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Introducing the 2019 Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team

St. Charles East forward Elle McCaslin, left, scored a team-best 29 goals and added 15 assists for a Class 3A sectional finalist.

First Team

Sarah Andrey

School: St. Charles North.

Year: Junior.

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Position: Forward.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

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Key stats: 14 goals, eight assists for Class 3A supersectional qualifier.

Katrina Barthelt

School: South Elgin.

Year: Freshman.

Position: Forward.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

Key stats: 33 goals, two assists for undisputed conference champion.

Alondra Carranza

School: St. Charles East.

Year: Junior.

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Position: Defender.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

Key stats: Helped Saints to 12 shutouts. Had five goals, seven assists.

Grace Griffin

School: St. Charles East.

Year: Senior.

Position: Goalkeeper.

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Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-state. Repeat all-area choice.

Key stats: 12 shutouts, 0.66 goals-against average.

Zoey Kollhoff

School: Burlington Central.

Year: Junior.

Position: Midfielder.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-state. Repeat all-area choice. Committed to Illinois.

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Key stats: 29 goals, 13 assists.

Kaleigh LaRue

School: South Elgin.

Year: Junior.

Position: Defender.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

Key stats: Leader of 3A sectional qualifier with nine shutouts.

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Kelly Leon

School: Larkin.

Year: Sophomore.

Position: Forward.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional. Repeat all-area choice.

Key stats: 32 goals, 14 assists.

Elle McCaslin

School: St. Charles East.

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Year: Junior.

Position: Forward.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-state. Committed to Mississippi State.

Key stats: 29 goals, 15 assists for 3A sectional finalist.

Sami Rydberg

School: St. Charles North.

Year: Midfielder.

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Position: Junior.

Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

Key stats: 13 goals, five assists for 3A sectional champion.

Katelyn Skibinski

School: Dundee-Crown.

Year: Junior.

Position: Midfielder.

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Accolades: Selected all-conference and all-sectional.

Key stats: 24 goals, seven assists.

Cece Wahlberg

School: St. Charles North.

Year: Senior.

Position: Senior.

Accolades: The Courier-News Player of the Year. All-conference and all-sectional. Repeat all-area choice. Committed to Indiana State.

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Key stats: 13 goals, eight assists for 3A supersectional qualifier.

Honorable Mention

Taylor Abbott, Burlington Central, senior, defender; Mikayla Brown, Bartlett, senior, midfielder; Avery Fitzgerald, Huntley, senior, forward; Cassie Kowalski, Jacobs, senior, midfielder; Sara Maleski, St. Charles North, senior, goalkeeper; Rachel Martini, St. Edward, junior, forward; Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, senior, midfielder; Renee Unterberg, St. Charles East, senior, midfielder; Veronica Walker, Hampshire, junior, forward; Kirsten Wyse, Burlington Central, junior, defender; Rachel Younker, Genoa-Kingston, senior, midfielder

Patrick Z. McGavin is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.


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