Poling and Sizemore make 2nd team, 3 more HM
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada High School girls soccer team placed seven players on the All-Northwest Conference teams, led by two first teamers and one four-time selection, in voting conducted Sunday by the league coaches.
Bulldog senior scoring ace forward Ella Marshall repeated as first team All-NWC for the fourth straight season.
The powerful Marshall broke her own Ada program single-season record with 21 goals, and she also set the mark for career goals with 50.
Unselfish senior forward Olivia Burkhart was voted first team All-NWC after making second team all-league the last two years.
She is one of the all-time assist leaders in program history, and holds the record for assists in a season.
Scrappy senior goalkeeper Katie Sizemore was voted second team All-NWC. She posted three shutouts in goal to tie a program season record.
Junior goal scorer Lexi Poling also made second team All-NWC. The forward was honorable mention all-league last year.
Ada finished 2-3-1 in the Northwest Conference, good for fourth place in the seven-team league.
The Bulldog girls authored a 7-6-3 overall regular season record to tie a program mark for wins in a season.
Bluffton repeated as NWC champs at 5-0-1, finishing just ahead of Allen East (5-1) and Columbus Grove (4-1-1).
Midfielder sisters Karley and Kailey Wagner, and senior defender Elsie Allen were all voted honorable mention All-NCOSA.
Relentless Allen East junior Rilynn Jones led the league in scoring and was named NWC Player of the Year. She is a three-time all-league pick.
Mustang senior speedster Aubrey Young also made first team All-NWC.
Jamie Mehaffie of repeat NWC champion Bluffton was tabbed NWC Coach of the Year again by his peers.
Delphos Jefferson finished fifth in the league at 2-4, followed by Spencerville (1-4-1) and Crestview (0-6).
All-NWC Teams:
NWC Player of the Year: Rilynn Jones – Allen East
NWC Coach of the Year: Jamie Mehaffie – Bluffton
1st Team
Rilynn Jones – Junior – Allen East
Lauryn Auchmuty – Junior – Columbus Grove
Aubrey Young – Senior – Allen East
Ella Marshall – Senior – Ada
Jasmine Hasting – Senior – Bluffton
Ella Armstrong – Senior – Bluffton
Grace Goecke – Senior – Spencerville
Kyah Kimmett – Sophomore – Delphos Jefferson
Addison Williman – Senior – Crestview
Olivia Burkhart – Senior – Ada
Ella Dotson – Junior – Columbus Grove
Ruth Myers – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
2nd Team
Dylan Miller – Junior – Allen East
Jordan Schweingruber – Junior – Bluffton
Alexandra Greer – Senior – Spencerville
Katie Sizemore – Senior – Ada
Adessa Alvarez – Senior – Crestview
Blair Utendorf – Sophomore – Bluffton
Devanie Pingle – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Claire Stokes – Sophomore – Delphos Jefferson
Aubrey Burkholder – Junior – Bluffton
Megan Koehlinger – Senior – Allen East
Lexi Poling – Junior – Ada
Honorable Mention
Mya McDougle – Sophomore – Bluffton
Allison Thompson – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Kyrstin Moore – Senior – Delphos Jefferson
Madilynn Springer – Sophomore – Crestview
Ashley Hawk – Senior – Allen East
Jenna Wannemacher – Freshman – Spencerville
Grace Fledderjohann – Freshman – Spencerville
Riley Jordan – Sophomore – Allen East
Marley Kindle – Senior – Bluffton
Elsie Allen – Senior – Ada
Jade Roeder – Sophomore – Columbus Grove
Jordan O’Connell – Junior – Bluffton
Bronyn Shaefer – Sophomore – Allen East
Karley Wagner – Junior – Ada
Kailey Wagner – Senior – Ada
