Photos by Deb Jacques Warren Fitzgerald senior Katelyn Sanders was named to the MAC Silver All-Conference team.

All-State soccer players

Local girls honored with end of season awards

By Jon Malavolti
C & G Sports Writer

The Macomb Area Conference’s best and brightest girls soccer stars shined all season long, and now they get their just due with the end-of-season awards.

Listed below is a breakdown of the division races and All-League honorees as provided by the coaches.

Red Division
Utica Eisenhower returned to the top of the league with a 9-1-0 mark, winning its third title in four years.

Clinton Township Chippewa Valley placed second at 7-1-2, followed by Utica Ford II (3-4-3), Utica Stevenson (2-4-4), Grosse Pointe South (2-4-4) and Grosse Pointe North (0-9-1).

Chippewa Valley junior Didi Dedvukaj took home Most Valuable Player honors, while Ike coach Mehrdad Nekoogar was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees include Aubrey Sudomier, Alyssa Tomassi, Jenika Meyers, Brittany Domin and Monika Lee, Ike; Dedvukaj, Sophie Maccagnone, Ariel Katsimpalis and Kayla Werthmann, Chippewa Valley; Jill Matthew and Heather Dammon, Stevenson; Taylor Niewoit, Leanne Boehm and Allison Viera, Ford II; Chelsea MacGriff and Rae Sklarski, South; Nicolette Capizzo, North.

White Division
Romeo High ended up on top of the division after finishing 9-1-2.

Macomb L’Anse Creuse North took second at 8-3-1, followed by Utica High (7-2-3), Warren Cousino (4-8-0), Sterling Heights High (3-6-3), Fraser High (3-7-2) and St. Clair Shores Lakeview (2-9-1).

Utica senior Becky Berels won the MVP award, while Romeo’s Jerry Motzer was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees include Ashley Flinn, Erika Madden, Kelly Petzold, Megan Michaels and Daniella Pittiglio, Romeo; Angela Vultaggio, Stephanie Garland, Marie Peck, Kaila Kukawa, LCN; Berels, Rachel Chaney and Amanda Trigger, Utica; Amanda Ferrick, Natalie Behnke and Amber Boudy, Cousino; Jennifer Freigeh, Alex Kluz and Sam Hilliard, Sterling Heights; Brooke Lawler, Lakeview; Rachel DeLuca and Kalaway Voss, Fraser.

Blue Division
Madison Heights Lamphere and Fair Haven Anchor Bay tied atop the league for the second straight year, finishing this campaign with 10-1-1 records.

Macomb Dakota took third after going 7-5-0, followed by Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse (6-4-2), Port Huron Northern (1-7-4), St. Clair Shores Lake Shore (1-9-2) and Port Huron High (1-9-2).

Lamphere junior Katlyn Krysiak was named the MVP; Lamphere’s Skip Mukhtar Jr. was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees include Krysiak, Juanita Manruquez, Marissa Knorp, Brianna Smith and Chelsea Thompson, Lamphere; Angela DiCristofaro, Danielle Bruce, Jenna Taylor and Amanda Shovan, Anchor Bay; Leanne Lupash, Kristina Sobel and Rachel Doptis, Dakota; Kelsey Castiglioni, Emma Gallo and Alyssa Kruszewski, L’Anse Creuse; Ashton Hearn, Georgia Jones and Morgan Smith, Northern; Alyssa Swarthout, Lake Shore; Shelby Conard and Kristen Warsinske, Port Huron.

Gold Division
Warren Woods Tower won the league after going 9-1-2.

Finishing close behind Tower was Warren Mott, which went 9-3-0, followed by Clawson High (7-3-2), Roseville High (4-3-5), St. Clair High (3-4-5), St. Clair Shores South Lake (2-8-2) and Eastpointe East Detroit (0-12-0).

Tower senior Jenna Wonsowicz won MVP honors, while Tower’s Skip Mukhtar Sr. was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees include Wonsowicz, Natalie Werner, Stacey Griebe, Brittany Auld and Sarah King, Tower; Katilyn Thomas, Paige Bicoll, Chelsea Meador and Sirena Siryani, Mott; Emily Banules, Alaina Paquette and Emily Hirt, Clawson; Sarah Pitrago, Alexis Snyder and Calree Peplinski, Roseville; Bonita Hazel, Taylor Johnson and Sam Schmitz, St. Clair; Sarah Schnell and Kaitlyn Hart, South Lake; Emily Klinefelt, East Detroit.

Silver Division
Marysville High went a perfect 12-0-0 to capture the division crown.

Marine City was next up in the standings after a 10-2-0 finish, followed by Center Line High (8-4-0), Warren Fitzgerald (6-6-0), Mount Clemens High (4-8-0), Madison Heights Madison (2-10-0) and New Haven High (0-12-0).

Marysville sophomore Ashley Stoia took home the MVP award; Marysville’s Diana Dykstra was voted Coach of the Year.

All-Conference honorees include Stoia, Alison Martin, Haylee Droms, Andrea Curtis and Kristina Iglesias, Marysville; Amanda Brown, Kaitlyn Vigna, Kayla Bossow and Kayla Deciechi, Marine City; Shayna Barclay, Jenna Brown and Lindsey Riddell, Center Line; Stephanie Pilarski, Katlyn Sanders and Angela Burroughs, Fitzgerald.

You can reach Sports Writer Jon Malavolti at jmalavolti@candgnews.com or at (586) 498-1040.