The following are the All-Western Highlands Conference selections for the spring sports season.BASEBALL:
Daniel Huff (Avery County); Connor Cope, Paul Posthumus and Anthony Franco (Hendersonville); Matt McPeters and Cody Shook (Madison); Zach Wiseman (Mitchell); Jacob Neil, Josh Laws and Steven Wilson (Mountain Heritage); Kaleb Fowler, Brandon Spivey, Dylan Hensley, Jonathon Groce and J.D. Chaplain (Owen); Danny Fraga, Clint Harris, Brandon Jolley, Lucas Cash, Robert Taft and Joel Booker (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: Mark Cook (Hendersonville).
Player of the Year: Lucas Cash (Polk County).
MEN'S GOLF:
Chase Watson (Avery County); Wiekus Tolles and Grant Hahn (Hendersonville); Thomas Buchanan, Marcus Wood and Luke Stewart (Mitchell); Mickey McKeithan (Owen); Kyle Brown, Davis Horne and Dylan Jones (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: Quentin Buchanan (Mitchell).
Player of the Year: Thomas Buchanan (Mitchell).
WOMEN'S SOCCER:
Elyse Perry, Melinda Eggers, Mary Chesnut Smith, Emily Banner, Hayden Blackburn, Mercedes Bentley and Katelyn Eudy (Avery County); Alexandra Clark, Tori Haynes, Samantha Reeves and Kristen Stout (Hendersonville); Allison Yates (Madison); Caitlyn Blevins (Mitchell); Sarah Ludwig (Mountain Heritage); Caitlin Foreman and Mary Kendall (Owen); Anna Trakas, Peyton Habenicht, Katie Wilson and Emily Antonio (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: Brian Espinoza (Thomas Jefferson).
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mercedes Bentley (Avery County).
Player of the Year: Mary Chesnut Smith (Avery County).
SOFTBALL:
Kaylea Davis (Avery County); Chesnee Foster and Amber Patterson (Hendersonville); Sarah Smith, Carrie Gentry, Shelby Metcalf, Allie Leake and Kaitlin Huff (Madison); Autumn Thompson (Mitchell); Samm Chandler and Penny Lane Buckner (Mountain Heritage); Cyndal Patton, Bell Moss, Meghan Latak, Taylor Fisher, Sheena Twitty, Allie Brandon and Stephanie Jones (Owen); Alyssa Montgomery, Jamie Hrobak, Nikki Williams and Haley Champion (Polk County).
Coach of the Year: Don McGeary (Owen).
Co-Players of the Year: Sheena Twitty (Owen), Allie Brandon (Owen) and Stephanie Jones (Owen).
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD:
Alex Villanueva (Avery County); Richmond Felton, Thomas O'Connell, Daniel Orr, Grant Rivers, 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay and 3,200-meter relay (Hendersonville); Ronnie Gosnell (Madison); Casey Peterson (Mountain Heritage); Bryan Lieberman, Valentin Santos, Kayce Martin, John Spencer Wolfe and 1,600-meter relay (Polk County).
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD:
Hailey Cook and Kristen Stout (Hendersonville); Alesia Reece and Cynthia Griffin (Madison); Danica Huskins (Mitchell); Penny Lane Buckner (Mountain Heritage); 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay and 3,200-meter relay (Owen); Latoya Twitty, Cheyenne Miller, Maggie Conner, Savanna Mitchell (Polk County)
