After finishing fourth in state, the accolades start coming in.
Joe Marsh of Arlington won Coach of the Year honors and senior guard Jessica Ludwig was named Co-Player of the Year as Wesco 3A North awards were announced March 9.
On the first team with Ludwig were teammates Jayla Russ and Gracie Castaneda, both juniors. Three other Lady Eagle junior guards – Emma Janousek, Sevi Bielser and Serafina Balderas – made the second team.
The only other local player named was Garbrielle Grandbois, a sophomore guard from Marysville Getchell. Stanwood senior Tristan Murphy was the co-player of the year with Ludwig.
In boys basketball, Michael Painter of M-P was named Co-Player of the Year, along with Karsten Chaplik of Stanwood. Nathan Aune of Arlington joined them on the first team. On the second team were Bryce Juneau and Nate Heckendorf of M-P and Arlington’s Donavan Sellgren and Drew Bryson, a sophomore.
In boys swimming, five members of the Marysville Getchell team were honored: Connor DeMarco, a junior, in the 50- and 100-freesyle, and the 400-freestyle relay team of DeMarco, sophomores John Snider and Nathaniel Ludwig, and junior Joshua James. M-P’s Jaeson Wykes made the team in the 500-freestyle.
M-P had four and Arlington three wrestlers on the all-conference first team. Trey Swanson at 106 pounds, Jeremy Nygard at 126 and Clayton Hunter at 132 represent the Eagles. For the Tommies, Ryan Daurie at 145 pounds, Keith Pablo at 160, Killian Page at 170 and Drew Hatch at 182 made the team.
In girls wrestling just one team was picked in the entire Wesco north and south conferences for 3A and 4A. On that team are Aspen Carbajal at 100 pounds and Robin Hernandez a 105, both of Arlington.