Marmonte's finest athletes honored for wintertime work

Call it a clean sweep for the Simi Valley High boys' basketball team.

Simi Valley seniors Lorne Jackson and Michael Meza have been named co-Players of the Year in the Marmonte League. Jackson was also honored as Ventura County Most Valuable Player by CaliforniaPreps.com.

After leading the Pioneers to a 14-0 league record and a 26-2 mark overall, Christian Aurand is the Marmonte's Coach of the Year.

Making the boys' basketball first-team list was Ben Ricard of Agoura, Calabasas' Evan Smith, David Buchanan of Moorpark, Simi Valley's Brad Lewis, Thousand Oaks' Michael Whalen and Adam Kolodney of Westlake.

Second team: Doug Shumway, Agoura; Dalton Francis, Newbury Park; Josh Morris and Ian Douglass, Thousand Oaks; and Matt Mazarei and Kyle Olandt, Westlake.

Third team: Charles Benton, Newbury Park; Cody McVey, Moorpark; Chris Buckley, Royal; Danny Cox, Simi Valley; and Andres Svennefiord and Alec Hess, Westlake.

Girls' basketball

Royal High guard Erika Ward has been honored as Player of the Year in girls' basketball. Ward, a senior, averaged 14.5 points, 5.7 assists and 2.8 steals per game for the league champion Highlanders.

Nori Parvin of Newbury Park is the Coach of the Year.

Making the first team were Agoura's Taylor Lord, Moorpark's Lauren Carter, Doris Park-Sherman of Newbury Park, Kris King from Royal, Thousand Oaks' Jenna Bandy and Mhiah Vickers of Westlake.

Second team: Hayley Meadows, Calabasas; Megan Natelson and Molly Carson, Moorpark; Sidney Dobner, Newbury Park; Lyndsay Bergus, Simi Valley; and Taylor Ignoto, Westlake.

Third team: Brittnay Oster, Agoura; Danielle Ploussard, Calabasas; Rose Lioy and Shana Moore, Royal; Yasmin Sharawy, Simi Valley; and Karina Alofaituli, Thousand Oaks.

Girls' soccer

Moorpark High standout Kaitlin Paletta has been named the Marmonte League's Most Valuable Player in girls' soccer. The Berkeley-bound Paletta helped lead the Musketeers to the CIFSouthern Section Division II final.

Agoura's Kendall Dreyer was named Offensive Player of the Year. Thousand Oaks' Emily Geckle was the Defensive Player of the Year, while her Lancer teammate, Laura Brain, is the Goalkeeper of the Year.

First team: Ashley Cheney, Kristin Brabant and Taryn Kurcz, Agoura; Jennifer Hager, Calabasas; Stacey Fujikani, Ariana Martinez and Jessica Dingman, Moorpark; Chelsea De Nova and Stephanie Elliott, Newbury Park; Sinead Vaughan and Kristen Cameron, Royal; Tawny Skultety, Simi Valley; Nicole Cruz, Olivia Geckle, Alyson Birgel and Samantha Rivera, Thousand Oaks; Kirsten DiPippo and Krystin Shanklin, Westlake.

Second team: Megan Caunan and Michelle Manning, Agoura; Alexis Levy and Jaclyn Gersh, Calabasas; Andria Jackson and Alisa Reich, Moorpark; Rachel Hook, Bailey Bute and Lindsay Vesling, Newbury Park; Diana Orht and Megan Zanhow, Royal; Breanna Sowell and Haley Thomas, Simi Valley; Jennifer Arauz, Mary Madden and Rachel Morris, Thousand Oaks; Jackie Jacobson and Sara Riazi, Westlake.

Boys' soccer

Sam Myerson, Agoura High's goal-scoring machine, has been honored as the Marmonte League's Offensive Player of the Year for boys' soccer. Myerson found the back of the net a league-high 32 times this season for the Chargers.

Josh Hibbert of Thousand Oaks is the Defensive Player of the Year. Newbury Park senior Troy Williams is the Goalkeeper of the Year. Guy Sanford, from Newbury Park, is Coach of the Year.

First team: Ryan DanielsStock and Ben Johnson, Agoura; Kyle Canamar, Harrison Doyle, Trevor Nathanson and Daniel Steres, Calabasas; Kurt Johnston and Michael Tapia, Moorpark; Alex McKay, Brian Holtby, Vinny and Phillip Muscarella, Newbury Park; Kenton Boswell and Paris Figueroa, Royal; Carlos Arjon and Jimmy Osorio, Thousand Oaks; Connor Burke and Chris Houston, Westlake.

Second team: Almog Strikowski, Agoura; Max Berg, Trent Clifton and Nathan Schnitman, Calabasas; Michael Palma, Moorpark; David Matic, Anthony Trujilo and Andrew Post, Newbury Park; Gabe Contreas, Ryan Rubin and Gerry Somoya, Royal; Eric Cooke and Diego Fontes, Simi Valley; Nathan Jasperse, Mark Stamper and Clayton Work, Thousand Oaks; Naveed Afshar and Jordan Ylauan, Westlake.

Girls' water polo

Agoura High's Casey Flacks is the Marmonte League's Player of the Year in girls' water polo.

Agoura's Christina Vournas was named Goalkeeper of the Year, and Jason Rosenthal was honored as the Marmonte's Coach of the Year.

First team: Savannah Fletcher, Perri Hopkins and Casey Clark, Agoura; Kacie Markado, Moorpark; Carly McKee and Katie Oatley, Newbury Park; Breanna Johnson, Emily Hucal and Kacey Creek, Royal; Whitney Delgado and Kaitlyn Potter, Thousand Oaks; Amanda McNutt and Kathryn Nary, Westlake.

Second team: Katie Jordan and Jenna Cutino, Agoura; Tanya Don, Calabasas; Caitlin Johnson, Moorpark; Dana Berlin and Jessica Wall, Newbury Park; Hannah Guthman and Kelsey Finn, Royal; Lauren Barnett, Kristie Kilgore and Dusty Holmes, Thousand Oaks; Courtney Thomas and Sasha Yan, Westlake. - Stephen Dorman