Bulldogs land two boys and four girls on Idaho 4A All-State soccer team
SANDPOINT — It says much about how strong the Sandpoint girls soccer team is, and how much respect the program gets around the state, that a whopping four of the 12 first team selections on the Idaho 4A All-State soccer team were Bulldogs.
Senior forward Casey Shaha (13 goals, two assists), junior forward Riley Walkington (13 goals, four assists), junior defender Yeo Yarnell (two goals, two assists) and junior defender Jezza Hutto (two goals, five assists) were selected to the first team, accounting for 1/3 of the spots on the team, a fact not lost on Bulldog head coach Conor Baranski, whose program routinely contends for state titles.
“To have four players on the All-State team is really affirming for me, seeing that our players are being recognized at the state level,” he said. “It also proves how well our team played this year to have 1/3 of the All-State team made up of Sandpoint players. Those four are incredibly deserving of this honor, and they should be really proud.”
Senior forward Mac Stultz (10 goals, eight assists), and senior defender Tanner Kohal (one goal, five assists) earned a spot on the 4A boys first team, no doubt catching the attention of opposing coaches with their play at state.
CLASS 4A GIRLS
Player of the Year: Lauren Elwer, jr., M, Bishop Kelly.
FIRST TEAM — Casey Shaha, sr., F, Sandpoint; Madison Glascock, sr., F, Twin Falls; Elizabeth Gonzalez, jr., F, Vallivue; Riley Walkington, sr., M, Sandpoint; Tatum Seastrand, jr., M, Bishop Kelly; Abigail Bufford, sr., M, Vallivue; Jade Highley, sr., M, Canyon Ridge; Grace Elwer, jr., M, Bishop Kelly; Courtney Handlen, sr., D, Century; Yeo Yarnell, jr., D, Sandpoint; Jezza Hutto, jr., D, Sandpoint; Isabella Vinsonhaler, sr., D, Bishop Kelly; Nicole Anderson, sr., GK, Bishop Kelly.
CLASS 4A BOYS
Player of the Year: Guadalupe Barajas, sr., M, Ridgevue
FIRST TEAM — Jossett Guzman, jr., F, Wood River; Mac Stultz, sr., F, Sandpoint; Coque Valasquez, sr., F, Blackfoot; Jesus Cardenas, sr., F, Burley; Hector Pena, sr., F, Ridgevue; Sagar Bhattarai, sr., Canyon Ridge; Adrian Arguello, jr., M, Caldwell; Jovany Armenta, jr., M, Wood River; Mario Marcias, jr., D, Wood River; Tanner Kohal, sr., D, Sandpoint; Erick Arizmendi, sr., D, Caldwell; Jevon Olvera, jr., GK, Caldwell.