Maddie Doolittle, center, of South Hadley, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Maddie Doolittle, center, of South Hadley, has been named the Daily Hampshire Gazette Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/JERREY ROBERTS

Girls Soccer Player of the year: Maddie Doolittle, senior, South Hadley

The senior midfielder led South Hadley with 19 goals and 15 assists last fall, and was an integral piece to the Tigers’ run to the Division 3 state championship. Scored twice in the WMass championship, a 7-2 win over Mahar. It was the Tigers’ third straight sectional title. Named to the Division 3 All-State team.

“This year she stepped up a lot for us, especially in the scoring department. … It was a breakout year for her. She was ready for it. She took on the offensive role which was great. Before the season started I talked to her about being more offensive and taking our direct kicks and corner kicks. She was the go-to person for that. … I relied a lot on her, especially being a leader and focusing on our kicks and making plays in the box.” — South Hadley coach Rich Marjanski.

GAZETTE GIRLS SOCCER ALL-STARS

FIRST TEAM

Ava Auclair, senior, Gateway Regional

Reese Carey, senior, South Hadley

Megan Cone, senior, Smith Vocational

Natalie Denkiewicz, senior, Frontier Regional

Juliana Dickinson, senior, Hampshire

Maddie Doolittle, senior, South Hadley

Nell Dwyer, freshman, Amherst

Julia Frappier, senior, Granby

Teagan Gawron, junior, South Hadley

Erin Gilrain, senior, Smith Academy

Erin Harris, senior, Gateway Regional

Hannah Keochakian, junior, Amherst

Avery Klingensmith, sophomore, Belchertown

Allison Kowal-Safron, senior, Hopkins Academy

Lindsay Marjanski, senior, South Hadley

Paige Marjanski, junior, South Hadley

Frances Powers, junior, Easthampton

Claudia Rajballi, senior, Frontier Regional

Kyla Roy, senior, Easthampton

Maggie Rubeck, junior, Hampshire Regional

Taryn Ryan, junior, Holyoke

Brooke Samborski, junior, Belchertown

Bridget Sears, senior, South Hadley

Caroline Tanner, senior, Northampton

Ally Tatro, senior, Belchertown

Emily Vallee, junior, Granby

Nora Young, senior, Granby

SECOND TEAM

Maisie Bowler, eighth grade, Smith Academy

Emily Bryant, junior, Smith Vocational

Peyton Bucko, junior, Gateway Regional

Hannah Coffey, senior, Gateway Regional

Abigail Coleman, junior, Easthampton

Kaeleigh Croteau, senior, Granby

Katelynn Dunn, junior, Hampshire Regional

Anna Evans, junior, South Hadley

Tia Fyden, sophomore, Hopkins Academy,

Julia Gauvin, senior, Granby

Abby Glasheen, senior, Holyoke

Story Goldman, freshman, Smith Academy

Cambrie Hamilton, junior, Frontier Regional

Breyana Hing, senior, Easthampton

Charlotte Kazalski, senior, Gateway Regional

Addison Lepak, freshman, Amherst

Kayla Lukasiewicz, sophomore, Hampshire Regional

Isabel Marapeesse, sophomore , Frontier Regional

Sydney Mercier, senior, South Hadley

Morgan Neal, senior, Smith Academy

Ella Quinn, senior, Northampton

Malia Sands, senior, Easthampton

Victoria Speth, senior , Frontier Regional

Ella Sherman, junior, Smith Vocational

HONORABLE MENTION

Lauren Copeland, senior, Easthampton

Mary Greene, senior, Northampton

Adalene Kelly, sophomore, Amherst

Kaitlyn Mackin, sophomore , Frontier Regional

Maura O’Connor, senior, Smith Academy

Jocelyn Salomao, junior, Hampshire Regional

Emma Sanford, freshman, South Hadley

Jenna Sodden, junior, Smith Vocational

Haley Springman, freshman, Smith Academy

Ciara Sinno, junior, Smith Vocational

Katie Taylor, senior, Hampshire Regional

Kaiya Thomas Rivera, freshman, Holyoke

Hailey Werenski, senior, South Hadley