Vote for South Shore, Brockton-area Field Hockey Player of the Year

The 2025 fall high school sports season was one to remember.

Before we release our field hockey All-Scholastic teams, we need help from our readers. You will have a say in who wins Player of the Year honors in every sport. We've trimmed down the list of the area's best players into an even more elite group. Note: One player nominated per school.

Cast your vote below for The Patriot Ledger High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year below. Reader votes will make up 20% of the tally. Our four staff reporters (Chris McDaniel, Eric McHugh, Jason Snow and Ryan Vermette) make up the rest of the vote.

Voting closes Tuesday, Dec. 9.

The candidates

Shannon Lane, Canton

Junior midfielder was named MVP of the Hockomock League Davenport Division. ... Led Canton (16-2-4) to the Division 2 semifinals. ... Has 162 career points. ... Two-time league All-Star was last year's Patriot Ledger Player of the Year. ... Committed to play at Providence College. ... Said coach Chrissy O'Connor, "Shannon embodies excellence.  She raises the standard for our entire program."

Kate Greer, Cohasset

Senior center midfielder was named South Shore League Player of the Year. ... Four-year varsity player led Cohasset (15-4-1) to the Division 4 semifinals. ... Said coach Laura Giuliano, "Kate is instrumental in directing both the offense and defense of the team as well as being the inserter for all corner plays."

Katie Jones, Hanover

Senior center midfielder led the Hawks to the Patriot League title, recording 7 goals and 7 assists on the season. ... Two-time league All-Star has 12 goals and 28 assists in 57 career varsity games. ... Led Hanover (14-4-0) to the Division 3 Sweet Sixteen. ... Said coach Deb Bostick, "KJ was the quarterback of our team. She was one of my only starters (back) from last season, and not only did she have to change her position, but she also had to mold an entire team around her. She will truly be a hard player to replace next season."

Ryan Hallisey, Hingham

Senior midfielder was named Patriot League Keenan Division MVP after netting 11 goals and setting up 25 assists. ... Led the Harborwomen (20-2-1) to the Division 2 state final. ... Best of 60 senior All-Star led Hingham to four consecutive Patriot League titles with a 51-0-1 record in league play over four years. ... Committed to play at Colby College next year. ... Said coach Susan Petrie, "She is an outstanding leader on and off the field and has had much success, and yet she remains incredibly humble."

Linda Cooper, Oliver Ames

Senior midfielder/defender made over 30 saves in the circle and chipped in 5 goals and 6 assists this season. ... Three-time Hockomock League All-Star concluded her career with 17 goals, 10 assists and over 200 saves. ... Repeat First Team All-Scholastic selection led OA (8-9-2) to the Division 2 state tournament. ... Said coach Alex Sylvia, "She consistently worked hard and gave her team every ounce of energy she had. She has been an amazing role model for the team and is going to be hard to replace next year."

Stella Gizzi, Plymouth South

Senior goalie was awarded Patriot League Fisher Division MVP after making over 200 saves and posting six shutouts for the Panthers (9-8-2). ... Team made the Division 2 state tournament field for the first time since 2018 after a two-win season last fall. ... Said coach Steph Finn, "Stella has gone above and beyond as a field hockey goalie. ... She has made some big saves that you'd see on highlight films. This proves her true work-ethic. She has improved in strength, agility, and overall determination."

Molly Gould, Scituate

Senior forward scored 26 goals and 15 assists on the Sailors' path to the Division 3 quarterfinals. ... Three-time Patriot League All-Star finished with career totals of 49 goals and 32 assists. ... Committed to play at Bates College next year. ... Said coach Andy Barlow, "Molly is a special type of player.  She worked extremely hard on her stick skills and overall speed and endurance in the past four years."

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Vote for the South Shore High School Field Hockey Player of the Year