The following are the local high school men and women soccer award winners from the fall season. The Greater Akron Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (GASSCA) district awards and All-Star games encompass Summit, Stark, Portage, Medina and Wayne county teams. The Stark County Soccer Coaches Association (SCSCA) awards and All-Star games encompass Stark county teams. The Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association (OSSCA) awards include all teams in Ohio. This list represents information submitted through Dec. 1, 2008. Submit any additions or corrections by e-mail to The Suburbanite at andrew.adam@cantonrep.com.
Women’s award winners
Coventry (Portage Trail Conference / Metro, Div. 2)
Kristin Buckland, So., Honorable Mention All-Conference; Paige Carlin, So., 1st team All-Conference; Megan Mills, So., 2nd team All-Conference; Emily Quitter, So., Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Green (Suburban League, Div. 1)
Coach Amanda Gamble, OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity award; Kelsie Ahbe, Sr., 1st team All-League, 1st team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game; Makenzie Callahan, Jr., Honorable Mention All-League; Tara O’Neill, So., 1st team All-League, 2nd team GASSCA District; Megan Owens, Sr., Honorable Mention All-League; Sarah Schmidt, So., 2nd team All-League; Kelsey Schwertfeger, Sr., 2nd team All-League, GASSCA All-Star game.
Lake (Federal League, Div. 1)
Rachel Milhoan, Jr., Honorable Mention All-League, 2nd team All-Stark County; Rachel Rucker, Jr., Honorable Mention All-Stark County; Katie Sanderson, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Stark County; Megan Warner, Jr., 1st team All-League, 1st team All-Stark County, 2nd team GASSCA District.
Lake Center Christian School (Div. 2)
Matt Rogers, Stark County Coach of the Year; Annie Diller, Jr., 2nd team All-Stark County; Halle Gingerich, So., 2nd team All-Stark County; Andrea Lowe, Sr., 1st team All-Stark County, 2nd team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game; Jamie McHugh, Sr., 1st team All-Stark County, 1st team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game.
Manchester (Div. 2)
Kristen Fling, Sr., 2nd team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game; Amanda Gasser, Sr., GASSCA All-Star game; Jackie Kusmits, Sr., GASSCA All-Star game.
Springfield (Portage Trail Conference /Metro, Div. 2)
Meghan Cain, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game.
Men’s award winners
Coventry (Portage Trail Conference / Metro, Div. 2)
Maurice Hernandez, Jr., 1st team All-Conference, 2nd team GASSCA District; Nebojsa Ivanis, Jr., 1st team All-Conference, 2nd team GASSCA District; Robert Postorino, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Conference; Alex Srbljan, Sr., 2nd team All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game; Ryan Willard, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Conference.
Green (Suburban League, Div. 1)
Mike Hardman, Jr., Honorable Mention All-League; Connor Krummel, Sr., GASSCA All-Star game; Tyler Miller, Sr., Honorable Mention All-League, GASSCA All-Star game; Nick Nussen, Sr., 2nd team All-League, GASSCA All-Star game; Ryan Pinheiro, Sr., 1st team All-League, 2nd team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game; Judson Sprandel, Jr., 1st team All-League, 1st team GASSCA District; Ryan Wilson, Jr., 2nd team All-League.
Lake (Federal League, Div. 1)
Nick Durkin, Sr., 2nd team All-League, Honorable Mention All-Stark County; Josh Habeck, Sr., 1st team All-League, 1st team All-Stark County, 1st team GASSCA District, SCSCA All-Star game, GASSCA All-Star game; Zach Hunter, Sr., Honorable Mention All-League, Honorable Mention All-Stark County; Ethan Liskey, Sr., 2nd team All-League, 2nd team All-Stark County; Allan Meffan, Sr., 2nd team All-League, 1st team All-Stark County, SCSCA All-Star game; Willis Shultz, Sr., 1st team All-League, 2nd team All-Stark County, SCSCA All-Star game.
Lake Center Christian School (Div. 3)
Kaleb Esber, So., 2nd team All-Stark County, Chris Dutcher, Jr., Honorable Mention All-Stark County; Brock Justice, So., 1st team All-Stark County, 1st team GASSCA District; T.J. Kline, So., 1st team All-Stark County, 2nd team GASSCA District; Erick Locker, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Stark County, GASSCA All-Star game; Ben Mihalik, Sr., GASSCA All-Star game.
Manchester (PAC-7, Div. 2)
Chris Campbell, Sr., Honorable Mention All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game; Kyle Herrick, Sr., 1st team All-Conference, PAC-7 Player of the Year, GASSCA All-Star game; Kyle Jordan, Sr., 1st team All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game; Mark Noble, So., Honorable Mention All-Conference; Tim Sedgwick, Sr., 1st team All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game.
Springfield (Portage Trail Conference /Metro, Div. 2)
Corey Biltz, Sr., 2nd team All-Conference, GASSCA All-Star game; Ryan Hershberger, Jr., Honorable Mention All-Conference; Nathan Rininger, Sr., 1st team All-Conference, 2nd team GASSCA District, GASSCA All-Star game.
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