Willapa Valley’s Lauren Matlock named to Columbia Valley All-League First Team

Valley’s Tylar Keeton earns spot on all-league Second Team

Willapa Valley’s Lauren Matlock earned a spot on the 1B Columbia Valley All-League First Team for the 2023-24 season.

Matlock, a sophomore guard, was a floor leader for the Vikings this season, averaging 6.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

Valley eighth-grader Tylar Keeton earned a spot on the Second Team after leading the Vikings with 7.8 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season.

Valley sophomore Rilyn Channell (5.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and junior Addison Merkel (6.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg) earned spots on the league’s Honorable Mention list.

The complete all-league team is as follows:

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Willapa Valley eighth-grader Tylar Keeton was named to the 1B Columbia Valley All-League Second Team for the 2023-24 season.

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Willapa Valley eighth-grader Tylar Keeton was named to the 1B Columbia Valley All-League Second Team for the 2023-24 season.

1B Columbia Valley All-League Girls Basketball Team

MVP: Karli Phelps, fr., Pe Ell

Coach of the Year: Autumn Moorcraft, Mossyrock

Team Sportsmanship: Columbia Adventist Academy

First Team

Aubrey Katyryniuk, fr., Naselle; Abby Lovan, sr., Mossyrock; Delaney Marshall, jr., Mossyrock; Lauren Matlock, soph., Willapa Valley; Peyton Zock, soph., Pe Ell.

Second Team

Jadalene Malone, jr., WA School for Deaf; Chesney Schultz, jr., Mossyrock; Tylar Keeton, 8th grade, Willapa Valley; Brookelynn King, jr., Pe Ell; Brooke Davis, soph., Naselle.

Honorable Mention

Rilyn Channell, soph., Willapa Valley; Adyson Barrows, soph., Mossyrock; Addison Merkel, jr., Willapa Valley; Renzy Marshall, soph., Mossyrock; Brianna Johnson, fr., Naselle; Mylee Dunagan, soph., Naselle; Ashley Andersen, sr., WSD; Briyana Moore, sr., WSD; Irazema Paez, sr., WSD; Savanah Andersen, soph., WSD.