Article Written by Quinlan Peer
AROUND THE NEK - With Northeast Kingdom high school fall sports ending comes end-of-the-year awards. Each division awards top athletes with All-State Nominations and various regional awards. This year, there were 14 1st team All-State selections.
Girls' Soccer
All-State
Blue Mountain: Jordan Alley--forward, sophomore
Danville: Rylie Cadieux--forward, senior
All-Metro
1st Team
St. Johnsbury: Ellie Rice and Hayden Wilkins
2nd Team
St. Johnsbury: Lily Garey-Wright
Honorable Mention
St. Johnsbury: Maren Nitsche and Avery Tomczyk
All-Capital
1st Team
Lyndon: Arya Degeorge and Emma Renaudette
2nd Team
Lyndon: Carissa Brittain and Julia Taylor
Honorable Mention
Lyndon: Summer Guilmette and Keira Larrabee
All-Mountain
1st Team
Blue Mountain: Jordan Alley
Danville: Rylie Cadieux, Zoe Crocker, and Ava Marshia
2nd Team
Blue Mountain: Kyra Nelson
Danville: Colleen Flinn and Sloane Morse
Boys' Soccer
All-State
St. Johnsbury: Murphy Young--defense, senior
Lyndon: Nick Matteis--goalie, senior
Blue Mountain: Ethan Gilding--goalie, senior
All-Metro
1st Team
St. Johnsbury: Murphy Young
2nd Team
St. Johnsbury: Liam Laidlaw
Honorable Mention
St. Johnsbury: Tucker Chapman and Jorge Trade
Metro Sportsmanship
St Johnsbury
All-Capital
1st Team
Lyndon: Nick Matteis
2nd Team
Lyndon: Sullivan Davis
Honorable Mention
Lyndon: Aiden Bogie and Aiden Hale
All-Mountain
1st Team
Blue Mountain: Ethan Gilding
2nd Team
Blue Mountain: Evan Dennis, Jacob Dube, and Cedric Schaefer
Danville: Jayson Litz and Nicco Siani
Honorable Mention
Danville: Nate Despathy and Caiden Hill
Field Hockey
Vermont Senior All-Star Team
1st Team
St. Johnsbury: Clara Andre
All-Capital
1st Team
St. Johnsbury Academy: Hannah Angell and Clara Andre
2nd Team
Lyndon Institute: Kiarra Reynoso and Jamie Fenoff
St. Johnsbury Academy: Liv Eberhardt and Taylor Farnsworth
Honorable Mention
Lyndon Institute: Kadienne Whitcomb
St. Johnsbury Academy: Maddie Hurlbert and Madigan Maurer
Girls' Volleyball
All-State
1st Team
St. Johnsbury: Kaemi Krohne--hitter
2nd Team
Lyndon: Grace Martin--setter
St. Johnsbury: Emily Ely--middle; Abby Reardon--libero
Boys Volleyball
All-State
1st Team
Lyndon: Max McClure--hitter
2nd Team
Lyndon: Evan Sanborn--hitter
3rd Team
Lyndon: Spencer Johns--setter
Football
North/South Game
North
Lyndon: Trevor Lussier and Victor Richardy
St Johnsbury: Anothony Briggs, Jacob Silver, Karson Clark, and Sam Begin