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27 Ephrata athletes selected for spring CWAC All-Conference teams

Stella Bayley, named CWAC Girls' Golf Most Valuable Player, led 27 Ephrata athletes who earned spring all-conference honors across seven sports.

Updated June 04, 2026

EPHRATA — Twenty-seven Tiger athletes earned Central Washington Athletic Conference All-League honors for the 2026 spring sports season, led by the EHS girls golf program which captured the regular-season conference title and a 2A District 5 championship for the third straight year.

The league announced its final spring selections this week.

2026 Spring CWAC All-Conference Breakdown

FIRST TEAM

Girls' Golf: Stella Bayley (Sr.)*, Rayn Castillo (Sr.)

* CWAC Most Valuable Player

SECOND TEAM

Girls' Golf: Sophie Molitor (Fr.))

Boys' Golf: Caiden Weber (Jr.)

Track & Field - Girls: Bella Wood (Sr., Hurdles)

Track & Field - Boys: Maddax Iverson (Sr., Hurdles), Hunter Mills (Sr., Sprints), Caleb Fitts (So., Distance)

Boys' Soccer: Junior Chavez (Sr., Midfielder), Avian Soto (Sr., Midfielder)

Softball: Camila Martinez (Fr., Outfielder)

Baseball: Mitchell Johnson (So., Catcher)

HONORABLE MENTION

Girls' Golf: Cecilia Roth (Sr.), Alyee Roberts (Jr.)

Boys' Golf: Caleb Moberg (Sr.), Cody Ogle (Sr.), Jett Julian (Jr.)

Track & Field - Girls: : Abigail Chamberlain (Jr., Distance), Lila Buchmann (Sr., Throws), Delanie Killinger (Sr., Jumps)

Track & Field - Boys: Jacob Reyes (Sr., Hurdles)

Boys' Soccer: Yahizee Alvarado (So., Forward)

Softball: Dakota Durfee (Sr., Second Base), Bailey Falconer (Jr., First Base)

Baseball: Cooper Vasquez (So., Pitcher/Shortstop)

Boys' Tennis: Mitchell Morford (Jr., Doubles), Avery Morris (So., Doubles)

Seven Tigers brought multi-sport, all-conference recognition from earlier in the 2025-26 school year into the spring.

Senior Rayn Castillo added her golf selection to a winter wrestling second-team honor. Delanie Killinger (first-team soccer), Maddax Iverson and Caleb Fitts (cross country) and Caleb Moberg, Jacob Reyes and Mitchell Morford (football) were all-conference selections last fall.

According to EHS Athletic Director Bryan Johnson, following each sport season CWAC coaches meet to elect all-conference teams through a voting process where coaches nominate their own players but cannot vote for them.

Girls golf (won CWAC regular season title, District 5 champion):

Stella Bayley marks her ball on the 18th green at Lakeview Golf & Country Club on senior night. Bayley was named CWAC Most Valuable Player this spring.

Rayn Castillo drives from the tee box at Lakeview Golf & Country Club during the girls' home CWAC pod match on Saturday, March 28. Castillo, a three-time state qualifier, earned first-team all-conference honors this spring.

Senior Stella Bayley headlined the Ephrata girls' golf season, earning first-team all-conference honors and CWAC Most Valuable Player. Bayley topped the conference with a 90.4 stroke average and was a first-team pick a year ago. A four-time state qualifier, she will continue her career at Spokane Falls Community College.

Senior Rayn Castillo, a three-time state qualifier, joined Bayley on the first team after placing second in the final CWAC individual standings. It was her second all-conference golf selection after a second-team finish as a sophomore in 2024.

Freshman Sophie Molitor earned a second-team selection in her debut season and went on to win the District 5 individual title. Senior Cecilia Roth and junior Alyee Roberts each earned honorable mention, both qualifying for state.

At the 2A state tournament, Molitor tied for 19th, Bayley and Castillo tied for 30th and Roth tied for 42nd.

Ephrata also took the girls golf team sportsmanship award.

Boys golf (tied for third in CWAC):

Caiden Weber drives from the tee box on the first hole at Lakeview Golf & Country Club during the district tournament on Monday, May 11. Weber led the Tigers with an 81 to tie for sixth and qualify for the 2A state tournament, where he tied for 17th.

Caleb Moberg putts during the District 5 tournament at Lakeview Golf & Country Club on Monday, May 11. Moberg shot 83 to tie for ninth and qualify for the 2A state tournament, where he placed 34th.

Junior Caiden Weber earned second-team all-conference honors, his second straight all-conference selection after a first-team nod as a sophomore. Seniors Caleb Moberg and Cody Ogle and junior Jett Julian each earned honorable mention, with Moberg picking up his second career all-conference honor.

The Tigers tied for third in the CWAC standings and placed second at the District 5 tournament, with Weber, Moberg and Ogle qualifying for the state match.

At state, Weber tied for 17th, Moberg placed 34th and Ogle tied for 39th.

Track and field (boys third in CWAC, girls fourth):

Jacob Reyes and Maddax Iverson (from left) clear the 300-meter hurdles at the Ice Breaker Invitational. Both posted personal bests in the event at the district meet — Iverson placing second in 39.71 to qualify for state, Reyes fifth in 41.31. Iverson earned second-team all-conference honors and Reyes honorable mention in the hurdles this spring.

Hunter Mills, center, races the 100 meters between Toppenish's Jack Davila, left, and East Valley's Garen Chapman at the district meet in Quincy. Mills placed third to qualify for state and will run at Whitworth University.

Eight Tiger track and field athletes earned recognition. On the boys side, senior Maddax Iverson (hurdles), senior Hunter Mills (sprints) and sophomore Caleb Fitts (distance) all made the second team, and senior Jacob Reyes an honorable mention in the hurdles.

On the girls side, senior Bella Wood earned second-team honors in the hurdles. Junior Abigail Chamberlain (distance), senior Lila Buchmann (throws) and senior Delanie Killinger (jumps) were honorable mention.

The girls team finished sixth at the district meet while the boys placed fourth and qualified four entries to the state championships at Mount Tahoma High School. At state, Fitts medaled with a sixth-place finish in the 800 (1:55.24) and Iverson took seventh in the 300 hurdles (40.35). Also competing in the preliminary rounds were Mills, the top CWAC finisher in the 100, and the boys 4x400 relay.

Mills will next run collegiately at Whitworth University and Killinger signed with Spokane Falls Community College to play soccer.

Boys soccer (3-5 league, 8-10 overall):

Junior Chavez (17) plays the ball past a Toppenish defender during the Tigers' 5-2 win over the Wildcats on April 21. Chavez recorded nine goals and a team-high five assists and earned second-team all-conference honors.

Avian Soto (10) dribbles upfield during the Tigers' 2-0 win over Tonasket on March 14. Soto earned second-team all-conference honors with seven goals and four assists.

Senior midfielders Junior Chavez and Avian Soto earned second-team all-conference honors, and sophomore forward Yahizee Alvarado was named honorable mention. The Tigers more than doubled their win total from a year ago, highlighted by a 5-2 win over then-No. 10 Toppenish, with Alvarado scoring a hat trick.

Softball (9-7 league, 11-14 overall):

Freshman Camila Martinez watches her hit during the Tigers' win over Othello this season. Martinez earned second-team all-conference honors after batting .484 with 30 hits this spring.

Dakota Durfee waits on a pitch during the Tigers' game against Selah on April 4. Durfee earned honorable-mention all-conference honors after leading Ephrata in doubles, home runs and runs scored this spring.

Freshman outfielder Camila Martinez earned a second-team all-conference nod after batting .484 with 30 hits thir spring. Senior second baseman Dakota Durfee and junior first baseman Bailey Falconer each picked up honorable mention. Durfee led the Lady Tigers in doubles (nine), home runs (three) and runs scored (32), and Falconer drove in a team-high 27 RBIs.

Baseball (3-13 league, 4-18 overall):

Mitchell Johnson takes a lead off second base during a doubleheader against Prosser on April 11. Johnson earned second-team all-conference honors and led the Tigers with a .351 average and a .493 on-base percentage this spring.

Cooper Vasquez connects on a pitch against Grandview earlier this season. Vasquez earned honorable-mention all-conference honors after leading the Tigers with 22 hits and 12 RBIs in 2026.

Sophomore catcher Mitchell Johnson earned second-team all-conference honors, finishing the season with a .351 batting average and a .493 on-base percentage. Sophomore Cooper Vasquez, a pitcher and shortstop, was named honorable mention after leading the team with 22 hits and 12 RBIs.

Boys tennis (5-11 league, 5-12 overall):

Avery Morris and Mitch Morford, from left, earned honorable-mention all-conference honors in boys doubles this spring after placing fourth at the district tournament.

The boys doubles team of junior Mitchell Morford and sophomore Avery Morris earned honorable mention. The duo just missed qualifying for state after placing fourth in district doubles play.