BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

When Angela Villarreal is congratulated on winning the award, she pauses and does some thinking.

“Wait, which one?” she asks.

Villarreal is not being ostentatious or arrogant. The question is legitimate and earnest. The senior for the Weslaco High Lady Panthers has won so many individual honors for her play on the hardwood this season it’s hard to keep track of them all.

In addition to winning RGVSports.com’s All-Valley Player of the Year for girls basketball, Villarreal has been pegged as the District 31-6A MVP as well as All-Valley MVP by the RGV Basketball Coaches Association. Among other accolades, she’s also received recognition from the Texas High School Basketball Coaches Association, where she’s included on the All-Region team.

“It’s been an honor to have all of that,” Villarreal said. “I made a lot of those awards goals I wanted to achieve. Last year, I was able to achieve a lot of things as a junior, but, for senior year, I was hoping to get more. I strive to get more every year.”

The litany of personal prestige has been a long time coming for Villarreal, who concludes her high school basketball career as one of the Valley’s most celebrated athletes. Though the 2014-15 season featured a bevy of talented players, none were revered by opposing coaches and players in the manner Villarreal was.

Lady Panthers coach Griselda Fino knew Villarreal’s talents were apparent from the get-go. During an open gym in 2010, when Villarreal was in eighth grade, Fino saw an otherwise shy girl transform once the ball was in her hands.

“She spent like, an hour pretending to tie her shoes. I couldn’t get her on the court,” Fino said. “I think she was intimidated by some of the taller girls. But, once she got on the court, I knew immediately how good she was going to be. She was so fast, but she was also fast with the ball. She already had such control of the ball.”

Villarreal assumed starting responsibilities midway through her freshman year, and recalls the steep learning curve of playing for Fino at the varsity level.

“I was scared to even drive to the basket,” Villarreal said. “I was just scared I was going to mess up. I felt like I wasn’t as good. During the playoffs, (coach Fino) came up to me towards the end of the game and was like, ‘You’re not in middle school anymore. You have to play.’”

It was easy for Villarreal to grow complacent on the court during her first two seasons. The Lady Panthers were deep with talent and ran a post-heavy offense through Laura Van Tilberg, who graduated a season ago. However, after Van Tilburg suffered a torn ACL during a bi-district playoff game during Villarreal’s sophomore year, Weslaco’s offensive focused changed.

“We became a bit more of a guard-oriented team,” Villarreal said. “I had to score more and be more of an impact player. With Laura out, everyone wrote us off, but we still made it to the (regional semi-final round).”
Though Van Tilberg eventually returned to full health, her time away allowed Villarreal to grow accustomed to being the focal point on offense, a role she resumed once more this season.

“This year was a lot of guard work,” Villarreal said. “We didn’t have any height this year. It just had to work that way. We transitioned our offense a lot from sophomore year to now.”

With Villarreal the Lady Panthers’ go-to scoring threat, Fino says opposing teams consistently tried to face-guard Villarreal, knowing that stopping her meant stopping Weslaco. Despite the extra defensive attention, Villarreal averaged 14.8 points with 3.9 assists and 6.4 steals. Behind those numbers, the Lady Panthers went 29-5 during the regular season, and split the District 31-6A championship with PSJA North.

That’s not to say Villarreal’s senior season wasn’t met with disappointment. Though the team aimed for a third-straight trip to the fourth round of the postseason, Weslaco was ousted in the area round after a 53-49 loss to Del Rio.

“We shouldn’t have lost that game,” Villarreal said. “We had the defensive intensity, but we just missed a bunch of easy shots. Of all the nights to have a bad game, we picked the wrong night.”

Though her season ended prematurely, Villarreal will continue her basketball career at UT-RGV next fall. She is the only Valley girls player this season to receive a four-year scholarship to a Division I program.

“I’ve been coaching for nine years, and I really think (Angela) is a once-in-a-lifetime kid,” Fino said. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get someone as good as her. She really is the best player I’ve ever coached.”

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

The PSJA North Lady Raiders should have been easy to stop, but went further than any other Valley team this season.

Coach Randy Bocanegra instructed a unit with minimal depth, no interior size and five trigger-happy guards to their first district championship, and was the only UIL Valley girls basketball coach to see his team go three rounds deep in the postseason.

For doing more with less, Bocanegra is awarded the RGVSports.com All-Valley Coach of the Year.
“(The award) is a by-product of my kids’ effort,” Bocanegra said. “Through their hard work, our program gets recognition. We talked about our strengths before the season. We weren’t very tall, but we could be fast, we could press and we could shoot the ball. That’s what we focused on and then everything else fell in place.”

This marks the second time Bocanegra has been given the award, having previously received it after the 2011-12 season when the Lady Raiders made their first trip to the playoffs.

“It tells us that we’re doing the right things,” the sixth-year coach said. “Any time you can get recognition as one of the top programs, or top coaches, it’s very rewarding because you’re placed where other coaches have been.”

PSJA North appeared in the RGVSports.com Top 10 rankings for the duration of the regular season, and ranked as high as No. 1. The team finished with an overall record of 31-5, including a 64-54 win over Weslaco High on Dec. 16 at Weslaco.

“We surprised some teams early and built confidence,” Bocanegra said. “Certainly that win against Weslaco really put us there. We were not only competitive, we were among the better teams.”

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

Jayla Santa Maria of the Edinburg High Lady Bobcats hesitates to answer what should be a simple question.

What position does she play?

“Well, (coach John David Salinas) had me playing everywhere,” the RGVSports.com All-Valley Newcomer of the Year said.

Indeed, Santa Maria’s freshman year stats reflect her productive and multi-faceted season. She led Edinburg in points per game (11.7) and assists (1.7), and was also second in rebounds (7.7) and steals (3.0). Despite her youth, she says expectations were apparent before the season began.

“After school one day, the coaching staff pulled me aside to let me know what they expected of me. They said, ‘You’re going to be our go-to girl this season,” Santa Maria said.

Santa Maria helped the Lady Bobcats to an overall record of 23-13 and a third-place finish in District 31-6A. The team made an appearance during the bi-district round of the playoffs against Brownsville Veterans.

“The nerves hit me right before the game started,” Santa Maria said. “I was like, ‘Woah, this is really happening.”

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BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

Harlingen High’s Sami Quilantan led all Valley-girls in steals this season, averaging 7.6 a game. So intense was her level of commitment on the defensive end, her zeal for getting stops sometimes got the best of her.

“I fouled a lot,” Quilantan said. “There were some games I didn’t get to play as much because I was in foul trouble.”

Though the junior’s aggressiveness proved a hindrance at various points during the season, it was that same passion that helped spur the Lady Cardinals to success. The team finished the season 30-5 including an unblemished 14-0 record in District 32-6A.

“I didn’t think of steals as my top priority,” Quilantan said. “But I did it to help the team. I knew if we had the defense, I could just go. The defense would become our offense.”

Aside from winning Defensive Player of the Year from RGVSports.com, Quilantan also received the award from the RGV Basketball Coaches Association and 32-6A All-District.

Aside from her defensive duties, Quilantan also led the Lady Cardinals in scoring, averaging 11.6 points.

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Rey Ramirez Relays track and field results

Friday, March 20

Rio Grande City High School

Boys

Field Events

High jump — 1, Brendon Rivera, Edinburg Vela, 7-2; 2, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 5-10; 3, Tyler Trigg, Sharyland Pioneer, 5-6; 4, Jordan Caballero, Edinburg Vela, J5-06.

Pole vault — 1, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 13-0; 2, Ethan Nelson, Sharyland High, 11-0; 3, Victor Pena, Rio Grande City, J11-0.

Long jump — 1, Diego Monjaras, Valley View, 20-9; 2, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 19-10.25; 3, Aaron Anguiano, Valley View, 19-5; 4, Dustin Zarate, Rio Grande City, 19-3; 5, Michael Arguellez, Edinburg Vela, 19-2.5; 6, Michael Corral, Edinburg Vela, 18-10.25.

Triple jump — 1, Robert Rosales, Valley View, 16-9.5; 2, Blake Klein, Sharyland High, 40-7.5; 3, Adrian Cruz, Edinburg Vela, 39-3.5; 4, Orlando Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 39-3; 5, Jamal Diaby, Sharyland Pioneer, J39-3; 6, Eliseo montes, Rio Grande City, 37-1.75.

Shot put — 1, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans 47-0; 2, Jonathan Banda, Weslaco East, 45-3; 3, Dillon McGuffin, Rio Grande City, 43-2; 4, Jaime Gomez, Rio Grande City, 42-6; 5, Ferninando Cantu, Valley View, 42-3; 6, Giovann Barrera, Rio Grande City, 40-0.

Discus — 1, Jonathan Banda, Weslaco East, 149-5; 2, Jordan De Leon, Mission Veterans, 141-9; 3, Giovann Barrera, Rio Grande City, 127-4; 4, Jaime Gomez, Rio Grande City, 123-2; 5, Orlando Guzman, Edinburg Vela, 117-2; 6, Dillon McGuffin, Rio Grande City, 115-7.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, James Cole, Sharyland High, 11.37; 2, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 11.41; 3, Kevin Liebano, Mission Veterans, 11.81; 4, Seth Carter, Sharyland High, 12.02; 5, Juan Gallegos, Valley View, 12.05; 6, Miguel Tirado, Valley View, 12.06.

200-meter dash — James Cole, Sharyland High, 22.56; 2, Sean Landez, Sharyland High, 22.62; 3, Juan Gallegos, Valley View, 24.01; 4, Genaro Hernandez, La Joya High, 24.24; 5, Miguel Tirado, Valley View, 24.26; 6, Kevin Liebano, Mission Veterans, 24.46.

400-meter dash — 1, Zack Ramon, Sharyland Pioneer, 50.98; 2, Gabriel Jackson, Edinburg Vela, 51.46; 3, Chris Castillo, Edinburg Vela, 53.78; 4, Kevin Munoz, Valley View, 54.94; 5, Josue Perez, Sharyland Pioneer, 57.12; 6, Jorge Beltran, Rio Grande City, 59.84.

800-meter run — 1, Reagan Olguin, Edinburg Vela, 2:02.32; 2, Jesus Mata, Mission Veterans, 2:02.55; 3, Ricardo Mendoza, La Joya, 2:02.63; 4, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 2:03.57; 5, Martin Garia, Mission Veterans, 2:03.70; 6, Mark Trejo, Edinburg Vela, 2:03.57.

1600-meter run — 1, GJ Renya, Mission Veterans, 4:31.25; 2, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans, 4:32.32; 3, Jorge Cantu, Mission High, 4:34.91; 4, Ricadro Mendoza, La Joya High, 4:39.42; 5, Marcus Guajardo, Edinburg Vela, 4:47.93; 6, Devyn Garza, Sharyland High, 4:48.26.

3200-meter run — 1, GJ Reyna, Mission Veterans, 10:02.88; 2, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans, 10:18.90; 3, Jacinto Garza, Edinburg Vela, 10:32.38; 4, Brandon Ramirez, Sharyland High, 10:45.56; 5, Alfredo Ruiz, Valley View, 10:56.80; 6, Devyn Garza, Sharyland High, 11:21.44.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Devin Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 15.82; 2, Jordan Caballero, Edinburg Vela, 17.01; 3, Dylan Salinas, Sharyland High, 17.21; 4, Chris Aguilar, Edinburg Vela, 17.26; 5, Alex Capetillo, Edinburg Vela, 17.31; 6, Erick Flores, Rio Grande City, 18.35.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Devin Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 42.20; 2, Ephraim Garza, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.49; 3, David Garza, Sharyland High, 43.52; 4, Isidro Avila, Sharyland Pioneer, 43.56; 5, Erick Flores, Rio Grande City, 43.94; 6, Josh Rosales, Sharyland Pioneer, 44.38.

4×100 meter relays — 1, Edinburg Vela ‘B’, 44.69; 2, Valley View ‘A’, 45.21; 3, Grulla ‘A’, 46.57; 4, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 47.69.

4×200 meter relays — 1, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 1:32.41; 2, Edinburg Vela ‘A’, 1:33.71; 3, Grulla ‘A’, 1:37.22; 4, Valley View, 1:38.61.

4×400 meter relays — 1, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 3:35.0; 2, Edinburg Vela ‘A’, 3:42.16; 3, Valley View ‘A’, 3:48.36.

Girls

Field Events

High jump — 1, Sophia Ramirez, Edinburg Vela, 4-10; 2, Ana Gonzalez, Rio Grande City, J4-10; 3, Gabriela Lerma, Mission Veterans, 4-8; 4, Amber Hollingshead, Sharyland High, J4-8; 5, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 4-6; 6, Aylin Alvarez, Sharyland High, 4-4.

Pole vault — 1, Aaryn Martinez, Mission Veterans, 8-6; 2, Alejandra Clarke, Rio Grande City, J8-6; 3, Ashley Garcia, Rio Grande City, 7-6; 4, Chelsea Sifuentes, Mission Veterans, J7-6; 5, Maria Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, J7-6; 6, Aissa Quintana, Edinburg Vela, 6-6.

Long jump — 1, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 16-9.5; 2, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 16-5; 3, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 16-1; 4, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, 15-7; 5, Yazmin Rangel, Rio Grande City, 15-3.5; 6, Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe 14-11.

Triple jump — 1, Brenda Martinez, La Joya Palmview, 32-2.5; 2, Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe, 34-7.25; 3, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 34-3; 4, Jiovanni Solis, McAllen Rowe, 34-0; 5, Celeste Elizondo, Rio Grande City, 33-4; 6, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, 32-4.75.

Shot put — 1, Alexis Vasquez, Mission Veterans, 33-9; 2, Bianca Cortez, Edinburg Vela, 33-6.5; 3, Emily Zamora, Edinburg Vela, 33-6; 4, Ezekayla Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 32-4; 5, Amanda Garza, Rio Grande City, 31-5; 6, Iracema Villarreal, Edinburg Vela, 28-4.5

Discus — 1, Ezekayla Ramirez, Rio Grande City, 112-2.5; 2, Emily Zamora, Edinburg Vela, 101-5.5; 3, Darlen Rodriguez, McAllen Rowe, 93-9.5; 4, Alexis Vasquez, Mission Veterans, 92-6; 5, Bianca Cortez, Edinburg Vela, 90-6; 6, Alyssa Martinez, Rio Grande City, 87-9.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Alyssa Garza, La Joya Palmview, 13.08; 2, Mariah Gonzalez, Mission Veterans, 13.61; 3, Larissa Martinez, Rio Grande City, 13.62; 4, Daniela Segura, Sharyland High, 13.81; 5, Karla Garduno, McAllen Rowe, 13.99; 6, Alexa Aleman, McAllen Rowe, 14.09.

200-meter dash — 1, Mia Hinojosa, Palmview, 26.60; 2, Mirna Tamez, La Joya Palmview, 28.0; 3, Stephanie Hasbun, Rio Grande City, 28.10; 4, Larissa martinez, Rio Grande City, 28.15; 6, Karla Garduno, McAllen Rowe, 28.79.

400-meter dash — 1, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 1:02.37; 2, Fabiola Carbajal, Mission Veterans, 1:03.50; 3, Merary Garza, Rio Grande City, 1:03.89; 4, Salma Anguiano, Edinburg Vlea, 1:06.52; 5, Veronica Dougherty, McAllen Rowe, 1:07.95; 6, Denis Esqueda, La Joya Palmview, 1:08.57.

800-meter run — 1, Adriana Cruz, Rio Grande City, 2:21.19; 2, Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela, 2:22.44; 3, Ana Bautista, Rio Grande City, 2:24.52; 4, Valerie Gutierrez, Rio Grande City, 2:30.51; 5, Courtney Macias, McAllen Rowe, 2:31.77; 6, Fabiola Carbajal, Mission Veterans, 2:32.70.

1600-meter run — 1, Adriana Cruz, Mission Veterans, 4:31, 25; 2, Fabian Garcia, Mission Veterans, 4:32.32; 3, Jorge Perez, Mission Veterans, 4:34.91; 4, Aminta Michelle Flores, Mission High, 5:35.73; 5, Alex Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 5:42.32; 6, Cynthia Hernandez, Sharyland High, 5:46.05.

3200-meter run — 1, Natali Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 12:11.97; 2, Marlette Trevino, Rio Grande City, 12:22.38; 3, Alex Gutierrez, McAllen Rowe, 12:44.53; 4, Priscilla Flores, La Joya Palmview, 12:58.41; 5, Mireya Zarazua, Rio Grande City, 12:58.79; 6, Priscilla Gonzalez, Edinburg Vela, 13:23.10.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Olivia Garcia, Edinburg Vela, 16.69; 2, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 17.44; 3, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 17.62; 4, Celeste Elizondo, Rio Grande City, 17.81; 5, Julissa Guellar, Edinburg Vela, 18.01; 6, Hannah Kirby, Sharyland High, 18.38.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Brittany Cano, La Joya Palmview, 48.93; 2, Nyla Vela, Mission Veterans, 50.17; 3, Clair Guzman, Edinburg Vela, 51.67; 4, Guadalupe Cruz, Mission Veterans, 51.91; 5, Mariela Gaytan, Valley View, 53.17; 6, Idani Garza, Gio Grande City, 53.38.

4×100 meter relays — 1, La Joya Palmview ‘A’, 50.49; 2, McAllen Rowe ‘A’, 51.13; 3, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 52.37; 4, Grulla ‘A’, 52.69; 5, Sharyland High ‘A’, 53.59; 6, Edinburg Vela ‘A’, 53.60.

4×200 meter relays — 1, La Joya Palmview ‘A’, 1:47.36; 2, McAllen Rowe ‘A’, 1:50.05; 3, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 1:51.24; 4, Sharyland High, 1:51.62; 5, Grulla ‘A’, 1:53.86; 6, Valley View ‘A’, 1:55.93.

4×400 meter relays — 1, Edinburg Vela ‘A’, 4:19.88; 2, Rio Grande City ‘A’, 4:20.48; 3, Mission Veterans ‘A’, 4:20.88; 4, McAllen Rowe, 4:22.66; 5, Sharyland High ‘A’, 4:25.26; 6, Valley View ‘A’, 4:27.77.

Chiefs Relays track and field results

Saturday, March 21

Donna North High School

Boys

Field Events

Cancelled due to rain

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Joseph Moreno, McAllen Rowe, 11.26; 2, Rodrigo Vega, Donna High, 11.30; 3, Victor Adames, McAllen Rowe, 11.42; 4, Trevor Speights, McAllen Memorial, 11.43; 5, Jorge Lara, Brownsville Rivera, 11.53; 6, Ino Rios, McAllen Rowe, 11.53.

200-meter dash — M. Boltie, McAllen Memorial, 22.33; 2, A. Perez, Brownsville Lopez, 23.87; 3, J. Moreno, McAllen Rowe, 23.90; 4, A. Payan, Brownsville Porter, 23.94; 5, J. Kavachi, Brownsville St. Joseph, 24.31; 6, N. Garcia, Donna High, 24.33.

400-meter dash — 1, A. Gonzalez, Brownsville Porter, 51.99; 2, V. Castillo, McAllen Memorial, 52.50; 3, J. Torres, Donna Norht, 54.06; 4, Brandon Reyes, Donna Norht, 54.18; 5, De La Cruz, Brownsville Pac,e 54.49; 6, G. Alaniz, Brownsville Porter, 54.65.

800-meter run — 1, E. Guzman, Brownsville Veterans, 2:04.75; 2, G. Goytia, Donna North, 2:05.26; 3, Brownsville Rivera, 2:06.21; 4, Zeke, McAllen Memorial, 2:06.81; 5, Leo Vasquez, Donna North, 2:08.71; 6, Bernie Nino, McAllen High, 2:10.83.

1600-meter run — 1, Anthony Garza, Brownville Rivera, 4:30; 2 , F. Moralez, Donna High, 4:41; 3, J. Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 4:49; 4, R. Arrellano, Donna North, 4:50; 5, F. Terran, Donna North, 4:57; 6, B. Ramirez, McAllen Rowe, 4:57.

3200-meter run — 1, Jonathan Herrera, Brownsville Rivera, 9:56.91; 2, Anthony Garza, Brownsville Rivera, 9:58.50; 3, Christian Machuca, Brownsville Rivera, 9:58.60; 4, F. Moralez, Donna High, 10:08.92; 5, Jason Fernandez, Donna High, 10:42.12; 6, Alejandro Castillo, Donna High, 10:46.89.

110-meter hurdles — cancelled due to rain

300-meter hurdles — cancelled due to rain

4×100 meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 43.93; 2, Brownsville St. Joseph, 44.25; 3, Brownsville Porter, 44.75; 4, McAllen Rowe, 45.15; 5, Brownsville Veterans, 45.25; 6, Brownsville Rivera, 45.46.

4×200 meter relay — 1, Brownsville St. Joseph, 1:33.42; 2, McAllen Rowe, 1:35.79; 3, McAllen High, 1:37.02; 4, Brownsville Lopez, 1:37.06; 5, Donna High, 1:38.39; 6, Brownsville Rivera, 1:39.27.

4×400 meter relay — 1, Brownsville St. Joseph, 3:34.03; 2, Donna North, 3:37.92; 3, McAllen Rowe, 3:39.72; 4, McAllen Memorial, 4:30.66; 5, Dona High, 3:44.07; 6, Brownsville Rivera, 3:50.00.

4×800-meter relay — 1, Brownsville Rivera, 8:35.65; 2, Donna High, 8:47.78; 3, Donna North, 8:56.03.

Girls

Field Events

Cancelled due to rain

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Gabby Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 12.31; 2, Daniela Diaz, Brownsville Veterans, 13.00; 3, Melody Magee, McAllen High, 13.13; 4, Sarah Killian, McAllen High, 13.19; 5, Makaala Salinas, McAllen High, 13.37; 6, Adriana Garcia, Brownsville Veterans, 13.40.

200-meter dash — 1, G. Garza, Brownsville St. Joseph, 25.25; 2, A. Lampkin, Port Isabel, 26.97; 3, Katherine De Leon, McAllen Memorial, 27.63; 4, A. Chapa, Brownsville Rivera, 28.30; 5, R. Whitehead, McAllen Memorial, 28.55; 6, K. Gonzalez, Brownsville Rivera, 28.75.

400-meter dash — 1, T. Garza, McAllen Memorial, 1:01.73; 2, H. Allan, Brownsville Veterans, 1:03.43; 3, S. Harry, Port Isabel, 1:04.17; 4, S. Vasquez, Brownsville Veterans, 1:04.31; 5, Hernandez, McAllen High, 1:04.36; 6, N. Garza, Port Isabel, 1:04.47.

800-meter run — 1, Keanna Zamfir, Brownsville Veterans, 2:30.50; 2, Samantha Vasquez, Brownsville Veterans, 2:32.00; 3, Paola Villarreal, Brownsville Veterans, 2:32.63; 4, Kelsey Heppanstedt, McAllen High, 2:33.66; 5, Victoria Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial, 2:34.28; 6, Natalie Garza, Port Isabel, 2:35.62.

1600-meter run — 1, V. Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial, 5:48.06; 2, Hope Ngo, Brownsville Pace, 5:49.42; 3, Brownsville Veterans, 5:54.17; 4, Villarreal, Brownsville Veterans, 6:05.57; 5, Polanco, Brownsville St. Joseph, 6:35.59.

3200-meter run — 1, Hope Ngo, Brownsville Pace, 12:55.50; 2, Natalia Ramirez, Brownsville Veterans, 13:18.73; 3, A. Montoya, Brownsville Veterans, 14:32.83.

100-meter hurdles — cancelled due to rain

300-meter hurdles — cancelled due to rain

4×100 meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 51.20; 2, Brownsville Veterans, 51.59; 3, McAllen High, 51.69; 4, Brownsville Rivera, 52.83; 5, Port Isabel, 54.78; 6, Brownsville St. Joseph, 55.02.

4×200 meter relay — 1, Brownsville Veterans, 1:49.38; 2, Port Isabel, 1:50.00; 3, McAllen Memorial, 1:51.09; 4, McAllen High, 1:52.40; 5, Brownsville Rivera, 1:55.30; 6, Brownsville Pace, 2:01.96.

4×400 meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 4:18.25.

4×800 meter relay — 1, McAllen Memorial, 11:27.0

PSJA Tri-City Championships results

Thursday, March 19

PSJA Stadium

Boys

Team Standings — 1, PSJA North, 253.5; 2, PSJA Southwest, 245.5; 3, PSJA High, 137; 4, PSJA Memorial, 125

Field Events

High jump — 1, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 5-8; 1, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 5-8; 3, Damien Vela, PSJA North, 5-6; 4, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 5-6; 5, Brandon Guillen, PSJA Southwest, 5-4; 6, Ronald Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 5-0.

Pole vault — 1, Fernando Rocha, PSJA North, 13-0; 2, Bryan Sifuentes, PSJA Southwest, 11-06; 3, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 10-6; 4, Kevin Sierra, PSJA Southwest 10-6; 5, Haru Akiyama, PSJA Southwest, 10-0.

Long jump — 1, Ciro Hernandez, PSJA North, 21-10; 2, Nathan Sifuentes, 20-1.5; 3, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 20-0; 4, Jorge Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 19-11; 5, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 19-06; 6, Ismael Canizalez, PSJA Memorial, 118-7.5.

Triple jump — 1, Nathan Sifuentes, PSJA High, 41-01; 2, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 40-6; 3, Brandon Sauceda, PSJA Memorial, 40-1.25; 4, Josh Garcia, PSJA North, 37-0; 5, Isaac Escamilla, PSJA High, 37-5.5; 6, Gustavo Calvillo, PSJA High, 37-0.

Shot put — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 43-5; 2, Raymond Valero, PSJA High, 42-8; 3, Emilio Salinas, PSJA North 41-0; 4, Jose Balderas, PSJA North, 37-10; 5, Diego Lopez, PSJA High, 34-0; 6, Fabian Ramirez, PSJA North, 34-3.

Discus — 1, Mike Gonzalez, PSJA Memorial, 148-4; 2, Emilio Salinas, PSJA North, 139-9; 3, Jose Balderas, PSJA North, 114-9; 4, Carlos Gomez, PSJA Memorial, 104-8; 5, Fabian Ramirez, PSJA North, 114-9; 6, Lazaro Rodriguez, PSJA Memorial, 99-5.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Raul Rivas, PSJA Southwest, 11.26; 2, Jose Torres, PSJA North, 11.64; 3, Haru Akiyama, PSJA Southwest; 4, Jachim Almaguer, PSJA High, 12.04; 5, Mike Luna, PSJA North, 12.08; 6, Justin Corona, PSJA Southwest, 12.16.

200-meter dash — 1, Ricky Cantu, PSJA Southwest, 23.03; 2, Nathan Sifuentes, PSJA High, 23.73; 3, Mike Garza, PSJA North, 23.95; 4, Brandon Guillen, PSJA Southwest; 5, Jacob Hernandez, PSJA North, 24.30; 6, Ian DeLeon, PSJA Southwest, 24.49.

400-meter dash — 1, Francisco Flores, PSJA Southwest, 51.54; 2, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 52.54; 3, Raudel Alvarez, PSJA North, 53.08; 4, Saul Zuniga, PSJA North, 54.65; 5, James Adams, PSJA North, 55.22; 6, Damien Vela, PSJA North, 55.50.

800-meter run — 1, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 2:00.24; 2, Dante Gaona, PSJA Southwest, 2:01.09; 3, Francisco Flores, PSJA Southwest, 2:02.63; 4, Hugo Pena, PSJA Southwest, 2:06.81; 5, Rafael Cantu, PSJA High, 2:08.76; 6, Edgar Mayorga, PSJA Memorial, 2:11.94.

1600-meter run — 1, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 4:30.24; 2, Victor Munoz, PSJA Memorial, 4:30.67; 3, Dante Gaona, PSJA Southwest, 4:35.69; 4, Angel Montanez, PSJA High, 4:42.75; 5, Julian Gomez, PSJA North, 4:45.81; 6, Juan Orozco, PSJA North, 4:58.66.

3200-meter run — 1, Victor Pedraza, PSJA Southwest, 9:58.12; 2, Angel Montanez, PSJA High, 10:10.58; 3, Julian Gomez, PSJA North, 10:27.89; 4, Juan Orozco, PSJA North, 10:29.23; 5, Roland Gomez, PSJA High, 10:40.24; 6, Ramiro Granados, PSJA High, 10:52.41.

110-meter hurdles — 1, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 16.03; 2, Alanis Homer, PSJA Southwest, 16.64; 3, Oscar Garay, PSJA Southwest, 17.33; 4, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 17.43; 5, Brandon Sauceda, PSJA Memorial, 18.00; 6, Ramiro Granados, PSJA High, 18.76.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Brandon Cauceda, PSJA Memorial, 42.81; 2, Darran Fuentes, PSJA North, 43.18; 3, Rene Ramirez, PSJA North, 43.39; 4, Brandon Bradford, PSJA North, 43.68; 5, Oscar Garay, PSJA Southwest, 45.02; 6, Rene Garcia, PSJA Memorial, 47.98.

4×100-meter relay — 1, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 44.15; 2, PSJA High ‘A’, 45.57; 3, PSJA North ‘A’, 45.66; 4, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 46.11; 5, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 46.22; 6, PSJA North ‘B’, 47.29.

4×200-meter relay — 1, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 1:31.71; 2, PSJA North ‘A’, 1:33.26; 3, PSJA High ‘A’, 1:34.49; 4, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 1:38.74; 5, PSJA North ‘B’, 1:40.49; 6, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 1:42.72.

4×400-meter relay — 1, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 3:30.31; 2, PSJA High ‘A’, 3:34.55; 3, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 3:35.18; 4, PSJA North ‘A’, 3:37.34; 5, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 3:45.73; 6, PSJA North ‘B’, 3:45.70.

Girls

Team Standings — 1, PSJA Memorial, 258.5; 2, PSJA Southwest, 173; 3, PSJA North, 172; 4, PSJA High, 150.5

Field Events

High jump — 1, Joan Cepeda, PSJA Memorial, 5-2; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 4-8; 3, Tera Porter, PSJA Memorial, J4-8; 4, Girehlin Negrete, PSJA North, 4-6; 4, Teresa Pera, PSJA North, 4-6.

Pole vault — 1, Carolina Carrillo, PSJA North, 9-6; 2, Cirhlin Negrete, PSJA North, 8-6; 2, Tiffany Puente, PSJA North, 8-6; 4, Amy Clemente, PSJA Memorial, 7-6; 5, Victoria Barrios, PSJA Memorial, 5-6; 6, Salma Gonzalez, PSJA Southwest, 5-0.

Long jump —1, Ashlee Martinez, PSJA Memorial, 16-3; 2, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 15-11.25; 3, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 15-5.25; 4, Victoria Hernandez, PSJA Memorial, 14-9; 5, Miranda Garza, PSJA Hihg, 14-8.75; 6, Jennifer Vargas, PSJA North, 14-6.25.

Triple jump — 1, Maylen Navarro, PSJA Southwest, 31-1.5; 2, Victoria Hernandez, PSJA Memorial, 31-4; 3, Samantha Castillo, PSJA Memorial, 31-2; 4, Gabriela Ramirez, PSJA Southwest, 30-6.25; 5, Jennifer Vargas, PSJA North, 30-5; 6, Joanna Aranda, PSJA Memorial, 30-4.5.

Shot put — 1, Britnay Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 41-7.5; 2, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 33-1; 3, Castillo Tamara, PSJA Southwest, 29-4; 4, Hannah Martinez, PSJA High, 29-1; 5, Ashley Cirlos, PSJA North, 26-4.5; 6, Audrie Galvan, PSJA Memorial, 24-11. Discus — 1, Britnay Vielma, PSJA Southwest, 131-4; 2, Jazmin Cortez, PSJA North, 121-7; 3, Tamara Castillo, PSJA Southwest, 102-6; 4, Alyssa Tamez, PSJA Memorial, 91-11; 5, Hannah Martinez, PSJA High, 84-8; 6, Samantha Perez, PSJA Memorial, 83-1.

Running Events

100-meter dash — 1, Ashley Cevallos, PSJA North, 13.72; 2, Elaine Hernandez, PSJA High, 13.84; 3, Marla Garcia, PSJA High, 14.03; 4, Victoria Hernandez, PSJA Memorial, 14.03; 5, Alexandra Soto, PSJA Memorial, 14.10; 6, Cynthia Mora, PSJA Southwest, 14.14.

200-meter dash — 1, Valerie Mancha, PSJA High, 27.41; 2, Monica Walensky, PSJA Memorial, 27.54; 3, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 28.51; 4, Elaine Hernandez, PSJA High, 28.58; 5, Alexandra Soto, PSJA Memorial, 29.36; 6, Serena Salinas, PSJA Memorial, 30.03.

400-meter dash — 1, Anahi Robles, PSJA High, 1:03.45; 2, Leal Jezabel, PSJA Southwest, 1:03.46; 3, Victoria Sanchez, PSJA Southwest, 1:04.15; 4, Tiffany Borrego, PSJA North, 1:04.21; 5, Teresa Perez, PSJA North, 1:05.24; 6, Sandra Flores, PSJA High, 1:09.22.

800-meter run — 1, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 2:26.05; 2, Stephanie Martinez, PSJA Memorial, 2:32.02; 3, Jazlynn Richie, PSJA High, 2:37.13; 4, Lisa Palacios, 2:39.62; 5, Maylen Navarro, PSJA Southwest, 2:40.71; 6, Sandra Flores, PSJA High, 2:41.15.

1600-meter run — 1, Violet Torres, PSJA Memorial, 5:33.98; 2, Alma Villanueva, PSJA Southwest, 5:44.70; 3, Anna Sanchez, PSJA High, 5:47.53; 4, Stephanie Martinez, PSJA Memorial, 5:53.58; 5, Alma Diaz, PSJA High, 5:56.70; 6, Stephanie Ovalle, PSJA Memorial, 5:57.43.

3200-meter run — 1, Stephanie Ovalle, PSJA Memorial, 12:19.85; 2, Anna Sanchez, PSJA High, 12:29.81; 3, Alma Villanueva, PSJA Southwest, 12:46.41; 4, Alma Diaz, PSJA High, 13:22.96; 5, Olivia Aranda, PSJA Southwest, 14:47.61; 6, Tatiana Borrego, PSJA North, 15:01.81.

100-meter hurdles — 1, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 17.57; 2, Tenorio Lizette, PSJA Southwest, 19.03; 3, Samantha Rivera, PSJA North, 19.23; 4, Samantha Chavez, PSJA Memorial, 19.40; 5, Melissa Palacios, PSJA North, 19.89; 6, Mary Arispe, PSJA Southwest, 20.47.

300-meter hurdles — 1, Samantha Rivera, PSJA North, 52.81; 2, Samantha Chavez, PSJA Memorial, 54.42; 3, Bianca Garza, PSJA North, 54.47; 4, Itzel Garcia, PSJA Southwest, 55.68; 5, Gabriela Reyes, PSJA North, 59.19; 6, Maria Pro, PSJA Southwest, 1:00.11.

4×100-meter relay — 1, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 52.68; 2, PSJA High, 52.94; 3, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 54.49; 4, PSJA North ‘A’, 55.20; 5, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 56.02; 6, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 57.21.

4×200-meter relay — 1, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 1:52.48; 2, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 1:53.25; 3, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 1:57.88; 4, PSJA High ‘A’, 2:00.72; 5, PSJA North ‘A’, 2:01.56; 6, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 2:02.42.

4×400-meter relay — 1, PSJA Memorial ‘A’, 4:12.60; 2, PSJA Southwest ‘A’, 4:25.56; 3, PSJA High ‘A’, 4:31.60; 4, PSJA Memorial ‘B’, 4:32.53; 5, PSJA North ‘A’, 4:45.50; 6, PSJA Southwest ‘B’, 5:04.46.

BY JON R. LaFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

Valley track and field teams competed in three meets last week during a string of wet weather and scattered rain showers. Despite the damp conditions, sprinters, jumpers and throwers alike looked to improve as district competition begins next month.

The soggiest meet was Saturday’s Chief Relays at Donna North High School. All field events were scrapped in addition to hurdle races due to safety concerns. The meet was temporarily postponed as coaches discussed the possibility of cancellation.

“(The coaches) want to continue,” Donna North coach Basilio Mendoza said. “So, let’s roll.”

As seven girls and 11 boys teams competed on the slick track, maneuvering around pockets of standing water, coaches quickly changed their goals for the meet. What was supposed to be a chance to refine talent and scout district foes turned pedestrian.

“We’re just a glorified workout,” McAllen High girls coach Robert Martinez said. “That’s all it is. This isn’t going good for anybody. At this point, we’re just getting in work. This is a work day today.”

The streak of bad weather has made it difficult for teams to practice as well, forcing Martinez and others to motivate their teams despite less than ideal conditions and limited time outside.

“It’s tough. We just have to find ways to keep that fire lit,” Martinez said. “As long as we’re getting work from the kids, we have a fair idea of who can do what in what event.”

The girls of Brownsville Veterans placed first in the team standings with 105 points. Among Upper-Valley girls teams, McAllen Memorial took second (102), McAllen High came in third (36). The Brownsville Rivera boys team won gold with 73.5 points, McAllen Rowe won second (60.5) and Brownsville St. Joseph took third (58).

RIVERA SHOWS STRONG

The most notable individual performance of the weekend came from Edinburg Vela’s Brendon Rivera, a senior high jumper, on Friday at the Rey Ramirez Relays in Rio Grande City. Rivera placed first with a jump of 7 feet, 2 inches, a meet record and the Valley’s best high jump this season. Rivera’s attempt fell one inch shy of tying his personal best, which doubles as the Valley record, set last August at the TAAF Games of Texas.

In addition to Rivera’s prowess on the bar, the Sharyland High boys exhibited their speed in the sprinting events. The duo of James Cole and Sean Landez finished first and second respectively in both the boys 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Cole’s gold medal run in the 100 clocked at 11.37 seconds while his winning time in the 200 was 22.56.

Mission Veterans’ GJ Reyna won first place twice during long-distance runs. Reyna took the 1600-meter run in 4:31.25 and the 3200-meter run with 10:02.88.

TRI CITY SHOWDOWN

The PSJA Tri-City championships were held Thursday at PSJA Stadium in Pharr. PSJA Memorial’s Mike Gonzalez took home a pair of gold medals after winning the boys shot put (43-5) and discus (148-4). Victor Pedraza of PSJA Southwest won the 1600-meter run (4:30.24) and the 3200-meter run (9:58.12).

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Girls Basketball 2014-15 All-District Selections

* denotes unanimous selections

District 30-6A

Coach of the Year — Raul Vega, McAllen Rowe

MVP — Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe

Defensive Player of the Year — Deanna Spear, McAllen Rowe

Offensive Player of the Year — Samantha Gutierrez, La Joya Palmview

Newcomer of the Year — Samantha Guzman, McAllen High

All-Defensive Team — Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe; Erika Mora, McAllen High; Kailey Caldwell, McAllen Memorial; Monica Noyola, La Joya Palmview; Monica Garcia, La Joya High

First Team — Ebony Johnson, McAllen Memorial; Daniela Perez, Mission High; Victoria Izaguirre, McAllen Memorial; Kathy Maravilla, McAllen High; Monica Noyola, La Joya Palmview

Second Team — Anai Millan, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln; Ryela Rodriguez, McAllen Rowe; Emberly Garza, Mission High; Kailey Caldwell, McAllen Memorial; Ashley Olivarez, La Joya High

Honorable Mention — La Joya High: Daniela Cantu, Eva Hinjosa, Desaray Segundo; La Joya Juarez Lincoln: Abigail Escobedo, Maria Saldana, Maria Ortiz; La Joya Palmview: Brittany Cano, Martha Bocanegra, Cynda Magallon, Edna Ovalle, Ariana Ramirez; McAllen High: Victoria Alaneiz, Erika Mora, Heaven Wilbanks; McAllen Memorial: Driak Banks; McAllen Rowe: Vanessa Leal, Jovanni Solis, Victoria Tarbutton; Mission High: Ashly Diaz, Amanda Garza,

District 31-6A

Co-Coach of the Year — Griselda Fino, Weslaco High; Randy Bocanegra, PSJA North

MVP — Angela Villarreal, Weslaco High

Defensive Player of the Year — Ashley Cruz, Weslaco East

Offensive Player of the Year — Belle Palacios, PSJA North

Co-Newcomer of the Year — Jayla Santa Maria, Edinburg High; Monique De Leon, PSJA Memorial

All-Defensive Team — Natalie Alaniz, Edinburg North; Michelle Marquez, Weslaco East; Maegan Peralez, Weslaco High; Rey Del Castillo, Edinburg High; Ashley Gonzalez, Weslaco High

First Team — Emily Suarez, Edinburg Economedes; Cynthia Martinez, PSJA North; Jazlynn Muniz, Weslaco High; Michelle Marquez, Weslaco East; Natalie Alaniz, Edinburg North; Reyna Del Castillo, Edinburg High

Second Team — Sarah Serrano, PSJA North, Maegan Peralez, Weslaco High; Sylvia Perez, Edinburg Economedes; Felicia Rivera, Weslaco East; Jennifer Galvan, Edinburg High; Lisa Palacios, PSJA North

Honorable Mention — Edinburg High: Natalie Roxburgh, Emily Acosta; Edinburg Economedes: Kimberly Barrientos, Lauren Earhart, Maisie Trevino, Ashley Escalante; Edinburg North: Klarissa Lopez, Tiffany Chapa, Brianna Garza, Melissa Mojarro, Stephanie Flores; PSJA Memorial: Alex Soto, Violet Torres, Kayla Anguiano; PSJA North: Arianna Medrano, Tifanny Puente, Vanessa Maldonado; Weslaco High: Amy Garcia, Ashley Gonzalez, Gabriela Garza; Weslaco East: Sabrina Rodriguez, Faith Olszak

District 32-6A

Coach of the Year — Ashley Moncivaiz, Harlingen High

MVP — Ruayda Bouls, Harlingen South

Defensive Player of the Year — Sami Quilantan, Harlingen High

Offensive Player of the Year — Jordan Rudd, Brownsville Veterans

Co-Newcomer of the Year — Hanna Meyers, Brownsville Veterans; Nadia Flores, Harlingen High

First Team — Kelsi McDonough, Los Fresnos; Taylor Cano, Brownsville Hanna; Brianna Cortez, Brownsville Veterans; Addison Dickey, Harlingen High; Marissa Gasca, Harlingen High; Emily Susan, Harlingen South; Jav’ana Gonzalez, San Benito; Imelda Garcia Jr., Brownsville Lopez

Second Team — Lynette Duran, Los Fresnos; Christi Garza, Los Fresnos; Sarah Sandoval, Brownsville Veterans; Darcy Cardenas, Brownsville Rivera; April Gonzalez, Brownsville Rivera; Hazel Quilantan, Harlingen High; Brianna Gonzalez, Harlingen South; Rebecca Hartman, San Benito

Honorable Mention — Los Fresnos: Joseline Caraveo, Jackie Kingsbury, Aaliyan Flores; Brownsville Hanna: Alica Chavez, Priscella Hernandez, Janet Adama, Daniela Diaz, Maria Rios; Brownsville Rivera: Kassandra Garcia, Gisel Hinojosa, Ulyissa Alvarado, Jenny Cardanes; Harlingen High: Elvira Fraga, Kayla Perez, Jasmine Gania, Griselda Ortiz; Harlingen South: Mikaela Flores, Leanne Ledesma; San Benito: Kailha Reyes, Cheyenna Anaya, Miranda Vallejo, Mckayla Guerra; Brownsville Lopez: Paloma Trevino, Nayeli Perez, Stacy Villafranca

District 31-5A

Coach of the Year — Lottie Zarate, Edinburg Vela

MVP — Ariel Rodriguez, Edinburg Vela*

Defensive Player of the Year — Jaida Muhammad, Edinburg Vela

Offensive Player of the Year — Kassandra Rocha, Roma

Newcomer of the Year — Bianca Cortez, Edinburg Vela

First team — Adriana Gruz, Rio Grande City; Maranda Washington, Edinburg Vela; Luz Gonzalez, Roma*; Anna Marshall, Sharyland High; Natalie Portillo, Sharyland High; Maddie Garza, Sharyland High*; Giselle Rodriguez, Valley View; Maria Torres, Mission Veterans*; Ashley Smith, Mission Veterans*; Rosa Silva, Mission Veterans

Second Team — Jocelyn Amaya, Rio Grande City; Lyssa Garcia, Edinburg Vela; Denisse Pena, Roma; Anette Jasso, Roma; Yoselin Barajas, Roma; Miranda Romos, Sharlynad Pioneer; Amanda Alvarado, Sharlyand Pioneer; Ashley Briceno, Sharyland Pioneer; Andrea DeLa Garza, Mission Veterans; Darian Ybarra, Mission Veterans

Honorable Mention — Gina Villarreal, Rio Grande City; Andrea Barron, Rio Grande City; Jacky Ternorio, Rio Grande City; Julissa Cuellar, Edinburg Vela; Tatiana Guerrero, Edinburg Vela; Kassandra Saenz, Roma, Ayme Carretero, Sharlyand High, Sonia Trevino, Sharyland High; Evelyn Saenz, Valley View, Ana Prado, Valley View, Lyndsey Garza, Mission Veterans

District 32-5A

Co-Coach of the Year — Charles Kromer, Donna High; Marisa Gutierrez, Mercedes

MVP — Laurynn Williams, Donna High

Defensive Player of the Year — Jakclynn Flores, Mercedes

Offensive Player of the Year — Summer Vento, Mercedes

Newcomer of the Year — Jacki Conteras, Donna North

All-Defensive Team — Deidra Barroso, Mercedes; Jezabel Leal, PSJA Southwest; Marina Martinez, Donna High; I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North; Nadia Mendoza, Brownsville Pace

First Team — Alyssa Marquez, Mercedes; Sabrina Garcia, Brownsville Porter; Jezabel Leal, PSJA Southwest; Mariah West, PSJA High; Aileen Garza, Donna High; I’Dasha Sorrell, Donna North; Susana Guevara, Brownsville Pace

Second Team — Deidra Barroso, Mercedes, Daniela Hernandez, PSJA Southwest; Elisa Gracia, PSJA High; Janie Herrera, Edouch-Elsa; Emily Cavozos, Donna High; Marina Martinez, Donna High

Honorable Mention — Brownsville Pace: Valerie Verlea, Nadia Mendoza, Jennifer Garza, Rose Perez; Donna High: Bridget Guillen, Sarah Gonzalez, Allison Loredo, Evelyn De Leon, Victoria Valles, Kennedy Castillo; Mercedes: Mere Guevara, Emily Ramirez, Erinn Ramirez, Victoria Anciso; Brownsville Porter: Danielle Ocampo; Marquel Rivera, Brissa Rivera; Edcouch-Elsa: Sarahi Gaytan; Jocelyn Palomin, Lext Moreno, Joyce Palomin; PSJA High: Taylor Calderon, Hanna Martinez, Bekah Trevino; PSJA Southwest: Marilee Medellin, Abby Leanos

District 32-4A

Coach of the Year — Robert Jaramillo, Rio Hondo

MVP — Andrea Rodriguez, Rio Hondo

Defensive Player of the Year — Illiana Ayala, La Feria

Offensive Player of the Year — Kelcie Swink, Port Isabel

Newcomer of the Year — Ashely Arjona, Hidalgo

Sixth Man of the Year — Myah Salas, Rio Hondo

First Team — Connie Ceballos, La Feria; Alex Martinez, Port Isabel; Gisselle Chapa, Grulla; Vicotria Aguilar, Rio Hondo; Lori Jaramillo, Rio Hondo; Roxy Galvan, Zapata; Anabell Hernandez, Raymondville; Yannelli Flores, Hidalgo

Second Team — Annette Ruiz, La Feria; Samantha Mendoza, La Fera; Karina Vela, Port Isabel; Alica Perez, Progreso; Isela Gonzalez Zapata; Tere Villarreal, Zapata, Karla Cantu, Hidalgo

Honorable Mention — La Feria: Camryn Lopez, Sara Alvarado, Belisa Vela, Shiann Montalvo; Port Isabel: Jasmine Saldivar, Cecily Niles; Grulla: Tracy Villarreal, Destiny Glores, Maxine Solis, Jeniffer Moralez, Erika Salinas, Kathy Garza, Delma Ozuna, Samantha Sinfuentes; Progreso: Alondra Torres, Abigail Ramos, Lizabeth Compian, Lucero Veloz, Ariadna Jalomo; Rio Hondo: Brisa Leal, Dani Villarreal, Alexis Rodriguez; Zapata: Becca Villarreal, Alexa Alvarez, Daniela Garcia; Raymondville: Claudia Mesa, Katelyn Ramirez, Anika Alfaro, Seana Uribe, Mreya Cervantes, Camille Kafka, Celeste Salazar; Hidalgo: Abby Sanchez, Vivain Escalon, Ariana Ramirez

District 32-3A

Coach of the Year — Teresa Gutierrez, Lyford

MVP — Rebekah Perez, Lyford

Co-Defensive Player of the Year — Erin Martinez, Lyford; Jennifer Guerra, Santa Rosa

Co-Offensive Player of the Year — Sonnie Vela, Santa Rosa, Miranda Ramirez, Lyford

Newcomer of the Year — Mariah Contreras, Santa Rosa

First Team — Michaela Elbert, IDEA Frontier; Ambert Castillo, IDEA Frontier; Alexa Reyna, IDEA Fronter; Tanya Reyna, IDEA Quest; Alyssa Cuellar, IDEA Quest; Bailey Scogin, Lyford; Victoria Vela, Lyford; Brenna Rosa, Monte Alto; Selina Cardoza, Monte Alto; Magdalena Mireles, Santa Rosa, Jazzlyn Robels, Santa Rosa

Second Team — Joscelyne Vargas, IDEA Quest; Diana Martinez, IDEA Quest; Marissa Martinez, Lyford; Lisa Gomez, Mote Alto; Desiree Garcia, Monte Alto

Honorable Mention — Zoraya Berlanga, IDEA Frontier; Victoria Vasquez, Santa Rosa; Abigail Gonzalez, IDEA Quest; Ana Cantu, IDEA Quest; Kasandra Hernandez, Lyford; Cecilia Cuellar, Lyford; Kassandra Mireles, Monte Alto; Evelin Alonso, Monte Alto

District 32-2A

Coach of the Year — Amanda Tijerina, San Perlita

MVP — Mariah Hernandez, San Perlita

Defensive Player of the Year — Mia Maurer, San Perlita

Offensive Player of the Year — Jodilyn Pena, Riviera-Kaufer

Newcomer of the Year — Lorena Ayala, Santa Maria

First Team — Cheyenne Unterbrink, Riviera-Kaufer*; Cecilia Oritiz, San Perlita*; Gaby Gomez, Santa Maria*; Julie Cantu, Lasara; Rudie Jo Garcia, La Villa; Sabrina Lerma, Riviera-Kaufer; Sesarae Sullivan, San Perlita; Whitney Salinas, Santa Maria

Second Team — Abby Saenz, Bruni; Karla Medrano, Lasara; Yaneli Rivera, Lasara; Sara Jaramillo, Riviera-Kaufer; Destiny Sandoval, Riveria-Kaufer; Alyssa Alvarado, San Isidro; Sierra Nelso, San Perlita; Alyssa Hinojosa, Santa Maria; Keana Ortiz, Santa Maria.

BY JON R. LAFOLLETTE | STAFF WRITER

1st Team
Samantha Gutierrez, La Joya Palmview (Jr. Guard)
Averaged 15.9 points, 2.4 assists and 2 steals per games in leading the Lady Lobos to their first playoff appearance. Named Offensive Player of the Year in District 30-6A.

Ariel Rodriguez, Edinburg Vela (Sr. Guard)
The highest-scoring player among Valley UIL teams with 17.9 points per game. Led the Lady SaberCats to a 12-0 district record in District 31-5A and was unanimously voted the district MVP.

Briana Cortez, Brownsville Veterans (Jr. Guard)
Named this year’s All-Metro MVP by The Brownsville Herald and made all-district first team for District 32-6A. Averaged 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals.

Ruayda Bouls, Harlingen South (Sr. Post)
Awarded the District 32-6A MVP. Was the leading scorer for the Lady Hawks, averaging 16.5 points in addition to 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals. Harlingen South finished the regular season with an overall record of 22-12.

Summer Vento, Mercedes (Sr. Post)
Averaged 9.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5 blocks per game during District 32-5A competition, where she was named the district’s Offensive Player of the Year. Helped the Lady Tigers to back-to-back district titles.

2nd Team
Jordan Rudd, Brownsville Veterans (So. guard)
Ashley Smith, Mission Veterans (Jr. Guard)
Belle Palacios PSJA North (Jr. Guard)
Kelcie Swink, Port Isabel (Sr. Post)
Mayda Garcia, McAllen Rowe (Jr. Post)