East, North, West each have one first-team pick on 2025 All-Fox Valley Association Boys Soccer Team

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

Appleton East, Appleton North and Appleton West each had one first-team selection on the 2025 All-Fox Valley Association Boys Soccer Team, which was voted on by the 10 conference coaches following the season.

Appleton East senior defender Collin Hanson, Appleton West senior midfielder Lomona Illunga, and Appleton North junior midfielder Evan Apostolou were among the 15 players picked to the first team.

Hortonville forward Roman Glad was named the FVA Player of the Year, as he finished with 26 goals and 11 assists as the Polar Bears tied Neenah for the conference championship with a 7-0-2 record.

Appleton East had three second-team selections in junior forward Lungwe Ramadhani, senior midfielder Yohanna Bikyeombe and junior goalie Jack Benz.

Honorable mention picks included Appleton North senior midfielder Justus Vang, junior defender Eli Carlson and senior defender Drew Franzene, and Appleton West senior defender Wyatt Dunn and senior midfielder Kristopher Cox.

Hortonville’s Paul Everett was named Coach of the Year.

2025 All-Fox Valley Association Boys Soccer Team
(*denotes unanimous selection)
First Team
Forward: *Roman Glad, jr., Hortonville; *Liam Paradiso, sr., Kimberly; Kolton Fleege, jr., Neenah; Ian Baetke, so., Neenah.
Midfield: *Trey White, sr., Neenah; Noah Rindt, jr., Hortonville; Brayden Kufel, sr., Oshkosh West; Evan Apostolou, jr., Appleton North; Cooper Snell, jr., Oshkosh North; Oliver Musich, sr., Kimberly; Lomona Illunga, sr., Appleton West.
Defender: Cade Mansfield, sr., Hortonville; Brady Lawatsch, sr., Neenah; Collin Hanson, sr., Appleton East.
Goalkeeper: Grant Decker, sr., Hortonville.
Second Team
Forward: Lungwe Ramadhani, jr., Appleton East; Owen Weidert, jr., Kimberly.
Midfield: Gerome Mtabi, sr., Oshkosh North; Cesar Guevara-Colchado, sr., Kaukauna; Brodie Hemmersbach, sr., Kimberly; Mason Peiterson, sr., Neenah; Jacob Plutz, jr., Hortonville; Yohanna Bikyeombe, sr., Appleton East; Liam Sieck, sr., Neenah; Fenton Hershi, jr., Hortonville.
Defender: Oliver Tranel, sr., Fond du Lac; Braylon Hemmersbach, sr., Kimberly; Carson Choinski, jr., Oshkosh West.
Goalkeeper: Jack Benz, jr., Appleton East.
Honorable Mention
Forward: Melchor Guevara-Colchado, sr., Kaukauna.
Midfield: Justus Vang, sr., Appleton North; Jayden Pollock, sr., Fond du Lac; Wesley Barker, sr., Hortonville; Santiago Bivian, sr., Fond du Lac; Kristopher Cox, sr., Appleton West.
Defender: Eli Carlson, jr., Appleton North; Zach Zarneke, sr., Kaukauna; Drew Franzene, sr., Appleton North; Wapole Misembo, so., Oshkosh North; Wyatt Dunn, sr., Appleton West; A.J. Specht, sr., Kaukauna.
Goalkeeper: Espoire Amisi, sr., Oshkosh North; Pierce Hanson, sr., Neenah.
Individual Awards
Player of the Year: Roman Glad, Hortonville.
Coach of the Year: Paul Everett, Hortonville.