Softball Peak Performers: All-area teams and coach of the year

November 15, 2012 11:06 PM

THE GAZETTE

COACH OF THE YEAR: DAVID WARHOE, PINE CREEK:

The logjam in the 5A Metro standings carried right over into this award.
Fountain-Fort Carson, Palmer and Pine Creek were identical in the standings, each behind virtuoso coaching performances.
At Fountain-Fort Carson, first-year coach Jennifer Daigneault overcome a rash of early injuries, helped along a first-year ace who was thrust into the position of being her team’s only pitcher, and played around a bizarrely unbalanced schedule to rally for a spot in the postseason and ultimately a trip to state.
At Palmer, longtime coach Steve DeFelice led the Terrors to the best record in school history (15-4) and within one victory of a trip to regionals.
Either of those two would have been deserving. However, the award goes to David Warhoe of Pine Creek, who took his team from 0-18 in 2011 (and 1-13 in 2010) to 16-5 and the 5A Metro title.
The turnaround was orchestrated through the offseason, as Warhoe found talented instructors to work with his team and change the culture. Players started joining club teams, multiplying their number of offseason games from 10-15 to the upper 80s.
And the turnaround has just begun, as the Eagles lose only one player going into next season.
“We should be even better next year,” Warhoe said. “I’m looking forward to it. We’ve already started with clinics.”

FIRST TEAM

PITCHER: BROOKLYNE HARBERT, Senior, Fountain-Fort Carson
Was state-qualifier’s lone pitcher much of the season

PITCHER: KAYLENE ROSS, Senior, Palmer
Guided Terrors to best season in school’s history, going 10-3

PITCHER: McKENZIE SURFACE, Soph., Discovery Canyon
Only local pitcher to win a game at state, also hit .389

CATCHER: STEPHANIE WARHOE, Junior, Pine Creek
Led Eagles to tremendous turnaround, batting .578 with 28 runs

FIRST BASE: MEGAN SHANKS, Junior, Widefield
Batted .621 with 15 extra-base hits, 37 RBIs and scored 29 runs

SECOND BASE: ALLISON ANDERSON, Senior, Vista Ridge
Batted .441, leading Wolves in hits, runs, RBIs, HRs and triples

SHORTSTOP: TARYN ARCARESE, Senior, Discovery Canyon
CSU signee hit .519 with 41 RBIs and 17 extra-base hits

THIRD BASE: TAYLOR KLEE, Junior, Palmer Ridge
Hit .441 with 10 doubles, three triples, three HRs and 29 RBIs

OUTFIELD: KARA FLORES, Junior, Palmer
Batted .517 with 24 runs and made no errors in the field

OUTFIELD: SHELBY HETZEL, Senior, Discovery Canyon
Leadoff hitter was 2nd in 4A PPAC with a .538 avg.

OUTFIELD: KADEE VALLIERE, Senior, Discovery Canyon
Has played the sport for just 4 years, hit .477 with 11 steals

UTILITY: MALLORIE TRICHELL, Junior, Woodland Park
Hit .571 with nine HRs, 41 RBIs and was 2nd-team all-league pitcher

SECOND TEAM

P – Cora Buechner, sr., Falcon

P – Kacee Schroeder, sr., Discovery Canyon

P – Aspen Atkins, jr., Cheyenne Mountain

C – Kara Jones, soph., Rampart

1B – Peyton O’Driscoll, Palmer

2B – Kelcee Witt, sr., Mesa Ridge

SS – Teaja Rivera, sr., St. Mary’s

3B – Jordan Rodriguez, Widefield

OF – Libby Acker, jr., Palmer Ridge

OF – Danni Lopez, sr., Woodland Park

OF – Madeline McWhorter, jr., Pine Creek

UTIL – Kayla Boyd, jr., Pine Creek

HONORABLE MENTION

Haleigh Alamo, Liberty; Erica Anderson, Mitchell; Sammie Beam, Mesa Ridge; Sarah Boyle, Doherty; Lexi Budzon, Doherty; Anne Carberry, Pine Creek; Crissy Clowser, Palmer; Tori Earls, Lewis-Palmer; Megan Gackle, Falcon; Bridget Gleason, Cheyenne Mountain; Michaela Huntington, Woodland Park; Destiny Lackey, Discovery Canyon; Sierra Leon, Falcon; Chrissy Lind, TCA; Amanda Londo, Rampart; Kayla Marshall, Coronado; Briana Medina-Martinez, St. Mary’s; Tori Monks-King, Sand Creek; Alaura Prenzlow, Air Academy; Ciara Richardson, Palmer Ridge; Teaja Rivera, St. Mary’s; Johnnie Robinson, Widefield; Matison Slider, Ramaprt;Skyeler Sheveland, TCA; Cody Stockert, Mesa Ridge; Kelee Suggs, Woodland Park; Jennifer Tarwater, Palmer Ridge; Haley Tsosoie, Falcon; Jessica Wilson, Widefield; Courtney Wright, Mitchell

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