Vikings win state honors for sportsmanship and more

By Declan O’Malley

Sounder contributor

Orcas Island girls soccer returns to All-League recognition

After several seasons on hiatus, girls soccer returned to Orcas Island High School last year, and the team quickly made its mark. The Vikings were recognized in the 2025 All-League Girls Soccer selections, highlighted by senior Chloe Anderson-Cleveland earning a spot on the Second Team All-League.

SJC All-League awards list – Girls Soccer 2025

First Team All-League

• Atziry Orozco (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Evelyn Aguilar-Clavel (senior) — Lopez Island

• Iris Ervin-Mclean (junior) — Lopez Island

• Naima Garcia (senior) — Lopez Island

• Kaileah Poohl (senior) — Lopez Island

Second Team All-League

• Stella Carli (senior) — Friday Harbor

• Frankie Pignatiello (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Georgia VanderYacht (senior) — Friday Harbor

• Audrey Roush (junior) — Lopez Island

• Lulu Velazquez (junior) — Lopez Island

• Chloe Anderson-Cleveland (senior) — Orcas Island

Honorable Mention

• Lola Clark (sophomore) — Friday Harbor

• Fatima Velazquez (junior) — Lopez Island

Coach of the Year

• Galen Westervelt — Lopez Island

Orcas Island boys soccer earns multiple All-League honors

After a season that saw Viking boys soccer claim back-to-back championships, several team members, as well as the program as a whole, earned well-deserved recognition through league honors.

Orcas Island collected an impressive set of awards in the 2025 Northwest 1B/2B All-League selections. Senior Joaquin Shanks-Morales was named Most Valuable Player, underscoring the Vikings’ strong presence in league play.

Orcas also placed three players on the First Team All-League: senior Anthony Conejo, sophomore Junior Conjeo Medina and junior Timoteo Malo. The Vikings added three more selections on the Second Team All-League, with senior Lauro Quintero Carrion, senior Angelo Vaccarella and sophomore Sam Vaccarella all earning recognition.

While Orcas Island did not have any Honorable Mention selections, the program was awarded the league’s Team Sportsmanship Award.

SJC All-League awards listBoys Soccer

Most Valuable Player

• Joaquin Shanks-Morales (senior) — Orcas Island

First Team All-League

• Emilio Bayas (senior) — Friday Harbor

• Isidro Churape (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Abdul Guzman (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Andres Meissner (senior) — Lopez Island

• Anthony Conejo (senior) — Orcas Island

• Junior Conjeo Medina (sophomore) — Orcas Island

• Timoteo Malo (junior) — Orcas Island

Second Team All-League

• Oliver Rick (senior) — Lopez Island

• Lauro Quintero Carrion (senior) — Orcas Island

• Angelo Vaccarella (senior) — Orcas Island

• Sam Vaccarella (sophomore) — Orcas Island

Honorable Mention

• Forrest Goodremont (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Kaden Horn (sophomore) — Friday Harbor

• Riley Miller (junior) — Friday Harbor

• Huck Henderson (sophomore) — Lopez Island

Team Sportsmanship Award

• Orcas Island

Orcas Island volleyball earns multiple All-League honors

Players on the Orcas Island volleyball team are being recognized for their hard work on and off the court, as reflected in the Northwest 1B/2B All-League honors.

Viking volleyball saw postseason success, advancing to the Yakima SunDome for the state tournament. Orcas Island was well represented in the November 2025 All-League selections, earning three individual awards. Senior Sofia Mahony-Jauregui was named to the First Team All-League, highlighting her impact as one of the top players in the conference. Fellow senior Maria Burns earned a spot on the Second Team All-League, while senior Vera Sasan received Honorable Mention recognition.

SJC All-League awards list — volleyball

First Team All-League

• Sofia Mahony-Jauregui (senior) — Orcas Island

Second Team All-League

• Maria Burns (senior) — Orcas Island

• Caylee Morton (junior) — Friday Harbor

Honorable Mention

• Vera Sasan (senior) — Orcas Island

• Vera Schoultz (junior) — Friday Harbor