The Umatilla boys basketball team had quite the turnaround in 2016-17, finishing 17-8 overall and 8-2 in the Eastern Oregon League to help clinch both league and district championships for the Vikings.

The continued growth and improvement of Vikings’ junior guard Kaden Webb was a big reason for the dominant season, and the EOL coaches realized that as well as Webb was named as the league’s Player of the Year. Webb was a first team all-league member last season, but took his game to a new level as Umatilla’s leading scorer, go-to ball handler and the top perimeter defender.

Webb was joined by three teammates on the all-league teams, as junior wing Seth Cranston earned first team honors while senior wing Justin Maret and sophomore guard Sebastian Garcia earned second team honors.

Irrigon, who finished second in the league in the school’s first season at the Class 3A level, earned three selections with senior Austin Rice and Hayden White on the first team and junior post Johnny Philips on second team. Riverside senior Eon Castillo was the Pirates’ lone all-league selection.

On the girls side, two locals earned first team selections as Umatilla’s do-it-all player Aleesha Watson and Irrigon’s go-to scorer Jada Burns both earned top votes from the coaches. Watson was Umatilla’s lone representative, while Burns was joined by teammates Taylor Davis (second team) and Aliya Munoz (honorable mention).

Riverside landed two players on the all-league teams, with sophomore Lacey Mashos cracking the second team and sophomore Alondra Caldera earning an honorable mention.

Vale senior Abby Hamilton was the girls Player of the Year.

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Eastern Oregon League All-League Teams

Boys

Player of the Year — Kaden Webb, jr., Umatilla

Coach of the Year — Derek Lete, Umatilla

First team

Hayden White, sr., Irrigon

Scott Davies, sr., Burns

Andres Gonzalez, sr., Nyssa

Boston Thompson, jr., Nyssa

Seth Cranston, jr., Umatilla

Austin Rice, Irrigon

Second team

Sebastian Garcia, soph., Umatilla

Justin Maret, sr., Umatilla

Eon Castillo, sr., Riverside

Bryce Goss, jr., Burns

Sam McLaughlin, jr., Vale

Johnny Philips, jr., Irrigon

Girls

Player of the Year — Abby Hamilton, sr., Vale

First team

Aleesha Watson, sr., Umatilla

Carli Feist, sr., Burns

Lindsey Taylor, sr., Burns

Madison Mitchell, sr., Nyssa

Jada Burns, jr., Irrigon

Amanda Trenkel, sr., Vale

Second team

Oakley West, jr., Burns

Sailor Hartley, jr., Nyssa

Kierra Hernandez, jr., Nyssa

Taylor Davis, jr., Irrigon

Dallie Johnson, jr., Vale

Lacey Mashos, soph., Riverside

Honorable mention

Alondra Caldera, soph., Riverside

Sydnee Shelman, sr., Burns

Charlie Lancaster, sr., Nyssa

Bo Bourasa, sr., Vale

Britney Arredondo, jr., Nyssa

Aliya Munoz, jr., Irrigon

Alisa Burkhardt, sr., Vale