Just received the all-state teams from the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association. I caught a few mispellings of South Sound ball players’ names, but there may be more. Make a note in the comments if you see one and I’ll correct it.

Class 4A
Player of the Year: Chris Marangon, Tahoma
Coach of the Year: Brian Fisher, Newport

First Team
Trevor Mitsui Shorewood INF 12
Christian Kaiser Lake Washington P 12
Brian Wolfe Snohomish P 12
Drew Vettleson Central Kitsap P 11
Brady Stieger South Kitsap INF 12
Chris Marangon Tahoma OF 12
Alexander Lee Kentwood P/INF 12
Tim Peterson Emerald Ridge P 12
Brett Jacobs Richland SS 12
Billy Moon University P 12
Chris Armstead Kelso P 12
Adam Cimber Puyallup P 12
Cody Shepard Richland 1b 12
John Rapacz Richland C 12
Sal Arena Puyallup INF 11
Tyler Roberts Southridge INF 12
Colin Herring Newport OF 12
Nick Andrews Eastlake C 12
Sean Rehon Puyallup OF 11

Second Team
Shawn O’Brien Kamiak 1b 12
Bryant VanEnglenberg Kentwood INF 11
Garrett Hall Olympia OF 12
Cullen Hendrickson Bellermine Prep INF 12
Makaio Mobbs Kelso OF 10
Alex Foulon Heritage INF 11
Spencer Downs Kelso INF 12
Sean Sealey Skyview 1b 12
Kyle Conwell Tahoma P 12
Spencer Rogers Issaquah OF 11
Adrian Sampson Skyline P 11
Brad Bender Newport INF 12
Andrew Mendenhall Southridge OF 12
Nate Roberts Central Kitsap INF 12
Chet Thompson Gig Harbor OF 12
Dylan Davis Redmond P 10
Jake Dahlberg Heritage P 9

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Bryce Harper, the 16-year-old who’s been billed as the greatest player in the history of baseball (OK, a little exaggeration there, but read this story), has decided to skip his junior and senior years of high school and enroll in community college.

Harper will earn his GED and begin classes at the College of Southern Nevada in the fall and play for the school’s baseball team, according to this article. His father, Ron Harper, said his son will enter the Major League Baseball draft in 2010 or 2011.

Do you see anything wrong with a high

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If basketball’s your thing, you’ll want to be at Wilson High School on Saturday, June 13. Some of the best players from the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and local high schools are coming together for a series of “rivalry” games and a showcase all-star contest.

According to one of the event’s organizers, Chris Davis, the lineup includes Brandon Roy, Jamal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Jason Terry, Marcus Trufant, Shawn Kemp, Will Conroy, Tre Simmons, Marcus Williams, Isaiah Thomas, Justin Dentmon, Peyton Siva, Abdul Gaddy, Avery Bradley and Tim Ellis.

An autograph session starts at 5:30 p.m. and the all-star game

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Auburn Riverside senior Amanda Fitzsimmons was named the Gatorade Washington Softball Player of the Year today.

Fitzsimmons, who also earned The News Tribune’s All-Area Player of the Year honors, finished her senior season with an 18-6 record and a 0.40 earned run average. In 124 innings, she struck out 227, walked 20 and allowed 78 hits. Offensively, she batted .625 and had a .828 slugging percentage.

Fitzsimmons, who has a scholarship to play at the University of Washington, is a finalist for the national player of the year award, which will be given later this month.

Former Lake Washington coach Terry Johnson has been hired as the girls basketball coach at Auburn Riverside.

"I’m excited and looking forward to it," said Johnson, 31. "There is a great support system in place (at Auburn Riverside) and I want to build off the expectations."

Johnson, who led the Kangaroos’ boys team for the past six seasons, becomes the Ravens’ third coach in 11 months.

Former coach Adam Barrett unexpectedly resigned last August after guiding the team to back-to-back Class 3A state titles. Ed Rosin took over in an interim role last season and the Ravens

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Gig Harbor’s football team is hosting an event to raise money for Molly Horton, a first grader at Artondale Elementary School, will be held at Joeseppi’s Italian Ristorante.

Horton had a bone marrow transplant last summer and proceeds generated from the event will be given to the family, Tides coach Darren McKay said. There will also be a silent auction.

The event is scheduled to run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. Joeseppi’s is located at 2207 N. Pearl St.

Auburn Riverside’s new boys basketball coach won’t need to be versed in the competitiveness of the South Puget Sound League North Division.

Shawn Kilgallon has already coached in the league and he’s one-for-one in the league titles category. The former Kentwood coach was announced as the Ravens’ coach on Wednesday and met with the players.

"I’m excited," said Kilgallon, 45. "When this job became available I was interested right away."

Kilgallon inherits a team that has reached the West Central District playoffs in each of the last three seasons. In his only complete season leading the Conquerors,

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The University of Washington won the softball national championship on Tuesday evening, beating Florida 3-2 and taking the series 2-0.

Helping the Huskies win the title were six players that call the South Sound home. Centralia’s Dani Stuart, Timberline’s Taylor Smith, Yelm’s Alicia Blake, Auburn’s Bailey Stenson, Lakes’ Alyson McWherter and Kentlake’s Felecia Harris are on the roster.

Blake was Washington’s starting catcher and McWherter, The News Tribune’s Player of the Year in 2006, started about half the games in centerfield.

The South Sound-to-Washington pipeline remains loaded. Auburn Riverside’s Amanda Fitzsimmons, The News Tribune’s Player of

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