Niles lands trio, coach on all-division team

Published 7:28 am Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Division 2 district champion Mattawan dominated the all-district squad, which was released Monday.

The Wildcats placed seven players on either the first team or honorable mention portions of the squad, which was chosen by the district coaches.

Runner-up Niles had five players selected, while Lakeshore had six players and Edwardsburg four players chosen.

First team selections from Niles were Ben Florkowski, Alex Jasper and Bryan Echeverria. Honorable mention picks for the Vikings were Jose Magana and Mitchel Park.

First team selections for Edwardsburg were Isaac Toms and Matt Gremaux. Honorable mention picks were Merick Evans and Ben Kraus.

Niles’ Ryan Haines was named Coach of the Year.

 

DIVISION 2

ALL-DISTRICT SOCCER

First team

Isaac Toms, Edwardsburg

Matt Gremaux, Edwardsburg

Dylan Sing, Lakeshore

Riley Aukerman, Lakeshore

Riley Toering, Lakeshore

Jarrett Hageman, Mattawan

Evan Marquess, Mattawan

Nolan Hadder, Mattawan

Anders Palarz, Mattawan

Ben Florkowski, Niles

Alex Jasper, Niles

Bryant Echeverria, Niles

Jaylen Shannon, St. Joseph

Brenden Lear, St. Joseph

 

Goalkeepers

Cole Sing, Lakeshore

Casey Kirkbridge, Mattawan

 

Coach of the Year

Ryan Haines, Niles

 

Honorable mention

Merick Evans, Edwardsburg

Ben Kraus, Edwardsburg

Bradley Keppler, Lakeshore

Ben Whitehead, Lakeshore

Arturo Perez, Lakeshore

Joe Economos, Mattawan

Dylan Burkett, Mattawan

Tate Rosenhagen, Mattawan

Jose Magana, Niles

Mitchel Park, Niles

Devan Handy, St. Joseph

Joe Kirby, St. Joseph