By Dave Lumia
Seniors Emma Lewton, Brianna Majalca and Miguel Albarran and junior Kannon Shore earned top honors as Patagonia Union High School celebrated the conclusion of the 2025-26 athletic calendar with its sports awards banquet on Tuesday night.
Lewton and Shore were named female and male Athlete of the Year, while Majalca and Albarran were Babe Ruth award winners.
The Lobos’ athletic season came to a close last weekend. The baseball team was eliminated from the 1A state tournament with a 14-1 loss to fourth-ranked Williams, and the tennis team of seniors Jaxon Yslava and Lenin Albarran suffered a straight-set loss in the first round of the Division III doubles state championship.
Despite the rough finish, the baseball team had much to celebrate after raising its victory total from two to nine.
Shore, who pitched and played first base, was named the 1A South Region Player of the Year. He was joined on the all-region first team by junior catcher Patrick Rohde and freshman first baseman Troy Hawkins. Miguel Albarran, an outfielder, and pitcher/third baseman Noah Gallardo, were named to the all-region second team.
Other award winners honored at Tuesday’s banquet were:
Volleyball: MVP, Lewton; Offensive Player of the Year, Monique Snell; Defensive Player of the Year, Majalca; Utility Player of the Year, Amaya Somoza.
Boys Basketball: MVP, Shore; Defensive MVP, Gallardo; Up and Comer, Jose Quiroz; Glue Guy, Yslava.
Girls Basketball: MVP, Lewton; Offense, Majalca; Top Rebounder, Valeria Castellanos; Utility Player, Vivi Pelayo.
Boys Tennis: Senior Captain Talent Award, Yslava; Senior Captain Focus Award, Skylar Sanchez; Senior Rookie Sensation Awdard, Lenin Albarran; Competition Effort Award, Alex Ruskowitz.
Baseball: MVPs, Shore and Rohde; Lobo Awards, Gallardo and Miguel Albarran.