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7 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Nebraska

Gatorade Player of the year

Sonora DeFini

Forward
GRETNA EAST HS
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

44

Goals

10

Assists

2.2

Average Goals Per Game
“There are only a few players in the 38 years of Nebraska-sanctioned high school soccer where you could say you knew a player was going to score at least one goal a game and Sonora is one of those players. Sonora will go down as one of the greatest girls soccer players to ever play Nebraska prep soccer.”
John Carlson
Head Coach - Skutt Catholic High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior forward led the Griffins (20-0) to their second straight Class B state championship this past season. DeFini scored 44 goals, including two in the Class B title game, and added 10 assists. The returning Gatorade Player of the Year, she averaged 2.2 goals per game and was named the Lincoln Journal Star Super State Team Captain. 

Academic Achievement

DeFini has maintained a 3.86 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer at Oklahoma State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Gretna East chapter of the National Honor Society, DeFini has volunteered locally helping with game-day concessions to raise money for the Gretna East basketball and soccer programs. She has also donated her time as a teacher’s assistant in the counseling office.