Three White Lake area soccer players earned honorable mention all-state in Division 3 this spring after impressive campaigns, leading a group of nine who were named to the first team in their conferences.
Montague had two players receive mention - Ava Pelton and Addison Pranger. Pelton was the Wildcats’ most potent scorer during the season, delivering several long-range assaults and keeping opposing goalkeepers on their toes throughout the spring. Pranger spent some time at forward, but by the end of the season had returned to her customary spot between the posts as goalkeeper. She was her usual impressive self in the Wildcats’ district run, which ended in a hard-fought overtime loss to Fremont in the championship game.
Whitehall also earned an honorable mention spot, from sophomore Kate Beda. Already a leading player on the Vikings’ offense as a freshman, Beda was even more impressive in her second varsity season, scoring or assisting on many of the team’s most pivotal goals, including the only tally in a 1-0 win over Orchard View.
For Montague, Pelton and Pranger were joined on the all-West Michigan Conference Lakes team by Adilynn Peterson, a multitalented threat in the Wildcats’ midfield. Whitehall also placed Kendall Osborne and Aaliyah Jamison on the WMC Lakes first team, each of whom were key facets of the Viking offensive attack.
Reeths-Puffer had three players recognized on the O-K Green conference first team: Mallorie Messer, Irelyn Niklasch and Alyssa Herbert. Messer worked on the defensive side of the field, leading a strong effort for R-P, and Niklasch and Herbert were mainstays on the offensive end.
