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<p>This was no ordinary 2A league this past winter. The top two teams, Deer Park and Clarkston, finished 11-1 in league play and had 20-plus wins overall. Both teams were also selected as top-five seeds in the 2A state tournament, with Deer Park earning the 2-seed, and Clarkston earning the fourth. While each team ended up getting knocked off course by the eventual champs, Lynden, they also rebounded to finish out the year as top-five finishers (Deer Park 4th-place, Clarkston 5th-place). </p>
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<p>Those two 2A Greater Spokane League heavyweights each had two players recognized among the top six spots in the all-league honors, including the MVP, [player_tooltip player_id='928125' first='Ashlan' last='Bryant']. While Deer Park earned three all-league spots overall, and Clarkston earned four, the only other team with multiple selections was Pullman, with first-teamer [player_tooltip player_id='830004' first='River' last='Sykes'] and second-teamer [player_tooltip player_id='880080' first='Grace' last='Kuhle'].</p>
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<p>The vast majority of the 12 selections went to senior athletes. In fact, only three spots went to underclassmen ([player_tooltip player_id='928125' first='Ashlan' last='Bryant'] - Deer Park, <strong>Joslyn McCormack-Marks</strong> - Clarkston, <strong>Arkayla Brown</strong> - North Central). So get ready for a lot of new faces and names occupying these spots next season, while the previously mentioned trio returns as prominent figures in the 2A Greater Spokane League once again.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">MVP</h3>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='928125' first='Ashlan' last='Bryant'], Deer Park, Jr.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">First-Team</h3>
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<p><strong>Jaelyn McCormack-Marks</strong>, Clarkston, Sr.</p>
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<p><strong>Cassie Brooks</strong>, West Valley, Sr.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='580528' first='Jacey' last='Boesel'], Deer Park, Sr.</p>
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<p><strong>Aneysa Judy</strong>, Clarkston, Sr.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='830004' first='River' last='Sykes'], Pullman, Sr.</p>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Second-Team</h3>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='663650' first='Emma' last='Bryant'], Deer Park, Sr.</p>
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<p><strong>Preslee Dempsey</strong>, Clarkston, Sr.</p>
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<p><strong>Joslyn McCormack-Marks</strong>, Clarkston, So.</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='880080' first='Grace' last='Kuhle'], Pullman, Sr.</p>
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<p><strong>Arkayla Brown</strong>, North Central, Jr.</p>
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<p><strong>Saige Stuart</strong>, Rogers, Sr.</p>
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This was no ordinary 2A league this past winter. The top two teams, Deer Park and Clarkston, finished 11-1 in league play and had 20-plus wins overall. Both teams were also selected as top-five seeds in the 2A state tournament, with Deer Park earning the 2-seed, and Clarkston earning the fourth. While each team ended up getting knocked off course by the eventual champs, Lynden, they also rebounded to finish out the year as top-five finishers (Deer Park 4th-place, Clarkston 5th-place).
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