By Dan Truttschel
Sports Correspondent
The Big Foot-Williams Bay girls soccer team landed nine players on this year’s All-Rock Valley Conference teams, according to recently released voting results.
Leading the way was a trio of first-team selections – sophomore midfielder Abby Peterson, freshman defender Olivia Peterson and senior utility player Maddie Palmer.
Joining those three are second-team picks Penny Brooks (jr., midfielder), Abby Van de Bogert (frosh., defender), Hannah Palmer (frosh., forward) and Emma Peterson (soph., goalie).
The Chiefs also had two girls voted honorable mention in senior defender Heidi Pape and freshman midfielder Maya Torrez.
Evansville’s Anna Eager was named Player of the Year.
Big Foot was 9-5 this year, including a 6-1 loss to Shorewood in a WIAA Division 3 regional final.
Girls soccer
All-Rock Valley Conference
First team—midfielders: Anna Eager (sr., Evansville), Quinn Trudell (sr., McFarland), Gabrielle Runde (jr., McFarland), Abby Peterson (soph., Big Foot); defenders: Abby Meehan (sr., Evansville), Freya Gilbertson (frosh., McFarland), Spencer Stamm (soph., Edgerton), Olivia Peterson (frosh., Big Foot); forwards: Megan Glasbrenner (jr., McFarland), Alexa Hettiger (soph., McFarland); goalie: Caitey Rosonke (sr., Evansville); utility: Maddie Palmer (sr., Big Foot).
Second team—midfielders: Emily Moccero (sr., Evansville), Penny Brooks (jr., Big Foot), Antonia Bartolotta (jr., Palmyra-Eagle), Maddie Desing (frosh., East Troy); defenders: Abby Center (jr., Whitewater), Rachel Messer (jr., Jefferson), Brittney Piper (sr., Whitewater), Abby Van de Bogert (frosh., Big Foot); forwards: Hannah Palmer (frosh., Big Foot), Brenna Schniedewent (jr., Palmyra-Eagle); goalie: Emma Peterson (soph., Big Foot); utility: Lizzy Langer (jr., Evansville).
Honorable mention—Big Foot: Heidi Paper (sr., defender), Maya Torrez (frosh., midfielder); Clinton: Elizabeth Kalk (frosh., forward), Madison Bryant (frosh., midfielder); East Troy: Jessica Gulig (sr., goalie), Kayla Casper (sr., defender); Edgerton: Jessica Danks (jr., midfielder), Cammi Gould (soph., defender); Evansville: Jillian McNett (jr., defender), Maddy Krueger (jr., midfielder); Jefferson: Anna Kallsen (frosh., defender), Jackie Luengas (jr., midfielder); McFarland: McKenna Lacy (sr., goalie), Cassie Newcomer (sr., midfielder); Palmyra-Eagle: Maleny Neubauer (jr., midfielder), Mikalya Peardon (soph., forward); Whitewater: Milena Maroske (sr., midfielder), Amanda Kvaayvanger (sr., forward).
Player of the Year – Anna Eager (Evansville).
