Michaelis, Wu lead 11 Albany High
athletes on
Big 10 all-star teams
Seniors Matt Wu and Katie Michaelis were named Big 10
soccer MVPs for the 2009 season, leading 11 members of the boys’ and
girls’ team who earned all-star recognition following their championship
seasons.
Wu anchored a defense that allowed only four goals in 16
regular-season games as the Falcons went unbeaten during the regular
season (13-0-3) and won their first Big 10 title since 2005. Albany High
also beat Columbia 2-0 in the first round of the Section II playoffs
before losing to Guilderland in the quarterfinals.
Joining Wu on the boys’ first team were sophomore
midfielder Marty Ryan and senior forward Owen Daniels. Senior midfielder
Kevin Tuffey and sophomore forward Stephano Sainato rounded out the
second team all-stars.
For the Lady Falcons, Michaelis was the league’s leading
scorer and one of the top scorers in the Capital Region with 19 goals.
She led the Lady Falcons (12-5) to their first outright Big 10
championship in school history.
Midfielder Hayley Kellam and forward Alex Huss, both
seniors, also made first team along with Michaelis. Freshman defender
Alex Kellam, junior midfielder Leah Moran and senior defender Amanda
Villela made second team.
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