Yankton Star Wins Soccer Player of Year Honor

YANKTON – Jaiden Boomsma has been named as Yankton’s first Gatorade South Dakota Girls Soccer Player of the Year.  Boomsma, a senior, scored 14 goals and five assists in leading the Gazelles to the AA state championship.  She scored the game-winning goal in the state title win over Aberdeen Central.  Boomsma is a two-time All-State player and was named Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year by the United Soccer Coaches Association.  She is Yankton’s all-time leader in goals with 49 and assists with 15.  Boomsma is Yankton’s second Gatorade Player of the Year for this past season, joining Matthew Mors in boys’ basketball.