Four years ago, Joliet Township’s Krissy Dorre was a freshman phenom, taking the southern Chicago suburbs by storm.

Her 75 total goals through her first three seasons of high school play turned the heads of many college scouts, garnering her scholarship offers from the likes of Iowa, Northwestern, Missouri and Illinois.

The same talent and skill that made Dorre a player colleges coveted is what made her the 2010 Bugle/Enterprise Soccer Player of the Year.

Picking a school may have been the only thing tougher than opposing defenses. “My dad really wanted me to go D-I and to a Big Ten school and when I was little I really wanted to, but as I got older, I didn’t,” Dorre said.

She originally made a verbal commitment to the Division I University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee but changed her decision and will attend Romeoville-based Lewis University.

“Lewis is close and I really wanted to stay close,” Dorre said. “They are D-II, but they have soccer and I am going on a full ride. I’m the one going to school, so I have to be the one that is happy.”

The Flyers did not recruit Dorre heavily, as she committed early to Milwaukee. “I was the one that called them,” she said. “They were kind of shocked I think.” “Krissy is a special player,” Lewis head coach Chris Koenig said. “She brings a pace and technical ability to the game that will impact our program immediately. None of the accolades, stats, or press has changed who she is or why she plays the game. She just wants to be a member of the team and to help the program. Teammates really respect that.”

Dorre was moved to sweeper this season and still tallied 12 goals, including a game-winner in the sectional final and the tying goal in the supersectional loss. But stats are not what Dorre plays for. She plays to win.

“It has been exciting,” Dorre said. “This season, it has been the team that has gotten this far and helped me get recognition. It is a lot easier to do things this year because the rest of the team is good and they can do their own thing.” Just as other players have made Dorre stand out, her notoriety has opened the field for her teammates.

“It makes it easier for everyone else once teams close in on me and other players can get the job done,” Dorre said.

The more Dorre and the team have helped each other, the more publicity has come her way, including being the May cover story in ESPN Rise magazine. “Girls soccer at JT hasn’t been that strong,” she said. “It was shocking that they came and found me.”

It was not a shock for those who have witnessed her play or saw her accolades her first three seasons.

Last year, she tallied a school-record 37 goals and eight assists, being named to the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State team and was an NSCAA/Adidas All-Region selection.

In Dorre’s sophomore season she finished with 16 goals and six assists and made the IHSSCA All-State team. That was after scoring 22 goals as a freshman.

“It’s hard to have the career she has had and not make a name for herself,” Koenig said. “But, what is important about her is that she is as good of a person as she is a player. We are excited she will come here and we look forward to watching her grow with the program.”

Joining Dorre on the 2010 Bugle/Enterprise All-Area team are:

Stephanie Barr

A four-year starter for Plainfield North, Barr helped the Tigers to back-to-back Southwest Prairie Conference titles. She has set the bar for Plainfield North soccer for years to come.

Barr contributed five goals and 11 assists on the season.

“She’s one of those players who don’t get a lot of stats, but does so much for us,” North coach Jane Crowe said. “She wins balls in the air. She wins balls on the ground and plays great balls out wide. We are going to miss her a lot next year for what she does in the middle of the field.”

Amanda Brait

The senior midfielder finished the season with three goals and five assists for Maine South.

“She started her career for us as a sweeper and when we needed her in the midfield she moved to center-mid,” Hawks’ coach JJ Crawford said. “Once we got Amanda in there she really helped us. She wants to win.”

Brait will play soccer at the next level at Wheaton College.

Jess Bronke

The Downers Grove South sophomore midfielder started all 23 games and had eight goals and 12 assists in her second varsity season with the Mustangs.

“She runs the field for us,” Mustangs’ coach Barry Jacobson said. “Everything runs through her in the midfield.”

Laura Fetters

A four-year member of the Bolingbrook varsity team, the senior tallied seven goals and seven assists this year helping the Raiders to its best season in more than a decade.

“She was voted on as All-Sectional by the other coaches and that shows the respect they have for her,” said Bolingbrook coach Martin Uscila.

Maddi Fitzpatrick

The junior goalie for Downers Grove North finished her third year as a starter and is developing into a top-flight keeper, often single-handedly keeping the Trojans in games with her daring play. Her aggressive style won admiration from several opposing coaches and was needed because of North’s inconsistent back line, which had just one player with previous varsity experience.

Fitzpatrick was never shy about charging off her line to deal with the many breakaways she faced and was able to stop many of them before her season ended May 7 when she suffered a broken hand against Sandburg.

“She’s not afraid to make that 50/50 ball 55 percent hers,” North coach Jason Hunter said. “She did a great job and kept us right there. She’s not afraid to get her. I think next year is going to be her time to shine. All of our defense comes back next year, so we’re expecting good things.”

Kelsey Graefen

The Plainfield Central junior held the Wildcats together during a stretch of injuries. She scored five goals and tallied five assists from her midfield position after playing defense the past two years.

“She’s done really well,” Central coach Ken Schoen said. “We moved her around a bit. She has great touch and vision and moves around without the ball well. She has come up with some big goals this year. She is a captain and leader of the team. She’s done all that you can ask of her.”

Morgan Graves A senior who was also a member of the basketball and volleyball teams at Joliet. She was one of the key goal scorers for the Steelmen after Dorre moved to sweeper this year.

“She is a three-sport athlete that has a lot of size,” Joliet coach Jeff Lundeen said. “She does a really nice job of getting in position to get the ball and serve it to other girls.”

Kierstyn Harrington The senior forward from Downers Grove North was a four-year starter and two-time All-West Suburban Conference Silver Division pick who played numerous positions during her career.

She started out as a defender, but in her final prep season scored nine goals and 14 assists as a striker and was the most feared attacker for the 12-8 Trojans. “It’s unfortunate that she’s a senior and we’re going to lose that veteran.

Leadership up top,” Hunter said. “She had the mood of the team. She’s the one that if someone needs to get a little talking to, (she gives her) a talking to. She’s the type of kid that says, ‘Get on my back, I can carry you all. Just stay with me.’”

Sarah Johnson

Johnson, a four-year varsity member for Plainfield South, scored a team-best 13 goals and added five assists on the season.

“Sarah was the team MVP this year,” Plainfield South coach Kevin Allen said. “Her work and dedication inside the classroom and on the soccer field are one of a kind. She has left us with some great memories and set a great example to those that follow her.”

Maddie Kennedy

Kennedy, a freshman midfielder, was a key contributor to Joliet Catholic’s success this season.

“She is a very good outside forward,” JCA coach Oscar Valdez said. “She is very technical.”

Keri Kujawa

The Downers Grove South junior forward started all 23 games and had 24 goals and five assists, leading the team with 42 points.

“She has been an explosive offensive player this year,” Jacobson said. “She is a smart, talented player.”

Kujawa, who is verbally committed to Illinois State, will lead a very dangerous Mustangs team next season.

Elyssa Kulas

The senior was a three-year varsity starter for Maine South and moved from midfielder to stopper this season.

“We really needed her to be able to mark the other team’s best player,” Crawford said. “She basically took the top player. In the Glenbrook South game, she marked Janelle Flaws who was All-State and going to the University of Illinois and she shut her down. She could help the defense in the back and still move forward and help the attack.”

Kulas will play college soccer at Loyola next year.

Sarrah Ludwig As a sophomore for Downers Grove South she had 15 goals and 11 assists in her second season on varsity for the Mustangs.

“She is our target up front,” Jacobson said. “She uses her head a lot and gets a lot of garbage goals.”

Ludwig also plays basketball and volleyball for the Mustangs.

Laura Miller

The junior defender anchored a young defense and multiple young goalies throughout the season for Romeoville.

“She was our sweeper and our director in the back,” Romeoville coach Adele Wallace said. “She kept the girls in line and took control of the defense. She was always positive.”

Her leadership ability is what set her apart.

“She would help the goalies by being more vocal,” Wallace said. “She cleared the ball down the field well and was a very accurate player. She is a smart player on and off the field.”

Callie O’Donnell

The Plainfield North sophomore is on pace to be one of the leading goal-scorers in District 202 history. O’Donnell finished the season with 21 goals and 27 assists.

“She had 21 goals,” Crowe said. “She doesn’t come out of the game and doesn’t need a break. Her energy up top is huge for us.”

Jenna Shemky

The senior forward was Maine South’s top scoring option and she did a lot of that finishing with 21 goals.

“She had a really strong year,” Crawford said. “She was All-State and was basically a threat to score in every game.

“She had two goals against Glenbrook South who was undefeated in conference at the time. She has the ability to turn the game around with her athletic skill and we’ll miss her.”

Shemky started all four years for the Hawks and will go to college at Wisconsin but wont play soccer.

“The first two years we were a state tournament team (and having a freshman starter) is obviously unique,” Crawford added. “I believe she’s the only player in Maine South history to be All-State for three years.”

Danya Snowsky

The senior forward has led Niles West in scoring the last three seasons and finished this spring with 11 goals and seven assists. Snowsky finished her career with 36 goals, one shy of the school record.

“Danya did a very nice job for us this year being a leader both on and off of the field,” Wolves’ head coach Brett Clish said. “Her drive and desire to be successful is what was great about her.”

Snowsky won’t play college soccer but will attend the University of Illinois.

Kim Vertin

A senior goalie for Joliet, Vertin posted 16 shutouts this season for the Steelmen. “She is really tough and someone that gave us a chance to stay in a lot of games this year,” Lundeen said.

Vertin is a two-sport athlete and will play volleyball at Lewis University.

Racheal Zampa

The freshman defender scored a goal in the Joliet Catholic Academy’s 3-2 supersectional loss.

“She is a very good defensive player,” Valdez said. “She is a very strong player.”

Rob Valentin and Scott Taylor contributed to this story.

Editor’s Note: The schools in the Bugle-Enterprise coverage area include: Bolingbrook, Downers Grove North, Downers Grove South, Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet Township, Lockport, Maine East, Maine South, Minooka, Niles West, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South and Romeoville.