High School Sports

Pine Tree senior Carolyn Leatherman and Lindale senior Charity Shipman were offensive forces for their respective teams this season. Leatherman tallied 31 goals and dished 20 assists while Shipman scored a district-best 41 goals with nine assists.

Both earned top superlative honors for this past season’s 17-4A All-District girls’ soccer team. Leatherman was voted MVP with Shipman chosen top offensive player.

Lindale head coach Jeff Hicks was tabbed Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Eagles to their first-ever district title

Sharing defensive player of the year honors were Brittany Millican from Whitehouse and Sarah Guillory from Pine Tree. Chapel Hill’s Ashley Aparacio was sophomore of the year with Hallsville freshman Emily Lawson named newcomer of the year.

All-District 17-4A

Girls Soccer Team

Most Valuable Player — Carolyn Leatherman, Sr., Pine Tree

Offensive MVP

— Charity Shipman, Sr., Lindale

Co-Defensive MVPs

— Brittany Millican, Sr., Whitehouse; Sarah Guillory, Sr., Pine Tree

Sophomore of the Year

— Ashley Aparacio, Chapel Hill

Newcomer of the Year

— Emily Lawson, Fr., Hallsville

Coach of the Year

— Jeff Hicks, Lindale

First Team

Forwards

— Cameron Brown, Fr., Chapel Hill; Lindsay Pritchard, Sr., Whitehouse; Heather Lofties, Sr., Whitehouse; Heather Hall, Sr., Pine Tree

Midfielders — Maddie Fraser, Jr., Lindale; Kelli Hill, Sr., Whitehouse; Alyssa Parker, Jr., Whitehouse; Heidi Lightle, So., Hallsville; Kelly Watson, Jr., Pine Tree

Defenders

— Tyneeka Stringer, Sr., Pine Tree; Rachael Mickey, Jr., Lindale; Kayla Mason, Sr., Whitehouse; Megan Jefferson, So., Hallsville; Emily Phelps, So., Pine Tree

Goalkeepers

— Kaitlyn Kelm, Jr., Lindale; Amanda Williams, Sr., Chapel Hill

Second Team

Forwards

— Haley Johnson, So., Hallsville; Dayna Farris, So., Eustace; Karina Garcia, Jr., Athens; Alicia Sanders, So., Lindale

Midfielders — Ashly Alfaro, Jr., Lindale; Tori Opstedal, Fr., Chapel Hill; Caitlan Pirtle, Sr., Pine Tree; Cameron Rios, Sr., Kilgore; Darrian Peele, Fr., Eustace

Defenders

— Shelby Dunaway, So., Lindale; Karina Robles, Sr., Athens; Whitney Justice, Fr., Chapel Hill; Jorri Cheshire, Fr., Kilgore; Ashley Langley, Jr., Whitehouse

Goalkeepers

— Diana Martinez, Jr., Pine Tree; Taylor Reeves, Sr., Marshall

Honorable Mention

Chapel Hill

— Lauren Barfield; Victoria Willingham

Eustace — Adrienne Rhodes; Deanna York

Hallsville

— Amber Wilkins; Mallory Scrimpshire

Kilgore

— Whitney Brown; Kandace Shackelford

Lindale

— Ashton Scott; Brooke Eldridge

Marshall

— Ashley Ratcliff

Pine Tree

— Jessica Allen; Michelle Woods

Whitehouse

— Elise Dollahite; Carly Page.