Thursday, Jan. 01, 2009

All-state girls soccer squads

By the Herald staff

KENNEWICK -- Here are the 2008 Washington all-state girls soccer squads as selected by a statewide panel of sportswriters and coordinated by Tri-City Herald staff writer Rene Ferran:

Class 4A

Player of the Year -- Emily Hurd, F, Eastlake.

Coach of the Year -- Don Braman, Skyline.

First team

Forwards -- Megan Miller, Todd Beamer; Morgan Sullivan, Pasco; Emily Hurd, Eastlake; Kasey McNeill, Southridge.

Midfielders -- Tianna Brockway, Stadium; Holland Crook, Todd Beamer; Claire Yearin, Bellarmine Prep; Aubri Squire, Battle Ground; Megan Bolmes, Jackson.

Defenders -- Courtney Pixler, Eastlake; Lauren Layton, Mead; Rachel Bindl, Kentwood; Sarah Katterhagen, Bellarmine Prep.

Goalkeeper -- Kaitlyn Savage, Gig Harbor.

Second team

Forwards -- Kiara Williams, Skyline; Chelsi Pennington, Kentwood; Kaleen Berg, Lake Stevens; Mackenzie Garrett, Eastlake.

Midfielders -- Kelsey Fuik, Olympia; Heather Thomas, Woodinville; Jolene Crook-Meyers, Kentwood; Kaylie Winston, Pasco.

Defenders -- La'Quilla Upton, Southridge; Sandra Osborn, Lake Stevens; Gabby Morgan, Woodinville; Nicole Grigg, Pasco.

Goalkeeper -- Nicole Eddings, Issaquah.

Honorable mention

Forwards -- Jori Skorpik, Kamiakin; Audrey Sullivan, Emerald Ridge; Cara Wegner, Jackson; Megan Lindsay, Gonzaga Prep.

Midfielders -- Bria Caldwell, Richland; Madi Barney, Skyline; Marina Austin, Olympia; Morgan Swanson, Stadium; Taylor Bolibol, Woodinville.

Defenders -- Meagan McKinney, Kamiakin; Meaghan Hatcher, Jackson.

Goalkeepers -- Natalie Harold, Heritage; Courtney Hancock, Southridge.

Class 3A

Player of the Year -- Valerie Stahl, D, Everett.

Coach of the Year -- Kosta Pitharoulis, Everett.

First team

Forwards -- Amber Fenton, Sumner; Rebekah Kurle, Kennedy; Annie Sittauer, Everett; Averi Hallman, Mount Spokane; Megan Dire, Union.

Midfielders -- Emi Lawson, Lakeside (Seattle); Julia Besagno, Kennedy; Brina Sych, Union; Nikki Stanton, Mount Si.

Defenders -- Carly Holmes, Meadowdale; Valerie Stahl, Everett; Amy Marple, Union; Britney Carlson, Kennedy.

Goalkeeper -- Marikka Benson, Timberline.

Second team

Forwards -- Kari Flaatrud, Capital; Haley Curtis, West Valley (Yakima); Julia Fjortoft, Meadowdale.

Midfielders -- Kaycee Davis, Yelm; Alysia Letourneau, Everett; Emily Eckmann, Seattle Prep; Rachel Schrote, Shorecrest.

Defenders -- Kate Toepher, Mount Vernon; Molly Boyd, Nathan Hale.

Goalkeeper -- Caroline Towles, Shorecrest.

Honorable mention

Forwards -- Sele Vance, Everett; Olivia Sylvester, Seattle Prep.

Midfielders -- Andrea O'Leary, Olympic; Kelsey Blais, Seattle Prep.

Defenders -- Alexus Shefts, Seattle Prep; Ashley Rojan, Shorecrest; Jessica Rankin, Shorecrest.

Goalkeepers -- Alexis Lopez-Shaw, Holy Names; Emily Nestling, Everett.

Class 2A

Player of the Year -- Amanda Roselli, F, Fife.

Coach of the Year -- Terri Shimoda, Fife.

First team

Forwards -- Amanda Roselli, Fife; Kellie Zakrzewski, Cheney; Brittany Johnson, Hockinson; Megan Beisley, North Mason.

Midfielders -- Lexy Fancher, Black Hills; Lindsey Bos, Archbishop Murphy; Torri Sitzman, Hockinson; Caroline Brawner, Archbishop Murphy; Jessica Baken, East Valley (Yakima).

Defenders -- Alli Beard, Archbishop Murphy; Mette Rousseau, Burlington-Edison; Emily Allison, Hockinson; Gena Gaylord, Fife.

Goalkeeper -- Ryann Waldman, Fife.

Second team

Forwards -- Hadli Farrand, Ellensburg; Helen Peterson, Prosser; Katie Bergquist, Tumwater.

Midfielders -- Carolyn Ranten, Burlington-Edison; Haley Shaw, Fife; Alyssa Marre, Mark Morris; Jessica Colburn, Fife; Maggie Pleis, Cedarcrest.

Defenders -- Ashley Villm, Tumwater; Amy Sterk, Pullman; Michelle Phillips, Black Hills; Haley Clapp, Cedarcrest.

Goalkeeper -- Alexa Hughes, Archbishop Murphy.

Honorable mention

Forwards -- Adrianna Jones, East Valley (Yakima); Bailey Gates, Burlington-Edison; Christy Polis, Mark Morris; Tanya Haggen, Sehome.

Defender -- Kaya Jones, Sehome.

Goalkeepers -- Amanda Freisz, East Valley (Yakima); Ashley Haden, Hockinson; Hanna Wade, Bellingham; Kori Butterfield, Cedarcrest.

Classes 1A/2B/1B

1A Player of the Year -- Sierra Keeler, F, Seattle Academy.

2B/1B Player of the Year -- Ally Hernandez, F, La Salle.

Coach of the Year -- Rob Phillips, Seattle Academy.

First team

Forwards -- Kylie Brunner, Cashmere; Sierra Keeler, Seattle Academy; Ally Hernandez, La Salle; Hillary Zevenbergen, King's; Terrika Weaver, Seattle Christian.

Midfielders -- Emily Thompson, Naches Valley; Ali Ohashi, Montesano; Grace Lorette, Evergreen Lutheran; Kendall Thoreson, King's.

Defenders -- Becca Lane, Montesano; Katie Yarnell, Columbia (White Salmon); Hillary Quinn, King's; Shelby Wilkerson, La Center.

Goalkeeper -- Kayle Pingeon, Orting.

Second team

Forwards -- Mikayla Shumate, Montesano; Acacia Johnson, Orting; Candi Zion, Toledo-Winlock; Chloe Cross, Bush; Shay Cheeseman, La Center.

Midfielders -- Whitney Reynier, Columbia (White Salmon); Lindsey Vandergrift, Seattle Academy; Sari Munoz, Wahluke; Barbara Horta, Warden.

Defenders -- Rachel Taylor, Connell; Terri Tigert, Meridian; Jessica Brown, Kiona-Benton; Achijah Berry, Seattle Academy.

Goalkeeper -- Rose Averbeck, Manson.

Honorable mention

Forwards -- Alma Garcia, Highland; Whitney Porter, Friday Harbor.

Midfielders -- Stephanie Wytko, La Salle; Jacque Davis, Cashmere.

Defenders -- Allison Mitchell, Seattle Christian; Christina Saucedo, Bridgeport; Molly Deming, Toledo-Winlock.

Goalkeepers -- Carolyn Dapper, King's; Brandi Adaszewski, Lakeside (9 Mile Falls); Chelsea Adkins, La Salle.