Soccer standout Michaelis named All-State
Daniels and Wu join her as first-team Times Union
All-Stars
Senior forward Katie Michaelis has been named a third-team state
all-star in girls' soccer, adding to a growing list of postseason
accolades that includes being named a first-team Times Union All-Star
and the Big 10 MVP.
Michaelis' 19 goals helped the Albany
High School girls' varsity soccer team clinch its first outright Big
10 title in 2009. She was one of the Capital Region's top scorers,
leading the Lady Falcons
to a 12-5 record overall and 8-2 in the conference. She scored the Lady
Falcons’ only goal and also converted a penalty kick during the
team’s heart-wrenching overtime shootout loss to Colonie in the
Section II playoffs.
"Katie played a vital role in our first championship," coach Pete
Anderson told the Times Union. "She's a dedicated asset on the field
and in the classroom as well."
In boys' soccer, senior forward Owen Daniels and senior defender
Matt Wu also were named first-team Times Union All-Stars.
With Daniels on offense and Wu on defense,
the boys' varsity soccer team garnered a Big 10 championship with an
unbeaten regular season. Daniels led his team and the Big 10 with 12
goals and nine assists and also was named to the all-conference first
team. Coach Dave Weiss said Daniels was the team's offensive catalyst.
"He stepped up big when needed it," Weiss told
the newspaper.
Wu, the boys' Big 10 MVP, was one of the top defenders in the
area and the anchor for a defense that allowed just four goals
during the regular
season.
"He can play out wide. If one of our
backs was down, he could step up and play the center. He's going to
be very, very hard to replace," Weiss said. |
