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Miami’s Powell, San Carlos’ Antonio Named Coach and Player of the Year
The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) released its baseball and softball All-Section teams on Saturday, May 14, which recognized Miami head coach Brandon Powell and San Carlos sophomore Michael Antonio as the Division V Section V Coach and Player of the Year, respectively.
Four teams from the CopperTownNews.com area reached the 2016 State Playoffs and the players from those teams earned the well-deserved postseason recognition.
The following is a list, by team and sport, of the area players who were named 2016 AIA All-Section:
MIAMI BASEBALL
AIA Division V Section V Coach of the Year – Brandon Powell.
AIA Division V Section V First Team – Trevor Horta and Logan Peery.
AIA Division V Section V Second Team – Mando Garcia and Joseph Radke
MIAMI SOFTBALL
AIA Division V Section V First Team – Keisha Bowser.
AIA Division V Section V Second Team – Jaydan Allinson
AIA Division V Section V Honorable Mention – Stella Lopez, Sydney Reveles and Autumn Sanchez.
SAN CARLOS BASEBALL
AIA Division V Section V Player of the Year – Michael Antonio.
AIA Division V Section V First Team – Michael Antonio.
AIA Division V Section V Second Team – Adriano Steele.
SAN CARLOS SOFTBALL
AIA Division V Section V First Team – LaTasha Harvey and Adrianna Haozous.
AIA Division V Section V Honorable Mention – Chasity Dosela, Ariel Kindelay and Bianca Pike.
GLOBE SOFTBALL
AIA Division V Section V First Team – Deverae Escobedo and Bethanie Hudson.
AIA Division V Section V Second Team – Kayla Howard and Corrin VanBuskirk.
AIA Division V Section V Honorable Mention – Skyley Mikeworth, Alexia Muniz and Kristen Williams.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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