Six Trojans named EPC All-Stars
The East Penn Conference announced this year’s field hockey all-stars last week.
With teams playing in-county schedules in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league releases three lists of all-stars with one from each of the counties within the league. The lists include selections for a first team, a smaller list of second-team players and one most valuable player in each county.
Parkland had the most players named to any first team, more than even state champion Emmaus. Five Trojans made the first team and one other earned a second-team nod.
The Trojans’ Emma Brayford, Emma Brunnabend, Aurora Gery, Logan Oswald and Aubrey Semler were all named to the first team, while Darby Reyburn earned a spot on the second team.
The Lehigh County MVP is Annika Herbine of Emmaus, which had four players named to the first team and two more on the Lehigh County Second Team. Easton’s Sophi Emin was named MVP for Northampton County. Stroudsburg’s Amanda Duke got the nod for MVP in Monroe County.
The following is a list of the 2020 East Penn Conference field hockey all-stars.
LEHIGH COUNTY
First Team
Juliana Ayala (Dieruff), Emma Bonshak (Whitehall), Emma Brayford (Parkland), Makayla Brunnabend (Parkland), Ade Conover (Dieruff), Ally Cook (Whitehall), Adiva Daniels (Allen), Kyleigh Faust (Emmaus), Aurora Gery (Parkland), Annika Herbine (Emmaus), Rachel Herbine (Emmaus), Alexis Kociban (Emmaus), Logan Oswald (Parkland), Aubrey Semler (Parkland).
MVP: Annika Herbine (Emmaus).
Second Team
Abigail Burnett (Emmaus), Darby Reyburn (Parkland), Bailey Tietz (Emmaus), Arianna Watkins (Allen).
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
First Team
Victoria Alvarez (Liberty), Alexis Causa (Easton), Sarah Domin (Freedom), Sophie Emin (Easton), Zoey Emrick (Nazareth), Morgan Herceg (Nazareth), Olivia Lorah (Northampton), Jillian Mayes (Liberty), Morgan McEntire (Northampton), Jocelyn Morgan (Easton), Ellie Powers (Liberty), Kadee Schrader (Northampton), Bri Sell (Northampton), Paige Telatvich).
MVP: Sophie Emin (Easton).
Second Team
Christina Clymer (Easton), Marina Falzone (Nazareth), Paige Jenkins (Freedom), Taylor Kranzley (Northampton), Emilia Lieb (Bethlehem Catholic), Mackenzie Mann (Nazareth), Ava Milia (Easton), Brooke Sodl (Bethlehem Catholic), Gianna Tripodi (Nazareth).
MONROE COUNTY
First Team
Angelina Kaps (East Stroudsburg South), Amanda Duke (Stroudsburg), Nicole Graberg (East Stroudsburg South), Olivia Handelong (Pocono Mountain East), Tiera Hudson (Pocono Mountain West), Briella Kish (Pleasant Valley), Tierney McCarroll (Pocono Mountain East), Gilyse Rivera (East Stroudsburg North), Juliana Sanchez (Stroudsburg), Jacey Wittel (Pocono Mountain East), Lauren Youngken (Stroudsburg).
MVP: Amanda Duke (Stroudsburg).
Second Team
Nora Kirkwood (East Stroudsburg South), Samantha Graci (Pocono Mountain East), Mattison Hyland (Pleasant Valley), Alexis Neri (Pleasant Valley), Olivia Peechatka (Pocono Mountain East), Mikenna Price (Pocono Mountain East), Nadia Waller (Pocono Mountain East), Emma Zauck (Stroudsburg).