Trisha Billig, of Palmerton, led a pack of nine Times News area field hockey players who were recently named to the Colonial League field hockey all-star team.

Billig was the lone local player to be named to the first team.Northern Lehigh's Madison Posivak, Rebecca Barley and Amber Cieri, along with Northwestern's Courtney Page, all landed second team honors.The Tigers' Grace Horn and Taylor Page, the Bombers' Kailyn Kolnik and the Bulldogs' Samantha Wanamaker all received honorable mention recognition.2016 Colonial League Field Hockey All-StarsFIRST TEAMForwardsMayv Clune (Moravian Academy), Meghan Reese (Southern Lehigh), Emme Lentine (Bangor), Sophie Boyle (Southern Lehigh), Trisha Billig (Palmerton)MidfieldersCecily Redfern (Moravian Academy), Cheyenne Ott (Bangor), Vivian Simone (Moravian Academy), Jess Grossman (Southern Lehigh)DefendersMadison Reese (Southern Lehigh), Nikki Pearce (Moravian Academy), Brittany Romanczuk (Moravian Academy)GoalkeeperJenna Cyr (Southern Lehigh)SECOND TEAMForwardsCourtney Page (Northwestern), Alyson Kiss (Bangor), Madison Posivak (Northern Lehigh), Cassie Romanczuk (Moravian Academy)MidfieldersRebecca Barley (Northern Lehigh), Sophia Cesare (Pen Argyl), Ava Mariani (Wilson)DefendersEmily Short (Bangor), Amber Cieri (Northern Lehigh), Lauren Haffling (Bangor)GoalkeeperKasey Hanlon (Pen Argyl)HONORABLE MENTIONForwardsSamantha Lau (Pen Argyl), Helen Krescholleck (Saucon Valley), Meghan Okken (Saucon Valley), Kailyn Kolnik (Palmerton)MidfieldersMontana Ott (Bangor), Grace Horn (Northwestern), Rachel Panek (Saucon Valley), Allison Horton (Wilson)DefendersMaddie Arnold (Southern Lehigh), Brianna McGirr (Pen Argyl), Samantha Wanamaker (Northern Lehigh)GoalkeeperTaylor Page (Northwestern)