Boys Soccer / Metro League All-Stars -- O'dea's Skurski Wins Player Of Year Award

Jim Skurski of O'Dea High School has been named Metro League boys soccer player of year by a vote of coaches.

Skurski scored 15 goals and had 13 assists as the Irish won the Metro title for a second year in a row. This is the forward's second year on the all-Metro team.

Skurski will be a football walk-on at the University of Washington next fall and will try to win the place-kicking job. He was a Star Times football selection the past two years as a place-kicker. He also was a solid player for the Irish as a running back and defensive back.

Skurski has been selected to play in a national football game, the All-American Bowl, July 5 in Orlando.

Chuck Sekyra of Blanchet was voted coach of the year by his peers. The Braves were the No. 1 team in the league in the regular season but were eliminated in the league tournament.

Metro boys soccer all-stars (AA and AAA combined) FIRST TEAM

Goalkeepers - Roberto Mercado, jr., Chief Sealth; Kevin Uno, sr., Seattle Prep. Defenders - Keenan O'Leary, sr., Seattle Prep; Ryan Robinson, sr., O'Dea; Chris Rogge, sr., Lakeside; Matt Murray, sr., Blanchet; Andrew Saldano, sr., Chief Sealth. Midfielders - Matt Snell, sr., Roosevelt; Matt Diggs, jr., Lakeside; Nick Ballard-Jones, sr., Garfield; Sean Standley, sr., O'Dea; Gabe Provenza, jr., Franklin. Forwards - Jim Skurski, sr., O'Dea; Robel Haile, so., Blanchet; Matt Overman, jr., Lakeside; Wade Ambrose, sr., Seattle Prep; Nate Basich, sr., Blanchet; Cameron Reith, jr., Garfield.

SECOND TEAM

Goalkeepers - Sean Conlon, jr., Blanchet; Jay Schneider, so., Garfield. Defenders - Dan DeLong, jr., Ballard; Shane Makanani, sr., O'Dea; Lonnie Leebach, sr., Nathan Hale; Joe Schwab, sr., Eastside Catholic; Alex Nord, sr., Garfield. Midfielders - Lee Bennet, jr., West Seattle; Luis Aragon, sr., Seattle Prep; Kyle Pletz, sr., Seattle Prep; Ljubo Viskovich, sr., Blanchet; Mario Valez, fr., Lakeside. Forwards - Nate Russo, sr., Roosevelt; Rueben Scones-Perla, jr., Chief Sealth; Carlos Reyes, sr., Ballard; Kyle Uno, jr., Roosevelt; Tyler Free, sr., Nathan Hale; Brimas Tewolde, sr., West Seattle; Omar Sanura, sr., Rainier Beach.

HONORABLE MENTION

Ballard - Carroll Tangen, sr. Blanchet - Andrew Cutler, so.; Pat Hopps, fr.; Dirk Woodworth, so. Eastside Catholic - Robbie Walker, so.; Casey Henebry, jr.; Jason Shemchuk, jr.; Tyler Henebry, sr.; Brian Wilson, sr. Garfield - Mike Witt, sr.; Matt Witt, sr.; Demitri Heliotis, sr.; Ian Weinberg, so.; Ryan Hoke, jr.; Caleb Boots, jr.; Joel Saulter, so. Ingraham - Henoke Hadera, jr.; Leslie Trowbridge, so.; Tesfay Yemane, jr.; Ahmad Abdo, fr.; Chris Garbud, fr.; Fred Rea, so.; Shaun Novian, sr.; Dennis Marin, jr. Lakeside - Dale Kim, sr.; Luke Rona, fr.; Jon Overman, fr.; Chris Pohl, fr.; Josh Gould, so. O'Dea - Javon Broderick, so.; Brian Billones, sr.; Ian Gauntt, sr. Roosevelt - Elliot Harris, jr.; Junio Ortiz, jr. Chief Sealth - Valentin Mercado, jr.; Daniel Ijiomah, sr. Seattle Prep - Peter McAuliffe, sr.; Pat Colley, sr. West Seattle - Tony Coronado, sr.