SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Maryclaire Robinson earned girls' soccer Coach of the Year accolades while a total of seven St. Francis High athletes earned All-Delta League distinction as the conference rolled out its year-end awards slate for winter sports this week. The Troubadours field soccer and basketball during the winter season.
The Delta League soccer coaches also bestowed second-team honors, while each school has one Sportsmanship Award honoree per sport as selected by the respective coaching staff.
Robinson, who finished her seventh season with SFHS in 2021-22, guided the Troubies to a 15-5-3 overall record, a Delta League championship, and a second-round berth in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I tournament. From the Troubie soccer team, Alex Davis, Jaycee DeFazio, Kate Killer, Micaela Romo and Mika Shinoda made the first team, while Laila Hadid and Rory Peters garnered second-team nods. Senior Caroline Murdoch was selected as the team's Delta League Sportsmanship Award recipient.
Robinson, a St. Francis alumna, becomes the third Troubie mentor to earn the league's year-end coaching award during the 2021-22 school year. She joins Melanie Cleland (cross country) and Marisa Kolokotronis (water polo).
From the basketball team, sophomores Chidera Okoye and Brianna McGahan each earned All-Delta League acclaim. The basketball coaches select only a first team. The Troubies went 14-12 overall and finished in a tie for third in the conference standings at 7-5. They snared one of the Delta League's automatic berths in the CIF-SJS Division I tourney. Senior Carolina Ingenito claimed the team's Sportsmanship Award.
SOCCER
Alex Davis (First Team, Sr., Fair Oaks)
Jaycee DeFazio (First Team, Jr., El Dorado Hills)
Kate Killer (First Team, Sr., Roseville)
Micaela Romo (First Team, Jr., Sacramento)
Mika Shinoda (First Team, Sr., Sacramento)
Laila Hadid (Second Team, Sr., Sacramento)
Rory Peters (Second Team, Sr., Elk Grove)
Coach of the Year: Maryclaire Robinson
Sportsmanship Award: Caroline Murdoch (Sr., Davis)
BASKETBALL
Chidera Okoye (So., Sacramento)
Brianna McGahan (So., Davis)
Sportsmanship Award: Carolina Ingenito
