Flowing Wells High School senior Skye Schultz was an offensive force and led her team to the 2009 Class 4A Division I soccer state championship. She is the 2009 Tucson Citizen Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Girls Player of the Year
WHO: Skye Schultz, Sr., Flowing Wells High School
WHAT SHE DID: Schultz had 28 goals and 19 assists in her senior year, leading the Flowing Wells soccer team to the Class 4A Division I state championship over Sahuaro. She logged 123 goals in her high school career.
She will attend the University of Texas at El Paso on a soccer scholarship this year.
QUOTABLE: “I am really flattered about the whole thing,” Schultz said. “I’m still in shock about how we . . . came together to win the state championship in my senior year.”
Girls Coach of the Year
WHO: Dave Kruszewski, Sahuaro
WHAT HE DID: Led Sahuaro to its first state final game in 25 years. His Cougars finished undefeated in the 4A Kino Region, beating Sabino, Cienega and eventual state champion Flowing Wells.
QUOTABLE: “I was very pleased with the season,” said Kruszewski. “Sahuaro had some great teams, but for whatever reason they weren’t able to make it to the final game. This year’s team expected to be (in the state finals). That was the difference.”
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“(At the team’s first practice) I told them, ‘Feb. 14 (the date of the title game) – this is the team that is going to take you there.’ ”
FIRST TEAM
F Jasmine Schultz, So., Flow. Wells
F Ashley Willoughby, So., Marana
F Lily Haspert, Sr., Sahuaro
MF Skye Schultz, Sr., Flowing Wells
MF LeeAndra Smith, So., Palo Verde
MF Taylor McCarter, Sr., Sahuarita
MF Leilani Skinner, So., Douglas
D Alex Balcer, Sr., Catalina Foothills
D Christina Farrell, Sr., Iron. Ridge
D Rachel Krenzer, Sr., Sabino
GK Cat Lena, Jr., Salpointe
SECOND TEAM
F Taya Simmons, Sr., Cat. Foothills
F Melina Vasquez, So., Palo Verde
F Miranda Brower, Sr., Sahuaro
MF Elly Havel, Sr., Catalina Foothills
MF Ashley Wright, Sr., Salpointe
MF Nicola Hermes, Sr., Cienega
MF Rebekah DeJonghe, Sr., Salpointe
D Jessica Syswerda, Sr., Cienega
D Jade Carr, Jr., Marana
D Cory Vega, Sr., Douglas
GK Brooke Anderson, Jr., Flow. Wells
HONORABLE MENTION
BUENA: Amanda Buttner, Molley Ward. CDO: Megan Baker, Kristen Rizzo, Cara Beauchamp. CAT. FOOTHILLS: Katerina Rowan, Brianna Williams. CIENEGA: Tori Rhodes, Tori Slattery, Cady Cartwright, Alicia Parrott. DES. CHRISTIAN: Caitlin Duran, Emily Holz, Haleigh Powell. DES. VIEW: Karina Orduna. DOUGLAS: Elise Urquijo, Alexis Romero, Michelle Chavez, Elizabeth Clark. FLOW. WELLS: Katie Saxton, Mayra Gonzales, Celeste Carrera. IRON. RIDGE: Brooke Seavitt. MARANA: Tori Stocker, Lauren Garcia. PALO VERDE: Darian Williams, Kanasha Smith, Sam Rogers, Melina Vasquez. PUEBLO: Cynthia Quintero. PUSCH RIDGE: Chelsea Ruland. RINCON/UNIV.: Amanda Brady, Tamara Pridgett. SABINO: Mary Bowen, Annie Teece. SAHUARITA: Kristin Speer, Espy Garcia. SAHUARO: Kara Crawford, Kathy Fisher, Briana Simpson, Tarah Gutierrez. SALPOINTE: Kelli Ford, Aundrea Montoya. TUC. HIGH: Dixie Bungard, Sophia Babuca.
Sahuaro coach Dave Kruszewski led the Cougars to the 4A-I state championship game and is the Tucson Citizen Girls Soccer Coach of the Year.
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