Published April 9th, 2014
DFAL All-League Teams
By Caitlin Mitchell
Winter was a good season for the Lamorinda sports teams. Lamorinda recorded playoff berths in each sport and took the North Coast Section title for girls' soccer and girls' basketball. The Diablo Foothill Athletic League honored the tremendous performances of individuals hard at work during the regular season.
The girls' soccer programs qualified two teams to the NCS tournament. Miramonte earned the No.1 seed, but No. 3 Campolindo took home the NCS title. Miramonte's Megan Reid and Mali Tehany were named Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Defensive Player, respectively. Campolindo's Emily Orwig was named Most Valuable Offensive Player.
First Team:
Jane Fessenden, Miramonte
Gina Crosetti, Miramonte
Cecilia Gee, Miramonte
Samantha Vankoll, Campolindo
Lauren Petite, Campolindo
Phoebe Wixsom, Acalanes


Second Team:
Samantha Devecchi, Miramonte
Maggie MaGuire, Miramonte
Sarah Mills, Miramonte
Bailey Yuen, Campolindo
Danielle Brown, Campolindo
Gabby Paolini, Acalanes
Honorable Mention:
Caroline Clark, Acalanes
Bella Gotts, Acalanes
Blake Balfrey, Acalanes
Lindsay Wilson, Campolindo
Melissa Wilson, Campolindo
Bridget Coleman, Campolindo
Maya Sherne, Miramonte
Kayla Sigaroudi, Miramonte
Kelly McKeen, Miramonte

The girls' basketball teams sent two teams to the post-season. Miramonte claimed the No. 1 seed and Campolindo the No. 3. Miramonte swept through the NCS playoffs to earn the title. Miramonte's Sabrina Ionescu was named the DFAL Most Valuable Player.
First Team:

Bree Alford, Miramonte
Megan Reid, Miramonte
Ashley Ewing, Campolindo

Second Team:
Keana Delos Santos, Miramonte
Julia Lyons, Acalanes
Brooke Panfili, Campolindo
Mariah Seals, Miramonte
Honorable Mention:
Uriah Howard, Miramonte
Kaylyn Murray, Campolindo

The boys' soccer programs also sent two teams, Acalanes and Camplindo, to the NCS playoffs. Campo's Ryan Donat was named Most Valuable Player and Acalanes' Kaj Simonsen was named Most Valuable Offensive Player.
First Team:
Gus Keeble, Campolindo
Seth Kofman, Campolindo
Michael Samaniego, Campolindo
Eric Sirott, Acalanes
Pat Ramm, Acalanes
Kyle Visher, Miramonte (not pictured)


Second Team:
Chase Corallo, Campolindo
Preston Kilwien, Campolindo
Will Simmons, Campolindo
Lucien Chan, Acalanes
Zach Kramer, Acalanes
Ruwan Thilakaratne, Miramonte
Honorable Mention:
Ben Lenz, Acalanes
Nathan Ferreira, Acalanes
Thomas Pathoumthong, Acalanes
Zach Taylor, Campolindo
Jeff Lefcourt, Campolindo
Jack Price, Campolindo
Reece Roberts, Miramonte
Joseph Wang, Miramonte
Jarrett Visher, Miramonte

All three boys' basketball teams qualified for the NCS tournament and the NorCal CIF tournament. Chris Hansen of Campolindo was named the DFAL Most Valuable Player.
First Team:

Buster Souza, Acalanes
Andrew Zolintakis, Campolindo
Drew Anderson, Miramonte

Second Team:
Matt O'Reilly, Campolindo
Joey Goodreault, Miramonte
Matt Thomas, Acalanes
Honorable Mention:
Justin Dunn, Campolindo
Jackson Wegener, Miramonte

Lamorinda wrestling had strong individual and team performances. Campolindo's team earned a berth to the NCS playoffs. Campo's Jackson Wiley and Grant Smith earned top spots in the tournament. Wiley notched a fourth place finish in the 182 lbs. weight class and Smith a sixth place finish in the 126 lbs. Acalanes' Andrew Nakahara earned an eighth place finish for the 138 lbs. weight class.
First Team:

Grant Smith, Campolindo
Jackson Wiley, Campolindo
Aidan Kohr, Miramonte
Second Team:
Andrew Nakahara
Justin Joss, Miramonte
Brian Lillienstien, Acalanes
Alex Jang, Miramonte
Trevor Martinho, Campolindo
Jeremy Dunbar, Campolindo
Honorable Mention:
Tai White, Acalanes
Dev Galang, Miramonte
Sam Ridge, Acalanes
Keai Lucasey, Campolindo
Leo Zepada, Miramonte

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