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Record Newspapers softball previews for the 2026 season · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers softball previews for the twenty twenty sixth season
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  Speaker 1: written by Joshua Welch and this article is being read
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  Speaker 1: by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six high school softball season starts this week.
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  Speaker 1: Here of previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers
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  Speaker 1: coverage area coach Jonathan Wood. Last year's record nineteen fifteen
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  Speaker 1: to one overall nine to one, tied for first Little
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  Speaker 1: Ten Conference Regional champions Not yet. It's the top returning
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  Speaker 1: players Sadie Pottinger SR C Adelaide Johnson Junior LF three,
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  Speaker 1: B Bailey Shutter, junior of MF, Brooklyn Wallin SO s SC,
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  Speaker 1: Kayla Pottinger so P two, b Riley Carlson SO CFP.
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  Speaker 1: Top new players Zoe Carlson farciif Worth noting the Norseman
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  Speaker 1: returned six starters from last year's Little Ten Conference co
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  Speaker 1: champion and regional champion, led by all stater Riley Carlson.
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  Speaker 1: They're joined by seven freshmen, including Riley Carlson's younger sister,
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  Speaker 1: Zoe Carlson. Riley Carlson batted point five to sixty with
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  Speaker 1: forty three runs scored and forty three RBIs with just
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  Speaker 1: five strikeouts in one hundred and twenty plate appearances as a freshman,
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  Speaker 1: and also had eleven wins in the circle. Johnson batted
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  Speaker 1: fourty thirty four with nine doubles, seven triples, four homers,
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  Speaker 1: twenty one RBIs, fifty eight run scored and fifteen stolen bases.
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  Speaker 1: Caleb Pottinger batted two ninety with twenty two RBIs and
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  Speaker 1: twenty seven runs scored. Wall In two ninety four with
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  Speaker 1: sixteen RBIs and thirty five runs scored, Shutter two seventy
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  Speaker 1: five with five doubles and twenty one RBIs, and Sadie
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  Speaker 1: Pottinger two forty with fourteen RBIs. Zoe Carlson brings a
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  Speaker 1: high softball IQ, a strong arm behind the plate, and
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  Speaker 1: powerful left handed bat. Our focus will be playing strong defense,
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  Speaker 1: applying pressure on the bases, and competing with energy every inning.
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  Speaker 1: Wood said, while we are developing depth in the pitching staff,
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  Speaker 1: we expect so several athletes to step into larger roles
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  Speaker 1: in the circle as the season progresses. Coach Annie Scaramosi
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  Speaker 1: last year's record thirty eight two overall, fifteen to one,
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  Speaker 1: first in Southwest Prairie Conference one Class four A state championship.
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  Speaker 1: Returning starters Jael and Anthony sr. Pedalin Fugit so Aammy
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  Speaker 1: Tussany Gengler sr SS. Other returning players Amala Thomas SRP,
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  Speaker 1: Betsy Jack Sr. One Billion, Brent Broughton Sr. Of Leam
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  Speaker 1: Mackenzie Junior IF, Maya Zamora src A Lvy East SRCIF.
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  Speaker 1: Newcomers Bry Pury Sr. Of, Brook Trottier Junior, U Alalna
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  Speaker 1: Mahoney Junior of Julia Blomstrand sr. CUT, Lana Manakowski Sr.
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  Speaker 1: SeeU Peyton hat Singer so See You, Sophie Moreland bath
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting the Panthers come off a record breaking twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty five season that culminated with the first state championship
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  Speaker 1: in program history. Ten seniors graduated, including program pillars Kia
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  Speaker 1: Chavez and Abriela Garza, but the cupboard is far from bear.
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  Speaker 1: Oswego is ranked Class four A preseason number one by
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois Coaches Association and Max Preps. Anthony, a Purdue recruit,
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  Speaker 1: was Record Newspapers Player of the Year as a junior,
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  Speaker 1: posting a twenty two to one record with a one
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  Speaker 1: point five to five to four ERA and one ninety
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  Speaker 1: three strikeouts over one thirty nine third of East Race
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  Speaker 1: innings while batting point four eight three with thirteen homers
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  Speaker 1: and fifty seven RBIs. Speedy Fuget batted point four to
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  Speaker 1: sixty nine with a point five ZHO four on base
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  Speaker 1: percentage with sixty one hits and a program record fifty
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  Speaker 1: two runs scored. Batting leadoff as a freshman, Gengler batted
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  Speaker 1: twenty twelve with twenty two RBIs and had the game
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  Speaker 1: winning RBI in the Sectional semifinal and Sectional final. Scaramuzzy
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  Speaker 1: co coach with Paul Netzel last year as head coach
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  Speaker 1: of Oswego's ten seniors. Nine are committed to play collegiately.
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  Speaker 1: While we graduated ten seniors who played a major role
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  Speaker 1: in last year's success, we have another strong senior class
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  Speaker 1: ready to step into leadership and impact roles. Scaramudsey said.
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  Speaker 1: This group is talented, experienced, and hungry to leave their
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  Speaker 1: own legacy. Coach Sarah Davies then last year's record twenty
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  Speaker 1: fifteen overall ten six third in Southwest Prairie Conference. Top
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  Speaker 1: returning players Katie Maday SRSS, Olivia Owles SRCF Carly Gregory Sr.
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  Speaker 1: Three billion, Kylie Mannis Sr. Cut, Danielle Stone Junior CUT,
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  Speaker 1: Addison Dunn Junior p UT, Katie Silva Junior UT. Top
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  Speaker 1: new players Faith Haggarty so P Jada Delancey Sr. Three billion,
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  Speaker 1: mckaylee Malberg so cut Worth noting with eleven returning players,
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  Speaker 1: the Wolves are poised to com at the top of
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  Speaker 1: the SPC. Stone was second team All State as a sophomore,
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  Speaker 1: batting four OFFVN seven with fifty one hits, nineteen extra
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  Speaker 1: base hits, four homers and four RBIs. Carrol Commitment Day
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  Speaker 1: was third team All State, batting four to sixteen with
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  Speaker 1: forty two hits, twenty seven RBIs, thirty four runs scored
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  Speaker 1: and thirteen steals. Owles hit four hundred with a four
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  Speaker 1: to sixty three on base percentage, forty four hits, forty
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  Speaker 1: one run scored, and twenty stolen bases, and Done went
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  Speaker 1: nine to ten over one hundred and niney eight Dames pitched.
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  Speaker 1: Manus is committed to Spaulding University. We have depth in
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  Speaker 1: our lineup offensively, a ton of speed, and a full
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  Speaker 1: pitching rotation, all with varsity experience. Davy said the team
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  Speaker 1: is eager to show what they can do together, and
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  Speaker 1: I am excited for this year's seniors to take charge
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  Speaker 1: and leave a legacy for OE coach Dwayne Love. Last
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  Speaker 1: year's record eight twenty one to one overall one thirteen
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  Speaker 1: Kishwaukee River Conference. Top returning players Bellsiles sr C three B,
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  Speaker 1: Alyssa Dexter S three billion, Cami Yuniez Junior CF, Chloe
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  Speaker 1: Row Junior one billion, three B, Emily Klein Junior LF,
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  Speaker 1: Chesney Schimandel Junior P two B. Top new players Gigi
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  Speaker 1: Bryant FEAH two billion, EMS, Sam Downs SS two b P,
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  Speaker 1: Mackenzie Strausberger FR one billion, P, Macy Klatt FR three billion,
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  Speaker 1: Elizabeth Hansel fr SSP Worth noting three time All stater
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  Speaker 1: Lindsay Cox has graduated, but Love said the Reapers are
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  Speaker 1: looking forward to an aggressive, fast paced, hard hitting style
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  Speaker 1: of play. All Conference picked Nunya's batted point three seventy
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  Speaker 1: eight with a point five, thirty seven slugging percentage and
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  Speaker 1: thirty RBIs. Solice, committed to play at the University of Dubuke,
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  Speaker 1: played all thirty games last year and hit two seventy
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  Speaker 1: two with a three seventy two on base percentage. Dexter
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  Speaker 1: posted a two seventy eight on base percentage and has
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  Speaker 1: good quickness and speed in the outfield. Roe batted three
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  Speaker 1: seventy five with a four ft seven on base percentage,
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  Speaker 1: and she Mandel had a three seventy six on base
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  Speaker 1: percentage with five wins in the circle over one forty
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  Speaker 1: eight four pit innings. Plano now has four pitchers who
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  Speaker 1: will share duties. We're going to bring a high energy
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  Speaker 1: combined with strong defense, lots of pitching styles and strong hitting, love,
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  Speaker 1: said coach Riley Lemon. Last year's record thirteen to twelve
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  Speaker 1: overall eight six, fifth in Kishwaukee River Conference. Top returning
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  Speaker 1: players Caden Corneil's sr CIF, Baggie Danner sr, P of
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  Speaker 1: Mackenzie Hemingson sr IF one, b Audrina Brain sr of
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  Speaker 1: Anna Timmerman Junior, sea IF, Gillian Freeman Junior, PF Ali
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  Speaker 1: Martin Junior IF, Kyra Johnson so IF, Abigail Johnson, SO,
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  Speaker 1: PIF Kendall Petre so PF Karl Hardakoff so of Lte
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  Speaker 1: Austin SO. Top new players Random Moyer four IF, Coraline
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  Speaker 1: Stevens IF four c IF Nevea Parker a four, c
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  Speaker 1: if Worth, noting lemon takes over as head coach, but
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  Speaker 1: is no stranger to the Sandwich program. She served as
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  Speaker 1: JV head coach last year and played in the Sandwich program.
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  Speaker 1: The Indians returned several key contributors, led by Corneils, who
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  Speaker 1: led the Kishwaukee River Conference with a point five to
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  Speaker 1: seven to three batting average last season. Due to smaller
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  Speaker 1: turnout in numbers this spring, the program will field just
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  Speaker 1: one team this season, but the roster will also feature
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  Speaker 1: three freshmen who are joining the program. Sandwich opens the
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  Speaker 1: season the week of spring break March twenty third, at
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  Speaker 1: Coal City. Sandwich is bringing its outfield fence, which previously
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  Speaker 1: stretched to two hundred five feet in dead center, into
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  Speaker 1: two hundred feet, closer to the standard distance. While the
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  Speaker 1: larger field helped the Indians prevent many home runs in
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  Speaker 1: the past, the team is looking forward to the new
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  Speaker 1: dimensions and the opportunities it may create offensively this season,
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  Speaker 1: Lemonon said coach Jory Reganier last year's record twenty four
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  Speaker 1: to thirteen overall, ten to six, third in Southwest Prairie Conference,
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  Speaker 1: won regional title. Top returning players Kayla Kursting SRC three
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  Speaker 1: B l. E. Fox sr P one b Brooke Aquinsky
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  Speaker 1: sr If, Calli Ferko Sr three billion, c of Liv
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  Speaker 1: Lathin Junior m if of Addie Grayson, srp IF Matty
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  Speaker 1: Mendez SR one billion, p Bella Rosa ur So pees
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  Speaker 1: Worth noting fourth year starter Cursing leads an experienced team
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  Speaker 1: that led eventual state Championas we go into the sixth
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  Speaker 1: inning of the sectional semi final, Cursting and I would
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  Speaker 1: commit batted twoint five sixty nine with a point six
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  Speaker 1: to seventy nine on base percentage and ten homers, fifty
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  Speaker 1: run scored and forty RBIs. Last year, thirty year varsity player,
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  Speaker 1: Fox committed to Southeast Missouri State, batted three oh two
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  Speaker 1: with twenty one RBIs and ten runs scored, and was
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  Speaker 1: eight three with a two point six to eight eight
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  Speaker 1: ERA in the circle. Saint Xavier commit Eqwinsky is a
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  Speaker 1: third year varsity player who hit two eighty six with
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  Speaker 1: four homers, thirty two run scored and nineteen RBIs and
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  Speaker 1: is recovering from a torn ACL from flag football. Ferko,
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  Speaker 1: committed to Spring Arbor, hit three fifty seven with nineteen
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  Speaker 1: run scored and thirty four RBIs. Rosaur also had time
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  Speaker 1: in the circle as a freshman and will team with
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  Speaker 1: fox there this year. The Foxes will have a nice
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  Speaker 1: combination of experienced veterans and some talented younger athletes, Regnier said.
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  Speaker 1: With a few three year starters and one four year starter,
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  Speaker 1: Yorkville will look to continue to contend in a tough
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  Speaker 1: Southwest Prairie Conference