Five Wildcats recognized with all-state soccer honors

Honors continue to roll in for the Louisburg girls soccer team after they completed another strong season.

After capturing the Class 4-1A regional title last month and earning several all-league honors, the Wildcats are now getting state recognition.

The Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association recently released their all-state teams and five Wildcats earned honors.

Junior Rowan Yows (midfield) was a Class 4-1A first team selection. Seniors Hailey Sword (defender) and Lexi Hampton (forward) earned second team honors.

Senior Macy Lemke (goalie) and junior Baileigh Johnson (forward) were named to the honorable mention team.

Yows had a strong season to lead the Wildcats in the midfield as she was third on the team with 12 goals scored, but also led Louisburg with 17 assists.

Sword was a big part of the Wildcat defense that set a school record for goals against with 14 and did so making a position change before the start of the season. She also tallied three goals and two assists.

Hampton had a strong season herself as she was the team’s leading scorer with 17 goals to go along with six assists from her forward spot.

In goal, Lemke had another strong season as a second-year starter. The Wildcat senior had 44 saves to go along with just 14 goals allowed and also had seven shutouts.

Johnson was the team’s second leading scorer as she was third Wildcat to earn second team honors. The Louisburg junior added 15 goals and also had four assists on the season.

Louisburg finished its season with a 13-5-1 record and a spot in the state quarterfinals before getting eliminated by the eventual state champion, Bishop Miege.