10 local athletes named spring sports MVPs for DAL and EBAL honors

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (June 25, 2025) — Ten local athletes received most valuable player honors as spring sports wrapped up the 2024-25 athletic year for area high schools in the East Bay and Diablo athletic leagues.

Tabbed for league most valuable player honors in the DAL were College Park’s Tino Vasell (baseball), Alexis Weiler (softball) and Rio Rauschmeier (Valley lacrosse), Clayton Valley Charter’s Chyann Valdehueza (stunt) and Northgate’s Nate Luehs and Max Carlos (baseball) and Zeon Hubp (Foothill volleyball). De La Salle championship baseball players Tyler Spangler (EBAL player of the year) and Graham Schlicht (offensive player of the year) and Kellen Dunn (lacrosse offensive player of the year) were EBAL honorees.

Local schools in Diablo Athletic League plus Carondelet and De La Salle (East Bay Athletic League) all-league honorees:

Baseball

DAL Foothill MVP – Vasell (College Park). First Team – Fabian Gomez, Vince Della Santina (Clayton Valley Charter), Jimmy Voorhies, Riley Meadows, TJ Reinhart (CP). Second Team – Cole Edmonston, Artur Kleyman (CVC), Connor Berkowitz, Sebastian Alvarez (CP).

DAL Valley MVP – Luehs (Northgate); MVP Pitcher – Carlos (NG). First Team – Adrian Machado (Concord), Chris Flores, Blayne Ballad, Connor Weitl (NG). Second Team – Aaron Hunt, Max Dashner (Con), Cole Torrey, Shane Malloy (NG).

EBAL MVP – Spangler. Offense – Schlicht. First Team- Roman Bartosh, Alec Blair, Antonio Castro. Second Team – Nico Baumgartner, Zach Tchejeyan.

Boys Golf

DAL Valley First Team – Hudson Freitas (Con), Bode Adams (CP), Johnny Warrender (CVC). Second Team – Junior Coronel, Liam Bomar (CVC), Dawson Wood (Con).

DAL Foothill Second Team – Drake Russell (NG).

EBAL First Team- Noah Eisen, Drue Sanchez. Second Team – Will Hardy.

Lacrosse

DAL Boys: First Team – Jack Richardson, Finn McLean (NG), Brady Mize (CP); Second Team – Evan Washam, Nick Hernandez (NG), Jacob Hillsheim (CVC), Jack Doan, Tyler Vinogradov (CP).

EBAL Boys Offensive MVP Dunn. First Team – Parker Lee, Andrew Bogdan, Cael Carscadden. Second Team – Hudson Lee, Jamison Mitzel.

DAL Girls Valley MVP – Rauschmeier (CP). First Team – Emma Jones-Bey, Alyssa Hennefer, Avila Jopes, Abigail Turner (CP), Kiley Ruff, Avery Boughton, Ally DeMartini (CVC), Damia Nait Challal (Ygnacio Valley). Second Team – Olivia Forrester, Cali Leidgen, Erika Shipstead (CVC), Sophia Klesow, Brady Lyons, Cheyenne Ruperto (CP), Savannah DeLaRosa-Hale (YV).

DAL Girls Foothill Second Team – Danica Heine, Bella Johansson (NG).

EBAL Girls First Team – Lucia Mannoni; Second Team – Natalie Hilmen.

Softball

DAL Valley First Team – Sophie Ramos (MD), Aislynn Newlin, Shay Caban (Con). Second Team – Ashley Cornejo (MD), Emmalee Usedom (Con).

DAL Foothill MVP – Weiler (CP). First Team – Isabella Holt, Victoria Collins, Chloe Herico (CVC), Avery Rodriguez (CP), Addy Baxter, Ashley Herman, Taelyn Jriyasetapong, (NG). Second Team – Anja Perreira, Jana Rojas, Camdyn Alton (CVC), Maya Davis, Viviana Moguel, Savannah Wilson (CP).

EBAL First Team – Reese Albano, Kiley Abrojena, Maia Schohens, Angela Gates. Second Team – Nori Umene, Myleiana Lopez, Anna Gustafson.

Stunt

DAL MVP – Valdehueza (CVC). First Team – Stephanie Castellanos, Gabby Weeks, Mia Forester, Addison Warren (CVC), Mara Hill, Coral Phillips, Aniya Smith (CP), Roxanna Lara, Giselle Vazquez (Con). Second Team – Lauren Barberio, Emma Lam, Sophia Canesa (CVC), Alyson Rivera Castillo, Davia Watkins (Con).

EBAL Second Team – Peyton Gross.

Swimming & Diving

DAL Boys First Team – Diego Castaneda (CVC), Kyle Kengla, Marcus Manuel, Ben Nonaka, Brady Cannon (NG). Second Team – Nic Austen (CP), Morgan Wendler (NG). Third Team – Connor Tillberg (CP).

DAL Girls First Team – Julia Jensen, Monica Warren, Rebecca Griffin, Simone Morrison (NG), Madison Bautista (CVC). Second Team – Kyla Joseph, Alexis Steffensen, Becca Adent (CVC). Third Team – Haylee Wong, Abby Ikeda (CVC).

Boys Tennis

DAL Foothill First Team Singles – Raihan Lele (NG). Second Team Singles – Dimitri Bazulin (NG). Second Team Doubles – Jory Leach, Daniel Rosti (NG).

DAL Valley First Team Singles – Daniel Yoshimoto (CVC). First Team Doubles – Ryan Teixeira, Kayro Gonzalez (CVC). Second Team Singles – David Yoshimoto, Sebastian Balmaceda (CVC), Martin Todd (CP).

Track & Field

DAL Boys First Team – Charles Smith, Dimaurier Bejnjamin, Ernest Okere, Myles Tugbenyoh (CVC), Ethan Cunningham (NG). Second Team – Logan Remington, Nathan Do, Julian Walker (CVC), Jack Rattary (CP), Ian Williamson, Trevor Stapf, Zachary Simon (NG). Third Team – Viran Edussuriya (NG).

EBAL Boys First Team – Trey Caldwell III, Toa Faavae, Emery Speight, Chase Young, Ikembuchukwu Udeh, Dominic Kelley, Anthony Dean, Jaden Jefferson, Duece Jones-Drew, Jayden Nicholas. Second Team – Josh Glueck, Chase Nickens, Aidan Loberg, Kingston Dinh Pham, Tadhag Murray.

DAL Girls First Team – Santia Ali, Vivienne Magu, Kaelyn Ramos Hoang, Maya Maghoney, Thea Jeffress (CVC), Savannah Sawyer (YV). Third Team – Keirabella Brown (Con), Emma Fox, Armita Javidi Parsijani (NG).

EBAL Girls First Team – Malia Velasco. Second Team – Kiana Kenion, Gretchen Yakaitis.

Boys Volleyball

DAL Foothill MVP – Hubp (NG). First Team – Atilla Yeh, Johah Lawson (CP), Conor Walsh, Trey Broussard (NG). Second Team – Connor Harze, Ingmar Nordberg (NG), Jaden Quintanilla, Jax Koepp (CP), Zach Modina (CVC).

DAL Valley – First Team – Jumaiya Tabayoyong (Con), Minamba Dembele (MD). Second Team – Adam Clamucha (YV), Levi Serrano (Con).

EBAL First Team – Cooper Cassidy. Second Team – Lucas Berry, Austin Berry.