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2026 NewsTribune Softball All-Area Team · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Twenty twenty six News Tribune Softball All Area Team Written
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  by Kevin Schlum. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. A look at
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  the top softball players in the News Tribune area for
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  the twenty twenty sixth season. First Team Brenna Anderson Junior
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  Henry Senequine IF. Anderson hid an area best point six
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  to one zero and led the area with nine triples.
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  She also ranked top ten in home runs five, doubles
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  thirteen in runs thirty six. Anderson, who had twenty four RBIs,
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  led the Mallards to their third straight regional title. She
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  was first team All Tri County Conference and second team
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  Illinois Coaches Association Class One to All State. Ava Blestrie Sr.
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  Saint Bede IF. Bilestri was one of the area's top
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  run producers, driving in an area best sixty runs and
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  scoring forty five runs, which ranked fourth in the area.
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  She also ranked top ten in batting average point five
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  to one to one, home runs ten and doubles fourteen.
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  Bilestrie helped the Bruins to their fifth straight regional title.
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  Bilestrie was unanimous All Tri County Conference and first Team
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  ICA Class to a All State. Lily Bosnick Sr. Saint
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  beide If. Bosnik brought speed and power to the top
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  of the Saint Bede lineup. She hit point four to
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  five nine and ranked top ten in the area in
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  home runs eight, triples three RBI thirty one, runs thirty
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  nine and steals fifteen. Bosnik, who helped the Bruins to
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  thirty wins and a regional title, was first team All
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  Tri County Conference and second team ICA Class to a
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  All State. Hannah Heiberger Fr. Saint Bede. Heiberger made a
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  splash in her first high school season, leading the Bruins
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  with a point five to eight nine batting average, which
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  ranked fourth in the area. She also was top ten
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  in home runs seven, RBI's forty three and runs thirty eight.
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  Heiberger played outfield, in field, and pitched. She was voted
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  All Try County Conference second Team. Caroline Kotzer, Sr. Princeton
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  ofv The speedy Kootzer set the table for Princeton's powerful lineup.
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  She hit point four one five, stole an area best
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  thirty four bases, and scored forty runs, which ranked fifth
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  in the area. Koster, who had thirteen RBIs, was voted
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  First team All Three Rivers Conference East Division and third
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  team is A Class two A All State Bernie Larson, FR.
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  Hall If The jump to varsity softball wasn't too much
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  for Larson, as she ranked top ten in the area
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  in batting average point four to eighty three, home runs
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  four and triples three. She also led the Red Devils
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  with twenty six RBIs and was second on the team
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  with twenty six runs. Larson was named first team All
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  Three Rivers East and third team ICA Class to All State.
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  Keeley Lawson, Sr. Princeton ofv Lawson was one of the
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  area's top offensive threats. She at point four to four
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  to two and ranked top ten in the area and
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  home runs thirteen, doubles eleven, RBIs forty five and runs
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  forty eight. Lawson, who helped the Tigrises to twenty one wins,
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  was unanimous All Three Rivers East and second team ICA
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  Class TUA All State. Alexis Margis, Junior, Putnam County c.
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  Margis was a strong hitter atop the Panther lineup. She
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  ranked top ten in the area in batting average point
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  four eight two, triples, seven, doubles, eleven and runs thirty four. Margins,
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  who drove in fourteen runs, was voted second team All
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  Tree County Conference. Ava Ertel Junior, Princeton IF, the twenty
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  twenty six News Tribune Softball Player of the Year, was
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  an offensive juggernaut, leading the area in home runs seventeen,
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  doubles nineteen and runs fifty five and ranking second in
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  batting average point six to zero seven and RBIs fifty nine,
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  and also ranking top ten in triples four in steels sixteen.
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  She was unanimous All three Rivers East and first team
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  ICA Class TUA All State. Carmen Piano sr. LaSalle peru
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  O Piano was a spark for the Cavalier offense. She
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  hit three hundred and five stole thirty one bases, which
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  ranked second in the area, and had five home runs,
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  ten doubles, twenty seven runs and fourteen RBIs. The center
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  fielder was All Interstate eight Conference and third team ICA
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  Class three A All State Anna Riva sr. Lasal Peru
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  Riva provided the pop in the Cavalier order, leading the
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  team with ten home runs, thirty eight RBIs and thirty
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  one runs. She tied for third in the area and
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  home runs and was sixth in RBIs. She hit point
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  three nine four and had nine doubts. She was honorable
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  mention All Interstate eight Conference and second team ICA Class
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  three A All State Addie Shear junior Earlville P. Shear
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  led the Red Raiders with her arm and her bat.
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  She was top three in the area in ERA two
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  point six, zero, strikeouts one twenty six and wins twelve six.
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  At the plate, she was top ten in batting average
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  point five nine, two home runs, five doubles eleven, and
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  RBIs forty three, and also scored twenty six runs. She
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  was unanimous All Little Ten Conference and third team ICA
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  Class one to All State. Emma Slingsby SR. Saint bede Ove,
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  the speedy slap hitter and centerfielder, ranked top ten in
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  the area in batting average lay four hundred and fifty nine,
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  RBI's twenty seven runs forty nine and steals twenty eight.
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  Slingsby was voted second team All Tri County Conference and
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  second team ICA Class two All State. Taylor Vescgonni Sr.
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  Lasal Peru P. Viscogonni was the area's most dominant pitcher,
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  ranking first in ER one point three to one in
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  strikeouts two hundred and sixty six. She also was second
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  in pitching wins fourteen nine. Vescagni was strong in the postseason,
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  allowing one unearned run on seven hits with thirty five
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  strikeouts and three walks in three games to lead LP
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  to a sectional final appearance. She was All Interstate eight
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  Conference and first team ICA Class three A, All State
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  second Team. Mackenzie Chamberlain Junior LaSalle Peru, C. Rachel Eckert,
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  Henry Senequine Sr, P, Kelsey Fredericks R. LaSalle Peru, IF
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  Izzy Gibson Sr. Princeton, If Leah Griggs Junior Saint Bead
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  of Leah Henkel, So Mendota IF Bailey Miller Sr. Earlville, Utt,
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  Caroline Morris Junior Hall If Charlie Pellegrini Sr. Hall of Lexi,
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  Sailor Fr. Mendota of Audrey Scherer So Earlville, If Macy
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  Strouke Junior Saint Beid P. TERYLN. Timmerman Junior Field Crest
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  if Emily Wright Sr. Bureau Valley, See Honorable Mention Ella Berkso,
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  Saint Bede of Caden Hog Sr. Bureau Valley, if Mikayla Hecked,
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  SR Princeton IF Kennedy, Hallocker SO Putnam County, p Addison,
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  Pika Junior, lasal Peru, DP Reese, Ravilio, SR Princeton, p Sylvie, Rutledd,
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  SR Princeton of Harper, Schrock, SR, Henry Senaquine, Loreali, Thompson,
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  f R. Mendota c