Soccer squads combine to put 15 on All-Conference teams

The Columbia Falls boys and girls soccer teams combined to place 15 players on the Northwest A All-Conference Team, including five All-State selections.

The Wildkats had four All-State and eight All-Conference selections after a season in which they went 12-2 to win the Northwest A Conference and advanced to the state semi-final before losing to eventual state champion Laurel.

Senior Josie Windauer, who will graduate as the Wildkats all-time leading goal scorer, was an All-State and All-Conference First Team selection. Windauer led Class A with 33 goals this season, which was also a school record.

Maddie Robison was also a first team and All-State selection after setting the school’s season record in assists with 15. A sophomore, Robison is already the school’s all-time leader in assists with 25.

Defensive standouts Flora Jarvis and Lexi Purcell were also first team and All-State selections while LaKia Hill was named All-Conference First Team.

The Kats’ had a single second-team selection in Cheyanne Jonston-Heinz while Alexis Green and Sydney Mann were Honorable Mention.

The boys had seven All-Conference selections and one player named to the All-State team after going 7-5 to advance to the playoffs as the second-place team in the Northwest A Conference.

Senior keeper Story Stemborski was the Cats’ lone All-State selection while fellow senior Niels Getts was named to the All-Conference First Team after finishing sixth in scoring in Class A this season with 13 goals.

Reed Sandstrom, Johnny Carl, Tyler Hull and Jason Albin were second team members and Mikey Tamburelli was an Honorable Mention selection.

Class A Girls Soccer

Northwest A All-Conference

First Team: Josie Windauer* (CF), Anna Cook* (WF), Sophia Moderie* (Pol), Madeline Robinson* (CF), Josie Schneider* (WF), Flora Jarvis* (CF), Emma Barron* (WF), Alexis Purcell* (CF), Sophie Olson* (WF), LaKia Hill (CF), Sami Galbraith (WF)

* represents All-State selection

Second Team: Cheyanne Johnston-Heinz (CF), Grace Benkelman (WF), Brette Guenzler (BF), Syd Gier (Lib), Megan Rost (Pol), Josephine Brown (WF), Adrienne Healy (WF), Audrey Buenz (BF), Autumn Burland (Pol), Ali Hupka (Pol), Mary Peterson (WF)

Honorable Mention: Isabella Kapan (Lib), Alexis Green (CF), Sydney Mann (CF), Lilly Armstrong (Pol), Elsie Erickson (Lib)

Class A Boys Soccer

Northwest A All-Conference

First Team: Sam Menicke* (WF), Casey Schneider* (WF), Ian Lacey* (WF), Ian Grover* (WF), Brandon Mendoza* (WF), Joshua Gunderson* (WF), Story Stemborski* (CF), Joseph Houston* (WF), Davis Smith (Pol), Gabe Menicke (WF), Niels Getts (CF)

* represents All-State selection

Second Team: Benjamin Pilskalns (BF), Colter Upton (WF), Chase Sabin (WF), Reed Sandstrom (CF), Johnny Carl (CF), Baltazar Alcaraz (BF), Austin Luper (Pol), Marvin Kimera (WF), Tyler Hull (CF), Jason Albin (CF), Chayton Troesh-Worrel (BF)

Honorable Mention: James Thompson (WF), Ivan Cano (Lib), Gabe Mergenthaler (Pol), Moxly Roesler-Begalke (Lib), Michael Tamburelli (CF)