offensive MVP — Alexia Ragsac, Salinas
Defensive MVP — Monique Barragan, Gilroy
Midfield MVP — Tessa Lee, Salinas
Goalkeeper MVP — Mayra Hernandez, Everett Alvarez
Senior MVP — Jessica Meza, Alisal
Junior MVP — Alexandria Maldonado, Gilroy
Sophomore MVP — Maritza Nava, North Salinas
Freshman MVP — Cynthia Sanchez, Gilroy
First Team
Indra Garcia, Gilroy
Katelyn Nebesnick, Gilroy
Monique Barragan, Gilroy
Cynthia Sanchez, Gilroy
Taylor Slattery, Gilroy
Sara Yamasaki, San Benito
Elizabeth Miller, San Benito
Karly Leon, San Benito
Marissa Adame, San Benito
Alexia Ragsac, Salinas
Kelsey Stumpf, Salinas
Arielle Rivera, Salinas
Jessica Meza, Alisal
Arantxa Figueroa, Alisal
Frannie Gollnick, Notre Dame
Natalie Sandoval, Notre Dame
Maritza Nava, North Salinas
Mayra Hernandez, Everett Alvarez
Second Team
Alexandria Maldonado, Gilroy
Breanna Rose, Gilroy
Rahni Giardina, Gilroy
Savannah Silacci, Gilroy
Sarina Sandoval, Gilroy
Hannah Cobb, San Benito
Samantha Moreno, San Benito
Daniela Ocampo, San Benito
Kaitlyn Fontaine, San Benito
Natalie Cervantes, Salinas
Carli Cullen, Salinas
Megan Pettley, Salinas
Erika Velasquez, Alisal
Jessica Uribe, Alisal
Marybeth Duda, Notre Dame
Celina Medina, Notre Dame
Sulema Ruelas, North Salinas
Victoria Alcala, Everett Alvarez
Richard Chamberlin Sportsmanship Award
Rahni Giardina, Gilroy
Hannah Cobb, San Benito
Carli Cullen, Salinas
Naomi Ochoa, Alisal
Kaitlyn Torres, Notre Dame
Hannah Green, North Salinas
Christie Alfaro, Everett Alvarez
Honorable Mention
Jazzmine Grisby, Gilroy
Monica Marrazzo, Gilroy
Lauren Bertero, Gilroy
Erin Slattery, Gilroy
Sara Yamasaki, San Benito
Karly Leon, San Benito
Kaitlyn Fontaine, San Benito
Marissa Adame, San Benito
Hannah Cobb, San Benito
Amara Clayton, Salinas
Jeneli Mora, Alisal
Andrea Araujo, Alisal
Sydney Busch, Notre Dame
Lexie Flores, Notre Dame
Tess Barbieri, Notre Dame
Ann Graziano, Notre Dame
Elizabeth Zamora, North Salinas
Andrea Romero, North Salinas
Jessica Barrera, North Salinas
Salinas Romero, North Salinas
