The Suffolk News-Herald

photo by Andrew Giermak

Lakeland midfielder Kelsey Smither was named Southeastern District Player of the Year for the 2008 field hockey season earlier this week. The Lady Cavaliers, who went 9-0 through the district regular season, won multiple Southeastern District postseason awards. Tara Worley was voted Coach of the Year and Morgan McCaw, Alyssa Chirico, Kaity Byrum, Kendell Combs and Taylor Young were all first-team honorees.

Staff

Published Thursday, October 30, 2008

Player of the Year – Kelsey Smither, Lakeland

Coach of the Year – Tara Worley, Lakeland

First Team

Goalkeeper

Stephanie Tarafas, Nansemond River

Defenders

Grace Gillis, Hickory

Morgan McCaw, Lakeland

Alyssa Chirico, Lakeland

Breanne Lowe, Nansemond River

Kylie Steffen, Western Branch

Midfielders

Ali McNaught, Hickory

Kelsey Smither, Lakeland

Kaity Byrum, Lakeland

Brittany Frame, Nansemond River

Brittany Diaz, Western Branch

Forwards

Lindsay Hendricks, Hickory

Kendell Combs, Lakeland

Taylor Young, Lakeland

Hannah Meinertzhagen, Nansemond River

Jessica Diaz, Western Branch

Second Team

Goalkeeper

Adrienne Fly, Western Branch

Defenders

Karie Peters, Grassfield

Megan Johnson, Lakeland

Olivia Graham, Lakeland

Keirstan Jacobs, Oscar Smith

Whitney Valdivieso, Western Branch

Midfielders

Nikole Markum, Grassfield

Kelsey Shirk, Grassfield

Charlotte Loen, Hickory

Breanne Langston, Lakeland

Meghan Stocks, Oscar Smith

Forwards

Marley Fletcher, Grassfield

Rosemary Willis, Indian River

Kristin Buck, Lakeland

Kayla Johnson, Nansemond River

Shavonnah Stephens, Oscar Smith

Marlene Lichty, Western Branch

Honorable Mention

Canesha Bradford, Deep Creek

Ashley Marks, Deep Creek

Morgan Harris, Grassfield

Katie Spruill, Grassfield

Andie Knox, Great Bridge

Carolina Sawyer, Great Bridge

Megan Hept, Hickory

Sarah Bieszczad, Hickory

Temeka Barrington, Indian River

Kiara Anthony, King’s Fork

Stephanie Livingston, King’s Fork

Marissa Betkowski, Lakeland

Jennifer Hedrick, Lakeland

TaNay Chandler, Nansemond River

Alisen Spruill, Nansemond River

Margaret Delany, Oscar Smith

Ashton Cox, Western Branch

Aly Harmon, Western Branch

(As voted on by the coaches in the district)

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