After leading her team to a share of the league title and a state-playoff berth while becoming her school’s all-time leading scorer, Elma senior forward Beta Valentine was named the 1A Evergreen League MVP for the second-consecutive season, league officials announced this week.
Valentine capped off her 2024 season with 32 goals and eight assists, giving her 108 for her prep career.
It was the second year in a row Valentine was named MVP after sharing the honor with former Montesano forward and current Gonzaga Bulldog Mikayla Stanfield.
Twin Harbors student-athletes swept the majority of the league’s top honors.
Montesano sophomore forward Jaelyn Butterfield was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Year after leading the co-league champion Bulldogs with 17 goals.
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Offensive Player of the Year Montesano sophomore forward Jaelyn Butterfield
Elma senior defender Amaya Lewis (1 goal) and Montesano senior midfielder Addi Kersker (1,297 minutes played) were named the co-Defensive Players of the Year while Hoquiam sophomore goalkeeper Emily Brodhead earned the Goalkeeper of the Year honors.
DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Co-Defensive Player of the Year Elma senior defender Amaya Lewis
PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM The 1A Evergreen League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Montesano’s Addi Kersker (right), defends against First Team Defender Maddie Barrera of Elma in a game from Oct. 29.
Plenty of Bulldogs and Eagles were named to the league’s First Team.
Montesano senior forward Adda Potts (12 goals, 1,356 minutes), senior midfielder Sam Roundtree (6 G, 1248 min.), junior midfielder Lex Stanfield (4 G), senior defender Dekotah Parks and junior goalkeeper Izzie Taylor (104 saves) earned First-Team nods.
Elma senior midfielders Valerie Echeverria (6 G, 12 A) and Miley Seaberg (4 G, 12 A) earned spots on the First Team, as did Eagles senior defender Maddie Barrera.
The complete all-league team is as follows:
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PHOTO BY FOREST WORGUM Goalkeeper of the Year Hoquiam sophomore Emily Brodhead
2024 1A Evergreen All-League Girls Soccer Team
League MVP: Beta Valentine, Elma
Offensive Player of the Year: Jaelyn Butterfield, Montesano
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Amaya Lewis, Elma; Addi Kersker, Montesano
Goalkeeper of the Year: Emily Brodhead, Hoquiam
Coaching Staff of the Year: Rochester
First Team
Goalkeeper: Izzie Taylor, Montesano
Forwards: Addison Potts, Montesano; Callie Mickelson, Tenino
Midfielders: Miley Seaberg, Elma; Valerie Echeverria, Elma; Lex Stanfield, Montesano; Sam Roundtree, Montesano; Paisley Garcia, Tenino
Defenders: Maddie Barrera, Elma; Dekotah Parks, Montesano; Kailyn Black, Rochester
Second Team
Goalkeeper: Mylee Hull, Elma
Forwards: Lizzy Hoover, Rochester; Holly Thoren, Tenino
Midfielders: Mia Monroe, Elma; Lainey Robinson, Montesano; Emily Beasley, Rochester; Piper Quarnstrom, Rochester; Kyra Dirks, Tenino
Defenders: Chloe Donais, Elma; Brittney Alcala, Hoquiam; Mikeala Cutlip, Tenino
Honorable Mention
Macye Sanchez, Montesano; Nency Guzman, Elma; Sophia Estrada, Hoquiam; Kenna Pratt, Rochester; Maria Summers, Tenino
