Laurel Southall, junior on the Aptos High School Mariners girls’ basketball team, was named to the Santa Cruz County Athletic League all-league first team.
Aptos junior Sophia Pursley and Aptos freshman Abby Sherwood were honorable mention selections.
Aptos finished 3-7 in league and 8-18 overall.
Claire Thompson, Santa Cruz senior, was named MVP, and Santa Cruz coach Todd Trowbridge, whose team was 10-0 and first in league and won the SCCAL tournament, was named coach of the year.
Here are the rest of the honorees:
First-Team: Gianna Winterhalder, Soquel (senior); Madison Yazalina, Santa Cruz (senior); Tiera O’Connor, Santa Cruz (sophomore); Amelia Sizemore, SLV (senior).
Second-Team: Maya Manildi, Harbor (senior); Elana McGrew, Scotts Valley (senior); Mackenzie Gomes, Santa Cruz (senior); Lucy Lilienthal-Wynn, SLV (senior).
Honorable Mention: Amelia Wyland, Harbor (senior); Molly Endert-Tatum, Harbor (senior); Abigail Shi, Scotts Valley (sophomore); Amy Weiss, Scotts Valley (senior); Ava Lord, Santa Cruz (junior); Natalia Espinosa, Santa Cruz (junior); Bella Reynolds, SLV (senior); Lily Thayer, Soquel (senior); and Meaghan Diaz, Soquel (senior).
Photo: Aptos was tied with Santa Cruz in the fourth quarter of the tournament semifinal, but Santa Cruz eventually prevailed 52-37. • Photo Credit: Jondi Gumz