VALLEY SPORTS REPORT: TIOGA'S HANEY NAMED GIRLS SOCCER 'PLAYER OF YEAR;' TIOGA'S HOWEY, WALSH, ATHENS' THOMPSON, AND WAVERLY'S ROBINSON, CLONCH ALSO EARN TOP HONORS (2023-11-30)

Valley Sports Report
THE VALLEY — Sophomore Sophia Haney led Tioga to a winning record, and its first-ever postseason win this fall. She is the 2023 Valley Sports Report Girls Soccer "Player of the Year."

Tioga 7th-grader Grace Howey is the All-Valley team’s "Newcomer of the Year," while Tioga’s Jim Walsh is the "Coach of the Year," Waverly senior Paige Robinson and Athens senior Mya Thompson share "Defensive Player of the Year" honors, and Waverly sophomore Claire Clonch is the "Keeper of the Year."

Fast and athletic, with great foot skills and a high soccer IQ, Haney led Tioga with 20 goals, and also dished out seven assists.

Haney saved her best for last this season, scoring with 3:21 remaining in regulation, and then 87 seconds into overtime to lift Tioga to a come-from-behind 6-5 win over Unatego in the opening round of the Section IV, Class C girls soccer playoffs. The program’s first-ever postseason victory.

Three days later, she had a goal and an assist in Tioga’s 6-4 season-ending loss to top-seeded Trumansburg.

A tenacious competitor with skills galore, and a strong knowledge of the game, Howey scored 12 goals, and dished out four assists in her first varsity season.

Like Haney, Howey finished the season strong, scoring two goals in Tioga’s postseason win over Unatego, then scoring two goals and dishing out an assist in the season-ending loss to Trumansburg.

Robinson and Thompson were both shutdown defenders, both fast and physical, and the backbone of their team’s respective defenses.

Robinson had one goal and one assist on the season, while Thompson had one assist.

Clonch, a defender by nature, was forced into goal after an injury to the starting keeper, and excelled. She registered four wins, including two shutouts, and one tie. She was in net for the Wolverines 1-0 losses to state-ranked Owego, and Horseheads, and a 2-1 loss to state-ranked Chenango Valley.

Walsh guided Tioga to a 9-6 record — the second most wins in program history, as well as the first-ever postseason win.

The All-Valley Girls Soccer Super 7
Sophia Haney, sophomore, Tioga: See above.

Paige Robinson, senior, Waverly: See above.

Mya Thompson, senior, Athens: See above.

Grace Howey, 7th-grader, Tioga: See above.

Makenzie Olmsted, freshman, Waverly: A high-energy, non-stop whirling dervish of tenacity on the pitch, Olmsted possesses a sky-high soccer IQ, and tremendous foot skills. She scored three goals, and dished out a team-high six assists.

Addy Wheeler, junior, Athens: Highly-skilled and unselfish to a fault, Wheeler had six goals, and five assists.

Erica Bradley, junior, Tioga: A tireless worker, Bradley shined on both ends of the field for the Tigers. She had six goals and four assists.

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GIRLS SOCCER "PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
2023 — Sophia Haney, Tioga
2022 - Kennedy Westbrook, Waverly
2021 - Hannah Walker, Athens
2020 - Gabby Picco, Waverly / Emma Roe, Athens
2019 - Abby Sindoni, Athens
2018 - Rachel Hutchison, Athens
2017 - Rachel Hutchison, Athens
2016 - Chloe Tracy, Sayre
2015 - Chloe Tracy, Sayre
2014 - Chloe Tracy, Sayre
2013 - Kirsten Colegrove, Athens
2012 - Kirsten Colegrove, Athens
2011 - Liia Carpenter, Waverly
2010 - Kirsten Colegrove, Athens
2009 - Megan Kyc, Sayre

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