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