Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

For the second consecutive season West High was among the most improved girls soccer teams in the state.

West High went from 9-10 in 2019 to 12-5 with a Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division title and a spot in the 3A regional finals.

On Monday West High was recognized for its team improvement with some individual hardware.

West High put four players on the MVC Valley Division first team and nine Trojans earned all-divisional honors when the conference announced its postseason awards on Monday.

Juniors Makenna Vonderhaar and Jada Dachtler, sophomore Meena Tate and senior Julia Bernat all earned first-team all-Valley Division for West High while juniors Kenadee Showalter and Anna Verry and senior Makayla Slade were all second-team picks.

Vonderhaar led West High with 15 goals and nine assists while Dachtler had six goals and three assists for the Trojans.

Tate had four goals in her first varsity season while Bernat was a key back row player for West High which went 6-0 against Valley Division opponents this season.

Showalter was second on the team with six goals and four assists.

Senior Grace Curran and junior Mattie Harms were both honorable mention picks for West High.

City High put three players on the Mississippi Division first team and had eight players earn all-division honors.

Senior Callie Menzel, junior Mia DePrenger and sophomore Claire Brown were all first-team all-division selections for the Little Hawks.

Brown led City High with 12 goals and seven assists while DePrenger had two goals and an assist and Menzel had three goals and two assists.

Juniors Sara Cassady and Morgan Turner were second-team picks for City High along with freshman Maclayne Menzel.

Turner had four goals and three assists while Maclayne Menzel had three assists as City High posted a 9-5 record.

Cassady made 64 saves and allowed 11 goals for the Little Hawks.

Senior Stella Foster and sophomore Mya Witt each earned honorable mention honors for City High.

Liberty High had a pair of players named to the Mississippi Division first team in senior Elise Hermiston and junior Grace Heddens.

Heddens led Liberty High with 18 goals and added four assists while Hermiston had a team-high 12 assists and seven goals.

Junior Sam Harvey was a second-team pick after making 109 saves while allowing 16 goals.

Seniors Bella Gasparoni and Lucy Kaskie both earned honorable mention honors for Liberty High.

Mississippi Valley Conference Girls Soccer All-division Teams

Mississippi Division

Athlete of the year – Hallie Peak, Sr., Linn-Mar

Coach of the year – Jill Leibforth, Dubuque Wahlert; Alec Pace, Cedar Falls

Keeper of the year – Waverly Patterson, Sr., Linn-Mar

First team – Sydney Engledow, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Riley Coulter, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Reegan Hess, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ella Kemp, Jr., Cedar Falls; Ella Ubben, Fr., Cedar Falls; Kaitlyn Callie Menzel, Sr., City High; Mia DePrenger, Jr., City High; Claire Brown, Soph., City High; Brunson, Sr., Linn-Mar; Hallie Peak, Sr., Linn-Mar; Emma Casebolt, Sr., Linn-Mar; Sofia Bush, Soph., Linn-Mar; Gabby Moran, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Maya Wachter, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Elise Hermiston, Sr., Liberty High; Grace Heddens, Jr., Liberty High

Second team – Anna Peckosh, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Marisa Kelsey, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Jillian Kellum, Soph., Cedar Falls; Morgan Turner, Jr., City High; Maclayne Menzel, Fr., City High; Sara Cassady, Jr., City High; Leah Ahlers, Sr., Linn-Mar; Hayley Setrum, Soph., Linn-Mar; Lauren Spaete, Jr., Linn-Mar; Allie Kutsch, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Sam Harvey, Jr., Liberty High; Faith Bower, Sr., Western Dubuque

Honorable mention – Sydney Mitvalsky, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Priya Kearney, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Miranda Farr, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Carley Nolte, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Sydney Herzmann, Jr., Cedar Falls; Arianna Qualls, Sr., Cedar Falls; Stella Foster, Sr., City High; Mya Witt, Soph., City High; Kennedy Wegmann, Jr., Linn-Mar; Anna Ahlers, Jr., Linn-Mar; Ivy Dearstone, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Lola Grap, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Bella Gasparoni, Sr., Liberty High; Lucy Kaskie, Sr., Liberty High; Faith Krapfl, Jr., Western Dubuque; Leah Digmann, Jr., Western Dubuque

Valley Division

Athlete of the year – Delaney Holtey, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Coach of the year – David Rosenthal, West High

Keeper of the year – Maggie Conrad, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

First team – Grace Daack, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Brooke Healey, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Makenna Vonderhaar, Jr., West High; Jada Dachtler, Jr., West High; Meena Tate, Soph., West High; Julia Bernat, Sr., West High; Delaney Holtey, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Janelle Minor, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Amanda Williams, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Karly Weiss, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Amanda Ross, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Brielle Bastian, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Anna McNally, Sr., Waterloo

Second team – Kaylee Herrig, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Madeline Bowers, Soph., Dubuque Hempstead; Norah Perkins, Jr., Dubuque Senior; Leah Chandlee, Fr., Dubuque Senior; Kenadee Showalter, Jr., West High; Makayla Slade, Sr., West High; Anna Verry, Jr., West High; Cassie White, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Liliya Ward, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Mary Clare Bean, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Aly Wiesenhofer, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Erica Congdon, Fr., Waterloo; Makenna Chidester, Soph., Waterloo; Alyssa Patton, Fr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson

Honorable mention – Elena Kapparos, Fr., Dubuque Hempstead; Jaime Weidemann, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Emma Loney, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Fantu Andrews, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Grace Curran, Sr., West High; Mattie Harms, Jr., West High; Megan Feldmann, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Olivia Bryner, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Ellie Koechner, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Natalie Brown, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Claire Rankin, Soph., Waterloo; Selma Begic, Sr., Waterloo; Madison Mercil, Fr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Kalyn Wise, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson

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