Community Sports
Sports Beat: All-South Sound Conference spring sports selections
Local athletes were well represented on spring sports All-South Sound Conference teams. Here are the Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes selected:
Boys soccer
Most Valuable Player: Derrick Johnson, Gig Harbor, senior
First team All-South Sound Conference
Owen Ghent, Gig Harbor, senior
Porter Hanson, Gig Harbor, senior
Matt Ludlow, Gig Harbor, senior
Sam Sutherland, Peninsula, senior
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Frankie Cross, Peninsula, senior
Tyler Dull, Gig Harbor, junior
Caleb Gilbert, Gig Harbor, junior
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Kyler Goodin, Gig Harbor, senior
Dylan Ladds, Peninsula, senior
Jack Learned, Gig Harbor, freshman
Jackson Ray, Peninsula, junior
Derrick Johnson of Gig Harbor, the South Sound Conference boys soccer MVP. Photo by Bryce Carithers
Fastpitch
Most Valuable Player: Riley Peschek, Gig Harbor, senior
Pitcher of the Year: Alli Kimball, Peninsula, senior
First team All-South Sound Conference
Glory Estabrook, Peninsula, senior
Malia Coit, Peninsula, junior
Sarah Holland, Gig Harbor, senior
Daniel Biehl, Gig Harbor, junior
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Hailey Ruckle, Peninsula, senior
Sophia Hooper, Peninsula, junior
Erin Peterson, Gig Harbor, senior
Paige Harthorn, Gig Harbor, junior
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Ava Miranda, Peninsula, sophomore
Kallee Waage, Peninsula, junior
Grace Estabrook, Peninsula, senior
Emma Vandervort, Gig Harbor, junior
Olivia Paul, Gig Harbor, senior
Alli Kimball pitches during the state tournament. Photo courtesy Peninsula High School
Baseball
First team All-South Sound Conference
Payton Knowles, Peninsula, senior
Josh Dunham, Gig Harbor, junior
Garrick Cosmos, Gig Harbor, senior
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Aidan Klumker, Peninsula, senior
Brendan Masini, Gig Harbor, senior
Brady Altman, Gig Harbor, senior
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Chase Pringle, Gig Harbor, senior
Cooper McCutchen, Gig Harbor, junior
Ryland Heckman, Gig Harbor, junior
Aden Deschenes, Peninsula, junior
Troy Buchanan, Peninsula, senior
Payton Knowles of Peninsula, first-team All-South Sound Conference. Photo by Bryce Carithers
Tennis
First team All-South Sound Conference
Singles: McKenna Baurichter, Freshman, Peninsula
Doubles: Lindsey Muske/Alexa Lavinder, Gig Harbor, seniors
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Singles: Ashley Hall, Peninsula, senior
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Doubles: Paris L’Esperance/Grace Hansen, Peninsula
The Gig Harbor doubles team of Alexa Lavender (top) and Lindsey Muske finished second at the district championships.
Boys golf
First team All-South Sound Conference
Chet West, Gig Harbor
Theo Snyder, Gig Harbor
Zavier Feasey-Allen Gig Harbor
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Colin Morkert, Gig Harbor
Luke Lipsey, Peninsula
Liam Dalbec, Gig Harbor
Rylan Coovert, Gig Harbor
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Jackson Tull, Peninsula
Elliot Siddall, Peninsula
Alec Moore, Peninsula
Girls golf
First team All-South Sound Conference
Hallee Graf Peninsula
Carly Ikei, Gig Harbor
Laila Douglas, Gig Harbor
Second team All-South Sound Conference
Sophia Skogen, Gig Harbor
Hailey Gray, Gig Harbor
Mia Sykes, Peninsula
Honorable mention All-South Sound Conference
Sarah Ehler, Gig Harbor
Boys lacrosse
First team All Puget-Pierce Conference
Boden Clark, Peninsula, senior
Brendyn Kolbaba, Peninsula, senior
Robby Akulschin, Peninsula, junior
Elliot Gilliam, Peninsula, junior
Peninsula’s first-team all-league lacrosse players, from left, Brendyn Kolbaba, Robby Akulschin, Boden Clark and Elliot Gilliam. Photo courtesy of D. Akulschin
Girls lacrosse
First Team
Eleah Ho, RipTides
Anna Caplinger, RipTides
Grace Stanton, RipTides
Courtney Myers, RipTides
Girls water polo
First team All Conference Division 2, West
Kiah Sawyer, Gig Harbor
Alexis Tujo, Gig Harbor
Frances Benson, Gig Harbor
Abigail Oliver, Peninsula
Second team All Conference Division 2, West
Mia Stitt, Peninsula
Delaney Moyer, Gig Harbor
Isabella Puccio, Gig Harbor
Honorable mention
Bridget Oates, Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor water polo player Alexis Tujo was voted first team all conference for the Tides. Photo Mike Kelly