Four area girl’s soccer players were named First Team and four others with one coach were also honored while three local boys were also recognized as All-State teams were announced by the New York State Sportswriters & Coaches (girls) and the United Soccer Coaches (boys).
Spencerport won their second consecutive New York State title, the first in Section V since 2002, and had five players named in Class A.
Juniors Erin Coykendall and Lean Wengender were First team selections, senior co-captain Luca Fahmer a Second Team choice plus junior co-captain Olivia Wall and junior goalkeeper Lauren Opladen Third Team members for the Rangers.
Wengender led all Class A Section V players with 35 goals and 86 points while Coykendall was second with 27 goals with 14 assists to pace the high-powered Spencerport attack. It marked her second straight First Team honor.
Fahmer anchored the midfield and finished third on the team with ten assists while chipping in five goals.
Opladen allowed only seven goals all season while making 125 saves with Wall leading a defense that helped the Rangers register 16 shutouts in 22 contests. Opladen was a Fourth Team selection in 2016.
Byron-Bergen senior captain Leah Thompson was named First Team in Class C at midfield after a four-goal, four assist campaign where the Bees allowed only 20 goals in 17 games during an 11-5-1 season.
Kendall senior captain Taylor ReQua was First Team in Class D for the 14-5-1 Eagles as she netted 18 goals and finished tenth in the Class with 47 points.
Hilton junior captain and midfielder Megan Letta, who was second on the Cadets with ten points, was a Sixth Team pick.
On the boy’s side, Hilton senior Evan Pirnie was named to the Second Team among large schools after he led the Cadets to the Section V championship game with ten goals and 12 assists.
Brockport senior Zach Wharram was a Fifth Team selection. He led the Blue Devils with 16 goals and was second on the squad with ten assists over 20 games.
Byron-Bergen’s Kylar Chambry was named to the small school Fifth Team. The senior scored 24 goals with 13 assists for the Class C1 Section V champions. He was tied for seventh among all Section V boys’ players with 61 points.
Spencerport head coach Jamie Schneider was named Class A co-Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year with Peal Rivers’ Tim Peabody.
