By Murray Gleffe
Correspondent
BROWN COUNTY – Green Bay Preble was the lone area team to make it to Uihlein Stadium in Milwaukee and the WIAA state boys’ soccer tournament last season.
The Hornets had to win via penalty kicks against Appleton North and Hudson to advance to state.
Preble swept through the Fox River Classic Conference in 2018 and will be primed to make a return trip behind a number of returnees on both ends of the field.
West De Pere went undefeated in the Bay Conference before being turned away in the opening round of the Division 2 playoffs.
The Phantoms were hit by graduation and will look to their underclassmen and newcomers to stay on top.
Green Bay East made another leap in the standings and will be one of the favorites in the Bay heading into the fall season.
Ashwaubenon
Head coach: Rick Kremer
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 2-16-4
FRCC record: 0-7-1
2018 all-conference: None
Bay Port
Head Coach: Travis Herber
Division: 1
2018 overall record: 11-8-3
FRCC record: 4-3-2
2018 all-conference: Justin Howe (first-team forward/offensive player of the year), Peyton Nichols (first-team midfielder), *Keegan Rusch (second-team keeper), *Noah Stasczak (second-team defender), Cameron DeBrouix (honorable-mention defender), Payton Schilz (honorable-mention midfielder), Cy Schluter (honorable-mention midfielder)
De Pere
Head coach: Dusty Rhodes
Division: 1
2018 overall record: 6-11-2
FRCC record: 3-5-1
2018 all-conference: Sam Dorchester (second-team forward), *Leon Wiegel (second-team midfielder), Ryan Engel (honorable-mention defender), *Jeremy Piette (honorable-mention keeper)
Green Bay East
Head coach: Jim Nash
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 6-8-1
Bay Conference record: 5-2
2018 all-conference: Martin Dorado (second-team keeper), Abdikani Abdi (second-team forward), *Manny Mendez (honorable-mention forward), Jackson Heller (honorable-mention midfielder), Peter Lee (honorable-mention defender)
Green Bay West
Head Coach: Danae Strathmann
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 5-11-1
Bay record: 2-4-1
2018 all-conference: Abdi Mohamed (second-team midfielder), *Sam Noll (second-team defender), Cedric Mielsch (honorable-mention forward), *Cadil Hussein (honorable-mention midfielder), George Tapia-Alcazar (honorable-mention forward)
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran/Providence Academy
Head coach: Matt Zeitler
Division: 4
2018 overall record: 11-6-4
Packerland Conference record: 6-4
2018 all-conference: *Sam Gast (first-team defender), Elijah Lange (second-team forward), Griffin Saldana (second-team midfielder), *Sam Meerstein (second-team keeper)
Green Bay Preble
Head coach: Chris Becker
Division: 1
2018 overall record: 19-2-4
FRCC record: 8-0-1
2018 all-conference: Owen Brennan (first-team forward), Noah Conrad (first-team keeper), *Nick Hummel (first-team forward/player of the year), *Lucas Lindsley (first-team midfielder), *Kevin Ramos (first-team defender), Luke Sundling (first-team midfielder), Brian Martinez (second-team forward), *Henry Starks (second-team midfielder) Collin Derenne (honorable-mention defender)
Green Bay Southwest
Head coach: Jay Draves
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 14-3-4
FRCC record: 5-1-2
2018 all-conference: *Lucas Stieber (first-team defender), *Teegan VanGheem (second-team defender), Owen Stieber (second-team midfielder), Bashir Ismail (honorable-mention defender), *Avery Jensen (honorable-mention forward), *Adam Vang (honorable-mention forward)
Notre Dame Academy
Head coach: Michael Prudisch
Division: 3
2018 overall record: 12-7-2
FRCC record: 6-2
2018 all-conference: *AJ Berndt (first-team midfielder), Alex Broullire (second-team defender), Charlie Wied (second-team forward), Tim Geocaris (honorable-mention midfielder), Alex LaMere (honorable-mention keeper), Kevin Ramirez (honorable-mention forward)
Pulaski
Head coach: Jeff Schneider
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 14-7-3
FRCC record: 5-2-2
2018 all-conference: *Zac Staszak (first-team forward), Sam Hernandez (second-team defender), *Christian Zeitler (honorable-mention midfielder)
West De Pere
Head coach: Tod Maki
Division: 2
2018 overall record: 10-4-2
Bay record: 7-0
2018 all-conference: *Evan Rinke (first-team keeper), *Alex Would (first-team forward), *Parker Nimmer (first-team midfielder/player of the year), *Spencer Borley (first-team defender), Kaidyn Hillesheim (second-team midfielder), *Dillon Davidson (honorable-mention forward), Julian Barajas (honorable-mention midfielder), Abram McGrath (honorable-mention midfielder), Michael Turriff (honorable-mention defender), Sawyer Grovogel (honorable-mention defender)
Editor’s note: All stats are taken from Wissports.net. An asterisk symbolizes a graduated senior.