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Skippers' Duda is Player of the Year

By staff reports, 05/23/11, 7:22AM CDT

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High-scoring Minnetonka senior tops coaches' all-state list


Minnetonka senior Hilary Duda fires a shot that beats Eden Prairie goaltender McKenzie Johnson. Both Duda and Johnson have been chosen as first-team All State players by the state's coaches. Photo by Helen Nelson

Hilary Duda of Minnetonka was named the girls Player of the Year as the state’s coaches selected their All State teams on Sunday, May 22.

Duda, a senior, scored 46 goals and added 28 assists to lead the Skippers. Minnetonka finished the regular season with a 10-3 record, earned the No. 2 seed on the Section 6 playoffs and is No. 4 in the Lax Hub’s final state rankings.

Among those joining Duda on the All State first team are juniors Christine Easton of Eden Prairie and Meghan Bauer of Blake.

Bauer leads No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Blake (11-0) in scoring with 72 points (48 goals, 24 assists).

Easton is the top scorer for Eden Prairie with 63 points. The Eagles are 10-1 and ranked No. 2 in the state.

Eden Prairie had four players on the All State first team while Blake and Stillwater each had two.

Blake’s Laura Mark was named Coach of the Year and Stillwater’s Brian Gould is the Assistant Coach of the Year.

First Team All State

Name School Pos Grade
Jenaye Coleman Apple Valley Defense 12
Claire Wilson Blake Defense 12
Morgan Oie Eden Prairie Defense 12
Emma Claire Fontenot Eden Prairie Midfield 10
Christine Easton Eden Prairie Midfield 11
Meghan Bauer Blake Midfield 11
Sammi Reiter Stillwater Midfield 12
Sheridan Reiners Boomington Kennedy Midfield 12
Hilary Duda Minnetonka Attack 12
Paige Jones Edina Attack 12
Hannah Dickman Stillwater Attack 12
McKenzie Johnson Eden Prairie Goaltender 10

Second Team All State

Name School Pos Grade
Katie Mott Minnetonka Defense 9
Lauren Anderson Centennial Defense 12
Katelyn Duffey Robbinsdale Armstrong Defense 12
Chloe Kinsel Cretin-Derham Hall Midfield 12
Sammi DeJoy Coon Rapids Midfield 10
Lydia Sutton Blake Midfield 10
Abigail New Holy Family Catholic Midfield 12
Hannah Koloski Lakeville North Midfield 10
Simone Haugen Eagan/Rosemount Attack 11
Kacie Waagbo Lakeville North Attack 9
Hillary Crowe Blake Attack 12
Brittni Birkeland Wayzata Goaltender 12

Honorable Mention All State

Name School Pos Grade
Logan Lofthus Burnsville Defense 12
Elizabeth Monahan Holy Family Catholic Defense 12
Michaela Schwartz Centennial Midfield 9
Holly Korn Minnetonka Midfield 9
Maggie Dobesh Edina Midfield 12
Madeline Rodriguez Edina Midfield 10
Abbie Lund Blake Midfield 12
Abbie Ness Lakeville South Attack 10
Carla Hirsh Edina Attack 12
Katie Armstrong Centennial Attack 11
Brooke Jones Edina Goaltender 12

Player of the Year: Hilary Duda, Minnetonka
Coach of the Year: Laura Mark, Blake
Assistant Coach of the Year: Brian Gould, Stillwater

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