Eddies land pair on soccer squad
Published 8:27 pm Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Bridgman went through the regular season and the Lakeland Conference Tournament undefeated to take the overall league championship.
The Bees were rewarded for their dominance by placing three players on the first team of the all-conference squad, as well as having Woody Wollery named Coach of the Year.
In all, Bridgman had seven players selected to the all-league squad.
Brandywine’s Jordan Hatch was a first team selection, while Buchanan’s Carsten McCarty also was a first team pick. Edwardsburg’s Evan VanBelle and Josh Clark earned similar honors.
All-Lakeland Conference
First team
Christopher Zimmer, Berrien Springs
Harly Quispe, Berrien Springs
Jordan Hatch, Brandywine
Kyle Rotondo, Bridgman
Sammy Higgins, Bridgman
Adam Klug, Bridgman
Carsten McCarty, Buchanan
Christian Lopez, Coloma
Evan VanBelle, Edwardsburg
Josh Clark, Edwardsburg
GK – Christian Haack, Berrien Springs
GK – Matt Englund, Bridgman
Coach of the Year
Woody Wollery, Bridgman
Second team
Geoffrey Mfuny, Berrien Springs
Ruben Zapata, Berrien Springs
Matt Hendricks, Bridgman
Colin Ulrath, Bridgman
Brent Brown, Buchanan
George Samadder, Cassopolis
Tomas Acosta, Coloma
Chris Kraklau, Coloma
Max Habicht, Edwardsburg
Matt Toney, Edwardsburg
GK – Tyler Hester, Coloma
GK – Patrick Harvey, Edwardsburg
Honorable mention
A.J. Smrek, Brandywine; Matt Englund, Bridgman; Chris Rotondo, Bridgman; Alex Swem, Buchanan; Cameron Hayden, Cassopolis; Blaise Suseland, Cassopolis; Thomas Bosler, Cassopolis; Nick Morlock, Coloma; Jorge Novaes, Coloma; Steffen Kolenko, Coloma; Alan Lopez, Edwardsburg; Ben Getz, Edwardsburg
Regular season standings
1. Bridgman, 2. Edwardsburg, 3. Berrien Springs, 4. Coloma, 5. Buchanan, 6. Brandywine, 6. Cassopolis
Tournament standings
1. Bridgman, 2. Edwardsburg, 3. Coloma, 4. Berrien Springs, 5. Buchanan, 6. Cassopolis, 7. Brandywine
Finals standings
1. Bridgman, 2. Edwardsburg, 3. Berrien Springs, 4. Coloma, 5. Buchanan, 6. Brandywine, 6. Cassopolis