It is always rewarding to be recognized for

what you do well. As a high school athlete,

getting that recognition at a young age is all the

sweeter.

 

Two players from the Yankee United

U15 Blaze experienced that recently with their

selection for All Conference honors.

Kasey Butts, a freshman at Jonathan Law

High School, was named to the All Conference

team for Southern Connecticut Conference

(SCC), a 22 team conference that includes

schools from both New Haven and Fairfield

Counties.

Ordinarily making the Varsity team as a

freshman is its own reward. At Jonathan Law,

Butts played in 16 games and started in 13 of

them. She scored 5 goals and had 4 assists.

Kasey also participates in the CT Olympic

Development Program and is an honor student

at Jonathan Law. She won a CAS Scholar Leader

Award in 2009.

Sophomore Nicole Peterson had a similar

experience at soccer powerhouse Lauralton

Hall. She was named All Southwest Conference

for the Patriot Division.

For the year, Peterson played in 24 games

and started all of them. Those games included

regular season, conference championship and

state tournament games on a highly successful

Lauralton team. Peterson scored 3 goals and

had 3 assists.

Nicole is an honor student at Lauralton Hall

where she participates in the AP level

curriculum. Nicole also has participated in CT

ODP program and was selected to participate in

their travel tournaments in 2007 and 2008.

“I am very proud of what these girls have

accomplished as young high school players.” said

Coach Nicki Pereira. “It is a tribute to them

that they continue to excel in their academics as

well.”