The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Maeve Johnston Bay, Senior
Sometimes, a great goalkeeper will not even get tested in a game. Then there are the great goalkeepers that get tested multiple times a game and rises to the occasion. Maeve Johnston was the latter, particularly during Bay’s postseason run. Johnston, via brilliant saves game in and game out, carried the Rockets to a berth in the Division II state final. She made some of the most incredible saves you will see at the high school level, and some of those saves came at the most critical times. The words written here do not even do her performances justice, but Johnston ended the season with 245 saves — and that is while playing against six Division I teams during the regular season. She earned second team All-Ohio and was the catalyst of a run the Rockets will not soon forget.
COACH OF THE YEAR Matt Safar Olmsted Falls
The Olmsted Falls Bulldogs had a magical season, clinching their first-ever Southwestern Conference title and advancing to a Division I district final. The Bulldogs went 15-2-1(8-0-1 SWC) and Safar pushed all the right buttons, leading his team to play consistently from start to finish. He helped produce two All-Ohio athletes in goalkeeper Mackenzie Simon and forward Jordan Fusco.
FIRST TEAM (In alphabetical order) M Amber Achladis, Sr., Avon Lake
First team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Lorain County
F Alexis Alston, Jr., Amherst
15 goals, nine assists; Second team All-Ohio; First team AllGreater Cleveland; Lorain County Division I Player of the Year
M Allison Contenza, Sr., Rocky River
First team All-Ohio; First team All-Greater Cleveland
M Jordan Fusco, So., Olmsted Falls
15goals, 11assists; Second team All-Ohio; First team All-Greater Cleveland
M Janae Johnson, Sr., Oberlin
First team All-Greater Cleveland; Lorain County Division III Player of the Year
F Lexi McCrary, Sr., Firelands
21goals, one assist; First team All-North Central District; Lorain County Division II Player of the Year
F Abriana Rondin, Sr., Lutheran West
46 goals, 14 assists; First team All-Greater Cleveland
G Mackenzie Simon, Sr., Olmsted Falls
89saves; Second team All-Ohio; First team All-Greater Cleveland
F Stephanie Sturgeon, So., Midview
11goals, 17assists; First team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Lorain County
M Autumn Vance, So., Midview
17goals, 11assists; First team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Lorain County
SECOND TEAM
(In alphabetical order) F Sam Carrico, Sr., Columbia: 10goals, eight assists; First team AllGreater Cleveland
F Madison Carter, Sr., Keystone: Second team All-Greater Cleveland M Kylie Fitzgerald, Jr., Olmsted Falls: 12goals, five assists; Second team All-Greater Cleveland
M/D Abby Gomez, Sr., Olmsted Falls: Second team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Southwestern Conference
D/M Lizzie Hamker, Jr., Rocky River: First team All-Greater Cleveland G Cassandra Harant, Sr., Keystone: First team All-Greater Cleveland F Mikayla Lindo, So., Vermilion: 15goals, 11assists; First team AllNorth Central District
M/D Lauren Milner, Sr., North Ridgeville: First team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Lorain County M Maya Patti, So., Rocky River: Second team All-Greater Cleveland; First team All-Great Lakes Conference F Jordyn Shawver, Sr., Brookside: Second team All-North Central District; First team All-Lorain County
THIRD TEAM
(In alphabetical order) M Avery Alexy, Sr., Bay: Second team All-Greater Cleveland
D Julie Bogart, Sr., Westlake: Second team All-Greater Cleveland
D Anna Brethauer, Jr., Avon: Second team All-Greater Cleveland
F Julia Costas, So., Fairview: Honorable mention All-Greater Cleveland
M/D Cameron Dumais, Sr., Amherst: Second team All-Greater Cleveland
F Grace Frey, Sr., Bay: First team All-Greater Cleveland
D Allie Heschel, Sr., Avon Lake: Second team All-Greater Cleveland
F Madyson Rosado, So., Lake Ridge: 47goals, six assists; First team All-Lorain County
G Ainsley Steele, Sr., Amherst: 56saves; Honorable mention AllGreater Cleveland F Rosy Turner, Jr., Oberlin: First team All-Greater Cleveland
HONOR ROLL
Amherst: Elley Vorhees; Avon: Kelsey Gannon; Avon Lake: Elizabeth Murdock; Bay: Kealy Sullivan; Brookside: Andria McCelland; Columbia: Jessica Garrow; Elyria: Hannah McCray; Elyria Catholic: Emily Vogel; Fairview: Alexis Faile; Firelands: Isabel Solowiej; Keystone: Faith Baracskai; Lake Ridge: Ally Ross; Lutheran West: A.J. Willard; Midview: Natalie Maver; North Olmsted: Alexandra Dimantis; North Ridgeville: Abby Bernhardt; Oberlin: Alysaa Hicks-Watson; Olmsted Falls: Maddie Boka; Open Door: Alissa Faber; Rocky River: Samantha Miller; Vermilion: Riley Allen; Wellington: Lauren Alley; Westlake: Sophia Kontak