Postseason awards are starting to come out and Chimacum’s Daryl Settlemire and Forks’ Casey Williams have both received high honors for their performances this fall.
Settlemire was named Nisqually League Division 2 defensive player of the year in football and Williams was honored as the Southwest League-Evergreen Division volleyball player of the year.
It was the second year in a row Settlemire has been so honored by Nisqually League coaches.
He was also named to the first-team offense as an offensive lineman.
Joining him on the first team are running back Mel Thornton, whose 1,277 rushing yards led the entire Nisqually League this season.
Defensive lineman Seth Ham and defensive back Drew Yackulic were first-team defense honorees.
The Cowboys were also well represented on the second-team offense and defense: Yackulic (wide receiver), Ham (offensive lineman), Thornton (linebacker), Gregg Shold (linebacker), freshmen Trevon Noel (defensive lineman) and Alex Morris (defensive back).
Honorable mention honors went to Derek Ajax (running back and linebacker), Shold (offensive line), Noel (offensive line), Dustin Finley (offensive line) and Yackulic (return specialist).
The Forks Spartans also had many football players receive All-SWL-Evergreen Division postseason honors.
Defensive lineman Braden Decker was named to the first-team defense and honorable mention at quarterback. He was the Spartans’ lone first-team recipient.
Mark Jacobsen received two second-team honors, once for his play at tight end and the other for his leg work a punter.
Also making the second team were Leo Gonzales (offensive line), Mark Jacobson (tight end), Dimitri Sampson (running back), Mark Jacobson (linebacker), Sergio Chase (linebacker), Tre’ Harris (defensive back), Mark Jacobson (punter).
Honorable mentions were given to Nate Brock (offensive line), Brett Pederson (running back), Mitch Leppell (running back), Braden Decker (quarterback), Miguel Morales (defensive line), Leo Gonzales (defensive line), Dimitri Sampson (linebacker) and James Salazar (defensive back).
Volleyball
Williams was named the SWL-Evergreen Division volleyball MVP after leading Forks to the postseason.
Jillian Raben made the first team, Alissa Shaw is on the second team and Sydney Christensen was named honorable mention.
Academic awards
Forks had several athletes recognized by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for their work in the classroom.
There are two categories, Distinguished, which goes to student-athletes with a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.499, and Outstanding for those with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 4.0.
The Spartans’ volleyball team earned a special recognition for their team GPA of 3.718.
Volleyball team members Erin Weekes, Casey Williams, Sehar Bokhari, Sydney Christensen, Kassidy Coburn, Mercedes Flores, Miranda Friesz, Courtney Paul, Jillian Raben and Alissa Shaw all received the Outstanding recognition.
■ Soccer honorees:
Outstanding: Kaylea Kraft, Brooke Peterson, Megan Avalos, Veronica Banks, Rebekah Johansen and Makenzie Weston.
Distinguished: Anastasia Fleck, Mariana Gomez, Leah Harris, Jessica Kenney, Tristen Williams and Alisha Mate.
■ Football honorees:
Outstanding: Nate Brock, Reece Hagen and Mark Jacobson.
Distinguished: Andrew Armas, Gavin Castaneda, Sergio Chase, Javier Contreras, Braden Decker, Erik Camacho, Tre’ Harris, Mitch Leppell, Brett Pederson, James Salazar and Jeffrey Treichel.
■ Cross country honorees:
Outstanding: Seth Tuttle.
Distinguished: Ryan Johansen and Nathaniel Pennington.
■ Fall cheer honorees:
Outstanding: Hannah Brock, Tabetha Brock, Alisha Chase, Brooke Jacoby, Emily Klahn, Claire McIrvin and Alexandra Speer.
Distinguished: Morgan Gaydeski, Cassandra Schroeder and Terra Sheriff.
