*There are a few oversights that have been fixed since this was originally posted.*

We're starting work on the Winter All-Stars and Spring Sports Preview, but we'll certainly try to keep this site as a place worth checking out until the spring games begin.

The official "Gazette All-Stars" are only taken from our 13 girls teams (Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Frontier, Gateway, Granby, Hampshire, Holyoke Catholic, Hopkins, Northampton, Smith Academy, Smith Voke, South Hadley), but for the fifth year, I've put together five-player all-western Mass. teams as well as all-county ones for each county and ones for each Division, western Mass.-wide. Obviously, I can only go by what I've seen and by the opinions of coaches I've spoken with.

Also, it's a tough juggling act between filling out a F-F-C-G-G team and wanting to have the five best players. Admittedly, there are some players out of position below, but I did my best to

I'll be interested to hear any reactions. They can be emailed to jpignatiello@gazettenet.com.

First-Team All-Western Mass.
F-Alexis Chapell, Sabis
F-Stephanie Young, Lee
C-Brianna Del Valle, Belchertown
G-Monique Heard, Holyoke
G-Dana Theobald, West Springfield
MVP-Heard
Coach of the Year-Christal Murphy, Amherst

Second-Team All-Western Mass.
F-Jill Ritrosky, Pittsfield
F-Brianna Leonard, Amherst
C-Amber Legare, Chicopee Comp
G-Sarah Mills, Monument Mountain
G-Halie Laviolette, Palmer

Third-Team All-Western Mass.
F-Arielle Ward, East Longmeadow
F-Morgan Belanger, East Longmeadow
C-Lauren Weston, Northampton
G-Jazmine Collins, Sabis
G-Tara Dooley, Lee

All-Division 1
F-Jill Ritrosky, Pittsfield
F-Brianna Leonard, Amherst
C-Amber Legare, Chicopee Comp
G-Monique Heard, Holyoke
G-Dana Theobald, West Springfield
MVP-Heard
Coach of the Year-Murphy

All-Division 2
F-Aliah Curry, Wahconah
F-Margo McCarthy, Hampshire
C-Brianna Del Valle, Belchertown
G-Halie Laviolette, Palmer
G-Sarah Mills, Monument Mountain
MVP-Del Valle
Coach of the Year-Shawn Gersbach, Palmer

All-Division 3
F-Stephanie Young, Lee
F-Alexis Chapell, Sabis
C-Alyssa Klepacki, Smith Academy
G-Tara Dooley, Lee
G-Jazmine Collins, Sabis
MVP-Young
Coach of the Year-Gary Wellington, Lee

All-Hampshire County
F-Alyssa Klepacki, Smith Academy
F-Brianna Del Valle, Belchertown
C-Lauren Weston, Northampton
G-Brianna Leonard, Amherst
G-Margo McCarthy, Hampshire
MVP-Del Valle
Coach of the Year-Murphy

All-Franklin County
F-Mel Stier, Frontier
F-Jill Valley, Mahar
C-Lauren Halla, Frontier
G-Kiley Cleveland, Athol
G-Kristin Calvo, Frontier
MVP-Calvo
Coach of the Year-Ralph Loos, Frontier

All-Berkshire County
F-Aliah Curry, Wahconah
F-Jill Ritrosky, Pittsfield
C-Stephanie Young, Lee
G-Sarah Mills, Monument
G-Tara Dooley, Lee
MVP-Young
Coach of the Year-Wellington

All-Hampden County
F-Arielle Ward, East Longmeadow
F-Alexis Chapell, Sabis
C-Amber Legare, Chicopee Comp
G-Monique Heard, Holyoke
G-Dana Theobald, West Springfield
MVP-Heard
Coach of the Year-Erik Maurer, East Longmeadow

All-Junior
F-Jill Ritrosky, Pittsfield
F-Brianna Leonard, Amherst
C-Alyssa Klepacki, Smith Academy
G-Monique Heard, Holyoke
G-Dana Theobald, West Springfield
POY-Heard

All-Sophomores
F-Sarah Kober, Hampshire
F-Elizabeth Whitney, Easthampton
C-Stephanie Young, Lee
G-Eileen Dooley, Lee
G-Jazmine Collins, Sabis
POY-Young

All-Freshmen
F-Arianna Harrison, Pioneer
F-Tajmah'Nae Lewis, Longmeadow
C-Morgan Belanger, East Longmeadow
G-Kara Callahan, South Hadley
G-Danielle White, East Longmeadow
POY-Belanger

All-Defense
F-Katherine Goodale, Belchertown
F-Mel Stier, Frontier
C-Amber Legare, Chicopee Comp
G-Halie Laviolette, Palmer
G-Eileen Dooley, Lee
POY-Legare

Finally, a few GazetteLand-only teams:

GazetteLand All-Breakout
F-Jennifer Perry, Holyoke Catholic
F-Sam Barnes, Northampton
C-Forbasaw Nkamebo, Amherst
G-Kristen Ferola, Amherst
G-Margo McCarthy, Hampshire

GazetteLand All-Sophomore
F-Sarah Kober, Hampshire
F-Elizabeth Whitney, Easthampton
C-Marissa Kopacz, Belchertown
G-Brooke Labrie, Granby
G-Olivia Mathieu, Hopkins

GazetteLand All-Freshman
F-Cassidy Snyder, Smith Academy
F-Maya Kerstetter, Northampton
F-Anna Moore, Northampton
G-Anna Walther, Northampton
G-Kara Callahan, South Hadley

GazetteLand All-Eighth Grade (Varsity-Only)
F-Kate Sullinvan, Hopkins
F-Mackenzie Sullivan, Hopkins
F-Katie Yagodzinski, Smith Academy
G-Megan Sullivan, Granby
G-Savannah Waters, Hampshire

GazetteLand All-Defense
F-Kristen Ferola, Amherst
F-Katherine Goodale, Belchertown
G-Victoria Stewart, Amherst
G-Mel Stier, Frontier
G-Brianna Leonard, Amherst

GazetteLand All-Glue
F-Allison Slysz, Smith Academy
F-Nancy Mangels, Amherst
C-Kayla Burgielewicz, Hampshire
G-Mel English, Frontier
G-Maddie Dowd, South Hadley