Wildcat girls soccer earns nine spots on all-league
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Louisburg sophomore Bailey Belcher scorched the net this season as she finished with a team-high 33 goals and added four assists to earn first team all-Frontier League honors. The Wildcats earned nine spots on the team overall.
The Louisburg High School girls soccer team made quite an impression on the rest of the Frontier League in its first year.
Louisburg racked up 14 wins, won a regional title and advanced to the state quarterfinals in the Lady Cats’ inaugural season. It was quite the feat and the league coaches made sure Louisburg was recognized for it.
The Lady Cats were awarded with nine selections on the all-league team that was released last week. Sophomore Bailey Belcher, along with seniors Maddie McDaniel and Rylee Bergh, led the way as each earned first team honors.
Junior Madisen Simpson, junior Shay Whiting (goalie), sophomore Georgia Wilde and freshman Camdyn Clark were named to the second team. Senior Lilly Scott and sophomore Izzie Ford were selected as honorable mentions.
“I was extremely happy with how the league viewed our girls,” Louisburg coach Kyle Conley said. “Of course I always feel we could have had more kids, but I am thankful for the honors that these young ladies received. These girls worked their tails off.”
Belcher was one of the top scorers in the Frontier League this season as she finished with 33 goals to go along with four assists from the midfield spot. Also when team awards were announced following the season, she was named as the team’s Most Outstanding Player and earned the Golden Boot award for the most goals.
“Bailey had an exceptional year,” Conley said. “I don’t envision that record of 33 goals getting broken any time soon.”
As for McDaniel, the Louisburg senior ended the season with nine goals and led the Lady Cats with 13 assists. She was also named as the team’s Offensive Most Valuable Player.
“Maddie was a great leader on our team,” Conley said. “She was an individual who knew how to keep things light at practice, but also knew when it was time to work.”
Bergh was the Lady Cats’ leader on the defensive side as she helped post eight shutouts from the center back position and kept Louisburg’s defense organized. Bergh was also awarded the team’s Defensive MVP honor following the season.
“Rylee was an awesome center back and saved us countless times back there,” Conley said. “She was aggressive and relentless in the back. She was a major reason why we were able to post eight shutouts and a 1.06 goals against average.”
Simpson played well at the midfield spot, and while she wasn’t on the attack much, she finished with one goal and two assists.
As a first-year goalie, Whiting left quite the mark as she posted eight shutouts and also had 86 saves on the year.
Clark and Wilde were key parts to the Wildcat defense as they helped out Bergh and Whiting from the outside back positions. Clark was also named the team’s Freshman of the Year and added four goals, while Wilde also finished with one goal.
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- Shay Whiting, goalie, second team
- Madisen Simpson, second team
- Georgia Wilde, second team
- Camdyn Clark, second team
- Lilly Scott, honorable mention
- Izzie Ford, honorable mention
Before her season was halted to an injury, Ford was among the team leaders in goals scored, but still added six goals and five assists on the season from the forward position.
As for Scott, she finished with two goals and two assists. She was also given the Wildcat Award at the end of the year, which is for the best leader and attitude on the team.
ALL-FRONTIER LEAGUE GIRLS SOCCER
First team
Mikayla Smith, Spring Hill, senior
Tarah Phongsavath, De Soto, junior
Bailey Belcher, Louisburg, sophomore
Tanith Beal, De Soto, junior
Bailey Billings, De Soto, senior
Hailey Jones, Spring Hill, senior
Madison Plake, De Soto, junior
Maddie McDaniel, Louisburg, senior
Rylee Bergh, Louisburg, senior
Erica Petry, Baldwin, senior
Goalie: Taylor Rogers, De Soto, sophomore
Second team
Alyssa Hargrove, De Soto, junior
Madisen Simpson, Louisburg, junior
Emily Girrens, Spring Hill, senior
Sara Watson, Spring Hill, sophomore
Carmen Rush, De Soto, junior
Caitlin Countryman, Baldwin, freshman
Madeline Keleher, De Soto, senior
Georgia Wilde, Louisburg, sophomore
Isabel Tiller, Baldwin, freshman
Camdyn Clark, Louisburg, freshman
Goalie: Shay Whiting, Louisburg, sophomore
Honorable mention
Olivia Young, De Soto, senior
Amanda Wray, Ottawa, sophomore
Izzie Ford, Louisburg, sophomore
Megann Lawrenz, Baldwin, senior
Lilly Scott, Louisburg, senior
Chloe Brown, Ottawa, senior
Goalie: Mallory Fredricks, Ottawa, senior