Kirkland athletes score all-league honors; two coaches take top awards

A plethora of Juanita and Lake Washington athletes snagged spots on the 2A/3A KingCo squads this spring, and Traci Odegard (Juanita softball) and Rod Smith (LW boys soccer) took home coach of the year awards.

Here’s a rundown of the local all-leaguers:

BASEBALL

First Team

Jayson Schroeder, Juanita, P

Nation Wood, Lake Washington, OF

Second Team

Tanner Peterson, Juanita, OF

Honorable Mention

Juanita:

Carter Rusch

JD Worcester

Taylor Peterson

Kyle Taylor

Lake Washington:

Joey Wishart

Nick Ludwig

Oliver Laufman

Michael Buchanan

BOYS SOCCER

**Coach of the Year **

Rod Smith, Lake Washington

First Team

Casey Brine, Lake Washington, D

Baptiste Debuire, Lake Washington, MF

Jamison Gunhus, Lake Washington, GK

Edgar Iniguez, Lake Washington, F

Second Team

Conor Knox, Lake Washington, MF

Arturo Lomeli, Lake Washington, F

Zack Manao, Juanita, MF

Shoma Okita, Lake Washington, D

Honorable Mention

Juanita:

Aaron Benson

Marc Corpus

DJ Duga

Mario Cedillo

Lake Washington:

Tom Veldee

Braydon Chang

Alex Lundin

Nate Lewis

SOFTBALL

**Coach of the Year **

Traci Odegard, Juanita

First Team

Tori Bivens, Lake Washington, P

Marissa Ewald, Lake Washington, 1B

Brynn Radke, Juanita, 2B

Kristina Warford, Juanita, SS

Sasha Mitchell, Juanita, 3B

Emma Rosendal, Lake Washington, OF

Lexi Blackburn, Juanita, DH

Second Team

Jane Wilson, Lake Washington, P

Briar Swayne, Juanita, C

Anna Robinson, Lake Washington, 2B

Honorable Mention

Juanita:

Kaci Gordon

Tatum Kawabata

Megan Murray

Jordan Schroeder

Lake Washington:

Lindsay Allan

Hailey Menssen

Abigail Mills

Olivia Smallman