Both boys head coach Chris O’Connor and girls head coach Leah Krautter were honored as 3A KingCo coaches of the year for the 2011-12 season. Krautter shared the honor on the girls side with Lake Washington head coach Cory Shepard.
O’Connor led the boys back to the conference tournament title game for the fourth straight year and Krautter rallied her team from a middling regular season finish to KingCo champions.
Both are still playing in the Sea-King District II tournament.
Bellevue senior Cole Walton and Sammamish’s George Valle and John Steinberg were both named to the first team and the Wolverines’ Timmy Haehl was a second team selection. Walton also earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Sam Finfer was the lone representative from Interlake and was on the honorable mention squad along with Jacob West and Dakota Olson of Sammamish.
Bellevue landed a pair on the first team for the girls, with Katie Savard and Kate Holmes both getting the nod.
Cassidy McDermott and Cate Mueller of Interlake and Natsumi Naito of Sammamish were all named honorable mention and the Saints, which are still alive in the 2A West Central District III tournament, were given the Team Sportsmanship Award.
Boys
Defensive Player of the Year- Cole Walton-Bellevue
Coach of the Year- Chris O’Connor- Bellevue
Team Sportsmanship award- Mount Si and Liberty
First Team
Matt Staudacher, Lake Washington; Joe Rasmussen, Mercer Island; George Valle, Sammamish; Cole Walton, Bellevue; John Steinberg, Sammamish
Second Team
Tynan Gilmore, Liberty; Guy Lynott, Lake Washington; Anthony McGlauglin, Mount Si; Timmy Haehl, Bellevue; Sam Cohn, Mercer Island
Honorable Mention
Interlake- Sam Finfer; Juanita- Devan Jackson, Ryan Reid; Sammamish- Jacob West, Dakota Olson; Mercer Island- Brian Miller
Girls
Defensive Player of the Year- Hunter Hopkins, Lake Washington
Coach of the Year- Leah Krautter- Bellevue and Cory Shepard- Lake Washington
Team Sportsmanship Award- Interlake
First Team
Hunter Hopkins, Lake Washington; Aspen Winegar, Liberty; Katie Savard, Bellevue; Mikayla Jones, Juanita; Payton Wozeniak, Lake Washington; Kate Holmes, Bellevue
Second Team
Kris Brackmann, Mercer Island; Molly Grager, Juanita; Whitney Dunlap, Lake Washington; Molly Sellers, Mount Si; Shelby Peerboom, Mount Si
Honorable Mention
Mercer Island- Savanna Reid; Lake Washington- Sierra Carlson, Ashlan Applegate, Delanie Agnew; Interlake- Cassidy McDermott; Mount Si- Katy Lindor; Sammamish- Natsumi Naito
