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Fremont's Magana is the division's best

By Kevin Sparrer

Every athlete strives to be the best of the best, and this year in the El Camino Division of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League that title belongs to senior Jairo Magana of the Fremont boy's soccer team.

Magana was named the league's Most Valuable Player after leading the Firebirds to a 9-1-2 league record and the division championship.

Magana wasn't alone in winning a special award. Fremont senior Huy Hoang won the co-Defensive MVP with junior David Kucera of Monta Vista.

Cupertino's senior Jon Buzawa won the Offensive MVP award and Mountain View's junior Max Colehower was named the MVP Goalie for this year.

Fremont can boast five players on the all-league first team. Cesar Molina, Jose Ortiz, Efrain Vasquez, Jerry Ayound and Giovanny Luna all were named to the first team, while Rodrigo Valencia and James Ortiz were Fremont players on the second team.

Monta Vista's girls soccer team had one of the strongest defenses in the division thanks to the league's top two defenders. Senior Shandon Rovetta was named the Defensive MVP, while senior Kendra Roseberry was named the Most Valuable Goalie in the De Anza Division of the SCVAL.

Monta Vista finished in second place this season behind Los Altos with a 6-1-5 record. Due to their efforts, the Matadors had four players named first team all-league and two named to the second team. Senior defender Rosa Ahn, sophomore forwards Cheryl Kute and Michelle Pao and freshman forward Sandra Ley were Monta Vista's first team winners while senior midfielders Kasha Sang and Sarah Trankle were the second team players.

Palo Alto senior Teresa Noyola was named the league MVP in the El Camino Division, while senior Emily Langston was the offensive MVP from Los Altos and Lauren Crum of Los Altos was named Senior of the Year. Los Gatos' Jessica Fee received the Junior of the Year award, while Mountain View's McColl Mathews was named Sophomore of the Year and Gunn's Erin Robinson was the Freshman of the Year.

The boys De Anza Division all-league first team includes: Los Gatos--senior midfielder Phillip Smoley, senior defender Bobby Kent, senior forward Grant James, junior midfielders Marc Tonkel and Jared Bernstein; Palo Alto--senior forward Scott Ostrau, junior midfielder Adam Zernik, sophomore midfielder Jenner Fox, sophomore goalie Peter Johnson; Santa Clara--senior defender Adam Moguel, senior midfielder Trig Adam, sophomore defender Victor Santos; Milpitas--senior midfielder Jose Cruz, junior midfielder Chris Sun, sophomore defender Dinesh Prasad; Gunn--senior midfielder Charles Linares, senior midfielder Boris Burkov; Los Altos--senior defender Mike Clark, junior forward James Sweetman; Saratoga--senior midfielder Kristopher Clark.

Those who received second team all-league honors were: Los Gatos--senior midfielder Brett Litle, junior midfielder Geoff Cleveland; Palo Alto--senior defender Bubba Paruingan, junior forward Michael Hanabusa; Santa Clara--senior defender Didio Medeiros, senior midfielder Zack Perreira; Milpitas--junior defender Kyle Castaneda, sophomore midfielder Peter Nguyen; Gunn--sophomore defender Michael Starr, sophomore defender Scott Baer; Los Altos--senior midfielder Sam Vesuna, sophomore defender Eric Safou; Saratoga--junior midfielder Chris Chung.

The boys El Camino Division all-league first team includes: Fremont--senior midfielder Cesar Molina, senior midfielder Jose Ortiz, junior defender Efrain Vasquez, junior forward Jerry Ayound, sophomore defender Giovanny Luna; Monta Vista--senior midfielder Justin Bui, junior midfielders Drew Constant and Max Feist, junior defender Casey Sakima; Mountain View--senior defender Dylan Marks, junior defender Alex Botsford, junior midfielder Rocky Owen; Cupertino--senior goalie Matt Frovencher, senior defender Thorin Duffin, junior midfielder Shand Reiisieh; Homestead--senior defender Kyle Hu, senior midfielder Evan Harris; Wilcox--senior defender Matt Remmel.

The second team all-league awards went to: Fremont--sophomore midfielder Rodrigo Valencia, freshman midfielder James Ortiz; Monta Vista--senior defender Michael Chuang, senior forward Jeff Boman; Mountain View--senior defender Jeff Jazaba, junior midfielder Martin Rodriguez; Cupertino--senior defender Andrew Gallaher, senior midfielder Cameron Ferrick; Homestead--sophomore defender Michael Pegueros, sophomore midfielder Ryan Hu; Lynbrook--sophomore midfielder Keigo Kameya; Wilcox--senior forward Mauricio Murrillo.

The girls De Anza Division all-league first team includes: Los Altos--senior defender Nicole Duller, senior midfielder Sarah NeSmith, senior midfielder Hallie Keenan, junior defender Kelsey Mulcahy, sophomore forward Adi Yogev; Monta Vista--senior defender Rosa Ahn, sophomore forward Cheryl Kute, sophomore forward Michelle Pao, freshman forward Sandra Ley; Los Gatos--senior defender Allison Arnstein, junior defender Rachelle Comeau, sophomore forward Madeline Kevorkian; Palo Alto--junior midfielder Sammi Bengston, sophomore defender Claire Skrabutenas, sophomore forward Kell Jenks; Homestead--junior midfielder Diana Charrier, junior midfielder Kristina Roome; Mountain View--sophomore defender Mimi Arrillaga, sophomore forward McColl Mathews; Gunn--junior defender Mariah Cannon.

The second team award winners were: Los Altos--senior midfielder Julia Cashen, sophomore midfielder Noorin Dorosti; Monta Vista--senior midfielders Kasha Sang and Sarah Trankle; Los Gatos--sophomore defender Kelly Hoose, freshman midfielder Brianne Medved; Palo Alto--junior defender Caitlin Watson, freshman goalie Alex Kersner; Homestead--senior defender Taylor Bunka, junior defender Andrea Grabau; Mountain View--junior defender Amy Kaestner, junior midfielder Mary Reynolds; Gunn--junior midfielder Libby Burch.

The girls El Camino Division all-league first team includes: Cupertino--senior goalie Erin Hammond, senior defender Ally Hammond, junior defenders Aubrey Dolera and Natalie Cannon, sophomore defender Nisha Mair; Wilcox--senior midfielder Monica Nicholl, junior goalie Stephanie Sommers, junior forward Cebrina Gonzales, sophomore forward Carolyn Dunn; Saratoga--senior defender Kelly Seago, senior midfielder Nicole Sabes, sophomore defender Sarah Guy; Milpitas--senior midfielder Melissa Pizzo, senior midfielder Paris Carswell, sophomore midfielder Mari Medizabal; Lynbrook--senior midfielder Kaila Zamagani, junior defender Amy Moffet; Santa Clara--senior defender Jackie Ryan, junior goalie Brittany Thorton; Fremont--junior forward Hilda Tavera.

The second team award winners in the El Camino Division were: Cupertino--senior midfielder Libby Messaros, freshman midfielder Marissa Garcia; Wilcox--senior midfielder Amanda Dillard, sophomore defender Annie Weigman; Saratoga--senior defender Julie Seago, senior midfielder Rachel Sabes; Milpitas--senior forward Ariel Kleefman, junior midfielder Melina Shak; Lynbrook--senior defender Kyla Hants, junior defender Marissa Kan; Santa Clara--junior midfielder Sarah Pena; Fremont--senior defender Isabel Orozco.