Girls soccer coaches preseason team-by-team reports
Preseason reports from area girls soccer coaches:
4A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE
BATTLE GROUND
Coach: Guy Brown
Key players: Mekennah Lohnes, sr., mid; Carly Swanson, sr.; Cece Stafford, sr.; Hannah Dollar.
Outlook: Brown returns as the Tigers coach after a previous stint from 1996-2001. The Tigers look to improve off last year’s injury-riddled campaign. With a healthy squad, Battle Ground looks to contend for postseason berth.
CAMAS
Coach: Roland Minder
Key players: Rachel Gibson, sr., def; Mika Norrish, sr., fwd; Mason Minder, so., def; Marie Matthews, jr., gk.
Outlook: Injuries during summer play have hit the Papermakers hard, but depth has always been a strengh at Camas.
EVERGREEN
No report submitted
HERITAGE
Coach: Bryan Housley
Key players: Julia Agarkov, jr.; Lexi Veatch, sr.; Kailey Wooten, fr.
Outlook: With only two seniors, the Timberwolves are building toward the future with five freshmen on the varsity squad.
SKYVIEW
No report submitted
UNION
Coach: Kelcey Burris
Key players: Maddy Sjothun, sr.; Delaney Lindahl, jr.; Hailey Wheelon, sr.; Nicole Blake, sr.
Outlook: The Titans return all but two starters to a lineup led by Sjothun, a four-year starter and all-league pick last year.
3A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE
COLUMBIA RIVER
Coach: Filomon Afenegus
Key players: Ana Delgadillo; Charlene Burger; Emily Kleier; Easton Kawawaki; Madison Reynolds; Lindsay Hurley.
Outlook: The Chieftains return several key players from last year’s team that won the Class 3A state championship.
FORT VANCOUVER
No report submitted
HUDSON’S BAY
Coach: Tami Perkins
Key players: Miranda Malagon, sr., fwd; Charli Torres, sr., mid; Kat Janey, sr., mid; Nala Comstock, jr., def; Emily Matheny, fr.
Outlook: Perkins returns to coach Bay and believes the Eagles have the potential to be playoff team. Matheny leads a strong turnout of 19 freshmen to the program.
KELSO
Coach: Kemal Vejo
Key players: Mariah Roggow, jr.; mid; Loryn Musgrove, jr., def; Desiree Arocha, so., mid; Ireland Gamble, so., mid; Hunter Thomson-Terrel, so., fwd.
Outlook: The Hilanders lost seven starters from last year’s state-tournament team. But they hope to get Mickayla Mury back from a knee injury by the end of the season.
(Courtesy of the Longview Daily News)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
No report submitted
PRAIRIE
Coach: Michael Thyron
Key players: Shannon Sterling, sr., mid; Breielle Lindsey, jr., fwd.
Outlook: The Falcons look to be competitive despite a youthful lineup.
2A GREATER ST. HELENS LEAGUE
HOCKINSON
Coach: Zack Goldfinch
Key players: Rylee Seekins, so.; Gabby Burrell, sr.; Isabella Koenig, jr.; Alicia Stark jr.; Peyton Merringer, jr.
Outlook: The Hawks lost a couple of college-bound players from last year’s roster and only have four seniors on the roster. Yet, the Hawks are looking for another strong season and aim to challenge Mark Morris and Ridgefield for league supremacy.
MARK MORRIS
Coach: Eric Maxey
Key players: Kayla Palmer, sr.; Jenna Dukovcic, sr.; Keara Bennett, jr.; Meagan Forsman, jr.
Outlook: The Monarchs return four all-league players, making them a league contender with Ridgefield and Hockinson.
R.A. LONG
Coach: Mike Hooper
Key players: Sema Alvarado, fr., fwd; Sydney Davis, sr., def; Alize Asplund, sr., GK; Katie Morgan, jr., mid; Emma Temples, jr., mid; Kaleigh Willie, so., mid; Sami Olson, so., def; Kyle Smith, so., def.
Outlook: R.A. Long hopes lessons learned from taking hard lumps last season will result in improvement this season.
(Courtesy of the Longview Daily News)
RIDGEFIELD
No report submitted
WASHOUGAL
No report submitted
1A TRICO LEAGUE
CASTLE ROCK
Coach: Brian Ziese
Key players: Tessa Hensley, jr., mid; Mikayla Risner, sr., def; Jaynie Snaza, jr., fwd; Hailey Johnston, sr., def; Hayley Holborn, sr., mid; Megan Millward, sr., gk.
Outlook: First-year coach Ziese has six returning players as he looks to the turn the Rockets into a playoff team.
KALAMA
Coach: John Bates
Key players: Jazzmine Rowland, jr., mid; Tiphanee Meyer, sr., def; Lillie Blair, sr., mid; Liz Delevante, sr., def.
Outlook: The Chinooks lost 11 players to graduation and only had 13 players on the roster. They’ll look to build around all-leaguer Rowland.
KING’S WAY CHRISTIAN
Coach: Chris Conway
Key players: Heidi Fronk, jr.; Maddie Veltkamp, so.; Ashley Schmaltz, so.; Lexi Becker, so.; Meleah Kainu, so.; Joanne Brouwer, sr.; Hannah Hutchin, sr.; Kylie Bissett, sr.; Jessica Krippner, jr.; Whitney Rouse, so.
Outlook: The Knights might lack the numbers of their league rivals, but they still expect to match last year’s third-place finish. Bissett returns from an injury.
LA CENTER
Coach: Cecilia Hagemier
Key players: Chelsea Breault, sr., fwd; Tianna Arends, sr., mid; Kelli Bergstrom, sr., def; Katyln Bigley, jr., mid; Rachel Moudy, jr., fwd; Amanda Moudy, jr., fwd; Ashley Denney, so., def; Shelby Vermeulen, so., gk; Kate Burgess, fr., def; Ellie Johnson, fr., mid.
Outlook: Hagemier takes over an experience Wildcat team with seven returning varsity players and a strong underclassmen lineup.
SETON CATHOLIC
No report submitted
STEVENSON
No report submitted
TOLEDO/WINLOCK
Coach: Horst Malunat
Key players: Stephanie Yoder, sr., fwd; Michelle Gleason, sr., mid; Allison Wolf, sr., def; Kenzee Harlan, sr., def; Caroline Garibay, sr., def; Cecilia Stalcup, sr., gk; Courtney Moore, so., mid.
Outlook: T/W missed the playoffs by one game last year. But with a senior-heavy roster the postseason does not look out of reach this season.
(Courtesy of the Longview Daily News)
WOODLAND
Coach: Jeff Flanagan
Key players: Kaitlynn Troyer, sr.; Abby Moss, sr.
Outlook: Despite losing two-thirds of their scoring from last year, the Beavers expect to compete for the Trico title due to a deep roster. Troyer returns from knee surgery.
WHITE SALMON
No report submitted
