Baylie Cameron (right)
Paula Labate
Being a forward gives a player plenty of opportunities to score.
Only a select few forwards are truly great.
Players such as Brooklynn Petterson of Cascade High are creative scorers. Petterson scored 10 goals and had two assists this season on her way to being named first-team Class 4A all-state.
Players such as Paula Labate of West Salem use their speed and skill to blow past defenders. Labate scored 22 goals and had six assists and was named second-team Class 6A all-state.
Players such as Baylie Cameron of Silverton are determined scorers who won’t let anything get in their way on the way to the goal. Cameron scored 21 goals and seven assists this season and is Class 5A all-state.
Petterson, Labate and Cameron are the finalists for the All-Mid-Valley girls soccer players of the year. The award winner will be presented at the June 7 Mid-Valley Sports Awards at the Salem Convention Center.
Here’s a look at the full All-Mid-Valley girls soccer team.
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Baylie Cameron
Baylie Cameron
School: Silverton
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Statistics: Cameron scored 21 goals and had seven assists.
Honors: First-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference; first-team Class 5A all-state.
Emily Collier
Emily Collier
School: Blanchet Catholic
Year: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Statistics: Collier scored 17 goals and had 16 assists.
Honors: First-team all-Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 3; 3A/2A/1A Special District 3 Player of the Year.
Alexus Hemphill (left)
Alexus Hemphill
School: Stayton
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Statistics: Hemphill scored 12 goals and had nine assists.
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference.
Paula Labate
Paula Labate
School: West Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Midfielder/forward
Statistics: Labate scored 22 goals and had six assists.
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference; second-team Class 6A all-state.
Anna Norrenberns
Anna Norrenberns
School: West Salem
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference.
Brooklynn Petterson
Brooklynn Petterson
School: Cascade
Year: Sophomore
Position: Forward/midfielder
Statistics: Petterson scored 10 goals and had two assists.
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference; Oregon West Conference Player of the Year; first-team Class 4A all-state.
Lizzy Roth (right)
Lizzy Roth
School: Silverton
Year: Senior
Position: Defender
Statistics: Roth scored five goals and had five assists.
Honors: First-team all-Mid-Willamette Conference.
Emily Schmelling
Emily Schmelling
School: Sprague
Year: Senior
Position: Goalkeeper
Statistics: Schmelling had a 1.71 goals against average and recorded four shutouts.
Honors: First-team all-Greater Valley Conference.
Katarina Veliz
Katarina Veliz
School: Blanchet Catholic
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
Statistics: Veliz scored 23 goals and had seven assists.
Honors: First-team all-Class 3A/2A/1A Special District 3.
Danyel Walling
Danyel Walling
School: Cascade
Year: Senior
Position: Goalkeeper
Statistics: Walling had 31 saves, held opponents to three goals in conference play and had nine shutouts.
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference.
Halle Wright
Halle Wright
School: Cascade
Year: Sophomore
Position: Defender
Statistics: Wright scored three goals.
Honors: First-team all-Oregon West Conference.
Jaime Rodriguez (left)
COACH
Jaime Rodriguez
School: West Salem
Year: Fourth
Team accomplishments: Rodriguez guided the Titans to an 11-4 record, including 7-1 in the Greater Valley Conference and the team’s fourth consecutive conference championship.