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Poynette/Portage senior defender Michael Brasda (8) was a first-team all-Capitol Conference selection this season.

8 athletes from Lodi, Poynette/Portage all-conference picks

Lodi landed five players on the list while Poynette/Portage had three as the Capitol Conference recently released its all-conference boys soccer selections for the 2009 season.

Senior midfielder Jeremy Landes earned first-team honors for the Blue Devils while senior defender Michael Brasda was a first-team pick for the United.

Senior forward Spudd Latour and junior midfielder John Yerke were second-team all-conference picks for Poynette/Portage. Latour had 11 points this season on assist and five goals, including one game-winner. Yerke had a team-high six goals, including three game-winners.

The United went 8-12-1 this season and finished seventh in the Capitol Conference.

Junior defender Cole Pieper was named to the second-team for Lodi, while junior forward Alex Ibinger, senior midfielder Chris Cooper and senior defender Andrew Bulovsky were tabbed as honorable mention selections.

Landes had six points on one goal and four assists this season, including one penalty kick. Ibinger added nine points with four goals and one assist, while

Cooper had one goal and two assists and Bulovsky totaled a pair of goals and two assists.

Lodi went 13-9-1 on the season and finished sixth in the conference standings.

Deerfield/Cambridge senior Dan Steen was named the Conference's Player of the Year.

ALL-CAPITOL CONFERENCE BOYS SOCCER

FIRST TEAMForwards - Dan Steen, Sr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Anthony Cano, Jr., Lake Mills; Jordan Roberts, Sr., Columbus. Midfielders - Jon Fox, Jr., Sugar River; Jeremy Landes, Sr., Lodi; Sam Fahsel, Jr., Lake Mills; Garrett Miles, Sr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Aaron Kast, Sr., Columbus. Defenders - Jason Anderson, Sr., Columbus; Brendan Pittman, Sr., Sugar River; Marcus Hellenbrand, Jr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Michael Brasda, Sr., Poynette/Portage. Keeper - Michael Fricke, Sr., Luther Prep; Paul Berg, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Dan Steen, Sr., Cambridge/Deerfield.

SECOND TEAM

Forwards - Spudd Latour, Sr., Poynette/Portage; Otto Kienitz, So., Sugar River; Chris Krug, Sr., Luther Prep. Midfielders - Derek Ellwein, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran; John Yerke, Jr., Poynette/Portage; Windsor Molnar, Jr., Columbus; Brett Ellenberger, Jr., Sugar River. Defenders - Cole Pieper, Jr., Lodi; Isaiah Krause, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Jared Baumgartner, Jr., Lakeside Lutheran.

HONORABLE MENTION

Forwards - Zak Gartner, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Alex Ibinger, Jr., Lodi; Jonas Rugtvedt, Sr., Lake Mills; Sebastian Roeher, Sr., Luther Prep; Brandon Schmidt, Jr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Jason Marzinsky, Sr., Columbus. Midfielders - Phil Koelpin, Sr., Luther Prep; Daylan Hamel, Jr., Wisconsin Heights; Brian Anderson, Sr., Sugar River; Riley Wingate, Jr., Lakeside Lutheran; Chris Cooper, Sr., Lodi; Kyle Stelse, Jr., Lakeside Lutheran. Defenders - Liam Krause, Sr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Braden Pittan, Jr., Sugar River; Andrew Benz, Sr., Lakeside Lutheran; Brandon Jones, Jr., Sugar River; Andrew Bulovsky, Sr., Lodi; Sean Johnson, Jr., Cambridge/Deerfield; Kaleb Punzel, Jr., Lake Mills. Keeper - Scott J. Brandt, So., Wisconsin Heights.