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Thursday, June 19, 2008

2007-08 TOP PICKS



      Here are the Mountain View Telegraph’s 2007-08 choices for overall high school coaches of year and its selections for the most valuable player/athlete for each team in every sport from all five of the area’s local institutions.
    Each season’s top athletes and coaches are also listed. In addition, the Telegraph’s past picks for athletes and coaches of the year are provided.
    See separate stories on B1 for the Telegraph’s 2007-08 picks for the overall male and female high school athletes of the year.
    Only prep athletes who reside in the East Mountains or Estancia Valley were considered. Without further ado, here’s our list of honorees.
    2007-08 Coaches of Year
    Male — Robert Zamora, Mountainair football
    Female — Kim Bell, Moriarty volleyball
    Fall ‘07 Athletes
    Cross Country, Boys
    East Mountain — Dillon Waldbauer, sophomore
    Estancia — John Torres-Jaquez, junior
    Manzano — Ryan Haack, senior
    Moriarty — Chris Apodaca, senior
    Private Schools — Kyle Cooper, Albuquerque Academy senior
   
    Cross Country, Girls
    East Mountain — Georgia Kaufman, freshman
    Estancia — Adrienne Montoya, sophomore
    Manzano — Veronica Vazquez, sophomore
    Moriarty — Cami Belcher, sophomore
   
    Football
    Estancia — Robert Chavez, senior
    Manzano — Jesse Paulsen, senior
    Moriarty — Ben Gonzales, senior
    Mountainair — Mathew Chavez, senior; Victor Romero, senior; Estevan Nuñez, junior; and Gabriel Ramirez, sophomore
   
    Soccer, Boys
    East Mountain — Tim Prawitz, senior
    Manzano — Matt Stoltzfus, senior
    Moriarty — Ben Hogge, senior
   
    Soccer, Girls
    East Mountain — Shellee Gipson, senior
    Manzano — Megan Garris, senior
    Moriarty — Erin O’Brien, senior
    Private Schools — Danielle Lober, Hope Christian senior
   
    Volleyball
    Estancia — Jaime Cooper, senior; Kaiya Coburn, junior
    Manzano — Brenda Hearn, senior
    Moriarty — Ceci McClure, senior; Jordan Russell, junior; Brandi Valencia, junior; Kristin Valencia, junior
    Mountainair — Shanlyn Hazen, senior
    Private Schools — Rebecca Schomer, Albuquerque Academy senior
    Overall Fall Season
    Male Athlete — Mathew Chavez and Victor Romero, Mountainair seniors
    Female Athletes — Brandi and Kristen Valencia, Moriarty juniors
    Male Coach — Robert Zamora, Mountainair football
    Female Coach — Kim Bell, Moriarty volleyball
    Winter ‘07-‘08 Athletes
    Basketball, Boys
    East Mountain — Wriley Burnett, senior
    Estancia — R.J. Rice, senior
    Manzano — Isaac Dow, senior
    Moriarty — Kyle Wolf, senior
    Mountainair — Victor Romero, senior
    Private Schools — Daniel Robinson, Temple Baptist senior
   
    Basketball, Girls
    East Mountain — Maggie Gronewald, senior
    Estancia — Jerra McMath, senior
    Manzano — Brenda Hearn, senior
    Moriarty — Jacki Bailey, senior; Kristin Valencia, junior
    Mountainair — Shanlyn Hazen, senior
    Private Schools — Hannah Lynch, Temple Baptist junior
   
    Swimming and Diving, Boys
    Manzano — Phillip Atencio, sophomore
   
    Swimming and Diving, Girls
    Manzano — Jennifer Wylie, junior
   
    Wrestling, Boys
    Manzano — Travis Barr, senior; Caleb Krumel, senior; Matt Raymer, senior
    Moriarty — Chris Apodaca, senior; Bradley Spence, senior
   
    Wrestling, Girls
    Moriarty — Marjolein Lopez, senior
   
    Overall Winter Season
    Male Athlete — Bradley Spence, Moriarty senior
    Female Athlete — Kristin Valencia, Moriarty junior
    Male Coach — Dan Sparago, Manzano wrestling
    Female Coach — Tammy Wilson, Manzano swimming
    Spring 2008 Athletes
    Baseball
    East Mountain — Rian Padilla, junior
    Estancia — Robert Chavez, senior; Clayton Gardner, senior
    Manzano — Russell Hartshorn, senior
    Moriarty — Jason Watrin, senior
   
    Golf, Boys
    East Mountain — Noah Duran, senior
    Manzano — Angelo Fitch, sophomore
    Moriarty — Ted Flores, sophomore
    Golf, Girls
    East Mountain — Nyssa Homer, senior
    Manzano — Jennifer Wylie, junior
    Moriarty — Caitlin Woosley, freshman
   
    Softball
    East Mountain — Rachael Rembold, senior; Danae Kornegay, junior
    Estancia — Jamie Montoya, senior
    Manzano — Brenda Hearn, senior
    Moriarty — Kathleen Nixon, senior
   
    Tennis, Boys
    Manzano — Craig Jones, junior
   
    Tennis, Girls
    Manzano — Alysia Dow, sophomore
   
    Track and Field, Boys
    East Mountain — Matt Broomfield, sophomore
    Estancia — David Ortiz, senior
    Manzano — Nick Linden, junior
    Moriarty — Taylor Allcorn, junior
    Mountainair — Mathew Chavez, senior; Vincent Zamora, senior
    Private Schools — Kyle Cooper, Academy senior
   
    Track and Field, Girls
    East Mountain — Elora Overbey, sophomore
    Estancia — Kaiya Coburn, junior
    Manzano — Megan Baldonado, senior
    Moriarty — Jayci Manning, junior
    Mountainair — Shanlyn Hazen, senior
   
    Overall Spring Season
    Male Athlete — Robert Chavez, Estancia senior
    Female Athlete — Danae Kornegay, East Mountain junior
    Male Coach — Kevin Reese, Mountainair boys track and field
    Female Coach — Megan Brewer, Manzano tennis
   
    Past Male Athletes of Year
    2004-05 — Jordan Allcorn, Moriarty; and Joaquin Morales, Estancia
    2005-06 — John Cash Davis, Manzano; and Michael Otero, Estancia
    2006-07 — Renn Bailey, Moriarty
   
    Past Female Athletes of Year
    2004-05 — Jennelle Spradley, Moriarty
    2005-06 — Morgan Dodd, Rebecca Rasbeck, Kat Sidlow and Brittney Sullivan, Moriarty
    2006-07 — Kayla Dominguez and Ashlee Noyes, Estancia
   
    Harold Smith can be reached by phone at 823-7104 or by e-mail at hsmith@mvtelegraph.com.