Mid-coast region athletes were honored recently for being selected to their respective Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference teams in boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls outdoor track, baseball, softball, and boys and girls tennis.

Lacrosse

BRUNSWICK

The Brunswick High School girls made it all the way to the State Class A finale last Saturday (losing 10-8 to Scarborough) and a big part of the Dragons’ success was due to junior Dakota Foster, who was named KVAC Player of the Year for a second straight season.

Foster leads the state in scoring and points this year and hit the 100-point mark Thursday with three goals against Cheverus in a 12-8 East final win. She had 70 goals and 30 assists going into Saturday’s contest.

“This last third of the season opponents are trying to face guard her and she is unflappable,” said Brunswick coach Beth Caputi. “Rather than mope or get frustrated that she isn’t racking up points — through nine games she was averaging 5.6 goals a game — she just adjusts her role for the team. If she isn’t scoring, she’s setting screens and getting knock downs and interceptions on defense. And she still manages to score even when she is heavily covered.

“She has been terrific this season, working her butt off in all aspects of her game … she should have a great highlight reel from this spring. She’s had some dominating games on the draw, coming up with anywhere from six to nine draws directly in her stick not to mention ones she gets to her teammates.

“Her strengths? Loves the game,” lauded Caputi. “She has very high standards for herself. Super soft hands — she can catch just about any kind of pass thrown at her, both right and left … great shooter given space. She starts with her stick well behind and off her shoulder so the keeper can’t see the release point of the shot and she can pick the corners. But she really doesn’t need much time or space to get these shots off.

“Great anticipation on defense — she plays big even though she is only 5-7 or 5-8. She is long-limbed which allows her to cover a lot of area with her stick both vertically and side to side. As for her speed – she has a long stride that allows her to get upfield quickly and to recover well on defense. She is more of a 400-meter, 800-meter type and would likely be a contender at states if she ran track.”

Named to the Class A First Team were Brunswick’s Foster, goaltender Molly Herman, Suzannah Smith and Annie Kelly, along with Mt. Ararat’s Rowley Jones and Hayley Michaud, and Morse’s Tori Field

Coach of the Year was Sam Chard of Mt. Ararat, who guioded the Eagles to the Eastern Maine Class A semifinals.

Second-Team selections included Corinne O’Connor and Liz Faulkner of Brunswick, Sara Berry and Cat Johnson of Mt. Ararat, and Ali Miller of Morse.

All-Academic included Kelly, Katie Swan and Caroline Wild of Brunswick, and Lauren Crosby, Field, Hannah Leeman, Guerin Morissette, Maddison Omo, Shannon Rice and Christina Stuart of Morse.

In Class A boys lacrosse, named to the First Team were Brunswick’s Seth Holmblad, Alex Croatti, Sam Fortin, Sam Bessey and goaltender Theron Wilgus, along with Mt. Ararat’s Jonathan Brown, Jeremy Hart of Robert Cornelison.

Nathan DelGuidice of Messalonskee was named Player of the Year and Matt Haskell of Mt. Ararat Coach of the Year.

Second Team selections went to Brunswick’s Winston Sullivan and Charlie Nau, along with Mt. Ararat’s Nick Oram and Brett Martin.

In Class B boys lacrosse, Alex Paulus of Morse was named Player of the Year and Gardiner’s KC Johnson Coach of the Year.

Paulus had a standout season as a junior for Morse with 52 goals, 36 assists and over 40 groundballs. “Voted top-15 athletes to watch this season, KVAC Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and a captain,” said Morse coach Jay Paulus.

“Alexander’s willingness to share his knowledge of the game with our young squad goes a long way to his leadership,” added Jay Paulus. “Never missed a practice, a game, or in fact, never a day without his crosse in hand.

“Lacrosse is truly a team sport, he brings this to every level of the game. Alexander helps coach the third-fourthgrade teams once a week, again, building a better game for Morse.”

First Team picks included Paulus and Schuyler Mace of Morse, while All-Academic selections included Morse’s Lyle Douglas, Mace, Ethan Mattice, Max Rawson and Kai Whitehead.

Tennis

In Class A , the Brunswick girls went 16-0 to pick up their first state championship since 1998.

First Team KVAC South picks were Brunswick number one singles player Maisie Silverman and number-two singles player Ali Stankiewicz, along with the doubles tandem of Leah Solloway and Samira Mac- Mullen.

Second Team South selections included Mt. Ararat singles players Sarah Hill and Anna Rohman and the Brunswick doubles team of Alexa Rivers and Gillian Ford.

In KVAC B girls, All-Academic included Morse’s Mikaela Martin, Alice Stenquist, Annie Suitor, Elizabeth Swanson and Elizabeth Young.

In KVAC A boys, Bangor and Hampden Academy dominated First and Second Team in the North, but in the South, the undefeated Brunswick doubles tandem of Blake Gordon and Derek Devereaux made the First Team.

Second Team picks included Brunswick No. 2 singles player Jimmy Kenyon, Brunswick’s first doubles team of Henry Ditzel and Angelo Gerardi and Mt. Ararat’s second doubles duo of TJ Ackerman and Joe Thomas.

Class B boys tennis saw Morse’s number-one single player Sam Leeman selected to the Second Team, while teammate Dylan Harrington was named All-Academic.

Baseball

In the Class A South, Lewiston’s Corbin Hyde was named Player of the Year and Cony’ Don Plourde Coach of the Year.

Mt. Ararat’s Torrey Charnock was named to the First Team, while Brunswick’s Garrett Erb made the Second Team.

An All-Academic pick was Brunswick’s Brandon Richards.

In Class B, Morse High School made it to the Western Maine semifinals and a big cog of that push was Zach Groat, who was named First Team, while teammate Trenton Moore was a Second Team selection.

All-Academic went to Morse’s Zach Fone, Groat and Cody Hardin.

Softball

In Class A South, Nicole Rugan of Cony was Player of the Year and Cony’s Rocky Gaslin Coach of the Year.

Mt. Ararat’s hard-hitting duo of Taylor Pare and Shauna Williams made the First Team, while Mallory Nelson of Mt. Ararat and Melanie Bryant of Brunswick were on the Second Team.

Jodie Curley and Sarena Hall of Mt. Ararat were picked to the All-Academic Team.

In Class B, Hannah Russell of Morse was named to the Second Team, while teammates Brianna Bigelow and Katie Henrikson were named All-Academic.

Track

All-Conference for Class A girls included Brunswick’s Jasmine Boyle, Anna Cowan, Alexis Dickinson, Allison Hill, Bridget Horan, Katie McMahon, Cassandra Murano and Teresa Murphy, along with Mt. Ararat’s Kelly Lynch, Lizzie O’Neal, Nicole Ross and Olivia Swan.

All-Academic picks included Dickinson and McMahon from Brunswick and Morgan Martin for Mt. Ararat.

On the Class A boys side, Brunswick’s Mitchell Black, Ryan Black, Walter Martin, Alex Nichols, Wilder Nicholson, Jamie Ross and Benson Worthington were named All- Conference, along with Mt. Ararat’s McKenzie Gary and Andy Reifman-Packett.

All-Academic included Mitchell Black, Ben Blaisdell, Dan Jacques, Nicholson and Worthington from Brunswick, along with Mt. Ararat’s Nate Bryant, Seth Bryant and Greg Kritzman.

Class B girls All-Conference included Morse’s Kerry Cummings, while Cummings and teammate Sophie Jacobs were named All-Academic.

For the Class B boys, Morse’s Joel Harris was named All-Conference and All-Academic.