Area players earn Foothills Council honors
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The Johnstown Lady Bills and Glens Falls Lady Indians split their Foothills Council games and shared the 2009 Foothills Council field hockey championship.
The teams also squared off in the Section II Class B championship game with Glens Falls edging the Lady Bills in overtime.
It is no surprise that the teams dominated the all-star selections for the Foothills Council.
Senior forward Karly Vdoviak, senior forward Kendra Cooper. senior forward Mary Jane Carville and junior midfielder Alyssa Brand all earned first team honors for the Lady Bills.
Earning first-team honors for the Gloversville Huskies was senior forward Victoria Bluvas.
Rounding out the first team from Glens Falls were midfielder Kate Gillespie, midfielder Emily White, goalie Brittany Daniels and forward Pauline Searles. Melanie Middleton, Megan Fish, Katelyn Edwards and Liz Baldwin were honored from Queensbury along with Heather Casey (South Glens Falls), Erin Connelly (Scotia-Glenville) and Breanne Sprague (Hudson Falls).
The Lady Bills' Kayla Satterlee, Abigail Heroth, Gabby D'Antonino and Carly Brunco along with Gloversville's Ashley Dona were selected to the Foothills Council second team.
Garnering honorable mention status for Gloversville was Christine Iannotti. She was joined by Johnstown's Viv Panetta and Katherine Bant.
The Lady Bills finished the season with a 15-2-0 record, while Gloversville closed out the season with a 1-15-0 overall record.
2009 Foothills Council Field Hockey all-stars
First Team
Johnstown: Karly Vdoviak (Sr., Forward), Kendra Cooper (Sr., Forward), Mary Jane Carville (Sr., Forward), Alyssa Brand, (Jr., Midfield).
Gloversville: Victoria Bluvas (Sr., Forward).
Glens Falls: Kate Gillespie (So., Midfield), Emily White (So., Midfield), Brittany Daniels (Sr., Goalie), Pauline Searles (Jr., Forward).
Queensbury: Melanie Middleton (Sr., Defense), Megan Fish (Sr., Defense), Katelyn Edwards (Sr., Defense), Liz Baldwin (Jr., Defense).
South Glens Falls: Heather Casey (Jr., Forward).
Scotia-Glenville: Erin Connelly (Sr., Forward).
Hudson Falls: Breanne Sprague (Sr., Midfield).
Second Team
Johnstown: Kayla Satterlee (Jr., Forward), Abigail Heroth (Jr., Midfield), Gabby D'Antonino (Sr., Midfield). Carly Brunco (Sr., Defense).
Gloversville: Ashley Dona (Fr., Forward).
Glens Falls: Chelsea Paniccia (Sr., Defense), Shea Homer (Fr., Midfield), Kiley Sullivan (So., Forward), Hannah Hayward (So., Forward).
Queensbury: Amy Scicutella (Sr., Forward), Ally Corlew (Sr., Forward).
South Glens Falls: Jacklyn Atkins (Jr., Forward), Jenna Manney (Sr., Defense).
Scotia-Glenville: Cathy Kennedy (Jr., Forward).
Hudson Falls: Erica French (Jr., Defense).
Honorable Mention
Johnstown: Viv Panetta (Sr., Defense), Katherine Bant (Jr., Defense).
Gloversville: Christine Iannotti (Jr., Midfield).
Glens Falls: Shauna Rankin-Byrne (Fr., Forward), Ayla Homer (Sr., Defense).
Hudson Falls: Ellie Gonyeau (Fr., Defense), Karleigh LaPan (So., Forward), Micaele Heil (So., Midfield).
South Glens Falls: Ashley Talbot (So., Midfield), Liz Straussburg (So., Forward), Taylor Mancini (Sr., Midfield).
Queensbury: Laura St. Andrews (Sr., Midfield), Caitlin Roberts (Sr., Forward), Ali Gazetos (Sr., Midfield).
Scotia-Glenville: Arika Adams, (Sr., Goalie), Grace Cavoli (Sr., Defense), Sue Caccavale (Sr., Defense), Kelly Kapusta (Sr., Midfield).
