South Whidbey High School baseball coach Tom Fallon (right) landed two of his players on the All-State team. (Shelli Trumbull photo)
No love for the Wolves, but some appreciation for Whidbey Island.
When the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association released its 2017 All-State teams Tuesday, Coupeville rival South Whidbey landed two players on the 1A squad.
Senior pitcher Will Simms and senior outfielder Connor Antich capped their prep careers with the honor.
The Falcons went 12-10 this spring while playing in the always-tough 1A/2A Cascade Conference, which included eventual 1A state runner-up Cedar Park Christian.
On a side note, South Whidbey did lose 7-4 to Coupeville when the two Island rivals faced off in a non-conference game early in the season.
Come on, you know I have to mention that!
Also named to All-State squads were several other players who the Wolves faced this season, including Klahowya’s Dylan Zuber.
The senior pitcher/second-baseman was the lone representative from the 1A Olympic League.
Four other Coupeville rivals were honored, with Jacob Richey and Elliot Puttkammer-Saxen from The Bush School making the 1A team, James Grubb of Sequim tabbed in 2A and Kai Herko of Friday Harbor named to the 2B/1B squad.
The WSBCA honored players at five levels, with 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A having their own squads. The best of 2B and 1B were combined to make a fifth team.
Breaking from tradition a bit, coaches did not name players of the year or divide the lists into First and Second Team honors.
Ty Singleton, who led King’s Way Christian to a state title, was tabbed as the 1A coach of the year.
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