Girls’ soccer: Newcome is district POY, again

James Wood midfielder McKenna Newcome won her second consecutive Class 4 Northwestern District Player of the Year honor and the Colonels’ Donavan Russell was Coach of the Year in voting by district coaches released on Friday.

Newcome and Russell helped the Colonels win the district regular-season and tournament titles. Other James Wood selections on the First Team were: forwards Jolie Jenkins and Maddie Shirley, midfielder Brooke Geary and defender Sloane Ferebee.

Other First Team selections were: Handley: Forward Emeryce Worrell, midfielder Madison Hobson, defender Lauren Mason, goalkeeper Emma Westfall; Millbrook: Forward: Kaitlyn Arthur, midfielder Molly Ludwig, defender Carolina Arias; Sherando: Forward Ella Sampsell.

Second Team selections were: James Wood: Forward: Jasmine Hackman, defender Lydia Watson; Handley: Forward Mia Hudson, midfielder Stephanie Truban, defender Samantha Stevens; Millbrook: Midfielder Abigail Rodriguez, defender Isabelle Saville; Sherando: Midfielder Anna Hill, midfielder Sophia Straightiff, defender Maggie Tenney.

Honorable mention: Sherando: Midfielder Hailey Malinowski.