All-state girls soccer: The best Kansas players are recognized by high school coaches
Girls soccer coaches from around the state have released the Kansas high school girls soccer all-state teams for the 2021 season.
Class 6A
First team
Forwards—Ashley Koch, so., SM East; Reagan Geisbrecht, sr., Manhattan; Chelsea Wagner, jr., BV North; Julia House, so., SM South; Brynn Fitzgibbons, sr., Washburn Rural; Izzy Joyce, fr., SM West; Kendall Starcevich, jr., Olathe West; Reese Birch, so., SM East. Midfielders—Belle Kennedy, jr., Washburn Rural; Grace Bartlett, jr., BV West; Mackenzie Hammontree, jr., Blue Valley; Kourtney Koc, sr., SM East; Taylor Berman, jr., BV West; Hunter McWilliams, jr., Washburn Rural; Sydney Herpich, sr., SM East. Defenders—Jenna Anderson, sr., Blue Valley; Lily Rosenbaum, sr., Olathe East; Lindsey Kuhlman, sr., BV West; Gracen Chaney, sr., Olathe West; Lily Hendrickson, so., Olathe West; Lauren Vestring, sr., Wichita Northwest; Sophia Ruadez, jr., BV West. Goalkeeper—Tori Spurgeon, sr., Olathe Northwest.
Co-Coaches of the Year—Jamie Kelly, SM East; Austin Clifton, Wichita Northwest. Co-Forwards of the Year—Ashley Koch, SM East; Reagan Geisbrecht, Manhattan. Midfielder of the Year—Belle Kennedy, Washburn Rural. Defender of the Year—Jenna Anderson, Blue Valley. Goalkeeper of the Year—Tori Spurgeon, Olathe Northwest.
Second team
Forwards—Emma Thurston, jr., SM South; Josie Hallier, sr., Hutchinson; Reese Snowden, fr., Manhattan; Alexis Jennerwein, jr., Olathe West; Alisia Solis, sr., Dodge City; Peyton Martin-Peterson, jr., Wichita East. Midfielders—Joy Ngibuini, sr., Washburn Rural; Olivia Kramer, sr., BV North; Olivia Morris, sr., SM West; Sam Grynkiewicz, sr., Manhattan; Reese Heaney, sr., Blue Valley; Samantha Lockett, sr., SM Northwest; Yossimar Villagrana, sr., Wichita East. Defenders—Addisyn Jones, sr., Olathe East; Cate Holzbeirlein, so., SM East; Ava Weiland, fr., SM East; Mia Yang, so., Blue Valley; Ella Ruliffson, jr., Manhattan; Joelie Riley, sr., SM West; Logan Riley, jr., Derby; Marleigh Hutchinson, sr., Manhattan; McKenna Merrick, jr., Washburn Rural. Goalkeepers—Maddi Meehan, sr., Olathe West; Willow Good, sr., SM West.
Honorable mention
Forwards—Ashley Carrillo, jr., Liberal; Jimena Ramirez, fr., Wichita Heights; Araziah Mendoza, sr., Wichita East; Trinity Perry, fr., Wichita East. Midfielders—Harlie Wilson, jr., Hutchinson; Giselle Vielmas, sr., Derby; Brenley Cunningham, so., Gardner Edgerton; Payton Benoit, so., Wichita Northwest; Stefany Ortuno, sr., Liberal; Kirsten Bourguois, so., Derby. Defenders—Kira Stambaugh, so., Olathe West; Kenia Martinez, sr., Liberal; Keilann Heath, fr., Wichita Northwest; Rebekah Reed, sr., Wichita Heights; Roxzana Martinez, sr., Wichita East. Goalkeepers—Morgan Dunn, jr., Wichita Northwest; Taylor McHugh, so., Manhattan; Hailey Beck, so., Washburn Rural; Annie Jolly, sr., Wichita Heights.
Class 5A
First team
Forwards—Grace O’Keefe, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Jordan Zade, sr., De Soto; Khloe Schuckman, sr., Bishop Carroll; Sydney Watts, so., St. Thomas Aquinas; Destiny Hoy, jr., Bishop Carroll; Lexi Dillon, sr., Shawnee Heights; Peyton Magoner, sr., Mill Valley; Hadlie Lowe, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Lexi Watts, jr., St. James Academy; Haley Sparks, sr., Valley Center. Midfielders—Jaylie Hicklin, sr., BV Southwest; Lexi Ruf, sr., BV Southwest; Carlin Blake, sr., BV Southwest; Jadyn Allen, sr., Bishop Carroll; Makenzie Orr, jr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Lexi Rasmussen, sr., St. James Academy; Mallory Putnam, sr., Shawnee Heights. Defenders—Natalie Wilson, sr., BV Southwest; Assa Kante, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Taylor Bockover, sr., Bishop Carroll; Kaylee Wilcox, sr., Maize. Goalkeepers—Madi Wingler, jr., Bishop Carroll; Sydney Beck, sr., BV Southwest.
Coach of the Year—Adam Lamb, St. Thomas Aquinas. Forward of the Year—Grace O’Keefe, St. Thomas Aquinas. Midfielder of the Year—Jaylie Hicklin, BV Southwest. Defender of the Year—Natalie Wilson, BV Southwest. Goalkeeper of the Year—Madi Wingler, Bishop Carroll.
Second team
Forwards—Kyndal Ewertz, fr., Maize South; Cassie Moeder, sr., Andover Central; Hannah Palmer, fr., BV Southwest; Haley Rogers, jr., Maize; Ryann Clark, so., KC Piper; Hadley Lockhart, so., Mill Valley; Sierra Montez, so., KC Piper. Midfielders—Grace Long, so., Bishop Carroll; Macie Albright, sr., De Soto; Molly Ricker, sr., Mill Valley; Kaylyn Truong, jr., Maize South; Madalyn Crow, sr., Salina South; Jane Hanson, fr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Reagan Downes, jr., Shawnee Heights. Defenders—Lainey Waldron, sr., Mill Valley; Alayna Runck, jr., Maize; Mia Long, sr., Maize South; Eden Hadley, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Olivia Page, so., De Soto; Reagan Weimer, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Brooke Powell, jr., Shawnee Heights; Emma Hawley, sr., KC Piper; Gracie Knight, so., Mill Valley; Hailey Hershey, sr., Topeka Seaman; Kaelyn Sueper, so., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Riley Cowan, sr., Topeka Seaman. Goalkeeper—Taylor James, sr., St. Thomas Aquinas.
Honorable mention
Forwards—Lauren O’Connor, jr., St. Thomas Aquinas; Caroline Robben, jr., Hays; Giselle Nash, so., Salina South; Kyndell Letcher, so., KC Piper. Midfielders—Chloe Collins, so., De Soto; Payton Vogelbacher, so., Shawnee Heights; Paige Putter, so., Maize; Ryia Richardson, sr., KC Piper; Alexa Meyer, sr., Maize South; Hannah Boa, jr., Emporia; Isabelle Jones, fr., De Soto; Maggie Severs, so., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Ruby Aguilar, jr., Valley Center; Elyce Pfeifer, jr., Maize; Lexi Eddy, sr., Valley Center; Maggie Robben, sr., Hays. Defenders—Monique Fair, sr., Salina South; Madison Bliss, sr., Maize South. Goalkeepers—Kyrah Klumpp, sr., Valley Center; Haley Koster, sr., Kapaun Mt. Carmel; Larissa Thomas, jr., Mill Valley; Sara Lake, sr., KC Piper.
Class 4-1A
First team
Forwards—Alexis Hutton, sr., Buhler; Kenzee Godwin, sr., McPherson; Rose Lenihan, so., Bishop Miege; Karlie Kanaga, so., Mulvane; Lauren Labertew, jr., McPherson; Oliva Kenas, sr., Wichita Classical; Megan Everhart, jr, McPherson. Midfielders—Emily Carrasco, sr., Bishop Miege; Aubrey Tanksley, jr., Buhler; Emma Kolbe, jr., Mulvane; Brooklyn Hunter, sr., Circle; Carsyn Soto, sr., Circle; Lexi Kynaston, sr., McPherson; Kate Erpelding, sr., Eudora; Reese Johnson, jr., Louisburg; Riley Smith, jr., Baldwin; Ella Howard, jr., Bishop Miege; Olivia Barber, sr., Louisburg. Defenders—Ayden Greene, sr., Bishop Miege; Sydney Achilles, jr., McPherson; Kenzi Gillispie, sr., Circle; Lauren Russell, sr., Baldwin; Kate Pedrotti, fr., Bishop Miege. Goalkeeper—Caroline Gyllenborg, sr., Bishop Miege.
Coach of the Year—Nate Huppe, Bishop Miege. Forward of the Year—Alexis Hutton, Buhler. Midfielder of the Year—Emily Carrasco, Bishop Miege. Defender of the Year—Ayden Greene, Bishop Miege. Goalkeeper of the Year—Caroline Gyllenborg, Bishop Miege.
Second team
Forwards—Lola Edwards, fr., Louisburg; Hannah Thong, fr., Heritage Christian Academy; Jayla Erpelding, fr., Eudora. Midfielders—Alex Pascua, sr., Eudora; Amaleigh Mattison, sr., Buhler; Belle Alexander, sr., McPherson; Maddie Boman, sr., Wichita Classical; Carrie Cunningham, fr., Heritage Christian Academy; Emma Liebelt, jr., Heritage Christian Academy; Maren Lackey, jr., Buhler; Sophie Klaver, jr., Wichita Trinity Academy. Defenders—Hailey Sword, fr., Louisburg; Lanna Chase, sr., Circle; Kilar Gillispie, fr., Circle; Mallory Hanen, sr., Buhler; Haley Hughes, sr., Mulvane; Grace Brown, jr., Wichita Classical; Zamauria Herring, sr., Atchison. Goalkeepers—Ryleigh Schiffelbein, so., Mulvane; Leah Williams, sr., Eudora; Hannah Stipp, so., Circle; Jessi Ferneau, sr., Buhler.
Honorable mention
Forwards—Cambria Crowe, sr., Baldwin; Aubrey Winter, jr., Wichita Trinity Academy. Midfielders—Abby Patterson, jr., Baldwin; Emerie Boman, so., Wichita Classical. Defenders—Anna Schenk, fr., Heritage Christian Academy; Leia Shank, jr., Wichita Classical; Mallory Vickers, jr., Eudora. Goalkeepers—Jenna Wright, sr., Heritage Christian Academy; Katherine Harris, jr., Atchison.
This story was originally published July 1, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
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