Kooiman, Tyler named tournament MVPs

Lynden’a Elisa Kooiman and Mount Baker’s Danielle Tyler, who led their teams to state basketball championships Saturday night, were named MVPs of their respective tournaments.

Here are the all-tournament teams for the Class 1A /2A state basketball tournaments. The awards are not recognized or sanctioned by the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association but are meant to honor outstanding tournament play.

Class 2A boys

First team

Roberto Gittens - Foss (MVP)

Elijah Pepper - Selah

Donald Scott - Foss

Calvin Herting - Selah

Christian Zamora - Lynden

Second team

Scott Blakney - Prosser

Demetrius Crosby II - Foss

Jacob Wells - Pullman

Jaiden Mosley - Olympic

Clayton Whitman - Lynden

Nate Brown - Prosser

Class 1A boys

First team

Trey Delp - Zillah (MVP)

Nate Whitaker - Zillah

Michael Coumont - Freeman

Colson Bajema - Lynden Christian

Ryan Maine - Freeman

Second team

Dawson Porcello - King’s

Jake Wise - La Center

Grant Rubbert - Lynden Christian

Antonio Salinas - Zillah

Danny Bradbury - Newport

Class 2A girls

First team

Elisa Kooiman - Lynden (MVP)

Brandy Smith - Burlington-Edison

Allyson Ray - Burlington-Edison

Kendall Bird - White River

Tarryn Hart - Wapato

Second team

Jasmyne Neria - Lynden

Emma Duff - Black Hills

Maisy Williams - Black Hills

Janealle Sutterlict - Wapato

Shasta Lofgren - W.F. West

Class 1A girls

First team

Danielle Tyler - Mount Baker (MVP)

Abbie Johnson - Cashmere

Hailey Van Lith - Cashmere

Stephanie Soares - Mount Baker

Jill Townsend - Okanogan

Alexis Castro - Granger

Second team

Sam Van Loo - Lynden Christian

Jayleen Vasquez - Granger

Rachel Berg - Bellevue Christian

Kyrin Baklund - Meridian

Jada Rasmussen - Okanogan

This story was originally published March 5, 2017 at 8:24 PM with the headline "Kooiman, Tyler named tournament MVPs."