Northwest Herald All-Area Girls Soccer Team

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Northwest Herald All-Area First Team

Cori Wronski
Huntley, jr., F
Wronski turned in three hat tricks in the same week and powered the Red Raiders to a 24-2-1 record, including 10-0 in the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division. Wronski, the Northwest Herald Player of the Year, scored 27 goals and added seven assists to lead the area in offense.

Christine Schumacher Hampshire, sr., F

Schumacher overcame two serious injuries – an ACL tear in 2007 and a miniscus tear in 2008 – in order to make her senior season with the Whip-Purs a special one. The Whips went 10-0 in the Big Northern Conference East Division, and Schumacher finished with 24 goals and five assists.

Aimee Wronski
Huntley, so., F
Wronski, along with her older sister, Cori, anchored a Huntley offense that did little other than frustrate opponents all season. She finished her second varsity campaign with 20 goals and 14 assists, with several of those passes going to help her sister, Cori, score.

Nelle Youel
CL Central, so., F

Few scorers in the area were as crafty as Youel, and few had such a competitive edge. Youel worked tirelessly on a Tigers team that won its first regional title and finish third in the FVC Fox Division. Youel was one of only two players to score against Huntley in FVC Fox play. She finished with 14 goals and 13 assists.

Sally Tashjian
Cary-Grove, sr., M

Tashjian embodied what coach Ray Krystal stresses to all of his players each season: Selflessness. Tashjian finished the season with seven goals and three assists and her career with 22 goals and nine assists. She will continue her soccer career at Loyola University in Chicago.

Bre Burry
Huntley, jr., M

Burry was one of the biggest reasons the Raiders had such a strong midfield. She was dangerous in many one-on-one situations and created opportunities for the Raiders’ forwards with her skill and her speed. Burry finished with 10 assists and two goals in the Raiders’ 24-2 season.

Maggie Olsen
Prairie Ridge, sr., M

Olsen’s ability to read the game made her one of the most versatile players on coach David O’Leary’s roster, as he felt he could move Olsen to nearly any position and she would thrive. Olsen spent most of her time in the midfield for the Wolves, who finished second in the FVC Fox Division and went 13-5-1 overall.

Blair Rummel
Richmond-Burton, sr., M

The Rockets enjoyed a strong season, and Rummel was perhaps the most valuable all-around player on the team, finishing with seven goals and 15 assists – the latter statistic a testament to her soccer acumen.

Rummel helped the Rockets finish 15-4-2 overall and 8-2 in the BNC East Division.

Alyse Williams
Huntley, so., D

Williams helped the Raiders shut out 10 of their 15 opponents.
Williams tore her ACL against Prairie Ridge, but was perhaps the best player in the area before the injury and undoubtedly the best defender. Williams scored four goals and added two assists, and she helped Huntley go 3-for-4 in the prestigious Pepsi Showdown.

Kelsey Taldone
Crystal Lake South, jr., D

Taldone’s task was not simple this season, as South played one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the area and Taldone marked opponents’ best players. She helped sister and South goalkeeper, Jessica Taldone, to seven shutouts this season and was dominant in one-on-one situations.

Alex Holland
Cary-Grove, sr., GK

Holland finished her career at C-G with a 0.5-goals- against average and led the Trojans to a combined 33-5 record during the past two seasons. Holland registered 12 shutouts this season and 41 in her career.

Holland also received consideration for Player of the Year. She will continue her soccer career at the University of South Carolina.

Second team

Forwards
Ashley Ross
Crystal Lake South, jr.

Hailey Schleibinger
Richmond-Burton, sr.

Kelly Plichta
Hampshire, sr.

Taryn Stricker
Harvard, sr.

Midfielders
Kaylee O’Brien
Huntley, sr.

Megan LeBaron
Grayslake Central, sr.

Karley Mecko
Crystal Lake South, jr.

KC Roller
Jacobs, sr.

Defenders
Jamie Wimberly
Huntley, sr.

Jenny Hyde
Crystal Lake Central, sr.

Goalkeeper
Sara Hoffman
Huntley, jr.

Honorable Mention

Midfielders
Kelli Anderson
Cary-Grove, sr.

Kelsey Burke
Hampshire, jr.

Jenna Overlee
Marengo, sr.

Carly Juliano
Crystal Lake South, sr.

Allie Simon
Cary-Grove, soph.

Nina Barreto
Huntley, sr.

Lauren Opolony
Huntley, sr.

Brenda Lemus
Harvard, sr.

Alex Field
Hampshire, jr.

Forwards
Molly Machometa
McHenry, fr.

Kelly Petty
Marian Central, sr.

Brittany Wuensch
Marian Central, sr.

Defenders
Rachel Neudahl
Cary-Grove, sr.

Rachel Chapuis
Huntley, soph.

Julie Schwartz
Prairie Ridge, sr.

Emily Preis
Jacobs, sr.

Kaitlyn Ciborowski
Richmond-Burton, sr.

Stephanie
Crutchfield
McHenry, sr.

Goalkeepers
Brianna Schleibinger
Richmond-Burton, sr.

Jessica Taldone
Crystal Lake South, sr.

Ginelle Ellis
Woodstock, sr.

Deanna Libricz
Dundee-Crown, jr.

– Maureen Lynch,
mlynch@nwherald.com