AA girls soccer: Bravettes' Nigon, Pack's Brisendine All-State
Mauraia Nigon of Flathead and Reagan Brisendine of Glacier are among the 11 Western AA girls soccer players named to the All-State team for Class AA in 2023.
Nigon was named as a midfielder while Brisendine, who scored 27 goals this season, is a forward. Both players are seniors; Brisendine has signed to play soccer for the Montana Grizzlies.
League coaches also chose a 13-member all-conference team: Flathead was represented by junior Alivia Rinehart and senior Cecilia VandenBosch. Both are defenders.
Glacier senior midfielder Calista Wroble was also all-Western AA.
Two more members of the Wolfpack were honorable mention: juniors Emmery Schmidt and Reese Ramey. Flathead’s Avi Schmautz, a sophomore, and Joy Sund, a senior, were also honorable mention.
AA Soccer
West Girls
All-State
Keeper Brooklyn Brisko, sr., Capital
Forward Carmen Anderson, sr., Hellgate
Avory DeCoite, so., Big Sky
Reagan Brisendine, sr., Glacier
Midfield Liv Thorne-Thomson, jr., Hellgate
Avery Kraft, sr., Helena
Mia Melton, jr., Helena
Defense Mauraia Nigon, sr., Flathead
Chloe Larson, sr., Hellgate
Kiana Norton, sr., Sentinel
Phoebe Knellhome, sr., Sentinel
Player of the Year
Cameron Anderson, forward, Hellgate
NOTE: All-State consists of 11 players (1 keeper, 10 field)
All-Western AA
Keeper — Nova Gardner, jr., Hellgate
Midfield — Chloe Anderson, jr., Hellgate; Jane Stiffler, so., Capital; Kathryn Emmerts, sr., Capital; Calistga Wroble, sr., Glacier; Hannah King, sr., Big Sky; Maddi Todorovich, jr., Helena.
Forward — Riley Lumpkin, sr., Hellgate; Briel Powers, sr., Sentinel.
Defense — Jaden Lumpkin, sr., Hellgate; Sara Losing, jr., Hellgate; Kerra Case, sr., Butte; Alivia Rinehart, jr., Flathead; Cecilia VandenBosch, sr., Flathead.
Honorable Mention
Maizy Miller, mid, Hellgate; Jadyn Koffler, def., Helena; Emily Winters, def, Sentinel; Averi Larson, def, Big Sky; Katerina Routzan, for, Capital; Avi Schmautz, for, ?Flathead; Emmery Schmidt, for, Glacier; Reese Ramey, def, Glacier; Elli Quist, mid, Butte; Sierra Lowry, GK, Sentinel; Joy Sund, GK, Flathead.