Monta Vista's Onur Erbilgin came through his senior water polo season with flying colors, earning the distinction of Most Valuable Goalie for 2005.

Erbilgin, along with Most Valuable Player Brandon Johnson, heads a list of 15 players picked to the all-De Anza boys first team.

Monta Vista senior Tyler Fischer-Colbrie, Los Gatos seniors Forrest Gallien and Griffin Lerman and Cupertino junior Derrik Jarvis all are part of the elite 15.

Playing for the Division I team, Fischer-Colbrie scored a goal in the CCS Senior All-Star game Dec. 10 at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton. His squad won 9-8 against a team of the best seniors from Division II schools. Lerman also is part of the all-CCS second team.

Players earning honorable mention on the all-De Anza list include senior David Wong of Monta Vista and junior Tim Lordan of Cupertino.

Jian tops in El Camino--Senior Kevin Jian of Lynbrook is the Most Valuable Goalie in the El Camino Division. Jian and MVP Bryan Bishop of division champion Mountain View are among 15 players on the all-league first team.

Other recognized water polo standouts include senior Jake Parrish, junior Brandt Robinson and sophomore Matt Cai of Lynbrook, Homestead senior Brandon Babot and junior teammates Derrick Lee and Brian Armstrong.

Juniors Alex Romanko (Homestead) and Steven Nguyen (Lynbrook) are on the honorable mention list.

All-SCVAL girls polo--Lynbrook's Tiffany Chen and Emily Fisker, Laura Worsham of Monta Vista and Emily Pool of Homestead were named to the all-league first team in the El Camino Division.

Allyson Fong and Mor Keren-Gill of Lynbrook, Noreen Bagdaserian and Helen Feng of Monta Vista and Kelsey Desmond of Homestead are on the second team.

Cupertino junior Megan Dykema was picked to the De Anza Division's first team.

Volleyball

Homestead ran the table in the El Camino Division to finish league play undefeated and take home the girls volleyball championship. So it came as little surprise to see the Mustangs dominate the all-league selections with seven players winning honors, including Most Valuable Player, senior Christina Fukumoto.

Mustangs receiving first team all-league positions included seniors Madeline Baldwin, Julie Nakamoto and Abi Keck, sophomore Lauren Hoopes, and freshman Katherine Fischer. Junior Kelly Verstegen received honorable mention.

Monta Vista was hot on the heels of Homestead, finishing second in the division race, and the Matadors were solidly represented on the all-league team. First team honors went to seniors Kristen Weber and Sarah Bennet and junior Alex Gately. Senior Melody Lu and juniors Kim Ang, Kelly Bodwin, Devin Peters and Jane Xu received honorable mention recognition.

The El Camino Division first team selections also included senior Jessica Buzawa, junior Haley Romero and sophomore Katie Kao of Cupertino; seniors Marissa Cabana, Victoria Cunha and Samantha Young of Fremont; seniors Janice Tram and Janine Tram of Lynbrook; seniors Jessica Pierce and Jessica Smith of Santa Clara; and senior Phyreeda Faumuina and junior Laura Lalowski of Wilcox.

The honorable mention list was rounded out by senior Megan Miller and freshman Ana Pischl from Cupertino, seniors Ishani Pandya and Amy Wanninger from Fremont, Lynbrook junior Emily Shen and Wilcox senior Jessica Kubo.

West Catholic--Once again Mitty was the force to be reckoned with in West Catholic Athletic League girls volleyball race. The Monarchs were led by sophomore Amanda Gil, who was named MVP of the league as well as a first team all-league member. Gil was joined on the first team by teammates senior Chelsea Armer and senior Kelly Schmidt.

Other first team selections included Valley Christian senior Haley Carroll, Presentation sophomore Bridget O'Hara and St. Francis senior Chrissy Zirpolo.

Second team selections included junior Emily Ettel of St. Francis, senior Shannon McFadzean of Valley Christian, junior Christy McGuire of Presentation and seniors Sheena Donahue and Lacey Gera of Mitty.

Honorable mention recognition went to sophomore Alyson Boehm and freshman Taylor Smith of Mitty, seniors Bridget McAllister and Catherine Furtado of Presentation, senior Kimmy Schumann and junior Nicole Merslich of St. Francis, and Valley Christian senior Ashley Anders.

Field hockey

League competition was as tough as ever when Archbishop Mitty and St. Francis finished one-two in field hockey in the rugged Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.

And the Monarchs and Lancers proved just how tough the Mt. Hamilton circuit is when they went on to tie for the Central Coast Section championship.

Mitty, a CCS co-champ for a second straight year, proved its worth this season by winning league and CCS titles, and the Monarchs were rewarded for their efforts when eight players received all-league recognition.

Senior Nora Souza was named the division's Most Valuable Player and junior Katie Fleury received the Outstanding Junior of the Year award. Seniors Kate Holcomb, Casey Ducheon, Rachel Carney and Molly Busch were all-league first team players and senior Kelly Enfantino and junior Jennifer Maez were both named to the second team. Mitty's Justin Williams was named the Coach of the Year.

St. Francis also boasts a number of all-leaguers. Senior Kathryn Kamenski was honored with the co-Senior of the Year award and seniors Erin Lemmon and Nichole Schuer and junior Soula Ellenikiotis eached placed on the first team all-league. Sophomore Steph Byrne and senior Ashley Nucera were named to the second team.

Monta Vista might have finished last in a tough division, but it received its recognition in the all-league awards. Sophomore Sarah Hassman was awarded Sophomore of the Year, and junior Prina Patel was placed on the second team.

It was the Leland Chargers who shined this year in the Santa Teresa Division of the BVAL. Leland finished first ahead of Lynbrook in the regular season, and had a number of players named to the all-league team: junior Jessica Kolte, senior Ashleigh Adams, junior Sara Adams and senior Ashley Bandanza first team, and sophomore Whitney Reyes and sophomore Claire Thompson second team. Leland's Sharan Kalla was named Coach of the Year in the division.

Lynbrook's Corin Imai was the division's Senior of the Year and Megan Shimojima was the Sophomore of the Year. Seniors Marissa Avina, Noreen Moniveur and Erin Yasukawa were all named to the first team all-league and senior Taylor Hasco and sophomore Ellice Kang both made the second team.

Cupertino had a few players make the cut with senior Sophia Tieu on the first team and seniors Melanie Boyle and Page Dickson named to the second team.

In the West Valley Division, it was Presentation cleaning up with a title this season. The Panthers had six girls receive all-league awards.

Homestead had five girls receive recognition this season. Junior Nicole Caballero was named Most Valuable Player and Annie Cheng received the Freshman of the Year award. Junior Ali Holtzapple earned her place on the first team all-league and sophomore Nicole Cefalu and junior Samantha Lee were named to the second team. Homestead's Melanie Wagner was named Coach of the Year.

Bob Scudder and Kevin Sparrer contributed to this story.