A total of 12,000 student-athletes compete in 26 interscholastic high school sports offered by 13 schools governed by the Metro Conference, including 12 schools in the Sweetwater Union High School District.
The conference instituted an all-league awards ceremony two years ago in which students receive certificates of achievement in their respective sports at the conclusion of the season. Awards are presented for fall, winter and spring sports.
The 2018-19 interscholastic season concluded with spring sports awards in a ceremony held May 20 at Montgomery High School.
Awards were presented in boys golf, boys tennis, boys and girls track and field, softball, boys volleyball, boys and girls lacrosse, baseball, and boys and girls swim and dive.
Players of the year in each sports were recognized at the end of the ceremony.
ALL-LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS
MESA LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keoni Cavaco (Eastlake High School)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Rickt Tibbett (Eastlake High School)
TEAM CHAMPION
Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ildephonso Ruiz (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Adrian Sanchez (Southwest High School)
TEAM CHAMPION
Sweetwater High School
ALL-LEAGUE SOFTBALL TEAMS
MESA LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alyssa Garcia (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Lexi Sosa (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
TEAM CHAMPION
Mater Dei Catholic High School)
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bryanna Schaffer (Mar Vista High School)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Jesskari Rodriguez (Southwest High School)
TEAM CHAMPION
Mater Catholic High School
Boys Lacrosse All-League Teams
MESA LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Jackson Schneider (Eastlake High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Alijah Gonzales (Olympian High School)
Team champion: Olympian High School
Girls Lacrosse All-League Teams
MESA LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Kika Funk (Eastlake High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Aurora Santillan (Mar Vista High School)
Team champion: Mar Vista High School
Boys Volleyball All-League Teams
MESA LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Jano Tello (Eastlake High School)
Libero: Joel Aninipok (Otay Ranch High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Sebastian Vega (Chula Vista High School)
Libero: Jose Pina (Sweetwater High School)
Team champion: Sweetwater High School
Boys Golf All-League Teams
MESA LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Adrian Soriano (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Nikko DeCastro (Sweetwater High School)
Team champion: Sweetwater High School
Boys Tennis All-League Teams
MESA LEAGUE
Player of the Year: Ivan Smith (Hilltop High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
SOUTH BAY LEAGUE
Player of the year: Jose Oropeza (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
Team champions: Chula Vista High School (pictured)
Mater Dei Catholic High School
BOYS SWIMMING
Mesa League First Team
200 medley relay: Eastlake (Aaron Medina, Nathan Bjornstad, Skylar Kinney, Elijah Stewart)
200 freestyle: Samuel Gomez (Otay Ranch)
200 individual medley: Emilio Camarillo (Eastlake)
50 freestyle: Elijah Stewart (Eastlake)
100 butterfly: Emilio Camarillo (Eastlake)
Diving: Erik Duarte (Olympian)
100 freestyle: Samuel (Otay Ranch)
500 freestyle: Colby Hughes (Eastlake)
200 freestyle relay: Eastlake (Nathan Bjornstad, Skylar Kinney, Emilio Camarillo, Elijah Stewart)
100 backstroke: Ezra Aguimatang (Bonita Vista)
100 breaststroke: Nathan Bjornstad (Eastlake)
400 freestyle relay: Eastlake (Skylar Kinney, Colby Hughes, Jeremy Redden, Emilio Camarillo)
Swimmer of the Year: Emilio Camarillo (Eastlake High School)
Diver of the Year: Erik Duarte (Olympian High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
South Bay League First Team
200 medley relay: San Ysidro (Edwin Inzunza, Angel Zepeda, Pablo Wells, Eduardo Zepeda-Gutierrez)
200 freestyle: Ian Osuna-Urrea (San Ysidro)
200 individual medley: Edwin Inzunza (San Ysidro)
50 freestyle: Jadon Garcia (Southwest)
100 butterfly: Pablo Wells (San Ysidro)
Diving: Jose Torres (Southwest)
100 freestyle: Eduardo Zepeda-Gutierrez (San Ysidro)
500 freestyle: Edwun Inzunza (San Ysidro)
200 freestyle relay: Southwest (Xavier Finley, Jadon Garcia, Joaquin Gutierrez, Henry Torija)
100 backstroke: Henry Torija (Southwest)
100 breaststroke: Jadon Garcia (Southwest)
400 freestyle relay: San Ysidro (Edwin Inzunza, Angel Zepeda, Pablo Wells, Eduardo Zepeda-Gutierrez)
Swimmer of the Year: Edwin Inzunza (San Ysidro High School)
Diver of the Year: Jose Torres (Southwest HIgh School)
Team champion: Southwest High School
GIRLS SWIMMING
Mesa League First Team
200 medley relay: Eastlake (Pia Davila, Emily Lundgren, Cecilia Hagewood, Aranza Martha)
200 freestyle: Paola Castillo (Bonita Vista)
200 individual medley: Emily Lundgren (Eastlake)
50 freestyle: Cecilia Hagewood (Eastlake)
100 butterfly: Pia Davila (Eastlake)
Diving: Alehtse Cinco (Olympian)
100 freestyle: Aranza Martha (Eastlake)
500 freestyle: Paola Castillo (Bonita Vista)
200 freestyle relay: Eastlake (Brenna Pangelinan, Erin Gidley, Mirsha Lora, Meagan Ruane)
100 backstroke: Pia Davila (Eastlake)
100 breaststroke: Emily Lundgren (Eastlake)
400 freestyle relay: Eastlake (Pia Davila, Emily Lundgren, Cecilia Hagewood, Aranza Martha)
Swimmer of the Year: Emily Lundgren (Eastlake High School)
Diver of the Year: Alehtse Cinco (Olympian)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
South Bay League First Team
200 medley relay: San Ysidro (Itzel Murguia Serrano, Miranda Mitra, Eva Reyes, Dania Alvarez)
200 freestyle: Dania Alvarez (San Ysidro)
200 individual medley: Miranda Mitra (San Ysidro)
50 freestyle: Natalie Ramirez (Chula Vista)
100 butterfly: Allison Simon (Chula Vista)
Diving: Eva Reyes (San Ysidro)
100 freestyle: Natalie Ramirez (Chula Vista)
500 freestyle: Dania Alvarez (San Ysidro)
200 freestyle relay: Chula Vista (Natalie Ramirez, Noelia Zuniga, Allison Simon, Xcaret Avalos)
100 backstroke: Itzel Murguia Serrano (San Ysidro)
100 breaststroke: Miranda Mitra (San Ysidro)
400 freestyle relay: San Ysidro (Itzel Murguia Serrano, Miranda Mitra. Eva Reyes, Dania Alvarez)
Swimmer of the Year: Nicole Moran (Sweetwater High School)
Diver of the Year: Eva Reyes (San Ysidro High School)
Team champion: San Ysidro High School
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Mesa League First Team
4×100 relay: Otay Ranch (Dylan Zolezzi, Rogelio Flores, Steven Filippi, Edric Picatoste)
4×400 relay: Olympian
100 dash: Jerome Patterson (Eastlake)
200 dash: Hugo Soberanes (Olympian)
400 dash: Hugo Soberanes (Olympian)
800 run: Julio Leon (Olympian)
1600 run: Jonathan Kelly (Bonita Vista)
3200 run: Justin Mulvany (Otay Ranch)
110 high hurdles: Anthony Gilpin (Olympian)
300 intermediate hurdles: Nathan Mestre (Otay Ranch)
High jump: Ellijah Johnson (Otay Ranch)
Pole vault: Jordan Rodriguez (Otay Ranch)
Long jump: Rogelio Flores (Otay Ranch)
Triple jump: Keiki Phillips (Olympian)
Shot put: Vincent Santos (Eastlake)
Discus throw: Cesar Salazar (Sweetwater)
Track Athlete of the Year: Hugo Soberanes (Olympian High School)
Field Athlete of the Year: Zion Bakari (Bonita Vista High School)
Team champion: Otay Ranch High School
South Bay League First Team
4×100 relay: San Ysidro (Zabdiel Davalos, Marcus Bowman, Armando Lemus, Marco Velazquez)
4×400 relay: San Ysidro (Cesar Rodriguez, Armando Lemus, Zabdiel Davalos, Edgar Jimenez)
100 dash: Laurence Massa (Mater Dei Catholic)
200 dash: Laurence Massa (Mater Dei Catholic)
400 dash: Gilbert Daniel (Mater Dei Catholic)
800 run: Esteban Magana (Southwest)
1600 run: Esteban Magana (Southwest)
3200 run: Esteban Magana (Southwest)
110 high hurdles: Esteban Farias (Hilltop)
300 intermediate hurdles: Esteban Farias (Hilltop)
High jump: Christian Lopez (Castle Park)
Pole vault: Eric Trus (Mater Dei Catholic)
Long jump: Arrien Smith (Castle Park)
Triple jump: Demarkus Lewis (Mater Dei Catholic)
Shot put: Sovial Sonzeu (Mater Dei Catholic)
Discus throw: Sovial Sonzeu (Mater Dei Catholic)
Track Athlete of the Year: Esteban Magana (Southwest High School)
Field Athlete of the Year: Sovial Sonzeu (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
Team champion: San Ysidro High School
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Mesa League First Team
4×100 relay: Eastlake (Blanca McCormick, Ana Mercado, Nyha Kidd, Kalah Bateman)
4×400 relay: Eastlake (Ana Mercado, Sarah Davis, Blanca McCormick, Luz Mercado)
100 dash: Kalah Bateman (Eastlake)
200 dash: Kalah Bateman (Eastlake)
400 dash: Adaeze Noble (Olympian)
800 run: Luz Mercado (Eastlake)
1600 run: Luz Mercado (Eastlake)
3200 run: Melissa Mekitarian (Eastlake)
110 high hurdles: Nyha Kidd (Eastlake)
300 intermediate hurdles: Nyha Kidd (Eastlake)
High jump: Ana Mercado (Eastlake)
Pole vault: Natalia Cortes (Eastlake)
Long jump: Gianna Bostic (Eastlake)
Triple jump: Kayla Reynante (Bonita Vista)
Shot put: Kaylee Hewat Lanier (Otay Ranch)
Discus throw: Kaylee Hewat Lanier (Otay Ranch)
Track Athlete of the Year: Ana Mercado (Eastlake High School)
Field Athlete of the Year: Kaylee Hewat Lanier (Otay Ranch High School)
Team champion: Eastlake High School
South Bay League First Team
4×100 relay: Mater Dei Catholic (Jordan Norman, Paola Nenninger, Christine Carey, Evelyn Higleman)
4×400 relay: Mater Dei Catholic (Jordan Norman, Paola Nenninger, Christine Carey, Evelyn Higleman)
100 dash: A’Sontee Jackson (Castle Park)
200 dash: Brianna Ayala (Mar Vista)
400 dash: Jordan Norman (Mater Dei Catholic)
800 run: Jordan Norman (Mater Dei Catholic)
1600 run: Estela Bustillos (Castle Park)
3200 run: Estela Bustillos (Castle Park)
100 high hurdles: Anastasia Henderson (Mar Vista)
300 intermediate hurdles: Ana Zamitz (Hilltop)
High jump: Monserrat Salazar (Southwest)
Pole vault: Hennessy Martinez (Mater Dei Catholic)
Long jump: Paola Nenninger (Mater Dei Catholic)
Triple jump: A’Sontee Jackson (Castle Park)
Shot put: Natoya Davis (Castle Park)
Discus throw: Natoya Davis (Castle Park)
Track Athlete of the Year: Jordan Norman (Mater Dei Catholic High School)
Field Athlete of the Year: Natoya Davis (Castle Park)
Team champion: Castle Park High School
