23 Gadsden area players named to 2022 All-State high school softball teams

Twenty-three Gadsden-area softball players were named to All-State teams in their respective classifications by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, with six earning spots on the first team.

Fort Payne's AJ Kramer; Boaz's Emmorie Buke; Geraldine's Lydia West; Spring Garden's Neely Welsh; Sand Rock's Jayden Foster; and Cedar Bluff's Jordyn Walker are first-team selections.

Second team from the Gadsden-area include: Southside's Macey Herren, Etowah's Abbi Martin, Hokes Bluff's Abby Payne and Kileigh Blackwell; Glencoe's Abi Bunt and Kaylee Higdon; Piedmont's Savannah Smith; Spring Garden's Abbey Stewart; Sand Rock's EllaGrace Hood; and Cedar Bluff's Mattie Payne, Natalie Bray and Reece Patterson.

Sardis' Vada Wilmore; Geraldine's Gracey Johnson; Spring Garden's Avery Stewart; Cedar Bluff's Haley Allen; and Coosa Christian's Evelyn Nowak received honorable mention.

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Class 7A

First team

P: Sara Phillips, Hewitt Trussville, So.

P: Alea Johnson, Fairhope, Sr.

P: Emmah Rolfe, Bob Jones, Sr.

P: Katie Bracken, Austin, Sr.

C: Maggie Daniel, Spain Park, So.

IF: Kenleigh Cahalan, Hewitt-Trussville, Jr.

IF: Emily Mizelle, Baker, Jr.

IF: Kamryn Hammock, Central-Phenix City, Fr.

IF: Katie Flannery, Spain Park, Jr.

OF: Katie Davis, Austin, Sr.

OF: McKinnon Howard, Central-Phenix City, Sr.

OF: Gracie Hillman, Hoover, Jr.

UTL: Chalea Clemmons, Thompson, Jr.

UTL: Dailynn Motes, Thompson, So.

DH: Abby Johnson, Daphne, 8th

DH: Alexa Douthitt, Bob Jones, Sr.

Second team

P: Ryley Harrison, Fairhope, Jr.

P: Eleanor DeBlock, Thompson, Sr.

P: Kenley Hilleary, Austin, Sr.

P: Ella Reed, Spain Park, Jr.

C: Hailey Minchew, Fairhope, Sr.

IF: Cassie Reasner, Sparkman, Jr.

IF: Alex Brown, Theodore, Sr.

IF: Ella Pate, Thompson, Sr.

IF: Hannah Dorsett, Hewitt-Trussville, Jr.

OF: Kristen White, Central-Phenix City, Sr.

OF: Bailey Wiggins, Fairhope, So.

OF: Hannah Christian, Hoover, So.

UTL: Riley Tyree, Hewitt-Trussville, Sr.

UTL: Mari Hubbard, Huntsville, So.

DH: Bria Allen, Central-Phenix City, So.

DH: Campbell Hecklinski, Hoover, Sr.

Honorable mention

P: Allie Roberts, Auburn, Jr.

P: Jessica Cord, Prattville, Sr.

C: Laney Williams, Thompson, So.

C: Harmoney Strong, Theodore, Sr.

IF: Libby Pippin, Vestavia Hills, Sr.

IF: Anastasia Acree, Alma Bryant, So.

OF: Olivia Tindell, Thompson, Fr.

OF: Emma Hawkins, Spain Park, So.

UTL: Mikayla Baumgartner, Mary Montgomery, So.

UTL: Miah Simmons, Vestavia Hills, Jr.

DH: Olivia Faggard, Hewitt-Trussville, So.

DH: Jasmine Rogers, Daphne, Sr.

Player of the year

Kenleigh Cahalan, Hewitt-Trussville

Pitcher of the year

Emmah Rolfe, Bob Jones

Hitter of the year

McKinnon Howard, Central-Phenix City

Coach of the year

Kevin Todd, Thompson

Class 6A

First team

P: Emily Simon, Athens, Sr.

P: Cam Bailey, Helena, Sr.

P: Blayne Godfrey, Hartselle, So.

P: Mya Holt, Wetumpka, So.

C: Anna Carder, Athens, Sr.

IF: Karsi Lentz, Hartselle, Sr.

IF: Marlie Giles, Chilton County, Sr.

IF: Gracie Dees, Saraland, Fr.

IF: Morgan Stiles, Athens, So.

OF: Larissa Preuitt, Hartselle, Sr.

OF: Lexie Bennett, Scottsboro, Sr.

OF: Maia Townsend, Mortimer Jordan, Sr.

UTL: Natalie Snow, Gardendale, Sr.

UTL: Willesha Lang, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Jr.

DH: Makalyn Kyser, Springville, Sr.

DH: AJ Kramer, Fort Payne, Jr.

Second team

P: Chelisa Newsome, Robertsdale, Jr.

P: Madilyn Byrd, Baldwin County, Fr.

P: Katlyan Dulaney, Pell City, Sr.

P: Bella Bullington, Springville, So.

C: Brityan Godfrey, Hartselle, Fr

IF: Ashlynn Campbell, Wetumpka, Jr.

IF: Mariah Bazile, Hazel Green, Jr.

IF: Kaelyn Jones, Hartselle, So.

IF: Alyssa Hastings, Buckhorn, Jr.

OF: Keara Hall, Calera, So.

OF: Presley Lively, Helena, So.

OF: Raegan Wall, Hazel Green, So.

UTL: Macey Herren, Southside-Gadsden, Sr.

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UTL: Macey Pierce, Chilton County, Fr.

DH: Bre Hughes, Saraland, So.

DH: Lily Livingston, Arab, Fr.

Honorable mention

P: Katie Simon, Athens, Sr.

P: Emma Deason, Chilton County, Sr.

C: Bella Holliday, Helena, Sr.

C: Emma Weatherford, Baldwin County, Jr.

IF: Evi Edwards, Pell City, Sr.

IF: Ashlyn Burns, Oxford, So.

OF: Haley Shannon, Cullman, Jr.

OF: Katie Hastings, Buckhorn, Fr.

UTL: Taylor Harris, Benjamin Russell, Sr.

UTL: Markaylee Talton, Paul Bryant, Jr.

DH: Jordan Douglas, Calera, Jr.

DH: Cara Larimore, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Jr.

Player of the year

Emily Simon, Athens

Pitcher of the year

Emily Simon, Athens

Hitter of the year

Karsi Lentz, Hartselle

Coach of the year

Travis Barnes, Athens

Class 5A

First team

P: Taniyah Brown, Brewbaker Tech, Jr.

P: Rylee Gattis, Alexandria, Sr.

P: Aubrey Gunter, Hayden, So.

P: Belle Sheffield, Satsuma, Fr.

C: McKenzie Cain, Charles Henderson, Sr.

IF: Ansley Armstrong, Hayden, Jr.

IF: Emmorie Burke, Boaz, Jr.

IF: Becca Benton, Hayden, Sr.

IF: Belle Haynes, Tallassee, Sr.

OF: Taylor Rogers, Moody, Fr.

OF: Carlie Wilkins, West Point, Sr.

OF: Chloe Baynes, Tallassee, Sr.

UTL: Hayden Andrews, Satsuma, Jr.

UTL: Madison Sawyer, Satsuma, Fr.

DH: Kensley Wesley, Shelby County, Sr.

DH: Ashley Phillips, Alexandria, Sr.

Second team

P: MacKinley Portillo, Douglas, Jr.

P: Bronwyn Borden, Brewer, Jr.

P: Aubrey Allen, Elmore County, Sr.

P: Shellie Littlefield, Rehobeth, Sr.

C: Charlotte Phillips, John Carroll, Sr.

IF: Paci Clark, Shelby County, Jr.

IF: Zoie Galloway, Leeds, Sr.

IF: Avary Lumpkin, Tallassee, Sr.

IF: Anna Catherine Segrest, Elmore County, Jr.

OF: Mallory Ogle, John Carroll, So.

OF: Bo Riley, Ardmore, Sr.

OF: Jill Cockrell, Alexandria, So.

UTL: Gracie Alberson, Rehobeth, Jr.

UTL: Lillie Stagner, Faith Academy, Fr.

DH: Abby Summerford, Brewer, Fr.

DH: Lilly Werling, Cordova, Sr.

Honorable mention

P: Ella Singletary, Ardmore, Jr.

P: Jacey Moore, Russellville, So.

C: Amaya Green, East Limestone, Fr.

C: Khamiyah Brown, Brewbaker Tech, Jr.

IF: Breia Rusk, Brewer, Fr.

IF: Annie Gregory, John Carroll, So.

OF: Vada Willmore, Sardis, 8th

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OF: Sydnee Reaves, Central-Clay, Sr.

UTL: Sara Vinson, Marbury, Sr.

UTL: Antonia Henderson, Ramsay, Jr.

DH: Brooke Royster, Tallassee, Jr.

DH: Mackenzie Smith, Elmore County, Sr.

Player of the year

Rylee Gattis, Alexandria

Pitcher of the year

Rylee Gattis, Alexandria

Hitter of the year

Ansley Armstrong, Hayden

Coach of the year

Jill Dowd, Hayden

Class 4A

First team

P: Rylee Tittle, Deshler, Sr.

P: Abby Lindsey, West Morgan, So.

P: Abby Herndon, Brooks, So.

P: Becca Leigh Chadwick, Northside, Jr.

C: Callie Richardson, White Plains, Fr.

IF: MacKenzie Meadows, Madison Academy, Sr.

IF: Hannah Miles, American Christian, Sr.

IF: Linley Tubbs, Curry, Sr.

IF: Ambrey Taylor, Curry, Fr.

OF: Kylee Trotter, Curry, Sr.

OF: Kinley Pate, Northside, Sr.

OF: Ja'Khia Hutchins, North Jackson, Sr.

UTL: Ava Hill, Handley, Fr.

UTL: Gracie Suggs, Dale County, Sr.

DH: Destry Lambert, North Jackson, Jr.

DH: Makaley Boswell, Geneva, Jr.

Second team

P: Katyln Conner, Geneva, Jr.

P: Caitlin Russell, LAMP, Sr.

P: Ellie Partrick, Brooks, So.

P: Leighton Arnold, White Plains, Fr.

C: Lily Stone, Northside, Sr.

IF: Bentley Black, Priceville, Jr.

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IF: Karley Moreland, Brooks, Fr.

IF: Madison Johnson, Geneva, Jr.

OF: Alayna Key, Curry, Sr.

OF: Joanna Marshall, Dale County, Sr.

OF: Baily Abernathy, North Jackson, Jr.

UTL: Isabelle Billings, Gordo, Fr.

UTL: Abigale Billings, Gordo, Fr.

DH: Peyton Hill, North Jackson, Jr.

DH: Hartleigh Rice, Northside, Jr.

Honorable mention

P: Jayci Boozer, Cleburne County, Sr.

P: Khloe Shears, Munford, Jr.

C: Lanie West, Curry, Fr.

C: Allison Tryon, Montevallo, Sr.

IF: Riley Sharp, Madison County, Sr.

IF: Karley Terry, West Morgan, Jr.

OF: Jonie Weems, West Morgan, So.

OF: Mariana Whaley, Handley, So.

UTL: Karley Hill, Wilson, Jr.

UTL: Cam Greene, Saint James, Sr.

DH: Rylee Moon, Madison County, Sr.

DH: Maile White, American Christian, Sr.

Player of the year

Becca Leigh Chadwick, Northside

Pitcher of the year

Abby Lindsey, West Morgan

Hitter of the year

Kylee Trotter, Curry

Coach of the year

Ashley Bell, Geneva

Class 3A

First team

P: Missy Odom, Oakman, 8th

P: Lilly Boswell, Plainview, Jr.

P: Braya Hodges, Houston Academy, So

P: Isabella Neil, Mobile Christian, Sr.

C: Sarah Williams, Prattville Christian, Jr.

IF: Jalia Lassiter, Flomaton, Sr.

IF: Alexis Milanowski, Houston Academy, Sr.

IF: Brandy Phillips, Beulah, Jr.

IF: Ashton White, Wicksburg, Sr.

OF: Karrah Parr, Winfield, Fr.

OF: Ja'Niyah Boykin, Mobile Christian, Sr.

OF: Shila Marks, Lauderdale County, Fr.

UTL: Lydia West, Geraldine, Sr.

UTL: Kylie Barnes, Ohatchee, Sr.

DH: Edy Gavin, Mobile Christian, Jr.

DH: Tessa Word, Plainview, Sr.

Second team

P: Katie Morris, Beulah, Sr.

P: Kileigh Blackwell, Hokes Bluff, Sr.

P: Ellie Cox, Wicksburg, 8th

P: Alivia Messick, Prattville Christian, Fr.

C: Abi Bunt, Glencoe, So.

IF: Kaylee Higdon, Glencoe, Sr.

IF: Abby Payne, Hokes Bluff, So.

IF: Macey Roper, Pleasant Valley, Sr.

IF: Savannah Smith, Piedmont, So.

OF: Raelea Guy, Carbon Hill, Fr.

OF: Mary Suzan Aman, Houston Academy, So.

OF: Auburn Wilcoxson, Montgomery Catholic, Sr.

UTL: Gracie Ward, Slocomb, So.

UTL: Mary Hannah Driggers, Providence Christian, Sr.

DH: Kendall Lumpkin, Lauderdale County, Jr.

DH: Mia Tidmore, Plainview, Jr.

Honorable mention

P: Reese Cauley, Opp, So.

P: Kennah Beth Lacy, Winfield, Fr.

C: Aubrey Reed, Danville, Fr.

C: Mallory Hildebrand, Montgomery Catholic, Sr.

IF: Gracey Johnson, Geraldine, Sr.

IF: Tiana Lawrence, Weaver, Sr.

OF: Savannah Brown, Oakman, Jr.

OF: Savanna Clements, Beulah, Jr.

UTL: Ava Milton, Trinity, 7th

UTL: Alyssa Harwell, Elkmont, Sr.

DH: Emily Maddox, Houston Academy, 8th

DH: Camryn Langley, East Lawrence, Sr.

Player of the year

Alexis Milanowski, Houston Academy

Pitcher of the year

Braya Hodges, Houston Academy

Hitter of the year

Tessa Word, Plainview

Coach of the year

Sharon Cherry, Houston Academy

Class 2A

First team

P: Riley Vaughn, Mars Hill Bible, Sr.

P: Makinley Turner, Thorsby, So.

P: KG Favors, Orange Beach, Fr.

P: Justine Henderson, Orange Beach, Fr.

C: Marisa West, Leroy, Sr.

IF: Talee Sims, Randolph County, So.

IF: Karlee Holcomb, Pisgah, Sr.

IF: Neely Welsh, Spring Garden, Sr.

IF: BG Braswell, Sumiton Chr., Sr.

OF: Makinley Traylor, Ider, 8th

OF: Kailyn Quails, Hatton, Jr.

OF: Lila Kate Wheeler, Pisgah, Sr.

UTL: Makenna Long, G.W. Long, Sr.

UTL: Bradyn Mitchell, Hatton, Jr.

DH: Jadyn Foster, Sand Rock, Jr.

DH: Ava Hodo, Orange Beach, 8th

Second team

P: Abbey Steward, Spring Garden, Sr.

P: Lexi Key, Randolph County, So.

P: EllaGrace Hood, Sand Rock, Jr.

P: Emellie Hamilton, Southeastern, Fr.

C: Virginia Edgeworth, Lamar County, Jr.

IF: Brantlee Wortham, Randolph County, So.

IF: Daigle Wilson, Orange Beach, Fr.

IF: Lindsey Burnett, Thorsby, Sr.

IF: Campbell Newell, Leroy, Jr.

OF: Ally Whitehead, G.W. Long, So.

OF: Anna Grace Luker, Addison, Sr.

OF: Caluncie Denny, Randolph County, Jr.

UTL: Laura Leigh Wheeler, Sulligent, Sr.

UTL: Sydni Carpenter, Southeastern, So.

DH: Madeline Thompson, Lamar County, Jr.

DH: Madeline Flammia, Pisgah, Fr.

Honorable mention

P: Taylor Cameron, Tharptown, Sr.

C: Emma Kate Wright, Mars Hill Bible, Jr.

IF: Lela Beck, Vincent, Jr.

IF: Maddie McCrary, Sumiton Chr., Fr.

OF: Avery Steward, Spring Garden, Fr.

OF: Krystin Kennell, Orange Beach, Sr.

UTL: Addie Walker, Falkville, Sr.

UTL: Marleshia Berry, Clarke County, Jr.

DH: Teagan Revette, Orange Beach, 8th

DH: Mattie Grace Heath, Ariton, Jr.

Player of the year

Riley Vaughn, Mars Hill Bible

Pitcher of the year

Riley Vaughn, Mars Hill

Hitter of the year

Marisa West, Leroy

Coach of the year

Holly Matson, Thorsby

Class 1A

First team

P: Alyssa Faircloth, Holy Spirit, Jr.

P: Kaylee Navarre, Brantley, Jr.

P: Megan Roe, Sweet Water, Sr

P: Olivia Treece, Skyline, So.

C: Campbell Adams, Ragland, Jr.

IF: Nealy McManus, South Lamar, Sr.

IF: Serinity Sisk, Waterloo, Jr.

IF: Shazaria Kelly, Sweet Water, Sr.

IF: Makayla Willingham, Belgreen, 8th

OF: Elaina Russell, Holy Spirit, Sr.

OF: Sammie Day-Jones, Ragland, Sr.

OF: Addie Campbell, Ragland, Jr.

UTL: Jordyn Walker, Cedar Bluff, Sr.

UTL: Cana Vining, Athens Bible, Jr.

DH: Kayden Dunn, Brantley, Sr.

DH: Jayla Ross, Skyline, So.

Second team

P: Kyla Edmonson, Berry, Sr.

P: Lana Atkins, South Lamar, Sr.

P: Dacey Allen, Skyline, Sr.

P: Lily Blackburn, Belgreen, So.

C: Kaleigh Crenshaw, Woodland, Jr.

IF: Mckenzie McCormick, Woodland, Jr.

IF: Mattie Payne, Cedar Bluff, So.

IF: Sheonte Barginere, Brantley, Sr.

IF: Gracie Sharp, Waterloo, Jr.

OF: Saylor Cooper, Hackleburg, Fr.

OF: Brinlee Potts, Skyline, So.

OF: Breanna Stokley, Millry, 8th

UTL: Charli Kyser, Holy Spirit, So.

UTL: Natalie Baty, Cedar Bluff, Jr.

DH: Reece Patterson, Cedar Bluff, Jr.

DH: Claire Holt, Athens Bible, So.

Honorable mention

P: Kalie Weaver, Millry, Jr.

P: Ashley Maddox, Appalachian, Sr.

C: Claire Laubenthal, Holy Spirit, Sr.

IF: Elizabeth Cross, Red Level, Jr.

IF: Allison Bates, Lindsay Lane, Jr.

OF: Haley Allen, Cedar Bluff, So.

OF: Amy Garner, Pleasant Home, Sr.

UTL: Ada Willis, Billingsley, So.

UTL: Evelyn Nowak, Coosa Christian, 8th

DH: Lydia Brewer, Sweet Water, So.

DH: Campbell Hawthorne, Brantley, Jr.

Player of the year

Alyssa Faircloth, Holy Spirit

Pitcher of the year

Alyssa Faircloth, Holy Spirit

Hitter of the year

Kayden Dunn, Brantley

Coach of the year

Jeff Laubenthal, Holy Spirit

AISA

First team

P: Peyton Adams, Patrician, Sr.

P: Mallory Sluder, Southern, Jr.

P: Avery Harrell, Clarke Prep, Sr.

P: Ariana Pinder, Glenwood School, Sr.

C: Grace Davis, Clarke Prep, Jr.

IF: Anna Grace Griggs, Glenwood School, So.

IF: Anna Claire Thomas, Fort Dale, Fr.

IF: Trinity Wilkinson, Southern, Sr.

IF: Kaylin Fincher, Glenwood School, Sr.

OF: Victoria Hagemann, Hooper Academy, So.

OF: Simone Gillispie, Glenwood School, Jr.

OF: Haley Briggs, Lowndes Academy, So.

UTL: Kaylee Midkiff, Hooper Academy, Fr.

UTL: Ava Casey, Lowndes Academy, Jr.

DH: Olivia Slocumb, Glenwood School, So.

DH: Jayden Green, Lakeside, Jr.

Second team

P: Lily Stubbs, Edgewood, Fr.

P: Mary Frances Bressler, Hooper Academy, Sr.

P: Kylee Smith, Macon-East, Jr.

P: Gabbie Causey, Abbeville Christian, Jr.

C: Kensley Adams, Patrician, Sr.

IF: Katy Glass, Patrician, Jr.

IF: Anna Guillot, Edgewood, Jr.

IF: Jamya Powell, Macon-East,8th

IF: Cahley Ackerman, Fort Dale, Sr.

OF: Taylor Winters, Patrician, Jr.

OF: Tenlee Parden, Clarke Prep, Jr.

OF: Emmaline Hartzog, Abbeville Christian, Fr.

UTL: Carlee Davis, Lakeside, So.

UTL: Caroline Armstrong, Abbeville Christian, Jr.

DH: Lakelyn Dees, Jackson Academy, Sr.

DH: Lindsey Brown, Edgewood, So.

Honorable mention

P: Haley Dyson, Hooper Academy, Sr.

C: Leah Beth Stewart, Southern, Sr.

IF: Maggie Childs, Clarke Prep, Sr.

IF: Lauren Coaker, Jackson Academy, Jr.

OF: Molly Snow, Edgewood, Sr.

OF: Destinee Carroll, Autauga Academy, Sr.

UTL: Paige Welch, Abbeville Christian, 7th

DH: Annie Bressler, Hooper Academy, So.

Player of the year

Avery Harrell, Clarke Prep

Pitcher of the year

Avery Harrell, Clarke Prep

Hitter of the year

Trinity Wilkinson, Southern

Coach of the year

Caleb Anderson, Patrician

Contact Ehsan Kassim at 256-300-5313 or ekassim@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Ehsan_Kassim.

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