These former Whatcom County high school soccer stars will now play together at WCC
The Whatcom Community College women’s soccer team on Thursday announced the signing of five Whatcom County seniors and a pair of area graduates. Joining the Orcas next fall will be JazLynn Ahrens, Carly Bannerman, Kylie Clark, Payton Fowler, Kayla Heidenreich, Payton Lunde and Micaela Pimento.
Ahrens, a senior forward at Ferndale, was selected second-team All-Northwest Conference after helping the Golden Eagles reach the Class 3A Northwest District Tournament and logging eight goals and five assists.
Bannerman, a defender who graduated from Ferndale in 2015, played her freshman season at St. Martin’s University in 2015, when she recorded a goal and two assists, and she was chosen first-team All-NWC in 2014.
Clark, a defender/midfielder who graduated from Bellingham in 2016, helped the Red Raiders to a 9-8-1 record and a berth in the Class 2A Bi-District Tournament in 2015.
Fowler, a senior midfielder at Squalicum, was a first-team All-NWC selection after helping the Storm to the NWC title with a team-high 17 goals and three assists last fall.
Heidenreich, s senior forward at Bellingham, was a first-team All-NWC selection after helping the Red Raiders get within one win of advancing to the Class 2A state playoffs and scored a team-high 18 goals last fall.
Lunde, senior forward at Meridian, earned second-team All-NWC honors after helping the Trojans reach the Class 1A state quarterfinals and leading her team with 16 goals and 10 assists.
Pimento, another senior forward at Meridian, also was selected second-team All-NWC despite missing a few games due to injury. She still managed to record three hat tricks and finished with 15 goals and six assists.
Whatcom County Class of 2017 signings
Athlete | School | Sport | College |
JazLynn Ahrens | Ferndale | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Anthony Ball | Blaine | Football | Puget Sound |
T.J. Bass | Mount Baker | Football | Idaho |
Payton Fowler | Squalicum | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Riley Fritsch | Blaine | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Peyton Fullner | Lynden | Soccer | Central Washington |
Christina Funk | Sehome | Soccer | Central Washington |
Jessica Ganow | Sehome | Volleyball | Skagit Valley College |
Mariah Gonzalez | Lynden | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Kiana Gray | Meridian | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Kayla Heidenreich | Bellingham | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Alice Hiebert | Bellingham | Soccer | Western Washington |
Jacob Hommes | Lynden | Football | Northwestern College |
Samantha Hruby | Sehome | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Matt James | Ferndale | Baseball | Yakima CC |
Maxwell Jeffrey | Ferndale | Baseball | Corban |
Bekah Jensen | Bellingham | Lacrosse | Fort Lewis |
Jocelyn Johnson | Bellingham | Volleyball | Colorado School of Mines |
Morgan Jones | Bellingham | Soccer | Evergreen State |
Buddy Juneau | Ferndale | Baseball | Everett CC |
Austin Kelstrup | Blaine | Football | College of the Canyons |
Rowan King | Squalicum | Swimming | Pacific |
Elisa Kooiman | Lynden | Basketball | Northwest Nazarene |
Jalen Kortlever | Blaine | Football | Benedictine |
Sophia Lawrence | Bellingham | Volleyball | George Fox |
Winterhawk Leighton | Ferndale | Football | Central Washington |
Payton Lunde | Meridian | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Damek Mitchell | Squalicum | Basketball | Lewis-Clark State |
Ben Peterson | Squalicum | Football | Air Force |
Brisen Pearson | Bellingham | Swimming | Southwest Oregon CC |
Jared Phillips | Blaine | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Micaela Pimento | Meridian | Soccer | Whatcom CC |
Mason Rathkamp | Sehome | Soccer | Western Washington |
Rachel Sande | Nooksack Valley | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Mason Shaw | Ferndale | Baseball | Yakima CC |
Gwen Schorr | Squalicum | Volleyball | Whatcom CC |
Kendra Steele | Squalicum | Soccer | Portland |
Tanner Steele | Lynden | Football | Carroll College |
Elissa Vreugdenhil | Cornerstone Christian | Basketball | Whatcom CC |
Whitney Walker | Ferndale | Beach volleyball | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Ruby Watson | Sehome | Cross country/track | Rice |
Brody Weinheimer | Lynden | Football | Pacific Lutheran |
Jack Wendling | Squalicum | Football | Central Washington |
Drew Westford | Ferndale | Softball | Fairfield |
Sydney Wong | Squalicum | Swimming | San Diego |
Joe Worley | Bellingham | Soccer | Skagit Valley College |
Jackson Zerba | Bellingham | Lacrosse | Westminster College |
NOTE: To report a Whatcom County student athlete who has or will sign national letter or intent to continue their athletic careers, call 360-715-2286 or email sports@bhamherald.com.
This story was originally published April 13, 2017 at 11:40 AM with the headline "These former Whatcom County high school soccer stars will now play together at WCC."