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By STEVE SEMBRAT; Times Leader Sports Editor
 Monday, December 22, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 1B 





Another week, another honor. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 That's the way it seems for four Wyoming Valley Conference field hockey
standouts. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chrissy Ashley of Wyoming Seminary, Carissa Messimer and Ashleigh Snelson
of Crestwood, and Sara Kasper of Lake-Lehman were named to the Mideast
Regional All-American Team by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
Overall, 92 players from around the country were named on six regional squads. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's kind of neat, and it's a great honor," Snelson said. "After the
season was over, it seemed like that was it and it ended so quickly. Now, this
gives us a chance to enjoy it all over again." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 All four are now under consideration for first or second team All-American
honors. From the six regional lists, there will be 16 players named first team
All-American, and 16 more named second team in January. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When you're that close, it gives you a rewarding feeling after all the
hard work," Kasper said of being so close to All-America status. "It really is
a great honor." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 To select an All-American team for high schools, the NFHCA divided the
nation into six regions based on the number of players in each part of the
country. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Mideast Region is made up of schools from Pennsylvania. The other
regions are: Southern (Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Virginia,
North Carolina), Mid Atlantic (New Jersey, Connecticut), Northern (New York,
Vermont), Northeast (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine) and West (the rest
of the country). Each regional team had 16 players, except the West, which had
12. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's amazing to get this kind of honor because there are so many good
programs from around Pennsylvania," Snelson said. "I know that from going to
all kind of tournaments. There are some great players out there." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 And Ashley, Kasper, Messimer and Snelson certainly rank among the best. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Last week, all four were named first team all-state. The regional list is
much more selective, with only 16 players honored, while 46 players (25 in
Class AAA, 21 in AA) were named first team all-state. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "All the awards that are coming out make for a complete season," Kasper
said. "It's a great way to top things off. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's a nice perk as I'm heading into my collegiate career." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kasper, a senior and a highly recruited Division I prospect, said she
recently narrowed down a final list of colleges she is considering to Penn
State, Duke, Boston College and Princeton. She played forward as a sophomore
and junior at Lehman, and was a midfielder this season. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's great to see so much hard work pay off," Kasper said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Snelson, also a senior, was a midfielder for Crestwood this season and
played forward and defense during her high school career. She has Ivy League
academic credentials, something that will factor into her college decision.
She has visited Cornell and Harvard, and is also considering Syracuse, Maine,
Penn State, Iowa and Brown. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It's tough narrowing it down," Snelson said. "I don't want to go to a
place where everything revolves around hockey. I want to be a college student
and a hockey player." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ashley and Messimer, both juniors, are a year away from making a college
decision. However, these two face some challenging and exciting days just
ahead. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Both will be headed to A Camp just after Christmas, which is the final
tryout for the U.S. National Team program. Ashley and Messimer start
competition at A Camp, held at the Rutgers University's indoor facility, on
Saturday. The tryout winds up on New Year's Eve, when both could be named to
the Under-18 National Team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ashley and Messimer already have experience against international
competition. Both were members of the U.S. U-16 Select team this year, which
toured Europe during the spring. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 More on the Regional All-Americans - &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Page 6B &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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