Scotts Valley High’s softball team was dominant force in repeating as the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League champion this season.

Not surprising, the Falcons (21-6-1 overall, 14-1 league) also dominated special honors during all-league voting, conducted by league coaches.

Senior Taylor Wilson repeated as MVP after being named to the first team as a freshman and sophomore, and senior Sofie Seese was named Pitcher of the Year after receiving first-team recognition in 2022, when she competed for Soquel, and ’24 with Scotts Valley.

Scotts Valley’s Jeremy Wilson was named Coach of the Year by his peers for the second straight season.

Aptos senior shortstop Bailey Fulton, a first-team selection the past three seasons, was named Impact Player of the Year after shining for the runner-up Mariners (18-9, 11-4).

Wilson, who will compete for Coast Conference co-champion and CCCAA State Tournament qualifier West Valley College next season, batted a team-high .538 (35 for 65) on the season with 14 extra-base hits, including six home runs. She also led the Falcons in stolen bases (21), runs scored (37) and RBI (33).

“I’m really proud of her,” her father said. “She has worked really hard at this sport and put in a lot of effort. … She’s a complete all-around player. She can hit from both sides of the plate. She can hit for power. Defensively, she’s super solid — no one could bunt on us to the left side of the defense. And her speed. When she got on base, she could turn a single into a double and a double into a triple.”

Wilson, a third baseman, said repeating as MVP was one of her goals this season. She said she did her best to play within herself.

“I didn’t try to swing for the fences every game,” she said. “I wanted to get on base and focus on having good at-bats.”

Seese, who will pitch for NCAA Division I University of Nevada, Reno next season, posted a 14-2 record with a 0.91 ERA in 18 appearances. In 99 2/3 innings, she gave up 66 hits, 12 walks, and 13 earned runs, while striking out 113 batters.

“She was awesome this year,” her coach said. “I’m super proud of her. She was able to take the steps she needed to secure Pitcher of the Year. She’s matured a bunch this year.”

Armed with curveball, screwball, rise, drop and changeup, Seese kept opponents off-balance and struggling to make contact.

“She a good pitcher,” Jeremy Wilson said. “Every one of her pitches has movement. I think her best pitch is her changeup; it freezes people. She has good arm action.”

Wilson, who announced he was retiring after three seasons at the helm, said her cherished the opportunity to coach his daughter.

“The last three years with her are probably something we won’t be able to do again,” he said. “She gave an emotional speech on senior night. It’s the memories we’ll always have.”

Fulton, who will play for Cabrillo next season, helped the Mariners reached their first CCS final in school history and become the first team from Santa Cruz County to qualify for the CIF NorCal playoffs and win a regional game.

Mariners coach Phil Rojas said Fulton’s award was well-deserved.

“Her defense is to die for,” he said. “She makes backhanded, diving stops, hustling. She has a cannon; her arm is so much fun to watch.

“She’s the best shortstop I’ve ever had. We call her ‘ESPN.’ She’s got a Division I arm. She probably should be playing D-I. She’s a super good leader. I’m gonna miss her.”

Scotts Valley had two other seniors named to the first team, infielder Gracie Delgado and outfielder Jazzy Doubek. It was Delgado’s fourth year on the first team and Doubek’s second.

Aptos and SLV each had three players named to the first team. Mariners senior outfielder Kailaini Aguayo and sophomore utility player Emma Burgueno each made the first team for a second time, and senior infielder Lily McGee was a first-time honoree.

Cougars senior infielder Angie Fulkerson, who will play next season at West Valley, made the team for a third time, and teammates Sophia Sarmiento, a junior outfielder, and Grace Purtscher, a sophomore pitcher, made it for the first time.

Santa Cruz senior catcher Molly Pisciotta and Cardinals sophomore infielder Tezdyn Medina-Mates rounded out the first team.

Harbor and Soquel didn’t have a first-team honoree.