Huskies, Saints and Devils fill fall sports Western Slope all-league teams

Eagle Valley volleyball and boys cross-country, Battle Mountain soccer and girls cross-country and Vail Christian volleyball all claimed league titles in 2023

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Ione Pedersen spikes the Devils to their first state tournament since 2016. Pedersen was one of four Devils named to the 4A Western Slope all-league first team.
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4A Western Slope girls cross-country

Lindsey Whitton led the Huskies to a sixth-place finish at the state cross-country meet this October.
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First team

  • Ella Hagen, junior, Summit
  • Lindsey Whitton, senior, Battle Mountain
  • Addie Beuche, senior, Battle Mountain
  • Presley Smith, senior, Battle Mountain
  • Avery Eytel, junior, Summit
  • Lily Benbow, freshman, Summit
  • Ellie Shroll, senior, Eagle Valley

Local athletes receiving honorable mention: Ruthie Demino, sophomore, Battle Mountain and Ginger Reilly, junior, Eagle Valley.

Coach of the Year: Rob Parish, Battle Mountain



4A Western Slope boys cross-country

First team

  • Will Brunner, senior, Battle Mountain
  • Porter Middaugh, senior, Battle Mountain
  • Josh Shriver, junior, Summit
  • Cooper Filmore, senior, Eagle Valley
  • Jay McDonald, freshman, Summit
  • Armando Fuentes, senior, Eagle Valley
  • Tyler Blair, sophomore, Eagle Valley

Local athletes receiving honorable mention include Eagle Valley’s Jackson Filmore, Jack Packert and Eric Asselin and Battle Mountain’s John McAbee.

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Coach of the Year: Melinda Brandt, Eagle Valley

Boys soccer

Battle Mountain’s Daniel Sanchez and Alexis Dozal were both named to the 4A Western Slope all-league team after leading Battle Mountain to a state title this fall.
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4A Western Slope

First team

  • Alexis Dozal, Battle Mountain
  • Jacob Methvin, Battle Mountain
  • Jack Ruiz, Battle Mountain
  • Zeke Alvarez, Battle Mountain
  • Will Hayden, Steamboat Springs
  • Charlie Reisman, Steamboat Springs
  • Jose Chavez, Glenwood Springs
  • Luis Venegas, Glenwood Springs
  • Ivan Macias, Eagle Valley
  • Daniel Sanchez, Battle Mountain
  • Reece Bosgraaf, Summit

Locals receiving honorable mention: Battle Mountain’s Leo Martinez and Eagle Valley’s Bernabe Lopez and Will Gerdes.

2A Western Slope (only Vail Mountain School athletes listed)

First team

  • Rutley Heinemann, junior
  • Drew Johnson, junior

Honorable Mention

  • Alex Krupka, senior
  • Will Roy, senior
  • Evan Sapp, Senior
  • Hunter Iverson, junior

Girls volleyball

Three Saints, including senior Logan Nobrega, were named to the 2A Western Slope all-league first-team after guiding Vail Christian to an 18-5 overall record and 14-0 league mark.
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2A Western Slope (only Vail Christian and Vail Mountain School athletes listed)

First team

  • Jessie Allen, Vail Christian, junior
  • Grace Armstrong, Vail Christian, senior
  • Logan Nobrega, Vail Christian, senior

Honorable mention

  • Hannah Leonard, Vail Christian, senior
  • Mary McClarrinon, Vail Christian, freshman
  • Maggie Rothenberg, Vail Christian, senior
  • Leslie Hernandez, Vail Mountain School, senior

Coach of the Year: Britney Branson, Vail Christian

4A Western Slope

First team

  • Addie Ritterbush, Palisade, junior (Player of the Year)
  • Ione Pedersen, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Sabrina Landman, Palisade, junior
  • Hannah Crowe, Summit, senior
  • Talia Crawford, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Braeleigh MacAskill, Palisade, junior
  • Rilyn Goluba, Glenwood Springs, senior
  • Layla Hammond ,Steamboat Springs, senior
  • Lily Suman, Battle Mountain, senior
  • Ava Geiman, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Ashley Jones, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Ava Walitt, Palisade, senior

Honorable mention

  • Kyra Birch, Palisade, junior
  • Lauren Hardin, Palisade, senior
  • Taylor Hooper, Eagle Valley, junior
  • Sierra Durloo, Summit, senior
  • Chloe Nicholds, Summit, senior
  • Karlyn Frazier, Summit, senior
  • Keena Shikverg, Battle Mountain, sophomore
  • Molly Kessenich, Battle Mountain, senior
  • Amanda Madden, Glenwood Springs, junior
  • Zoey Hyatt-Worley, Glenwood Springs, senior
  • Grace O’Reilly, Steamboat Springs, senior

Football

Kevin Hasley sprints to the endzone after an 80-yard interception return for a touchdown set the tone in the second quarter for Eagle Valley against Glenwood Springs earlier this season. The Devils beat the Demons 19-16 in that game. Hasley was one of five Devils who received all-league honors.
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A-8 League 2 (only Vail Christian athletes are listed)

First team

  • Will Neumann, senior
  • Maddox Shull, junior
  • Christian Mills, senior
  • Asher Morris, sophomore
  • Ben Harrison, senior

Honorable Mention

  • Hunter Gilbert, junior                        
  • Ian Salyer, junior                                
  • Jack Pryor, senior

4A Western Slope

First team (only Eagle Valley athletes are listed)

  • Kevin Hasley, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Caiven Lake, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Noah Denise, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Keaden Lake, Eagle Valley, sophomore

Honorable mention

  • Elias Pena, Eagle Valley, senior
  • Camden Carle, Eagle Valley, senior

          

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