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All-state soccer teams announced

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| November 11, 2022 6:50 AM

The Whitefish Lady Bulldogs had five players named Northwest A all-state, and the state champion Columbia Falls Wildcats had six on the list released Thursday.

Isabelle Cooke, Brooke Roberts, Olivia Genovese, Maya Lacey and Norah Schmidt were all-state and all-conference from Whitefish. Second team all-conference for Whitefish are Madeline Muhlfeld, Delaney Smith and Maeve Ingelfinger.

For the Columbia Falls girls, Hope McAtee and Josie Harris were all-state, Sydney Mann was all-conference, and Zoey Byrd, Taylor Rodgers and Mila Johns were second team selections.

Also selected for all-state honors were Danika Bucklin and Braeden Gunlock of Bigfork. Paeten Gunlock made all-conference for Bigfork.

Polson’s Tia Mercer was selected all-conference second team, as was Scout Nadeau and Piper Buzzell of Bigfork.

Bryce Dunham, Nico Lang, Kai Golan, Andrew Miner, Walton Nichols, Finley Sundberg were Columbia Falls’ boys all-state selections, with Dale Blickhan and Adam Schrader earning all-conference honors.

Bigfork’s Landon Byerman was selected for all-state, as were Collin Lyman and Ryder Eliott of Whitefish.

Columbia Falls’ Ethan Austin, Josiah Kilman and River Wolford were named second-team all conference, as were Libby’s David Bailey and Caleb Riedesel of Bigfork.

GIRLS

All Conference soccer first team selections (11): All state selections (9):

1) Isabelle Cooke 11 WF*

2) Hope McAtee 11 CF*

3) Brooke Roberts 12 WF*

4) Olivia Genovese 11 WF*

5) Danika Bucklin 11 BF*

6) Maya Lacey 12 WF*

7) Josie Harris 11 CF*

8) Braeden Gunlock 10 BF*

9) Norah Schmidt 11 WF*

10) Paeten Gunlock 9 BF

11) Sydney Mann 12 CF

Girls All Conference second team selections (11):

1) Tia Mercer 12, POL

2) Madeline Muhlfeld 12 WF

3) Zoey Byrd 12 CF

4) Scout Nadeau 12 BF

5) Delaney Smith 10 WF

6) Taylor Rodgers 9 CF

7) Mila Johns 9 CF

8) Kaydence Stanek 10 LIB

9) Piper Buzzell 11 BF

10)Maeve Ingelfinger 11 WF

11) Morgan Hayes 10 LIB

Girls All Conference Honorable Mention Selections(5):

1) Gracie Johnson 9 BF

2) Addyson Gallatin 11 POL

3) Kenzee West 11 CF

4) Delaney Kirby 9 BF

5) Scout Wenzel 12 POL

(One additional all-state selection for each conference/division that has a team make the

semi-finals (NWA gets 2 additional selection(s) in 2022)

BOYS

All Conference soccer first team selections (11): All state selections (9):

1) Landon Byerman 12 BF*

2) Bryce Dunham 12 CF*

3) Ryder Elliott 11 WF*

4) Kai Golan 11 CF*

5) Nico Lang 12 CF*

6) Collin Lyman 11 WF*

7) Andrew Miner 12 CF*

8) Walton Nichols 12 CF*

9) Finley Sundberg 12 CF*

10) Dale Blickhan 12 CF

11) Adam Schrader 12 CF

Boys All Conference second team selections(11):

1) Ethan Austin 12 CF

2) David Bailey 12 LIB

3) Logan Bingham 10 WF

4) Caleb Riedesel 11 BF

5) Rye Duffy 11 WF

6) Kyler Jonson 9 WF

7) Josiah Kilman 12 CF

8) Braydon Luikart 12 POL

9) Chris Noone 11 WF

10) Levi Peterson 12 BF

11) River Wolford 10 CF

Boys All Conference Honorable Mention Selections(5):

1) Jackson Dorvall 11 WF

2) Cruz Lies 9 POL

3) Alderic Martineau 10 LIB

4) Ted Mausshart 10 POL

5) Jeremiah Pilskalns 12 BF

(One additional all-state selection for each conference/division that has a team make the

semi-finals (NWA gets 2 additional selection in 2022)

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