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PLATTSBURGH — Kayla Rabideau hit the conference sprinting five years ago and didn't slow down until she had established herself as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of Section VII soccer.

The Northern Adirondack star closed out a brilliant career in 2009 by earning Most Valuable Player honors in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls' soccer. The honor was well deserved for the four-time CVAC all-star and two-time state star.

Rabideau tallied 25 goals and added four assists for 54 points her senior year. She wound up with 102 goals, 26 assists and 230 points for her career.

The 102 goals makes her the seventh girls in Section VII annals to go over 100 for a career and ties her second with Tupper Lake's Noelle Short in the CVAC record books. Seton Catholic great Kelli O'Connell capped her career with 124 goals and 285 points.

Rabideau's 230 points are ninth best in section history and third most in the CVAC books.

The NAC standout, known for her quickness, skills and tireless play, had 15 goals as an eighth-grader, 19 as a freshman, 16 her sophomore season and 27 her junior year.

Beekmantown and Lake Placid were the only CVAC teams to put two girls on the All-Conference Team. Lauren Gonyea, who led the conference in points with 63 on 27 goals, 9 assists, and Megan Rivers (8-6-22) made it from Beekmantown while Chelsea Preston (10-4-24) and Molly Ploof (4-4-12) earn all-CVAC status from Lake Placid.

Sarah Carter closed out her career at Plattsburgh High as the all-time leading scorer with 71 goals, 26 assists for 168 points. The three-time CVAC all-star had 25 goals last season.

Seton Catholic's Rhea Breyette (11-5-27), Saranac's Megan Bowman (12-11-35), Amanda Hamilton (9-3-21) of AuSable Valley, Mary Elizabeth Franke (7-7-21) of Northeastern Clinton, and Peru's Erin Sullivan (1-2-4) completed the all-conference team.

Champlain Valley

Athletic Conference

Girls' Soccer All-Stars

MVP- Kayla Rabideau, NAC

Coach of the Year- Gayle Roy Collin, Beekmantown

Ray Holmes Award- Josie Gilroy, NCCS

All-Conference Team

Rhea Breyette, Seton Catholic

Megan Bowman, Saranac

Sarah Carter, Plattsburgh

Lauren Gonyea, Beekmantown

Mary Elizabeth Franke, NCCS

Amanda Hamilton, AuSable Valley

Molly Ploof, Lake Placid

Chelsea Preston, Lake Placid

Megan Rivers, Beekmantown

Erin Sullivan, Peru

Honorable mention: Alexis Coolidge, AuSable Valley; Brenna Whitney, Lake Placid; Kelley Gifaldi, Moriah; Brittany Charland, NAC; Alexis Bushey, Seton Catholic; Megan Leary, Beekmantown; Katrina Garrand, NCCS; Steph Omlin, Peru; Charisse Abellard, PHS; Jennifer Peryea, Saranac Lake; Kristina Lord, Saranac.

Division I

Megan Bowman, Saranac

Sarah Carter, Plattsburgh

Stephanie Clookey, Beekmantown

Mallory Cotter, Saranac Lake

Mary Elizabeth Franke, NCCS

Lauren Gonyea, Beekmantown

Katie McIntosh, Saranac

Megan Rivers, Beekmantown

Erin Sullivan, Peru

Emily Schultz, Plattsburgh

Bailey Waterbury, Beekmantown

Division II

Jacelyn Barber, Ticonderoga

Rhea Breyette, Seton Catholic

Kaile Bushey, Seton Catholic

Alexa Cosgro, Seton Catholic

Sidney Flint, AuSable Valley

Amanda Hamilton, AuSable Valley

Alex McFaddin, Lake Placid

Molly Ploof, Lake Placid

Chelsea Preston, Lake Placid

Kayla Rabideau, NAC

Samantha Slattery, Moriah