West Michigan Conference champion Ludington lands five players on first team in soccer

By LocalSportsJournal.com

To the victor, go the spoils.

And in this case, it’s the Ludington Orioles, the West Michigan Conference champions, which placed five players on the first team for all-conference.

Manistee and Shelby, which finished second and third in the league race, each landed four players on the first team.

FIRST TEAM

Ludington: Parker Wendt, junior, forward; Spencer Holmes, junior, forward; Kyle Stidham, senior, midfielder; Lucas Peterson, senior, defender; Kyle Wendt, senior, defender.

Manistee: Ben Schlaff, senior, defender; Jacob Sharp, junior, midfielder; Luke Senters, junior, midfielder; Grayson Prince, jr. goalkeeper.

Shelby: Mauricio Arreola, senior, midfielder; Mason Garcia; senior, forward; Carson Claeys, senior, forward.

Whitehall: Jack Houtteman, senior, midfielder; Kyler Frees, junior, midfielder; Corbin Vanderstelt, senior, midfielder.

North Muskegon: Leighton Hunt, junior, goalkeeper; Brandon Winter, senior, forward; Gabe Lenius, senior, forward.

Oakridge: Tyler Gillette, senior, defender; Ryan Cribbins, senior, defender; Arturo Romero, junior, midfielder.

Montague: Carter Mahoney, sophomore, midfielder; Chris Aebig, junior, midfielder.

Hart: Tony Rayo, senior, midfielder; Guillermo Ortega, senior, midfielder.

Ravenna: Kaden Humphreys, senior, defender.

Fremont: John Vissia, sophomore, defender.

HONORABLE MENTION

Ludington: Nate Wagner, senior, midfielder. Shelby: Ignacio Ortiz, junior, midfielder. Whitehall: Andon Palmer, sophomore, goalkeeper. Manistee: Max Sharp, freshman, defender. North Muskegon: Ben Hoffer, senior, defender. Oakridge: Trent Gillette, senior, defender. Hart: Bryce Jorissen, senior, midfielder. Montague: Zachary Henderson, senior, defender. Ravenna: Daniel Mares, sophomore, midfielder. Fremont: Tee Ward, sophomore, midfielder. Orchard View: Xander Randall, freshman, midfielder.