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JUNE 10, 2011
SPORTS
Top BVAL spring athletes announced
Photo by Jolly Hanson
Freedom centerfielder Malena Padilla hits a home run earlier this season. Padilla earned the title of BVAL softball MVP.
The spring All-Bay Valley Athletic League teams: SOFTBALL MVP: Malena Padilla, Freedom. First Team: Lisa Rodrigues, Aliciana Ramirez and Malia Rivers, Heritage; Madison Williams and Katie Wood, Freedom; Destinee Williams and Brianna Romero, Pittsburg; Nikki Foster, Deer Valley; Paris Imholz, Antioch. Second Team: Kelsey Cast, Nicolette Redfern, Stephanie Mathias, Shelbi Graifman and Allison Snedden, Antioch; Jocelyn Rector and Olive Paredes, Liberty; Marissa Ortiz and Ashley Sweeney, Heritage; Taylor Newhouse, DV; Iniki Kaleialii, Freedom. Honorable Mention: Dominique Foster and Alyssa Slate, DV; Lyvie Ilayan and Brianna Simpson, Freedom; Deni Yandell and Melissa O’Hara, Heritage; Andrea McCary, Liberty. BASEBALL MVP: Paul Blackburn, Heritage. First Team: Joshua Manci, Tyler Vistalli and Nick Gavello, DV; Sean Smith, Antioch; Jordan Willis and Joe Navilhon, Freedom; Jack Jorgensen, Ryan Howell, Jeff Casperson, Dalton Combs and Ryan Atlas, Heritage; Will George, Liberty. Second Team: Connor Johnson, Kevin Hendricks and Anthony Borelli, Antioch; Ricky Delgado, Josh Garcia, Marcos Martinez, Mike Lanter, DV; Joe Starick, Freedom; Dayton Mellor and Zack Wilson, Heritage; Mitchell Zamora and Michael Alegria, Liberty. Honorable Mention: Billy Cloninger, Mike McGoldrick and Ronny Brohman, Antioch; Pat McNight, DV; Miguel Carvajal, Freedom; Stevan Zaharias and Ian Schwaab, Liberty; Tre Daniel, Lorenzo Sandoval and Nick Valle, Pittsburg.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL MVP: Jason Agopian, Deer Valley. First Team: Tyler Evans and Jose Sandoval, Antioch; Derrico Kwa, Brian Yi, Taylor Higgs, Marcus Lee and Cole McMahon, DV; Jake Ubrick and Dalton Weger, Freedom; Oliver Guernsey, Heritage. Second Team: DJ Morales and Chris Farina, Antioch; Noah Labonte, DV; Anthony Johnson and Behzod Kahn, Freedom; Brock Bonte, Liberty; Terence Burnell-Whigham, Pittsburg. BOYS GOLF MVP: David White, Freedom. First Team: Josh Mouzakis, Antioch; Robert Riel, Adam Sunga and Zach Dupuis, DV; Carney Hocking, Chris Maxwell, Justin Barnes and Heritage; Paul Krey and Garrett Murayama, Liberty. SWIMMING AND DIVING Most Valuable Female Athlete: Rachel Cadwallader, DV. Most Valuable Male Athlete: Joey Cecchini, Liberty. TRACK AND FIELD Most Valuable Female Athlete: Khadija Suleman, Antioch. Most Valuable Male Athlete: Jesse White, DV; Jacob Rounds, Heritage. BOYS TENNIS MVP: Abid Ahmad, DV. First Team: Jeff Matteri, Freedom; Andrew Mucha and Mike De La Madrid, Heritage. Second Team: Matt De La Madrid, Heritage; Collin Freidel, Heritage; Ikram Najib, Antioch. Honorable Mention: Justin Monge, Freedom; Cameron Yee, Zahid Ahmad, Jeremyu Gonzalez and Rashard Perkins, DV.
Liberty alumni drafted by MLB teams by Justin Lafferty Staff Writer A pair of Liberty High baseball alumni recently felt one of the greatest rushes an amateur athlete can experience – the draft call. Drew Gagnon, class of 2008, was drafted on Tuesday in the third round (100th pick) of the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. As a junior with the Long Beach State Dirtbags, Gagnon was the team’s No. 1 starting pitcher. The righty compiled a 2.81
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earned run average this season while striking out a team-high 84 batters. A while later, 2006 alumnus Mike McCarthy was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 14th round of the draft – the 442nd pick. McCarthy, a redshirt senior pitcher for the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, accrued a scant 1.62 ERA and held batters to a .212 average this season. Gagnon is one of the highest baseball draft picks to come out of the Bay Valley Athletic League since the Cincinnati Reds selected Chris Gruler from Liberty third overall in 2002. If he signs, Gagnon will join his older brother, Ty, a 2007 Liberty grad, as a professional ballplayer. Ty was drafted in 2009 by the Colorado Rockies in the 15th round. “I’ve been waiting basically my whole life for this and it finally happened,” Gagnon said. “It’s an honor. You can’t really ask for anything more.” Though Gagnon has one more year of NCAA eligibility, he’ll likely sign his professional contract, noting that the scholarship is available as a backup plan. In his senior season at Liberty, Gagnon put up a 1.58 ERA, batted .371 and drove in 17 runs. McCarthy, also a righthanded pitcher, leaves Cal State Bakersfield as one of the school’s most decorated players. He set the school record for most strikeouts in a game – 13 on April 13 against Fresno State. Mc-
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Liberty alumnus Drew Gagnon, seen here pitching for Long Beach State, was recently selected in the third round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. Carthy also posted a two-hitter against No. 13 UCLA a month later. McCarthy was one of the most reliable pitchers the Roadrunners sent to the mound, lasting at least seven innings in 15 of his 16 starts this season. He made three starts over the final nine days of the season, throwing 24 innings as opponents hit just
.195 in that stretch. “I’m a bulldog,” McCarthy told the Bakersfield Californian. “That’s what the guys on the team have always described me as. I’m one of those guys that can lay it on the line every day and give them everything I’ve got.” To comment, visit www.thepress.net.