She advanced to the 3A state semifinals; now she’s been selected All-NWC MVP
After advancing to the semifinals of the Class 3A State Girls Tennis Tournament and finishing sixth in the singles draw, Squalicum sophomore Catherine Michilutte has been selected the All-Northwest Conference Most Valuable Player by the league’s coaches.
Sehome and Bellingham led the league with four first-team selections each. Representing the NWC champion Mariners were senior Sidney Balfour, juniors Sydney Leiweke and Mia Zucchii and sophomore Tessa Tapmongkol. The Red Raiders had four seniors honored: Alice Hiebert, Ellie Iwersen, Keara Kintzele and Sophia Lawrence.
Rounding out the first team were Sedro-Woolley senior Kassidee Beuse and Anacortes seniors Cecilia Matthias, Nicole McInerney and Sally Vaux.
Whatcom County players selected to the second team were: Bellingham’s Emily Linton and Louli Ziels; Ferndale’s Nozomi Aoki and Elise Ericksen; Lynden’s Adrianna Powell; Sehome’s Katie Heilborn and Hailey Peterson; and Squalicum’s Hope Jorgenson, Emma Schroeder and Amanda Wells.
All-Northwest Conference Girls Tennis Team
MVP: Catherine Michilutte (Squalicum)
First team
Player | Yr. | School |
Sidney Balfour | Sr. | Sehome |
Kassidee Beuse | Sr. | Sedro-Woolley |
Alice Hiebert | Sr. | Bellingham |
Ellie Iwersen | Sr. | Bellingham |
Keara Kintzele | Sr. | Bellingham |
Sophia Lawrence | Sr. | Bellingham |
Sydney Leiweke | Jr. | Sehome |
Cecilia Matthias | Sr. | Anacortes |
Nicole McInerney | Sr. | Anacortes |
Tessa Tapmongkol | So. | Sehome |
Sally Vaux | Sr. | Anacortes |
Mia Zucchii | Jr. | Sehome |
Second team
Player | Yr. | School |
Nozomi Aoki | So. | Ferndale |
Elise Ericksen | Jr. | Ferndale |
Katie Heilborn | Jr. | Sehome |
Hope Jorgenson | Sr. | Squalicum |
Emily Linton | Jr. | Bellingham |
Hailey Peterson | Jr. | Sehome |
Claire Pickering | So. | Burlington-Edison |
Adrianna Powell | NA | Lynden |
Emma Reidel | Sr. | Anacortes |
Emma Schroeder | Jr. | Squalicum |
Amanda Wells | Sr. | Squalicum |
Louli Ziels | So. | Bellingham |
This story was originally published June 3, 2017 at 5:05 AM with the headline "She advanced to the 3A state semifinals; now she’s been selected All-NWC MVP."