Erik Peterson earned Defensive Player of the Year after a stellar season in net for the Chautauqua Lake Thunderbirds and Dunkirk’s Ashton Witkowski earned the Team Sportsmanship Award to round out the individual awards.

The local area saw several names crack the first team all-stars. Fredonia had three players represented, senior Michael Dispense and juniors Juan Matias and Alex Rush — all at the midfield position. Matias led the Hillbillies in scoring in his first year with the team, scoring five goals and getting five assists.

The Hillbillies are joined in the midfield on first team by rival senior Marauder Alex Sanchez. Sanchez led Dunkirk in scoring this season with three goals and two assists.

Chautauqua Lake added three names to first team, with one at each position. Junior Hunter Harris got the nod after leading the Thunderbirds in scoring with 10 goals and one assist at forward, while junior Carson D’Anthony made it as a midfielder after scoring three goals and five assists. Defensive Player of the Year Peterson also earned first team honors after a stellar year in net.

Fredonia’s Juan Matias dribbles during a game earlier this year. In his first year with the Hillbillies, Matias led the team in scoring and earned himself a spot on the first team all-star list for CCAA Division 1 West.

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley’s lone representative on first team was junior defender Jacob Thierfeldt.

The second team all-stars saw had three more Hillbillies named to it with junior Adam Sellari at midfield, junior Michael Berg at defender and senior Alex Maytum at defender. Dunkirk seniors Nick Hayes and Adam Sanchez earned second team spots at forward and defense, respectively. Locally, the second team was rounded out by Falconer/Cassadaga Valley junior defender Jared Dorman and Chautauqua Lake sophomore midfielder Devin Putney.

First Team

Chautauqua Lake: Carson D’Anthony, Jr, M; Hunter Harris, Jr, F; and Erik Peterson, Sr, GK

Dunkirk: Alex Sanchez, Sr, M

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley: Jacob Thierfeldt, Jr, D

Fredonia: Michael Dispense, Sr, M; Juan Matias, Jr, M; and Alex Rush, Jr, M

Olean: Maxwell Linderman, Sr, M; and Joe Magro, Jr, M

Southwestern: Michael Carnes, Sr, F; Addison Pope, Sr, D; Drew Keppell, Jr, D; and McKay Young, So, F

Second Team

Chautauqua Lake: Devin Putney, So, M

Dunkirk: Adam Sanchez, Sr, D; and Nick Hayes, Sr, F

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley: Jared Dorman, Jr, D

Fredonia: Alex Maytum, Sr, D; Adam Sellari, Jr, M; and Michael Berg, Jr, D

Olean: Dominik Kahle, So, D; Graham Kinnaird, Sr, D; and Quintin Allen, Fr, F

Southwestern: Simon Pirrello, Jr, M; Miracle Berakah, Jr, D; Marcus Kautzman, Jr, M

Honorable Mention

Chautauqua Lake: Isai Saldana, Sr, F

Dunkirk: Bryson Travis, So, D; and Trevor Skelly, Sr, M

Falconer/Cassadaga Valley: Jacob Booth, Sr, D; Ian Anerson, Fr, M; and Noah Richner, Jr, M

Fredonia: Dawson Bird, Jr, F; Ronan Murphy, Jr, D; Jack Carlson, Jr, F; and Tyler Rosen, Sr, GK

Olean: Lucas Sakala, Jr, M; and Kyle Pockalny, Jr, GK

Southwestern: Max Vaughn, Jr, F; Tim Galati, Sr, M; and Tucker Gesing, So, D