Budish, Sikorski repeat on first team
There were only two repeat firstteam selections on the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association girls all-state team and both call southeast Wisconsin home.
Brookfield Central senior Kayla Budish and Muskego sophomore Anna Sikorski made the cut for the second straight year. They were joined on the first team by three other Milwaukeearea players — Waterford junior Taylor Gordon, New Berlin Eisenhower senior Lauren Hernandez and Whitefish Bay junior Lucia Englund.
Oregon senior Zoey Pagels, who led the Panthers to the Division 2 championship and the No. 1 ranking in the nation, was named the state player of the year.
Budish, who will play at Purdue, led Central to the Greater Metro Conference title and a postseason run that ended in the sectional final in Division 2.
Sikorski led Muskego to the Division 1 championship.
Here is the team. Area players are listed in bold.
First team
Forwards:
Zoey Pagels, sr., Oregon;
Kayla Budish, sr., Brookfield Central; Anna Sikorski, soph., Muskego; Taylor Gordon, jr., Waterford; Lucia Englund, jr., Whitefish Bay; Emily McCarthy, soph., Kimberly; Jenna Baumann, soph., D.C. Everest.
Midfielders: Lauren Hernandez, sr., New Berlin Eisenhower; Kaitlyn Fishnick, sr., Sauk Prairie.
Defender: Riley Miller, sr., Waunakee.
Goalkeeper:
Second team
Payton Lang, sr., Oregon.
Forwards:Taylor Rinzel, sr., New Berlin Eisenhower; Grace Breuchel, sr., McFarland; Kaitlyn Studebaker, soph., Oregon; Mary Stroebel, soph., Cedarburg; Lilliah Blum, jr., Verona; CamrynRies, sr., Waukesha West; Zoe Hevey, jr., Pewaukee.
Midfielders:Fiona Skwierawski, sr., Shorewood; Ahnna Faust, sr., DSHA.
Defenders: Ava Bryan, sr., Waunakee.
Goalkeeper:
Whitefish Bay.
Riley
Honorable mention
Franklin,
jr.,
Forwards: Cora Erickson, fr., CedarGrove Belgium; Abbey Stanton, soph., Madison West; Delaney Cox, jr., Madison Memorial; Lindsey Szymanski, sr., River Falls; Abby Stoeck, sr., Waukesha West; AshlynSkinner-Barrett, sr., Waukesha South; NatalieNewman, jr., Kewaskum; Rylie Collien, sr., Hustisford; Amelia Schuh, soph., De Pere; Hailee Wilson, sr., Ashland; Martina Harrington, sr., Kenosha St. Joseph; Layla Kelbel, sr., Lake Country Lutheran; Kiya Bronston, sr., Onalaska; Greta Blau, sr., McFarland; Haley Christianson, jr., Kenosha
Bradford/Reuther.
Midfielders: Alyssa Thomas, soph., Waunakee; Havanah Brockington, jr., West De Pere; Dalina Januzi, jr., Middleton; Elizabeth Arnold, jr., Madison West; Linsey Trapino, jr., Verona; Liv Nelson, sr., River Falls; Elena Zuchowski, sr., Kettle Moraine; SophiaBalistreri, sr., Muskego; Melina Knowles, soph., Plymouth; Greta Czachor, jr., De Pere; Maggie Thillman, sr, Green Bay Notre Dame; Alli Steeno, jr., Kimberly; Sophia Myshchyshyn, sr., Lakeland; Claire Tracy, soph., Brookfield Academy; MaryferLopez, sr., Milwaukee Reagan; Sofia Englund, jr., Whitefish Bay; KateBrown, sr., Kenosha Bradford/Reuther; Sarah Stadler, soph., New Berlin Eisenhower.
Defenders: Lauren Simonett, sr., Verona; Quinn Williams, sr., Hudson; Bella Brenkman, soph., Sugar River; Greta Hanson, sr., Arrowhead; Alli Wettstein, jr., De Pere; Kiran Shimp, sr., The Prairie School; Kaitlyn Rohan, sr., Wrightstown; AlairPosard, sr., Whitefish Bay; Kate Judd, jr., Homestead; Madigan Johnston, sr., Nicolet; Elise Gillen, sr., McFarland; Kylie Maderski, sr., Pewaukee; Suza Micanovic, sr., New Berlin Eisenhower.
Goalkeepers: LillyHanke, jr., Waukesha West; Selame Caldart, sr., Shorewood.