By By SCOTT NOVAK and ERIKA PICKLES / Niles Daily Star
NILES - Buchanan landed a pair of players on the All-Lakeland Conference girls' soccer team which was released Wednesday.
Danielle Bachleda and Natalie Barclay were joined by Brandywine's Kalie Newman on the first team.
Edwardsburg's Sara Lange and Shelley Roberts were also named to the squad.
River Valley's Shawn Beach was named Coach of the Year.
Brandywine's Nikki Cooper was a second team selection along wih Buchanan's Heather Lentz, Mary Martin and goalkeeper Robyn Bahr.
Edwardsburg's Susanna Martino and Tayler Swaim were second team selections.
Honorable mention selections from Brandywine were Ashley Hullinger and Katie Smallwood. Buchanan's Hannah Flood, Megan Hubbell, Dana Vorrath and Katrina Weldy were also honorable mention picks.
Lakeland Conference
Girls Soccer Team
First team
Kalie Newman, Brandywine; Ashley Miller, Bridgman; Claire Pawlik, Bridgman; Ashley Stanage, Bridgman; Danielle Bachleda, Buchanan; Natalie Barclay, Buchanan; Sara Lange, Edwardsburg; Shelley Roberts, Edwardsburg; Brittany Damon, River Valley; Amanda Dudiak, River Valley; goalie: Leanna Rice, Bridgman
Coach of the Year
Shawn Beach, River Valley
Second team
Nikki Cooper, Brandywine; Erin Hanlin, Bridgman; Ariel Piotter, Bridgman; Aimee Seageren, Bridgman; Heather Lentz, Buchanan; Mary Martin, Buchanan; Susanna Martino, Edwardsburg; Tayler Swaim, Edwardsburg; Jodi Grandholm, River Valley; Amanda Ireland, River Valley; goalie: Robyn Bahr, Buchanan
Honorable mention
Ashley Hullinger, Katie Smallwood – Brandywine; Jody Leonard, Hannah Rosner, Nenna Willemin – Bridgman; Hannah Flood, Megan Hubbell, Dana Vorrath, Katrina Weldy – Buchanan; C.C. Roberts, Margaret Struder, Ashley Turner – Edwardsburg; Ami Davis, River Valley.
Big 16 lists announced
Eight Niles players made the Big 16 lists that were announced earlier this week. Amber Peter's led those lists with four first team and academic team honors.
Peters, Kaylee Bonner and Ashley Pingel received Big 16 Conference All DIvision West Division First Team honors.
Honorable Mentions were Lacey Wiemuth, Rebecca Teske and Claire Molnar.
Making the All-District Selection were Peters, Bonner, Pingel, Molnar, and Amanda Pingel.
Peters and Dagmar Hoffman both made the All-State Acedemic list and Peters also received Academic All-Conference honors.
Big 16 Conference All-Division West Division First Team
Sadie Atnosz , Lakeshore; Alyssa O'Dorisio, Lakeshore; Ashley Phillips, Lakeshore; Shelby Stieb, Lakeshore; Jamie Welch, Lakeshore; Anna Schueneman, St. Joseph; Lindsay Williamson, St. Joseph; Mary Schueneman, St. Joseph; Ashley Fox , St. Joseph; Amber Peters, Niles; Kaylee Bonner, Niles; Ashley Pingel, Niles; Hillary Bisnett, Dowagiac; Kyleigh Mott, Dowagiac; Siobhan Williams, Benton Harbor; Jessica Wilson, Benton Harbor
Big 16 All-Division
Honorable Mention
Whitney Martin, Lakeshore; Stacey Evans, Lakeshore; Jamie Huebner, Lakeshore; Mallory Smith, St. Joseph; Kelly Jones, St. Joseph; Kelli Celmar, St. Jospeh; Lacey Wiemuth, Niles; Rebecca Teske, Niles; Claire Molnar, Niles; Jackie Sayre, Dowagiac; Jordan Markham, Dowagiac; Kassie Leitz, Dowagiac; Erica Valentine, Benton Harbor
All-District Selection
District 17-2
Lizzie Julian, Mattawan; Lauren Trail, Mattawan; Amber Peters, Niles; Alyssa O'Dorisio, Lakeshore; A. Schueneman, St. Joseph ; Sarah Robb, Mattawan; Lindsay Williamson, St. Joseph; Shelby Stieb, Lakeshore; Kaylee Bonner, Niles; Bekkah Swaney, Mattawan; Mary Schueneman, St. Joseph; Whitney Martin, Lakeshore; Ashley Pingel, Niles; Jamie Riksen, Mattawan; Claire Molna, Niles; Amanda Pingel, Niles; Ashley Phillips, Lakeshore; Jamie Welch, Lakeshore; Jamie Huebner, Lakeshore; Ashley Fox, St. Joseph; Kelli Celmar, St. Joseph; Mallory Smith, St. Joseph; Jessica Bechtel, Mattawan; Rachel Selles-Czuk, Mattawan; Carlee Chapman, Mattawan; Nicole Compher, Mattawan
Goal Keepers:
Amy Maresko, Mattawan; Rae Lyn Althoff, Lakeshore
All-State Academic
Amber Peters, Niles; Dagmar Hoffman, Niles
Academic All-Conference
Amber Peters, Niles