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MVP Taria Page of powerhouse East tops softball all-stars

East High senior Taria Page, who in 19 regular-season softball games hit .553, drove in 28 runs and never struck out, has been voted the Cook Inlet Conference's Most Valuable Player by league coaches.

Page homered five times, went for extra bases on nearly half her hits (12 of 26), scored 35 runs, racked a .677 on-base percentage and generated a 1.298 slugging percentage. She's headed to Division I Louisiana Tech in the fall.

Undefeated East (23-0) this week seeks its fourth straight state large-school championship and carries an 83-game winning streak into the tournament in Fairbanks.

The Thunderbirds placed four players on the CIC's 17-player first team and Paul Schoenborn was voted Coach of the Year.

East's Daisy Page went 19-0 with 18 complete games, 92 strikeouts and 14 walks in 91 innings, and a 1.08 earned-run average. Morgan Hill hit a team-leading .605 with a team-high .712 on-base percentage and 17 RBIs. And Gabby Meyerson hit .464, scored 34 runs and did not strike out in the regular season.

All-Cook Inlet Conference Softball Team

Most Valuable Player – Taria Page, East

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Coach of the Year – Paul Schoenborn, East

First Team – Morgan Hill, East; Taria Page, East; Daisy Page, East; Gabby Meyerson, East; Lauren Syrup, West; Rebecca Syrup, West; Lesley Bingham, West; Rachel White, South; Leilani Blair, South; Danni DesJarlais, South; Alise Arnold, Chugiak; Juju Montgomery, Chugiak; Keaira Caldarera, Service; Lily Kagan, Service; Kendra Robbins, Dimond; Julia Tosi, Bartlett; Allison Cameron, Eagle River.

Honorable mention – Alexis Joubert, East; Sierra Rosenzweig, East; Lauren Yow, East; Nicolette Dabbs, East; Nanea Tali, West; Ashton Jessee, West; Savannah Holland, West; Dakota Underwood, South; Tristan Tolan, South; McKenzie Smith, South; Claire Bond, Chugiak; Emmie Jennings, Chugiak; Courtney Lapointe, Service; Sophie Bethke, Service; Megan Luther, Dimond; Kori Dial, Bartlett; Abby Mampreian, Eagle River.

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