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Presenting the 2026 Times All-Area Softball Team · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Presenting the twenty twenty six Times Alerea Softball team. Written
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  by J. T. Penalty, this article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Selected by
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  a vote of the Times Sports staff, we are proud
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  to present the twenty twenty six Times All Area Softball team,
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  filled with forty standouts from Newark's Arenas somanok Leland, Earlville, Strader, Sandwich,
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  Ottawa Fieldcrest, Woodland, Slash, Flanagan, Cornell, Marquette, and Class two
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  A state runner up Seneca First Team, Hayden Phifer, Seneca
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  Junior PDP, a unanimous first team selection. Pfeiffer was the
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  Class two A runner up, Fighting Irish's leader in home
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  runs thirteen ops one point five to one, six pitching
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  wins twenty one strikeouts two hundred and forty one and
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  earned run average one point two to one, hitting point
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  four to seven nine with fifty seven RBIs to accompany
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  her twenty one to one pitching record over one hundred
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  twenty seven and two thirds innings pitched. Pfeiffer was an
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  ICA All State First Teamer, Tri County All Conference first
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  Teamer and the twenty twenty six Times Softball Player of
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  the Year. She was as our second team in both
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  twenty twenty five and twenty twenty four. Piper Lewis, Ottawa
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  Junior SS a unanimous first team selection for the three
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  ohregional champion Pirates. Lewis posted a team best point five
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  to six to four batting average and a one point
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  six zero two OPS, with eight home runs, forty nine
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  runs batted in, and thirty seven runs scored. She was
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  also an ICA All State first teamer and Interstate eight
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  All Conference selection, and a previous member of the Times
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  All Area's first team in twenty twenty five and second
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  team in twenty twenty four. Kelsey Kutra, Marquette Junior C
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  a unanimous first team selection. The Crusaders catcher posted the
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  area's best OPS, a staggering two point zero zero nine
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  thanks to her point sixty four to two batting average,
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  twelve home runs in area tops sixty seven runs batted
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  in for twenty four win. Marquette. Kutro was also an
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  ICA All Slate first team pick, a first team member
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  of the Tri County All Conference team, and a Times
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  All Area second team choice in both twenty twenty five
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  and twenty twenty four Zue Carlson, Newark FR one billion
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  C a unanimous first team selection. Carlson put in an
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  eye popping rookie season for the one A Regional champion Norseman,
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  batting an area best point seven two to one with
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  three home runs forty seven RBI's fifty four runs, scored,
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  seventy five total hits in twenty nine games, and a
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  one point eight nine to six ops. She was also
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  a unanimous choice for the Little ten All Conference Team.
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  This is her first appearance on the Times All Area team.
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  Addie Russell, Ottawa Junior P A unanimous first team selection.
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  The Pirates Ace recorded fifteen of Ottawa's twenty two victories
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  in the circle, working one hundred fifty to one third
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  innings while striking out one hundred and forty eight and
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  posting a two point twenty four earned run average. Russell
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  earned honorable mention to the Interstate eight All Conference team.
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  Was a second team ICA All State selection and was
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  previously on our first team in twenty twenty five. Caden
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  Corneil's Sandwich SRSSC a unanimous first team selection. Corneills led
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  the seventeen win Indians in batting average five hundred and
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  eighty one runs scored, forty six and ops one point
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  five to twenty five, also providing six home runs, twenty
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  seven RBIs and fourteen stolen bases. Corneils was also voted
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  to the Kishwaukie River All Conference Team, the twenty twenty
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  five Times All Area's First team and our twenty twenty
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  four second team. M Amino Seneca Junior SS a unanimous
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  first team selection. The RBI leader for the high powered
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  fighting Irish offense with an even sixty also batted point
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  four to five to five with a one point three
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  four seven ops, five home runs and fifty nine runs
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  scored in addition to her stellar glove work. A second
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  team ICA All State selection and Tri County All Conference
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  first teamer, Mino was all also a member of our
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  first team in twenty twenty five. Tiagan Darif Ottawa fr
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  of P, a unanimous first team selection. The Pirates electric
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  leadoff hitter center fielder made a splash in her debut
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  season with a point four to four to six batting
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  average one point three to nine to eight OPS, a
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  team high thirteen home runs, thirty six RBIs, fifty two
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  runs scored, and twenty one stolen bases. Deif was an
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  ICA All State second teamer and Interstate eight All Conference choice.
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  This is obviously the freshman's first appearance on the Times
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  All Area team. Terry ln Timmerman, Fieldcrest Junior ss A
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  unanimous first team selection. Timmerman's third prep season was the
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  undeniable brightest spot during a rough season for the Nights,
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  as she batted an even point five zero zero, scored
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  eighteen runs, and posted a one point four to nine
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  six ops. Also a unanimous pick for the Heart of
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  Illinois All Conference First Team, Timmerman was on our second
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  team in both twenty twenty five and twenty twenty four.
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  Hunter Hopkins Marquette Junior p SSP a unanimous first team selection.
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  Hopkins put in another great season for Marquette, both at
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  shortstop and at the plate, where she batted point five
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  eight four with four homers, thirty seven RBIs and a
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  one point five to one to two ops. She also
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  successfully stole thirty five bases. Hopkins was also an ICA
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  All State and Tri County All Conference first teamer and
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  a previous Times All Area first team pick in both
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  twenty twenty five and twenty twenty four Grayson Provance Seneca
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  junior of a unanimous first team selection. Seneca's leadoff hitter
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  and centerfielder was the perfect table setter with a point
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  five zero four batting average, one point one seven to
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  four ops, sixty five runs scored and twenty six stolen bases,
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  also driving in twenty seven runs. A second team All
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  Conference selection by the coaches of the Tri County Provance
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  was a member of our twenty twenty five second team.
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  McKenna McMahon somanok Leland FR three billion oh a unanimous
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  first team selection. McMahon was yet another Rookie of the
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  Year can after a debut season that saw her drive
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  in thirty seven runs, score thirty hit five home runs,
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  and post a point six three to two batting average
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  with a one point six nine seven OPS for the
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  conference runner up Bobcats, also a Little ten All Conference
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  team member. This is McMahon's initial times All Area team appearance.
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  Ava Glistens Streeter Junior three billion. Glisten posted streetors, most
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  run scored twenty seven and highest ops one point one
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  eight eight, also notching a point three eight eight batting average,
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  two home runs and sixteen RBIs while handling the hot
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  corner for the Senior list Bulldogs. She was one of
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  three Streeter juniors to earn Illinois Central eight All Conference status.
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  This is her first times All Area team appearance. Bobby Snook,
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  Ottawa Junior. C Ottawa's catcher posted a point three seven
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  four batting average this spring with three home runs. What
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  twenty seven RBIs twenty eight run scored is sorre in
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  a one point zero two to one OPS for a
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  Pirates team that posted a point zero six six seven
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  winning percentage against a loaded schedule and IC All State
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  third Teamer and Interstate eight All Conference first Teamer. This
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  is Snook's third consecutive season on our First team Second team.
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  Testacrol Seneca SRP Slash two B, Cassie Walsh, Serena sr
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  P Slash one b Addie Shear Earlville Junior P Slash
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  one B. Morgan Costell Streeter Junior FC Kinley Rick Marquette
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  so P slash two be Brook Berry somnoch Leland Junior SSP,
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  Aubrey Sullivan, Outawa SR three billion off Abigail Johnson, Sandwich
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  so P Slash two B. Cameron Stecan, Seneca s R
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  one billion Adelaide Johnson Newark Junior of Slash three B
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  Brinley Glade Serena Junior c Riley Carlson, Newark so of
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  P Lexi Buie Seneca SR. C Enna Herp Serena Junior
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  SS Honorable Mention Caitlin Telty Streeter Junior Ssprese Purcell Ottawa
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  Junior of Audrey Scharer Earlville SO Slash three B Breil
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  Deacon somanok Leland FRP Coraline Stephen Sandwich fr CSS, Bailey Miller,
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  Earlville SR SSC Lily Brewer Marquette SO three billion P
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  Kaylie Hennert Woodland slash Flannagan Cornell Junior CSS, Carl Hardikoff
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  Sandwich SO of Natalia Sola Streeter FRP Slash two B
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  Madison Trainer Marquette Junior of Kennedy Kine Ottawa FR two
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  billion P