PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula is well-represented on the Olympic League boys soccer All-League teams.
Port Angeles landed two players on the Class 2A division’s first team: senior midfielders Tim Schneider and Angel Rivero.
Rivero is an exchange student from Mexico.
Eli Berg, a senior midfielder for Sequim, also made the first team.
Roughriders head coach Chris Saari was selected as coach of the year.
Port Angeles had two second-team honorees: senior forward Miki Andrus and senior defender Vincent Ioffrida.
Junior Cameron Chase was the lone Wolves player picked to the second team.
Kingston goalie Alex Worland was tabbed as the 2A Olympic League MVP
All-Olympic League Boys Soccer
Class 2A Division
First Team
MVP: Alex Worland, GK, Kingston
Tim Schneider, MF, Port Angeles
Angel Rivero, MF, Port Angeles
Eli Berg, MF, Sequim
Brady Pierce, F, North Kitsap
Ethan Schmitt, D, North Kitsap
Leo Hernandez, MF, Kingston
Alex Hernandez, CM, Kingston
Spencer Stuart, MF, Bremerton
MaKaleb McInnis, DEF, Olympic
Nick Sebastian, CD, North Mason
Coach of the Year: Chris Saari, Port Angeles
Team Sportsmanship: Olympic
Class 1A all-league
Port Townsend and Chimacum landed two players apiece on the 1A first team.
Redhawks’ senior goalkeeper Sean Dwyer and junior midfielder Beshir Little were picked for the Redhawks.
Sophomore midfielder Carter McCleary and junior goalie Marcus Kiedrowski were selected for the Cowboys.
Klahowya defender Paul Powell was voted MVP and Eagles coach Jeff Quinn was selected as coach of the year.
Chimacum received the team sportsmanship award.
All-Olympic League
Boys Soccer
Class 1A Division
First Team
MVP: Paul Powell, Klahowya
Sean Dwyer, GK, Port Townsend
Beshir Little, MF, Port Townsend
Carter McCleary, MF, Chimacum
Marcus Kiedrowski, GK, Chimacum
Kasey Trask, GK, Klahowya
Keegan Grellner, MF, Klahowya
Austin Sargent, MF, Klahowya
Jake Sargent, F, Klahowya
Coach of the Year: Jeff Quinn, Klahowya
Team Sportsmanship: Chimacum
Crescent taps Williams
After serving the Crescent High School volleyball program as an assistant coach the last five years, Nora Williams has been named head coach.
Williams replaces longtime Logger coach Alex Baker.
“I’m excited,” Williams said of taking over as head coach.
“I know we have some pretty awesome kids on the team so I’m looking forward to helping them take the next step.”
Crescent associate principal and athletic director David Bingham said that Williams appointment to take the helm of the volleyball program was approved by the Crescent School Board on Thursday, May 28.
“Nora has previously worked with our volleyball teams and has the support and respect of the players, school and the community,” Bingham said.
“I am confident in her ability to lead the volleyball program into the future,
“Nora will continue the Crescent tradition of excellence in volleyball. She will maintain many of the foundational elements of the program, while bringing some fresh ideas to the program, It is a bonus that Nora works for the district already.
Williams is a human resources/fiscal assistant for the district.
Bingham said Williams will begin working with her players this summer during open gym activities and then begin her first season as head coach when practice begins in late August.
