Capitol Conference soccer: 22 area players honored in all-conference voting

Twenty two area players were honored in Capitol girls soccer all-conference voting held recently.

Lake Mills senior forward Ava Schmidt, sophomore midfielder Mollie Cooper and senior defender Sophia Guerrero, Lakeside Lutheran sophomore midfielder Kylie Lundgren, senior defender Ella Ristow and senior goalie Maria Vik and Cambridge/Deerfield senior midfielder Zoey Rank were first team all-conference selections.

Schmidt, who earned first-team honors in consecutive seasons, scored 15 goals, had one hat trick along with six assists.

Cooper scored 14 goals on the season, adding a co-team high 12 assists.

Guerrero, also a first-team pick in 2023, scored four goals while contributing two assists.

Lundgren, a second-team selection last season, had two goals and three assists in league games.

Ristow, a three-time first-team honoree, scored one goal and had one assist in conference games while anchoring the team’s defense in her distinguished career, which included playing the full 80 minutes in 95 percent of her career games and being a team captain since her sophomore year.

Vik made 48 saves in conference games, posting two clean sheets with a save percentage of 79.

Lake Mills junior forward Addie Ninneman and freshman midfielder McKenna Klubertanz, Lakeside freshman midfielder Abigail Wood and freshman forward Reagan Jobke and C/D senior defender Maya Pries were second-team selections.

Lake Mills senior midfielder Olivia Klubertanz, junior defender Emma Kitsembel and freshman goalie Milan Fullerton, Lakeside senior defender Rebecca Hallberg, senior midfielder Kylie Roekle and senior forward Megan Huber and C/D senior forward Kaila Buehler, senior midfielder Audrey Kessenich, senior defender Paige Fleming and sophomore defender Sylvia Boyd were honorable mention picks.

Sugar River won the Capitol Conference with a record of 6-0-0, followed by Lake Mills at 5-1-0, Lakeside Lutheran at 3-2-1, Wisconsin Heights/Barneveld at 2-2-2, Lodi 2-3-1, Cambridge/Deerfield 1-5-0 and Columbus 0-6-0.

2024 CAPITOL GIRLS SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMSName School Grade Position

FIRST TEAM

Anya Brenkman Sugar River 11 Forward

Bella Brenkman Sugar River 12 Forward

Ava Schmidt Lake Mills 12 Forward

Mikayla Teela Wis Heights/Barn 12 Forward

Mollie Cooper Lake Mills 10 Midfield

Jenna Gentilli Sugar River 12 Midfield

Lily Maynard Sugar River 12 Midfield

Kylie Lundgren Lakeside Lutheran 10 Midfield

Zoey Rank Cambridge/Deerfield 12 Midfield

Audry Brueggemann Sugar River 11 Defender

Sophia Guerrero Lake Mills 12 Defender

Ella Ristow Lakeside Lutheran 12 Defender

Ava Ballweg Lodi 11 Defender

Maria Vik Lakeside Lutheran 12 Goalkeeper

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Anya Brenkman, Sugar River

SECOND TEAM

Gianna Burke Lodi 12 Forward

Addie Ninneman Lake Mills 11 Forward

Reagan Jobke Lakeside Lutheran 9 Forward

McKenna Klubertanz Lake Mills 9 Midfield

Gracie Clary Lodi 10 Midfield

Abigail Wood Lakeside Lutheran 9 Midfield

Skylar Schissel Columbus 11 Midfield

Maya Pries Cambridge/Deerfield 12 Defender

Delaney Hoeper Sugar River 11 Defender

Izabel Durst Wis Heights/Barn 10 Defense

Addy Lutz Sugar River 12 Goalkeeper

HONORABLE MENTION

Hannah Boldebuck Sugar River 11 Forward

Kaila Buehler Cambridge/Deerfield 12 Forward

Megan Huber Lakeside Lutheran 12 Forward

Ella Buske Columbus 11 Forward

Olivia Klubertanz Lake Mills 12 Midfield

Anna Balfanz Lodi 12 Midfield

Brooke Warrell Sugar River 12 Midfield

Audrey Kessenich Cambridge/Deerfield 12 Midfield

Kylie Roekle Lakeside Lutheran 12 Midfield

Megan Schluter Columbus 11 Midfield

Emma Kitsembel Lake Mills 11 Defender

Madison Cooper Columbus 10 Defender

Adysen Young Lodi 10 Defender

Paige Fleming Cambridge/Deerfield 12 Defender

Ellie Brenkman Sugar River 9 Defender

Rebecca Hallberg Lakeside Lutheran 12 Defender

Sylvia Boyd Cambridge/Deerfield 10 Defender

Milan Fullerton Lake Mills 9 Goalkeeper

Emma Mickelson Wis Heights/Barn 12 Goalkeeper