Lady Spartans’ standouts recognized on All-State team
Knoxville — Four Webb School of Knoxville girls soccer players recently received all-state honors from Tennessee High School Soccer Coaches Association.
In each of the last two seasons, the Lady Spartans have reached the Division II-AA State Championship Match, finishing as runners-up in both 2024-25.
One of the top sides in East Tennessee, Webb was represented on the squad by senior forward McKalie Ball, senior forward/midfielder Emerson Clarke, junior defender Mary Mac Emery and sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Newell.
Ball and Clarke were two of the area’s top offensive players while Mac Emery was one of the area’s top defenders and Newell was one of Knoxville’s top netminders. The Lady Spartans finished 14-2-2 and swept through their Region II-AA East Region Schedule regular-season slate of matches, going 4-0 in league play.
Webb’s two losses came to region nemesis Chattanooga Baylor in the region championship and state title matches. The Lady Spartans, however, toppled the Lady Raiders during the regular season.
Webb coach Elaine Roth said those four players were instrumental to her team’s success during the 2025 campaign.
“A couple of them were big parts of our offense,” Roth said. “Mckalie was our leading scorer and Emerson was tied as our second leading scorer with one of our younger players.
“Then, Lauren was our goalkeeper and Mary was one of our top defenders. These girls are all great leaders and they all lead by example.”
Roth, who recently completed her second season as the Lady Spartans’ head coach, said that quartet of players has made her job easier.
“You hear all the time about players being coaches on the field,” she said. “These girls are my voice on the field.
“They’re coaches on the field and they make my job easier. They always step up and they’re always looking to lead.”
