2024-25 Arizona High School Sports Awards: See all winter player of the year nominees
2024-25 Arizona High School Sports Awards: See all winter player of the year nominees
The Arizona High School Sports Awards, Presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, are part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.
The 2024-25 Arizona High School Sports Awards program, Presented by Diamond Kitchen & Bath, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the winter sports season.
The winners will be announced during the live show June 4 at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. We'll announce our celebrity guest soon. More information is available on the show's website.
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During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and spring sports seasons. The fall nominees have already been announced and can be found here.
The show will also announce the winners of our premier awards, which includes boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.
Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event here will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors. Additional tickets are also free, thanks to Diamond Kitchen & Bath, and can be obtained here.
The Arizona High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards.
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Here are the fall nominees:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Carson Grier, Valley Christian High School
D'Andre Harrison, Perry High School
Cameron Holmes, Millennium High School
Mason Magee, Basha High School
John Mattingly, Central High School
Koa Peat, Perry High School
Rider Portela, Sunnyslope High School
Bryce Quinet, Notre Dame Preparatory
Michael Simcoe, Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Uriah Tenette, Prescott High School
Kingston Tosi, Millennium High School
Cameron Williams, St. Mary's Catholic High School
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Sidney Anderson, Salpointe Catholic High School
Audrey Bhesania, Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Jaila Flowers, Canyon View High School
Irene ''Noelle'' Guiamatsia, Xavier College Preparatory
Navae Guidry, Mesquite High School
Zaire ''Cherri'' Hatter, Desert Vista High School
Destiny ''Ky'She'' Lunan, Millennium High School
Shanielle Mallory-Fria, Raymond S. Kellis High School
Aspen McClees, Gilbert High School
Norah Moo, Pinnacle High School
Kinsey Murray, Valley Vista High School
Taylor Sipfle, Hamilton High School
BOYS SOCCER
Angel Bracamontes, Sunnyside High School
Luis Garcia, San Luis High School
Leo Gutierrez, Salpointe Catholic High School
Kale Howell, Sunrise Mountain High School
Pablo Morquecho, Washington High School
Jack Pease, Pinnacle High School
Brayan Perez, Hamilton High School
Hayden Quest, Desert Vista High School
Evan Romero, Mesa High School
Bryan Romero, Ironwood High School
Marco Torres, Salpointe Catholic High School
Junior Villalba Martinez, Washington High School
GIRLS SOCCER
Sydney Beaumont, Chaparral High School
Ally Brown, Xavier College Preparatory
Caprice Chiuchiolo, Gilbert Christian High School
Sydney Droen, Queen Creek High School
Tatum Gardner, Casteel High School
Piper Garvin, Desert Vista High School
Saydie Herbert, Perry High School
Ivy Nystrom, Pinnacle High School
Delin Peterson, Benjamin Franklin High School
Whitney Reinhardt, Notre Dame Preparatory
Sophie Williams, Boulder Creek High School
Millianie Vega Gila, Ridge High School
BOYS WRESTLING
Justin Beauvais, Mountain View (Mesa) High School
Aaron Callirgos, Desert Ridge High School
Xavier Chavez, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School
Gabriel Gallardo, Sahuarita High School
Daniel Guerrero, Sahuarita High School
Israel Ibarra, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School
Delton Kaufmann, Mountain View (Mesa) High School
Enzo Morales, Walden Grove High School
Gabriel Ramirez, Willow Canyon High School
Carlos Stanton, Sunnyside High School
Sergio Vega, Sunnyside High School
Aiden Ysaguirre, Santa Cruz Valley Union High School
GIRLS WRESTLING
Vanessa Aguirre, Youngker High School
Jussiah Bamba, Ironwood High School
Peityn Codding, Wickenburg High School
Kennedy Farrar, Gila Ridge High School
Nevaeh Flemmons, Lee Williams High School
Alena Gracia, Cesar Chavez High School
Annabelle Kaufmann, Mountain View (Mesa) High School
Madeline Mench, Mica Mountain High School
Madelyn Oliver, Benjamin Franklin High School
Ave Risati, American Leadership Academy - West Foothills
Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith, Pueblo High School
Daesiah Varner, Cienega High School
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Arizona High School Sports Awards: See winter player of year nominees
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