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Willow Glen freshman Alanna Clincy was named the BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division pitcher of year after leading her team to the NorCal Division II championship. PHOTO BY JOSEPH DYCUS

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All-Bay Area News Group Softball

First team

Bella Andrade, P, Westmont, senior: BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division MVP helped lead Westmont to the CCS Division I title game. Hit .367 with 14 RBIs. Was 9-3 with a 2.08 ERA.

Braxton Brown, P, Benicia, senior: Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division MVP hit .361, belted seven home runs and had 31 RBIs. Had 40 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched.

McKenna Campbell, C, Willow Glen, senior: BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division senior of the year hit .581, and hit the walk-off double for the NorCal Division II champions.

Alanna Clincy, P Willow Glen, freshman: BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division pitcher of the year struck out 185 for the NorCal Division II champions.

Kaitlyn Le, P, California, junior: First-team all-EBAL selection helped pitch California to its first North Coast Section title in school history.

Paige McLeod, P, San Ramon Valley, senior: East Bay Athletic League player of the year and first-team all-league selection led Wolves to league title and struck out 220.

Alexandra Mello, P, Granada, senior: First-team all-EBAL selection helped Granada reach the NCS Division II semifinals. Went 17-2 with 110 strikeouts and a 1.16 ERA.

Kate Munnerlyn, P, St. Francis, junior: First-team all-West Catholic Athletic League selection was 16-3 with a 0.55 ERA, and also hit six HRs.

Jaime Oakland, OF, St. Francis, freshman: WCAL player of the year hit .533 with 14 RBIs for the NorCal Division I finalists.

Alexis O’Gorman, OF, St. Francis, senior: First-team all-WCAL pick hit .468 with three home runs and 36 RBIs for the WCAL regular season co-champions.

Mia Rodriguez, OF, Archbishop Mitty, junior: The first-team all-WCAL selection hit .438 as a great defensive center fielder, drove in the winning run in a CCS Open Division first-round game vs. Sequoia.

Maya Soto, P, Freedom, junior: Bay Valley Athletic League pitcher of the year struck out 103 in 131 2/3 innings and also hit .443 and nine doubles.

Kailani Tatro, P, Pinole Valley, senior: Tri-County Athletic League MVP pitched every inning of every game for the 29-2 North Coast Section Division III champion Spartans and also hit .538.

Ainsley Waddell, P, Sequoia, senior: Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division player of the year hit .595 and struck out 254 in 159 1/3 innings.

Jasmine Whorley, P, Alameda, senior: West Alameda County Conference Foothill Division pitcher of the year went 12-2 with 174 strikeouts and a 0.86 ERA.

McKenna Woliczko, IF, Archbishop Mitty, freshman: The Bay Area News Group girls basketball player of the year also earned WCAL first-team honors after hitting .429 with 23 RBIs.

Second team

Delaney Aumua, IF, Granada, sophomore: First-team all-East Bay Athletic League selection helped lead Granada to the NCS Division I semifinals. Hit .443 with eight home runs.

Mariah Avalos, P, Santa Teresa, junior: First-team all-BVAL Mt. Hamilton Division selection hit .476 with 30 RBIs and five home runs. Struck out 38 as a pitcher.

Soo-Jin Berry, IF, Clayton Valley Charter, senior: First-team all-DAL Foothill selection hit .451 with 26 RBIs, five triples and six home runs for the league champions.

Noelani Ching, IF, California, senior: First-team all-East Bay Athletic League selection hit .326 with five doubles, three home runs and 18 RBIs for the NCS Division I champions.

Alex Cutonilli, IF, Heritage, senior: First-team all-Bay Valley Athletic League selection hit .507 with nine home runs. Led the team with 37 RBIs and 32 runs scored.

Dre DeJesus, IF, Live Oak, senior: First-team all-BVAL Mt. Hamilton selection hit .400 with four triples for the CCS Division IV and NorCal Division V champions.

Sophia Gandara, P, Leigh, sophomore: BVAL Santa Teresa West MVP hit .418 with 23 RBIs and three triples. Was also 16-4 with 167 strikeouts for the league champs.

Corri Hicks, C, Archbishop Mitty, junior: Oklahoma commit’s impact exceeded her .302 batting average and five home runs. The all-WCAL honorable mention selection called games for Mitty’s pitching staff that had a combined 1.59 ERA.

Sophia Jin, OF, San Ramon Valley, sophomore: First-team all-East Bay Athletic League selection hit .484 with 27 runs scored as the leadoff hitter for the EBAL tournament champs. Stole 28 bases.

Shannon Keighran, P, St. Francis, junior: West Catholic Athletic League pitcher of the year was 12-0 with a 0.66 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 74 innings pitched. Hit .269 with 13 RBIs and three home runs.

Madeline Le, IF, Milpitas, senior: SCVAL De Anza Division MVP hit .506 with seven triples and four home runs for a team that reached the CCS Open Division playoffs.

Nohemi Livingston, P, Capuchino, senior: PAL Bay pitcher of the year was 19-3 with a 1.39 ERA and 170 strikeouts. Also hit .447 with 23 RBIs and nine doubles.

Avery Motroni, OF, Capuchino, sophomore: First-team all-PAL Bay Division selection hit .386 with 24 RBIs and six home runs for the league champions.

Margo-Malaika Weaver, OF, St. Mary’s-Berkeley, senior: First-team all-TCAL Rock Division pick and dyslexia activist hit .603 with 31 RBIs. Hit seven doubles, six triples and four home runs.

Lola Whalen, IF, Encinal, junior: WACC Shoreline Division co-player of the year hit 11 home runs for the NCS Division III runners-up. Batted .472 and drove in 39 runs.

Emma Wood, OF, College Park, senior: First-team all-DAL Foothill selection hit .382 with 19 RBIs and 10 doubles. Had 29 hits and scored 18 runs.

Coach of the year

Don Spingola, Willow Glen: Led Willow Glen to the CCS Open Division semifinals, and then guided the Rams to the school’s first NorCal Division II championship.

Honorable mention

East Bay

Marissa Anderson, Foothill; Jazlyn Alcantar, Encinal; Paige Breitstein, Liberty; Casey Brenes, Concord; Aneesa Brewer, Pinole Valley; McKenna Charbonneau, Amador Valley; Makenna Choi, Northgate; Jae Cosgriff, Livermore; Jayda Crosby, California, Kaylee Davis, Amador Valley; Amanda Deng, Mission San Jose; Lauren Deplitch, Granada; Samantha Durrenberger, Deer Valley; Emma Eichten, Monte Vista; Madison Evers-Lyles, Freedom; Riana Everetts, De Anza; Cali Fong, El Cerrito; Emma French, Benicia; Shannon Garcia, James Logan; Savanah Greeson, Antioch; Layla Hernandez, Clayton Valley; Sophia Hughes, St. Patrick-St. Vincent; Jessica Im, Heritage; Emma Jackson, Salesian; Morgan Jackson, Bishop O’Dowd; Bronwyn James, Oakland; Shaelyn Johnson, California School for the Deaf; Priya Kasling, Bishop O’Dowd; Ava Lyons, San Ramon Valley; Sinead Maas, Benicia; Apollonia “Apple” Maldonado, Antioch; Melina Mendoza, Pinole Valley; Rebekah Millan, John Swett; Ciara Morris, Albany; Emma Murchison, Moreau Catholic; Mylia Perez, Dougherty Valley; Emily Placencia, Hercules; Rian Prichard, Monte Vista; Lily Quezada, Mt. Diablo; Isabelle Reyes, Arroyo; Amanda Royal, Freedom; Marina Sacrey, San Leandro; Susi “Soos” Sandoval, Las Lomas; Annika Scheafer, Clayton Valley; Alexis Sealey, College Park; Hailey Stripling, Acalanes; Keira Sullivan, Alhambra; Giselle Taylor, De Anza; Katelyn Takahashi, Northgate; Andrea Tall, Newark Memorial; Kyndal Todd, Castro Valley; Andrea Toledo, Mt. Eden; Makayla Villapando, James Logan

South Bay/Peninsula/WCAL SF schools

Isela Barrientos, Silver Creek; Anna Bean, Los Gatos; Taylor Bennett, Leland; Mia Bennette, The King’s Academy; Brenna Birnbaum, Gunn; Hannah Blunt, Menlo-Atherton; Alona Bravo, Andrew Hill; Camryn Bye, Half Moon Bay; Jiyah Caban, Fremont-Sunnyvale; Vanessa Calvillo, Santa Clara; Alexis Centeno, Capuchino; Brianna Chambers-Lee, Westmont; Danielle Cote, Sacred Heart Cathedral; Carly Cummings, St. Francis; Jaime Elkington, Sequoia; Sofia Ferrante, Sobrato; Isabella Flores, Piedmont Hills; Jessica Gutierrez, Wilcox; Lauren Han, Los Altos; Makayla Heffernan, Sobrato; Mia Iacomini, Valley Christian; Mackenzie Jackson, Sequoia; Audrey Jang, Mills; Danielle Koo, Menlo-Atherton; Olivia Levitt, St. Ignatius; Kiersten Low, Leigh; Allison Lui, Notre Dame-Belmont; Estelle Machado, Gunderson; Jacqui McLean, Westmont; Hailey Nguyen, Live Oak; Alyssa Onyeagwa, Archbishop Mitty; Giselle Ortega, Mercy; Avery Provenzano, Notre Dame-San Jose; Saira Ramakrishnan, Saratoga; Angelina Rogers, South San Francisco; Claire Shelton, Hillsdale; Lola Sierra, Capuchino; Lauryn Selvaraj, Gunn; Lexie Stinson, Castilleja; Megan Sutton, Archbishop Mitty; Gianna Tassio, Terra Nova; Faamaai Ulu, Willow Glen; Jayden Vai, Milpitas; Taija Warren, Milpitas; Sienna Wilson, Willow Glen; Maddie Wiessinger, Carlmont; Kaliyah Yco, Branham; Lela Yslava, Gilroy

How the team was chosen and who is eligible?

The Bay Area News Group’s high school sports staff selects the team. Those eligible for all-Bay Area News Group honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.