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De La Salle Girls Varsity Soccer Program Has Successful Season
Wiggins Is Meteor MVP; Alvarez, Burke, Cline, Sotelo, Wiggins Make All-GCAC Team;
Cline Chosen IHSSCA All-Sectional
De La Salle Institute proudly announces that the following student-athletes from its Lourdes Hall Campus for Young Women have received plaudits for their achievements during the 2010 season.
• Chosen to the All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Team were junior midfielder Veronica Alvarez, senior defender Candice Burke, sophomore midfielder Katie Cline, sophomore forward Wendy Sotelo and senior defender Marquita Wiggins.
• Wiggins was chosen De La Salle’s MVP this season, while Sotelo led the Meteors in goals for the second consecutive season with 16.
• Alvarez, Hanna Bansley, Burke, Nadia Carmona, Selena Hernandez, Antionette Johnson, Lauren Nowaczyk, Herlinda Sanchez, Wiggins and Maricruz Zarco were named to the GCAC All-Academic Team.
• Cline was named to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-Sectional Team.
• Burke and Wiggins were chosen to the IHSSCA All-Sectional Honorable Mention Team.
• Burke was voted to the Chicago Red Stars’ All-Academic Special Mention Team, while Wiggins was named to the Chicago Red Stars’ All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
De La Salle finished its season with an overall record of 9-7-1 and 6-1 in the GCAC White, good enough for second place. De La Salle congratulates head coach Tom Dufficy, his staff and their student-athletes on all their accomplishments this season and wishes them every future success.
De La Salle Institute is an independent Catholic secondary school rooted in the tradition of Christian Education begun by St. John Baptist de La Salle. Founded in 1889, its mission has been, and is, to foster a desire for excellence in education. Young people from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds are given the opportunity to fully develop their abilities so they may be active, contributing members of our complex changing society.
PHOTO ID: ALVAREZ, BURKE, CLINE, SOTELO, WIGGINS
