All-County co-most valuable players led their teams to outstanding seasons
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LAKE COUNTY >> Kelseyville High School senior Ashlyn Wurm and Middletown High School sophomore Izzi Hoogendoorn certainly meet the dictionary definition of most valuable player. Without them, their teams simply don’t function very well, and they don’t finish where they did in the final North Central League I standings.
Wurm barely left the court this season for the Knights while scoring 493 points and reaching the 1,000-point career milestone. Hoogendoorn helped Middletown win a third straight NCL I championship, with Wurm’s Knights, last year’s co-champs along with Middletown, finishing just a game off the pace this year.
Both outstanding defensive players as well scorers, Wurm and Hoogendoorn are the co-most valuable players on the All-Lake County girls basketball team as selected by Lake County Sports.
Wurm, a four-year varsity player who transferred from Upper Lake to Kelseyville before the start of her junior year, helped the Knights win 20 games this season, most in the county for girls or boys, and Kelseyville did it with a roster that was only seven girls strong most of the way, which meant that Wurm stayed on the floor nearly the entire time. Wurm also played for the 29-3 Upper Lake Cougars as a freshman during the 2022-23 season.
Middletown’s march to a 12-2 league record and 18-8 overall mark revolved heavily around Hoogendoorn, who missed a bit of playing time with an injury but still was a dominant force. The second-year varsity player has two more seasons remaining to extend the Mustangs’ dominance in the NCL I girls basketball ranks.
First team
First-team All-County players who made a huge impact for their respective teams are Kelseyville senior Mati Mateer, who did a little bit of everything for the Knights on offense and defense this season while also providing the Knights with a reliable second scorer after Wurm; Middletown senior center Harley Holley, who battled hard down low for the NCL I champions all season; Irianna Milano, who turned in strong play for the fourth-place Lower Lake Trojans (9-5); Upper Lake junior Alyssa John, a consistent double-digit scorer and rebounder for the Cougars who is on a pace to score 1,000 career points next season (if she does, she’ll join mom Fawn Rave in the 1,000-point club); and Clear Lake senior forward/center Faith McIntire, who posted more double-doubles (points/rebounds) during the 2025-26 season than anyone else. She reached 1,000 career points late in the season.
Second team
All-County second-team honors went to a pair of Middletown guards, senior Autumn Clark and junior Jordyn Harbison, and to the Kelseyville duo of senior Liz Erlandson and sophomore Aubree Sperber, who has since transferred to Upper Lake. Lower Lake senior Jamiya Lee-Ayers rounds out the second team.
Coach of the Year
In his final season with the Trojans, Lower Lake head coach Shannon Tubbs is the Coach of the Year after leading the Trojans to winning records in league play and overall (12-11). Few coaches have put in as much time and hard work as Tubbs under often difficult circumstances at the Southshore school.
