POULSBO — Though neither of the Vikings’ basketball teams made the post-season this year, both teams grew tremendously, discovering down the stretch their keys to success on the hardwood.

For the girls, it was getting the ball inside. And for the guys, it was running the offense from beyond the perimeter.

Reed, Swanlund get

it done down low

For the Lady Vikings, a change of strategy from December into January was made due to the realization by Coach Dan Weedin.

“We’re trying to change our personality a bit,” Weedin said in mid-January. “At the start of the season, we were a much more perimeter team. Now, we need to get the ball down low.”

And get it down low, they did.

Two players — sophomore Jenna Reed and junior Katie Swanlund — undertook the challenge of being the go-to Vikings in North’s “inside” offense.

Both were honored by Kitsap News Group’s first annual All-Kitsap team as honorable mentions. For Reed, the designation was for her consistency: averaging 10 points and nearly seven rebounds a game all year. For Swanlund, it was for improvement: putting up around 12 points a game through all of January and February’s games.

Gonzales, McKinstry blaze trail for Vikes’ offense

The North Kitsap boys realized, as the new year began, that when someone has the hot hand, that someone needs the ball — as often as possible. With post Ryan Young a staple scorer inside, senior guard Garrett McKinstry and junior guard Jacob Gonzales provided the leadership from the point as well as scoring threats from the inside and out.

Gonzales, for his sweet touch of 15 points per game, and McKinstry, for his leadership on offense and sweet penetration of the lane, have been honored as honorable mentions for the All-Kitsap team.

The two players’ court presence was best exemplified in a win against Shelton in January, when Gonzales put up 27 points and McKinstry added 19.

“We didn’t handle (North’s) two guards (and) McKinstry gave us fits,” said Shelton coach Mark Jensen after the win. “They wanted it more.”

The First Team – boys

Marvin Williams, Bremerton — He is the best high school basketball player in the state of Washington, hands down. A week after he broke Bremerton’s single game scoring record with his 45 point output against Olympic High School, the power forward was selected to the McDonald’s All American basketball team. On ESPN.com, he is ranked # 5 nationally. He will be attending North Carolina on a full-ride athletic scholarship in September.

Jacob Beitinger, South Kitsap — The 6’8” senior will play collegiately at Eastern Washington next year. Beitinger recovered from a sub-par junior year to average 16.6 points and 10.3 rebounds a game this season.

Brice Brooks, Central Kitsap — Brooks averaged 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the regular season as the Cougars finished 15-4. CK now is fighting for a state-playoff berth, a place the Cougars haven’t been since 1971.

Chester Thomas, Olympic — His play-making ability was a big reason why Olympic finished fourth in the Bridge Division after notching a 1-13 record in league play two years ago. Thomas averaged a Bridge Division-best 4.4 assists per game.

Jesse Reeves, King’s West — Only a junior, the King’s West point guard scores 12.2 points per game and has helped lead his team to the Tri-District tournament. Reeves plays 30 minutes of every 32 minute game, makes 73 percent of his free throws and leads the team in assists with 5.2 per contest.

Honorable Mentions

Jacob Gonzales, North Kitsap — The Viking’s junior shooting guard, Gonzales led his team in scoring, putting up 15.4 points per game, and adding 2.75 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. Gonzales used his multifaceted talents on offense all season, exploiting weak defense sets with drives inside and punishing teams that left him open with strong perimeter shooting outside.

Garrett McKinstry, North Kitsap — The Vikings’ senior point guard led North’s offense in assists, with 3.45 a game, and added 11.35 points per game. Often looking inside or around the court to give his teammates good looks, McKinstry was also known for penetrating the lane, stifling defenders with his patented spin-move and long hangtime.

Brendan Campbell, Olympic — Campbell averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the regular season to garner an honorable mention.

Jeff Shaw, Olympic — Shaw didn’t possess headline-grabbing statistics, but his penchant for making clutch shots was a reason why the Trojans won four overtime games this season.

Adam Bennett, South Kitsap — Bennett is the Wolves best defender, constantly drawing the opposing team’s top scorer. He isn’t bad with the ball either, averaging 11 points and 5.1 boards a game.

Derrick Webb, South Kitsap — The 6’1” junior guard averages 5.5 points a game and has come up huge lately, scoring 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the Wolves Narrows League tournament game with Bellarmine.

Neil Fryer, Central Kitsap —The junior forward averaged 13.8 points per game during the regular season — including a 36-point game against Olympic on Feb. 6.

Sam Weller, Central Kitsap — Between Fryer and Weller, 3-pointers became a familiar sight at CK games this season. The senior guard averaged 11.4 points per game during the regular season.

Adam Shildmyer, King’s West — He is up near the tops in the West Sound in scoring with 19.4 points per game. Shildmyer is a humble, deadly shooter with a whopping 46 percent 3-point percentage.

Phil Houston, Bremerton — Houston, a 6-1 senior guard, averaged 15.2 points in just 13 games this year. The counterpart to Marvin Williams missed the last third of the season due to a severe case of pancreatitis.

Ryan McElwee — Averaged 15.6 points per game to lead the Klahowya basketball team during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Tim Fryer, Central Kitsap — Fryer led the Cougars to the Narrows League Bridge Division championship and has CK on pace to qualify for the state

playoffs for the first time since 1971 — the longest drought among league

teams.

Girls

The First Team

Loni Tostenrude, South Kitsap — Even though she was constantly double- and triple-teamed, the 5-10 senior post averaged 13 points a game and lead the Bridge Division with 10.5 rebounds a game. She led South to a fourth-place finish in the division and within a game of the West Central District tournament.

Jennifer Jacobs, Bremerton — The forward led a potent Bremerton High girls team to an outstanding 12-8 record, their first winning season in years. Only a sophomore, Jacobs averaged 15.2 points per game for the Knights, as well as 4.1 assists.

Emily Zygmontowicz, Central Kitsap — Led the youthful Cougars, who returned just one senior, to a surprising Bridge Division title. Zygmontowicz paced the Cougars’ fast-paced offense by averaging 13 points per game during the regular season as CK finished 15-5.

Taryn Hanley, King’s West — The King’s West senior point guard is the West Sound scoring leader with close to 16 points per game. Hanley earned an athletic scholarship to play fastpitch for LeHigh University starting next year.

Morgan Zajonc, Bainbridge Island — The 5’9” senior has lead the Spartans to a 20-4 record within a game of the Class 3A state tournament and averaged 12.3 points a game.

Honorable Mentions

Jenna Reed, North Kitsap — The Lady Vikings’ sophomore post player, Reed used her prowess down low to score 10.1 points per game and pull down 6.9 boards every contest. Often North Kitsap’s go to player, Reed used her 5’11’’ frame to post up inside and look for the easy buckets. On defense, she’d often go toe-to-toe with other Narrows’ League centers, such as South’s Loni Tostenrude.

Katie Swanlund, North Kitsap — Like Reed, North Kitsap’s Swanlund worked inside as a post player, but in the first half of the season, things weren’t going well for the Vikings. The junior responded, putting up 12 points a game after the mid-season mark, bringing her points per game average up to 7.6 on the season, with a 5.8 rebound average to boot.

Alice Russell, Bainbridge Island — Another victim of a strong class of post players, Russell would be a first-teamer in any other year. The Spartans leading scorer at 15.2 points a game, Russell also averages 8.3 rebounds a game.

Vivian Frieson, Bremerton — Earning 12.1 points per game and in the top five league players with 10.1 rebounds per game, Frieson, a sophomore, is helping prove the rumor that Bremerton may be the Narrows league team to beat in the coming years.

Leah Bradley, South Kitsap _ Bradley, a 5-8 senior, was a scoring guard who showed flashes of brilliance at times in averaging 11.2 points a game.

Christina Bui, South Kitsap — The feisty 5’4” senior guard scored 6 points a game and is a tough defender who isn’t afraid to dive after loose balls or butt heads with opponents.

Shakira Dixon, Olympic — Averaged less than 7 points per game during the regular season, but had 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals as the Trojans won their first league game of the season in the regular-season finale against North Kitsap.

Lindsay Neste, Olympic — The athletic 5’8” swingman may have been one of the better players in the league, but she missed the first 11 games with an injury. Neste still averaged close to eight points per game nonetheless.

Brenda Baxter, Klahowya — Although only winning one game during the season the Eagles may have been winless without their 5’9” guard, who averaged more than 10 points per game.

Megan Hoisington, Central Kitsap — Hoisington wasn’t afraid to battle inside with larger players and averaged 6.9 rebounds per game during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Bryan Hanley, Jenny Kuske, King’s West — The co-coaches earned their coach of the year honors by steadying a rocky girls basketball program, that has had its share of tragedy of the past years. Hanley and Kuske led the team to an incredible 21-1 record so far this year, and a birth in the State tournament.

By JOSH FARLEY

Staff Writer

POULSBO — Though neither of the Vikings’ basketball teams made the post-season this year, both teams grew tremendously, discovering down the stretch their keys to success on the hardwood.

For the girls, it was getting the ball inside. And for the guys, it was running the offense from beyond the perimeter.

Reed, Swanlund get

it done down low

For the Lady Vikings, a change of strategy from December into January was made due to the realization by Coach Dan Weedin.

“We’re trying to change our personality a bit,” Weedin said in mid-January. “At the start of the season, we were a much more perimeter team. Now, we need to get the ball down low.”

And get it down low, they did.

Two players — sophomore Jenna Reed and junior Katie Swanlund — undertook the challenge of being the go-to Vikings in North’s “inside” offense.

Both were honored by Kitsap News Group’s first annual All-Kitsap team as honorable mentions. For Reed, the designation was for her consistency: averaging 10 points and nearly seven rebounds a game all year. For Swanlund, it was for improvement: putting up around 12 points a game through all of January and February’s games.

Gonzales, McKinstry blaze trail for Vikes’ offense

The North Kitsap boys realized, as the new year began, that when someone has the hot hand, that someone needs the ball — as often as possible. With post Ryan Young a staple scorer inside, senior guard Garrett McKinstry and junior guard Jacob Gonzales provided the leadership from the point as well as scoring threats from the inside and out.

Gonzales, for his sweet touch of 15 points per game, and McKinstry, for his leadership on offense and sweet penetration of the lane, have been honored as honorable mentions for the All-Kitsap team.

The two players’ court presence was best exemplified in a win against Shelton in January, when Gonzales put up 27 points and McKinstry added 19.

“We didn’t handle (North’s) two guards (and) McKinstry gave us fits,” said Shelton coach Mark Jensen after the win. “They wanted it more.”

The First Team – boys

Marvin Williams, Bremerton — He is the best high school basketball player in the state of Washington, hands down. A week after he broke Bremerton’s single game scoring record with his 45 point output against Olympic High School, the power forward was selected to the McDonald’s All American basketball team. On ESPN.com, he is ranked # 5 nationally. He will be attending North Carolina on a full-ride athletic scholarship in September.

Jacob Beitinger, South Kitsap — The 6’8” senior will play collegiately at Eastern Washington next year. Beitinger recovered from a sub-par junior year to average 16.6 points and 10.3 rebounds a game this season.

Brice Brooks, Central Kitsap — Brooks averaged 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the regular season as the Cougars finished 15-4. CK now is fighting for a state-playoff berth, a place the Cougars haven’t been since 1971.

Chester Thomas, Olympic — His play-making ability was a big reason why Olympic finished fourth in the Bridge Division after notching a 1-13 record in league play two years ago. Thomas averaged a Bridge Division-best 4.4 assists per game.

Jesse Reeves, King’s West — Only a junior, the King’s West point guard scores 12.2 points per game and has helped lead his team to the Tri-District tournament. Reeves plays 30 minutes of every 32 minute game, makes 73 percent of his free throws and leads the team in assists with 5.2 per contest.

Honorable Mentions

Jacob Gonzales, North Kitsap — The Viking’s junior shooting guard, Gonzales led his team in scoring, putting up 15.4 points per game, and adding 2.75 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. Gonzales used his multifaceted talents on offense all season, exploiting weak defense sets with drives inside and punishing teams that left him open with strong perimeter shooting outside.

Garrett McKinstry, North Kitsap — The Vikings’ senior point guard led North’s offense in assists, with 3.45 a game, and added 11.35 points per game. Often looking inside or around the court to give his teammates good looks, McKinstry was also known for penetrating the lane, stifling defenders with his patented spin-move and long hangtime.

Brendan Campbell, Olympic — Campbell averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the regular season to garner an honorable mention.

Jeff Shaw, Olympic — Shaw didn’t possess headline-grabbing statistics, but his penchant for making clutch shots was a reason why the Trojans won four overtime games this season.

Adam Bennett, South Kitsap — Bennett is the Wolves best defender, constantly drawing the opposing team’s top scorer. He isn’t bad with the ball either, averaging 11 points and 5.1 boards a game.

Derrick Webb, South Kitsap — The 6’1” junior guard averages 5.5 points a game and has come up huge lately, scoring 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the Wolves Narrows League tournament game with Bellarmine.

Neil Fryer, Central Kitsap —The junior forward averaged 13.8 points per game during the regular season — including a 36-point game against Olympic on Feb. 6.

Sam Weller, Central Kitsap — Between Fryer and Weller, 3-pointers became a familiar sight at CK games this season. The senior guard averaged 11.4 points per game during the regular season.

Adam Shildmyer, King’s West — He is up near the tops in the West Sound in scoring with 19.4 points per game. Shildmyer is a humble, deadly shooter with a whopping 46 percent 3-point percentage.

Phil Houston, Bremerton — Houston, a 6-1 senior guard, averaged 15.2 points in just 13 games this year. The counterpart to Marvin Williams missed the last third of the season due to a severe case of pancreatitis.

Ryan McElwee — Averaged 15.6 points per game to lead the Klahowya basketball team during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Tim Fryer, Central Kitsap — Fryer led the Cougars to the Narrows League Bridge Division championship and has CK on pace to qualify for the state

playoffs for the first time since 1971 — the longest drought among league

teams.

Girls

The First Team

Loni Tostenrude, South Kitsap — Even though she was constantly double- and triple-teamed, the 5-10 senior post averaged 13 points a game and lead the Bridge Division with 10.5 rebounds a game. She led South to a fourth-place finish in the division and within a game of the West Central District tournament.

Jennifer Jacobs, Bremerton — The forward led a potent Bremerton High girls team to an outstanding 12-8 record, their first winning season in years. Only a sophomore, Jacobs averaged 15.2 points per game for the Knights, as well as 4.1 assists.

Emily Zygmontowicz, Central Kitsap — Led the youthful Cougars, who returned just one senior, to a surprising Bridge Division title. Zygmontowicz paced the Cougars’ fast-paced offense by averaging 13 points per game during the regular season as CK finished 15-5.

Taryn Hanley, King’s West — The King’s West senior point guard is the West Sound scoring leader with close to 16 points per game. Hanley earned an athletic scholarship to play fastpitch for LeHigh University starting next year.

Morgan Zajonc, Bainbridge Island — The 5’9” senior has lead the Spartans to a 20-4 record within a game of the Class 3A state tournament and averaged 12.3 points a game.

Honorable Mentions

Jenna Reed, North Kitsap — The Lady Vikings’ sophomore post player, Reed used her prowess down low to score 10.1 points per game and pull down 6.9 boards every contest. Often North Kitsap’s go to player, Reed used her 5’11’’ frame to post up inside and look for the easy buckets. On defense, she’d often go toe-to-toe with other Narrows’ League centers, such as South’s Loni Tostenrude.

Katie Swanlund, North Kitsap — Like Reed, North Kitsap’s Swanlund worked inside as a post player, but in the first half of the season, things weren’t going well for the Vikings. The junior responded, putting up 12 points a game after the mid-season mark, bringing her points per game average up to 7.6 on the season, with a 5.8 rebound average to boot.

Alice Russell, Bainbridge Island — Another victim of a strong class of post players, Russell would be a first-teamer in any other year. The Spartans leading scorer at 15.2 points a game, Russell also averages 8.3 rebounds a game.

Vivian Frieson, Bremerton — Earning 12.1 points per game and in the top five league players with 10.1 rebounds per game, Frieson, a sophomore, is helping prove the rumor that Bremerton may be the Narrows league team to beat in the coming years.

Leah Bradley, South Kitsap _ Bradley, a 5-8 senior, was a scoring guard who showed flashes of brilliance at times in averaging 11.2 points a game.

Christina Bui, South Kitsap — The feisty 5’4” senior guard scored 6 points a game and is a tough defender who isn’t afraid to dive after loose balls or butt heads with opponents.

Shakira Dixon, Olympic — Averaged less than 7 points per game during the regular season, but had 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals as the Trojans won their first league game of the season in the regular-season finale against North Kitsap.

Lindsay Neste, Olympic — The athletic 5’8” swingman may have been one of the better players in the league, but she missed the first 11 games with an injury. Neste still averaged close to eight points per game nonetheless.

Brenda Baxter, Klahowya — Although only winning one game during the season the Eagles may have been winless without their 5’9” guard, who averaged more than 10 points per game.

Megan Hoisington, Central Kitsap — Hoisington wasn’t afraid to battle inside with larger players and averaged 6.9 rebounds per game during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Bryan Hanley, Jenny Kuske, King’s West — The co-coaches earned their coach of the year honors by steadying a rocky girls basketball program, that has had its share of tragedy of the past years. Hanley and Kuske led the team to an incredible 21-1 record so far this year, and a birth in the State tournament.

By JOSH FARLEY

Staff Writer

POULSBO — Though neither of the Vikings’ basketball teams made the post-season this year, both teams grew tremendously, discovering down the stretch their keys to success on the hardwood.

For the girls, it was getting the ball inside. And for the guys, it was running the offense from beyond the perimeter.

Reed, Swanlund get

it done down low

For the Lady Vikings, a change of strategy from December into January was made due to the realization by Coach Dan Weedin.

“We’re trying to change our personality a bit,” Weedin said in mid-January. “At the start of the season, we were a much more perimeter team. Now, we need to get the ball down low.”

And get it down low, they did.

Two players — sophomore Jenna Reed and junior Katie Swanlund — undertook the challenge of being the go-to Vikings in North’s “inside” offense.

Both were honored by Kitsap News Group’s first annual All-Kitsap team as honorable mentions. For Reed, the designation was for her consistency: averaging 10 points and nearly seven rebounds a game all year. For Swanlund, it was for improvement: putting up around 12 points a game through all of January and February’s games.

Gonzales, McKinstry blaze trail for Vikes’ offense

The North Kitsap boys realized, as the new year began, that when someone has the hot hand, that someone needs the ball — as often as possible. With post Ryan Young a staple scorer inside, senior guard Garrett McKinstry and junior guard Jacob Gonzales provided the leadership from the point as well as scoring threats from the inside and out.

Gonzales, for his sweet touch of 15 points per game, and McKinstry, for his leadership on offense and sweet penetration of the lane, have been honored as honorable mentions for the All-Kitsap team.

The two players’ court presence was best exemplified in a win against Shelton in January, when Gonzales put up 27 points and McKinstry added 19.

“We didn’t handle (North’s) two guards (and) McKinstry gave us fits,” said Shelton coach Mark Jensen after the win. “They wanted it more.”

The First Team – boys

Marvin Williams, Bremerton — He is the best high school basketball player in the state of Washington, hands down. A week after he broke Bremerton’s single game scoring record with his 45 point output against Olympic High School, the power forward was selected to the McDonald’s All American basketball team. On ESPN.com, he is ranked # 5 nationally. He will be attending North Carolina on a full-ride athletic scholarship in September.

Jacob Beitinger, South Kitsap — The 6’8” senior will play collegiately at Eastern Washington next year. Beitinger recovered from a sub-par junior year to average 16.6 points and 10.3 rebounds a game this season.

Brice Brooks, Central Kitsap — Brooks averaged 18.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the regular season as the Cougars finished 15-4. CK now is fighting for a state-playoff berth, a place the Cougars haven’t been since 1971.

Chester Thomas, Olympic — His play-making ability was a big reason why Olympic finished fourth in the Bridge Division after notching a 1-13 record in league play two years ago. Thomas averaged a Bridge Division-best 4.4 assists per game.

Jesse Reeves, King’s West — Only a junior, the King’s West point guard scores 12.2 points per game and has helped lead his team to the Tri-District tournament. Reeves plays 30 minutes of every 32 minute game, makes 73 percent of his free throws and leads the team in assists with 5.2 per contest.

Honorable Mentions

Jacob Gonzales, North Kitsap — The Viking’s junior shooting guard, Gonzales led his team in scoring, putting up 15.4 points per game, and adding 2.75 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. Gonzales used his multifaceted talents on offense all season, exploiting weak defense sets with drives inside and punishing teams that left him open with strong perimeter shooting outside.

Garrett McKinstry, North Kitsap — The Vikings’ senior point guard led North’s offense in assists, with 3.45 a game, and added 11.35 points per game. Often looking inside or around the court to give his teammates good looks, McKinstry was also known for penetrating the lane, stifling defenders with his patented spin-move and long hangtime.

Brendan Campbell, Olympic — Campbell averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the regular season to garner an honorable mention.

Jeff Shaw, Olympic — Shaw didn’t possess headline-grabbing statistics, but his penchant for making clutch shots was a reason why the Trojans won four overtime games this season.

Adam Bennett, South Kitsap — Bennett is the Wolves best defender, constantly drawing the opposing team’s top scorer. He isn’t bad with the ball either, averaging 11 points and 5.1 boards a game.

Derrick Webb, South Kitsap — The 6’1” junior guard averages 5.5 points a game and has come up huge lately, scoring 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the Wolves Narrows League tournament game with Bellarmine.

Neil Fryer, Central Kitsap —The junior forward averaged 13.8 points per game during the regular season — including a 36-point game against Olympic on Feb. 6.

Sam Weller, Central Kitsap — Between Fryer and Weller, 3-pointers became a familiar sight at CK games this season. The senior guard averaged 11.4 points per game during the regular season.

Adam Shildmyer, King’s West — He is up near the tops in the West Sound in scoring with 19.4 points per game. Shildmyer is a humble, deadly shooter with a whopping 46 percent 3-point percentage.

Phil Houston, Bremerton — Houston, a 6-1 senior guard, averaged 15.2 points in just 13 games this year. The counterpart to Marvin Williams missed the last third of the season due to a severe case of pancreatitis.

Ryan McElwee — Averaged 15.6 points per game to lead the Klahowya basketball team during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Tim Fryer, Central Kitsap — Fryer led the Cougars to the Narrows League Bridge Division championship and has CK on pace to qualify for the state

playoffs for the first time since 1971 — the longest drought among league

teams.

Girls

The First Team

Loni Tostenrude, South Kitsap — Even though she was constantly double- and triple-teamed, the 5-10 senior post averaged 13 points a game and lead the Bridge Division with 10.5 rebounds a game. She led South to a fourth-place finish in the division and within a game of the West Central District tournament.

Jennifer Jacobs, Bremerton — The forward led a potent Bremerton High girls team to an outstanding 12-8 record, their first winning season in years. Only a sophomore, Jacobs averaged 15.2 points per game for the Knights, as well as 4.1 assists.

Emily Zygmontowicz, Central Kitsap — Led the youthful Cougars, who returned just one senior, to a surprising Bridge Division title. Zygmontowicz paced the Cougars’ fast-paced offense by averaging 13 points per game during the regular season as CK finished 15-5.

Taryn Hanley, King’s West — The King’s West senior point guard is the West Sound scoring leader with close to 16 points per game. Hanley earned an athletic scholarship to play fastpitch for LeHigh University starting next year.

Morgan Zajonc, Bainbridge Island — The 5’9” senior has lead the Spartans to a 20-4 record within a game of the Class 3A state tournament and averaged 12.3 points a game.

Honorable Mentions

Jenna Reed, North Kitsap — The Lady Vikings’ sophomore post player, Reed used her prowess down low to score 10.1 points per game and pull down 6.9 boards every contest. Often North Kitsap’s go to player, Reed used her 5’11’’ frame to post up inside and look for the easy buckets. On defense, she’d often go toe-to-toe with other Narrows’ League centers, such as South’s Loni Tostenrude.

Katie Swanlund, North Kitsap — Like Reed, North Kitsap’s Swanlund worked inside as a post player, but in the first half of the season, things weren’t going well for the Vikings. The junior responded, putting up 12 points a game after the mid-season mark, bringing her points per game average up to 7.6 on the season, with a 5.8 rebound average to boot.

Alice Russell, Bainbridge Island — Another victim of a strong class of post players, Russell would be a first-teamer in any other year. The Spartans leading scorer at 15.2 points a game, Russell also averages 8.3 rebounds a game.

Vivian Frieson, Bremerton — Earning 12.1 points per game and in the top five league players with 10.1 rebounds per game, Frieson, a sophomore, is helping prove the rumor that Bremerton may be the Narrows league team to beat in the coming years.

Leah Bradley, South Kitsap _ Bradley, a 5-8 senior, was a scoring guard who showed flashes of brilliance at times in averaging 11.2 points a game.

Christina Bui, South Kitsap — The feisty 5’4” senior guard scored 6 points a game and is a tough defender who isn’t afraid to dive after loose balls or butt heads with opponents.

Shakira Dixon, Olympic — Averaged less than 7 points per game during the regular season, but had 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals as the Trojans won their first league game of the season in the regular-season finale against North Kitsap.

Lindsay Neste, Olympic — The athletic 5’8” swingman may have been one of the better players in the league, but she missed the first 11 games with an injury. Neste still averaged close to eight points per game nonetheless.

Brenda Baxter, Klahowya — Although only winning one game during the season the Eagles may have been winless without their 5’9” guard, who averaged more than 10 points per game.

Megan Hoisington, Central Kitsap — Hoisington wasn’t afraid to battle inside with larger players and averaged 6.9 rebounds per game during the regular season.

Coach of the Year

Bryan Hanley, Jenny Kuske, King’s West — The co-coaches earned their coach of the year honors by steadying a rocky girls basketball program, that has had its share of tragedy of the past years. Hanley and Kuske led the team to an incredible 21-1 record so far this year, and a birth in the State tournament.