Illinois
The 595 high school softball players named 2026 all-state by the Illinois Coaches Association
The Illinois Coaches Association announced its all-state softball teams for the 2026 spring season.
A total of 595 athletes were named to the annual honor teams. Here are the teams, split by class and each of the first, second and third teams.
In all, 93 players were named first team; 271 made second team; and 231 made third team.
2026 Illinois Coaches Association all-state softball team
2026 ICA Class 1A first team
- Sophie Monts, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Pitcher/Infielder, Junior
- Linny Corzatt, Biggsville West Central Heat, Pitcher/Infielder, Freshman
- Ava Goble, Casey-Westfield, Pitcher, Senior
- Lucy Moore, Casey-Westfield, Infielder, Senior
- Morgan Russell, Catlin, Pitcher/Infielder, Junior
- Leah Crompton, Christ Our Rock Lutheran, Catcher/Infielder, Junior
- AJ Howarth, Dakota, Pitcher, Junior
- Byrkleigh Kraft, Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Infielder, Senior
- Curin Oberman, East Dubuque, Pitcher/Infielder, Junior
- Grace Bishop, Edwards County, Catcher/Infielder, Senior
- Sarah Gurley, Elgin St. Edward, Catcher/Infielder, Junior
- Zoe Kunau, Fulton, Outfielder, Junior
- Maddie Simms, Gardner-South Wilmington, Pitcher/Infielder, Senior
- Maggie Clutts, Goreville, Utility, Freshman
- Kaydi Miller, Havana, Catcher, Senior
- Sara Finn, Illini Bluffs, Catcher, Senior
- Morgan Fleming, Le Roy, Infielder, Senior
- Jacey Hageman, Le Roy, Pitcher, Junior
- Shelby Renfro, Macon Meridian, Infielder, Senior
- Hunter Hopkins, Marquette (Ottawa), Infielder, Junior
- Kelsey Curchra, Marquette (Ottawa), Catcher, Junior
- Addison Lucht, Milford/Cissna Park, Infielder, Senior
- Kendra Kingsby, Milledgeville, Pitcher/Infielder, Senior
- Jaycie Buss, Okawville, Outfielder, Sophomore
- Mylee Tracy, Triopia, Pitcher, Senior
- Elyssa Schoenbaechler, Waltonville-Sesser Valier, Pitcher/Infielder, Junior
2026 ICA Class 1A second team
Samantha Abate (Pecatonica, Sr., Catcher); Kendra Alumbaugh (Hutsonville/Palestine, Fr., Infielder); Allie Anderson (Morrison, Sr., Catcher); Brynna Anderson (Henry-Senachwine, Jr., Infielder); Allie Brant (Orangeville, Fr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Kynlee Bryan (Goreville, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Zoey Carlson (Newark, Fr., Catcher/Outfielder); Cambell Casteel (Ridgewood, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Brynn Christensen (Gardner-South Wilmington, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Jaci Derringer (Athens, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Izzy Dodd (Villa Grove, Sr., Infielder); Chloe Eeten (Illini Bluffs, Sr., Infielder); Brookelyn Eilerman (Carrollton, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Cora Ellison (Illini Bluffs, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Bella Fasolo (Pope County, Sr., Infielder/Outfielder); Mya Friese (Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg, Jr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Gabriela Frye (Casey-Westfield, So., Infielder/Outfielder); Kerby Germann (Fulton, Fr., Infielder); Audrey Gooding (St. Thomas More, Sr., Infielder); Leah Graves (Fisher, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Allison Groff (Edwards County, Sr., Pitcher); Jade Hammer (Eastland, Fr., Pitcher); Addi Hasheider (Okawville, Jr., Outfielder); Cheyenne Hayes (Grant Park, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Kendra Hayes (Windsor-Stewardson-Strasburg, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Becca Hinshaw (Biggsville West Central Heat, Jr., Outfielder); Nia Hooper (Yorkville Christian, So., Catcher/Outfielder); Analiese Howell (Marissa/Coulterville, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Ella Humphrey (Ridgewood, So., Outfielder); Chandler John (Liberty, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Weslee John (Liberty, Fr., Catcher/Infielder); Adelaide Johnson (Newark, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Schae Juenger (Okawville, Jr., Pitcher); Anna Karras (Casey-Westfield, Jr., Outfielder); Grace Kendall (Aurora Christian, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Bella Keyes (Dakota, Sr., Outfielder); Autumn Kinney (Dakota, So., Catcher); Megan Kirby (Payson-Seymour, Sr., Infielder); Piper Kiser (Villa Grove, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Kylie Kloess (Dupo, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Anicka Kraft (Orangeville, Sr., Infielder); Lydia Kwiatkowski (Goreville, Jr., Outfielder); Mia McCombs (Triopia, So., Outfielder); Julia Meisenhelter (Macon Meridian, Sr., Catcher); Collins Newton (Carrollton, Fr., Catcher); Alaina Nolan (Elgin St. Edward, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Claire Obert (Liberty, Jr., Infielder); Lucy Oetting (Newman Central Catholic, Sr., Infielder); Adri Ortega (Crab Orchard, So., Pitcher); Jessa Read (Fulton, Sr., Pitcher); Sophie Rennecker (Western Wildcats, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Karsyn Rico (Annawan-Wethersfield, Sr., Infielder); Ava Rodriguez-Mansholt (Pawnee, Sr., Infielder); Addison Roos (Blue Ridge, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Kinnley Ross (Milledgeville, So., Catcher); Bella Schachette (Morrison, Sr., Outfielder); Ashley Schelling (Macon Meridian, Sr., Pitcher); Nellie Smith (Le Roy, Jr., Outfielder); Addi Stanley (Waltonville-Sesser Valier, Fr., Catcher); Adalynn Stickel (Midland, Jr., Pitcher); Miley Stimpson (Biggsville West Central Heat, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Shae Taylor (Waltonville-Sesser Valier, So., Infielder); Addilyn Tracy (Triopia, So., Pitcher/Outfielder); Evie Twohig (Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Jr., Infielder); Briley Williams (Waltonville-Sesser Valier, Fr., Infielder/Outfielder); Sarah Winter (Scales Mound/River Ridge, Sr., Infielder); Zoey Wolf (Steeleville, Sr., Catcher); McKenna Woodcock (Dwight, So., Catcher/Infielder).
2026 ICA Class 1A third team
Adrianne Baker (Stockton/Warren, Sr., Catcher); Finley Banks (Dakota, Sr., Infielder); Taylor Beck (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, Sr., Infielder/Outfielder); Ellie Bolen (Pecatonica, Sr., Infielder); Jada Burnett-Hatton (Crab Orchard, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Rylie Carlson (Newark, So., Infielder/Outfielder); Laila Carr (Le Roy, Sr., Catcher); Savannah Chandler (St. Teresa, Fr., Infielder); Belle Curley (Fulton, Sr., Outfielder); Ava Duncan (Morrison, Jr., Pitcher); Lily Elston (Tremont, Sr., Infielder); Tori Elvidge (Raymond Lincolnwood, Jr., Pitcher); Avery England (Woodlawn, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Kacie Fritch (Pope County, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Rudy Gilbert (Deer Creek-Mackinaw, So., Infielder); Brynn Griffin (Hutsonville/Palestine, Sr., Outfielder); Kadence Hammer (Orion, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Natalie Harshbarger (Knoxville, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Riley Hazelwonder (Central A&M, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Taylor Heath (Dwight, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Lilly Higgins (Biggsville West Central Heat, So., Infielder); Christa Holohan (Watseka, Sr., Infielder); Bridget Hooper (Yorkville Christian, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Avery Humphrey (Ridgewood, So., Infielder); Olivia Jones (Blue Ridge, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Brooke Kintner (Oblong, So., Infielder/Outfielder); Morgan Knierim (Macon Meridian, So., Outfielder); Hadley Lake (Carrollton, Fr., Infielder); Mackenzie Lotz (Pearl City, Jr., Pitcher); Ella Mack (Gardner-South Wilmington, Jr., Infielder); Hayden McMurtrie (Carrollton, Jr., Infielder); Brynlee McQuay (Western Wildcats, Sr., Infielder); Corinne Mueller (Steeleville, So., Pitcher); Mckenzie Nutter (Illini Bluffs, Sr., Outfielder); Mackenzie Peck (Ridgewood, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Kendall Pemberton (Elgin St. Edward, Sr., Infielder); Payten Perry (Marissa/Coulterville, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Jada Reed (Orangeville, Sr., Outfielder); Kinley Rick (Marquette-Ottawa, So., Pitcher); Ella Rigg (ROWVA-Williamsfield, Sr., Catcher); Tegan Rigg (West Prairie-Southeastern, Jr., Infielder); Addison Scherer (Earlville, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Kayla Scheuber (Gardner-South Wilmington, Sr., Catcher); Hayden Thomas (Villa Grove, Sr., Outfielder); Kennedy Trieb (Marissa/Coulterville, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Gianna Vance (Newman Central Catholic, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Loryn White (Western Wildcats, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Sophie Winkeler (Gibault Catholic, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder).
2026 ICA Class 2A first team
- Ava Balestri, St. Bede Academy, Infielder, Senior
- Colbie Bennet, Carterville, Infielder, Senior
- Kelly Cahill, IC Catholic Prep, Catcher, Junior
- Gabby Christopher, Marengo, Infielder, Senior
- Christine Chmiel, Marian Central Catholic, Pitcher, Senior
- Anna Craig, Anna-Jonesboro, Infielder, Senior
- Aubrie Dornink, North Boone, Pitcher/Infielder, Freshman
- Sawyer Drury, Brimfield-Elmwood, Pitcher, Senior
- Lauren Durako, Bloomington Central Catholic, Outfielder, Sophomore
- Taryn Ford, Carterville, Pitcher, Senior
- Kaiya Hildreth, Stillman Valley, Pitcher/Outfielder, Freshman
- Makenzie Johnson, Beecher, Outfielder, Senior
- Leah Jones, Flora, Infielder, Senior
- Tessa Krull, Seneca, Pitcher, Senior
- Hannah Louis, Williamsville, Pitcher/Infielder, Freshman
- Taylor Norkus, Beecher, Pitcher, Senior
- Avah Oertel, Princeton, Infielder, Junior
- Julia Ohlau, Red Bud, Pitcher/Outfielder, Junior
- Brooklyn Peterson, Riverdale (Port Byron), Catcher, Sophomore
- Hayden Pfeifer, Seneca, Pitcher, Junior
- Cadence Phillips, Carterville, Pitcher, Senior
- Lexi Russ, IC Catholic Prep, Infielder, Junior
- Molly Southall, Wilmington, Outfielder, Senior
- Aubrey Vogel, PORTA, Infielder, Senior
- Lynn Welborn, Marshall, Infielder, Senior
- Kenzie Wieland, Sacred Heart-Griffin, Pitcher/Infielder, Junior
2026 ICA Class 2A second team
Lilli Armes (Johnston City, Sr., Catcher); Lainey Bellas (Bloomington Central Catholic, So., Infielder); Kendyl Binder (Brimfield-Elmwood, Jr., Infielder); Timera Blackburn-Kelley (St. Joseph-Ogden, Sr., Outfielder); Kennedy Bowker (Pana, Sr., Outfielder); Lily Bosnich (St. Bede Academy, Sr., Infielder); Joharah Boze (Illinois Valley Central, Jr., Infielder); Josie Brannon (Roxana, So., Infielder); Bevin Brummel (Pontiac, So., Outfielder); Peyton Chappelear (Hillsboro, Jr., Infielder); Ava Cherry (Roxana, Sr., Outfielder); Kendall Cleland (Pinckneyville, Jr., Infielder); Katie Cox (Riverdale-Port Byron, Sr., Infielder); Kyah Creek (Prairie Central, Sr., Infielder); Dani Jo Currier (Kewanee, Jr., Infielder); Rylee Dare (Eureka, Jr., Pitcher); Elizabeth Davis (Genoa-Kingston, Sr., Infielder); McKenzie Davis (Marshall, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Rhaya DePaolo (Bishop McNamara, Jr., Infielder); Maddy Dinino (IC Catholic Prep, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Joslynn Dole (Bishop McNamara, So., Pitcher); Lucy Eicholz (North Boone, Fr., Infielder); Madisyn Eikenberry (Rock Falls, Fr., Outfielder); Danika Eisenmenger (Unity, Jr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Lauren English (Marshall, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Emersyn Fleming (Illinois Valley Central, Jr., Pitcher); Gabby Frye (Olympia, Sr., Pitcher); Reese Frye (Unity, Jr., Infielder); Maggie Geuvens (Eureka, Sr., Infielder); Savannah Gibb (Carterville, Sr., Outfielder); Aubrie Goudreau (Manteno, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Kyla Gustafson (Marshall, Jr., Pitcher); Madison Hackett (Auburn, Fr., Catcher/Infielder); Olivia Heigert (Williamsville, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Malea Helmink (Teutopolis, Sr., Infielder); Eva Hermann (Robinson, Sr., Pitcher); Riley Hershey (Mt. Carmel, Jr., Infielder); Riley Holloway (New Berlin, Sr., Infielder); Hadley Hunt (Harrisburg, Sr., Outfielder); Gianna Iovinelli (Marengo, Jr., Outfielder); Gwyneth Jindra (Westmont, So., Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Madison John (Roxana, Jr., Infielder); Alex Jokisch (Shelbyville, Sr., Catcher); Addison Jones (Auburn, Jr., Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Khloe Kearns (Beardstown, So., Pitcher); Ella Keene (Pinckneyville, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Lyla Keepes (Mt. Carmel, Jr., Pitcher); Chloe Kinkade (Herscher, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Halle Kitley (Flora, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Sophia Klawitter (Peotone, Sr., Pitcher); Courtney Krause (Pontiac, Fr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Rebecca Lanz (Richmond-Burton, Sr., Catcher); Keely Lawson (Princeton, Sr., Outfielder); Lainey Lessman (Hillsboro, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Kylynn Maltby (Beardstown, Sr., Catcher); Corina Maratea (Aurora Central Catholic, Sr., Pitcher); Maren Milton (Tri-Valley, So., Infielder); Emma Mino (Seneca, Jr., Infielder); Makenzy Moran (Sherrard, Sr., Catcher); Delaney Murphy (Pleasant Plains, Sr., Catcher/Outfielder); Sydney Musial (Stillman Valley, Jr., Infielder); Macayla Nance (Anna-Jonesboro, So., Pitcher); Jayci Needling (Anna-Jonesboro, Sr., Infielder); Khloe Osborne (North Boone, So., Catcher); Charley Perkins (Rockridge, Sr., Outfielder); Khloe Picard (Coal City, Sr., Catcher); Macee Pickering (Kewanee, Jr., Catcher); Sadie Popejoy (Nashville, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Peyton Purves (Rochester, Jr., Catcher); Irene Rangel (Oakwood/Schlarman, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Wynn Renkes (Erie-Prophetstown, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Danika Saddoris (Riverdale-Port Byron, Sr., Pitcher); Brianna Schlapkohl (Rockridge, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Laci Schuckenbrock (Gillespie, Jr., Infielder); Mackenzi Shere (Stillman Valley, Jr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Sadie Sholtis (Gillespie, Sr., Outfielder); Alyssa Singleton (Manteno, Sr., Outfielder); Samantha Slagel (Prairie Central, Sr., Catcher); Emma Slingsby (St. Bede Academy, Sr., Outfielder); Angela Smith (Nashville, Fr., Catcher); Taylor Stefancic (Wilmington, Sr., Infielder); Cassidee Stoffel (Monticello, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Alyssa Tipton (Teutopolis, Sr., Pitcher); Taylor Valangeon (Westville, So., Pitcher); Aubrey Waeltz (Freeburg, Jr., Pitcher); Morgan Vaghy (Aurora Central Catholic, Sr., Infielder); Ava Wagner (Red Bud, Sr., Outfielder); Keeley Walsh (Wilmington, Jr., Infielder); Sadie Grace Walsh (Monticello, Sr., Infielder); Jaelynn Watts (Rochester, Sr., Pitcher); Emily Webb (Columbia, Sr., Pitcher); Zoey Whittaker (Tri-Valley, Sr., Catcher); Payton White (Greenville, So., Pitcher/Outfielder); Sophia White (Quincy Notre Dame, So., Outfielder); Kimmy Whitlock (Johnsburg, Sr., Infielder); Emma Wombles (Pittsfield, Jr., Pitcher); Grace Wuest (Beecher, So., Infielder); Ariani Zito (IC Catholic Prep, Jr., Infielder).
2026 ICA Class 2A third team
Macey Alexander (Murphysboro, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Mackenzie Barton (Illinois Valley Central, Jr., Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Ellie Beachum (East Alton-Wood River, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Isabelle Berg (Oregon, So., Pitcher); Grace Bickers (Unity, Jr., Catcher); Emilee Black (Rockridge, So., Catcher); Ava Brown (Harrisburg, Jr., Catcher); Madison Bruns (Pinckneyville, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Molly Carriker (Carlinville, Fr., Catcher/Infielder); Haylee Clark (Greenville, Sr., Infielder); Makaylynne Correa (Canton, Sr., Infielder); Lexie Dallinger-Eaker (Peoria Notre Dame, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Madelyn David (Rockridge, Sr., Infielder); Izabella DeLost (Canton, Jr., Infielder); Madison Dickerson (Herrin, So., Infielder); Mady Dye (Manteno, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Nina Egizio (Wilmington, Jr., Infielder); Kennadie Finchum (Olympia, Jr., Catcher); Makayla Gajewski (Nashville, Jr., Infielder); Kalleigh Gale (Kewanee, Sr., Pitcher); Sophia Gengler (Pittsfield, Jr., Infielder); Hallie Gibson (Carlinville, Sr., Pitcher); Rebecca Gonzalez (Horizon Science Academy, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Ruby Gregurich (Richmond-Burton, Fr., Infielder/Outfielder); Regan Heubner (PORTA, So., Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Remy Hicks (Kewanee, Jr., Outfielder); Chloe Hoene (Teutopolis, Jr., Catcher); Campbell Humphrey (Alleman, So., Outfielder); Olivia Joseph (Freeburg, Sr., Outfielder); Reagan Kelly (Westmont, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Caroline Keutzer (Princeton, Sr., Outfielder); Thea Key (Monticello, Jr., Infielder); Ayden Klendworth (Erie-Prophetstown, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Peyton Kreher (Red Bud, Jr., Outfielder); Elena Kvasnicka (Beecher, Sr., Infielder); Bernie Larsen (Hall, Fr., Infielder); Reese Larson (Williamsville, Jr., Infielder); Addie Malek (Sacred Heart-Griffin, So., Outfielder); Andi Medina (Chicago Hope Academy, So., Pitcher/Catcher/Infielder); Caroline Morris (Hall, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Anja Nelson (Brimfield-Elmwood, Jr., Outfielder); Rayleigh O’Brien (Sacred Heart-Griffin, Fr., Infielder/Outfielder); Kelsey Oakley (Warrensburg-Latham, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Ava Parish (Gillespie, Sr., Infielder); Emma Picco (Canton, So., Outfielder); Ella Ransom (Illinois Valley Central, So., Pitcher/Outfielder); Laken Renkes (Erie-Prophetstown, Fr., Infielder); Arielle Rich (Genoa-Kingston, Jr., Catcher); Izzy Schneider (Alleman, Sr., Infielder); Julia Schultz (Effingham St. Anthony, Jr., Catcher/Infielder); Evie Sellers (Mt. Carmel, Jr., Infielder); Jayda Shepard (Anna-Jonesboro, Sr., Outfielder); Elle Smithers (Williamsville, Jr., Infielder); Macy Strauch (St. Bede Academy, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Nat Thomson (Mercer County, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Aeralyn Thrasher (Sullivan, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Courtney Troutt (North Boone, Sr., Pitcher); Maddie Walker (Harrisburg, Jr., Pitcher); Savanna Watkins (Manteno, So., Catcher/Infielder); Lucy Wegner (Sacred Heart-Griffin, Jr., Infielder); Madelyn Weiland (Bishop McNamara, So., Outfielder); Makensie Westfall (Sherrard, So., Pitcher); Ellie White (Marengo, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Adelina Wilson (Chicago Hope Academy, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Daylin Zaayer (Westville, Jr., Infielder).
2026 ICA Class 3A first team
- Samantha Hillner, Antioch, Infielder, Senior
- Pearl Wenzel, Antioch, Pitcher, Freshman
- Avery Beals, Charleston, Outfielder, Senior
- Sutton Centoni, Dunlap, Pitcher, Senior
- Lexi Hamer, Dunlap, Outfielder, Junior
- Gracie Ahrens, East Peoria, Infielder, Junior
- Sofia Kateeb, Fenwick, Pitcher, Sophomore
- Ryleigh Kiel, Glenwood, Outfielder, Senior
- Irie Lohrenz, Glenwood, Pitcher, Senior
- Addy Rizzatto, Joliet Catholic, Infielder, Senior
- Taylor Vescogni, LaSalle-Peru, Pitcher, Senior
- Claire Podrebarac, Lemont, Infielder, Sophomore
- Addyson Wooden, Metamora, Infielder, Senior
- Halie Olson, Morris, Infielder, Junior
- Addison Rotz, Mt. Zion, Infielder, Senior
- Piper Lewis, Ottawa, Infielder, Junior
- Reese Mosolino, Prairie Ridge, Pitcher, Senior
- Angelina Cole, Providence Catholic, Outfielder, Senior
- Lauren Kennedy, St. Francis, Infielder, Senior
- Bella Jacobs, Sycamore, Pitcher, Senior
- Kairi Lantz, Sycamore, Catcher, Senior
- Addy MacGregor, Washington, Catcher, Sophomore
- Sam Juelfs, Waterloo, Infielder, Senior
2026 ICA Class 3A second team
Ashley Ellevog (Amundsen, Sr., Catcher); Tegan Schuler (Antioch, Jr., Outfielder); Claire Schuyler (Antioch, Sr., Infielder); Addison Webb (Antioch, Sr., Catcher); Ava Morris (Belvidere North, Jr., Pitcher); Lainie Keefer (Charleston, So., Catcher); Ella Arana (Crystal Lake Central, Jr., Outfielder); Riley Barda (Crystal Lake South, So., Infielder); Samara Agredano (De La Salle, Sr., Infielder); Addison Duncheon (East Peoria, So., Pitcher); Alex Purta (Fenwick, Jr., Infielder); Quinn Krzeminski (Freeport, Sr., Catcher); Clara Lyons (Geneva, So., Infielder); Kendyl Wassenhove (Geneseo, Jr., Pitcher); Evangeline Dupuis (Glenbard South, Jr., Infielder); Hope Gilmore (Glenwood, Jr., Infielder); Jemma Lamb (Glenwood, Fr., Outfielder); Autumn Aliff (Grayslake Central, Jr., Outfielder); Kate Davies (Grayslake Central, Sr., Catcher); Madison Kossakowski (Kaneland, Jr., Outfielder); Makenzie Chamberlain (LaSalle-Peru, Jr., Catcher); Anna Riva (LaSalle-Peru, Sr., Infielder); Mila Mardjetko (Lemont, So., Pitcher); Jessica Pontrelli (Lemont, Sr., Infielder); Evelyn Ayala (Marian Catholic, Fr., Infielder); Alana Bryant (Marion, Sr., Pitcher); Avery Boehm (Mascoutah, Sr., Outfielder); Carra Craig (Metamora, Sr., Outfielder); Cameron Fox (Montini, So., Pitcher); Aubrey Raffen (Montini, Jr., Infielder); Mylie Hughes (Morris, Sr., Pitcher); Aubrey McConnell (Morris, Fr., Catcher); Chloe Jacklin (Mother McAuley, Sr., Catcher); Avelynn Ethell (Mt. Zion, Jr., Catcher); Chloe Williams (Mt. Zion, Sr., Infielder); Hailee Morin (Oak Forest, Jr., Pitcher); Morgan Reczkiewicz (Oak Forest, Sr., Infielder); Teagan Darif (Ottawa, Fr., Outfielder); Addie Russell (Ottawa, Jr., Pitcher); Bella Moore (Prairie Ridge, Jr., Infielder); Ava Misch (Providence Catholic, Jr., Infielder); Macie Robbins (Providence Catholic, So., Pitcher); Ava Moreno (St. Viator, Jr., Infielder); Peyton DeMichael (Taylorville, Sr., Infielder); Leah Cruz (Tinley Park, Jr., Outfielder); Meera Sundaram (University, Sr., Infielder); Brooke Gossett (Vernon Hills, Fr., Pitcher); Payton Swanson (Washington, Jr., Infielder); Aidan Dintelman (Waterloo, Sr., Pitcher); Bella Riesing (Waterloo, So., Catcher); Madison May (Wauconda, Jr., Catcher); Kylee Nicholson (Woodstock North, Jr., Pitcher); Madalynn Nordahl (Woodstock North, Jr., Outfielder).
2026 ICA Class 3A third team
Allie Reynolds (Amundsen, Sr., Pitcher); Chloe Schadle (Belvidere North, Jr., Catcher); Lauren Shuey (Bloomington, Sr., Infielder); Paityn Ahlquist (Cary-Grove, So., Pitcher); Raylin Cox (Charleston, Jr., Infielder); Teleeana Ramirez (Crete-Monee, Sr., Infielder); Cassidy Murphy (Crystal Lake Central, Sr., Catcher); Mya Alvarez (De La Salle, Jr., Catcher); Gabby Drake (Dunlap, Sr., Catcher); Halle Reed (Dunlap, Jr., Infielder); Annika Rosecrans (East Peoria, Jr., Outfielder); Ashlyn Sweatt (East Peoria, Sr., Infielder); Molly Goyke (Evergreen Park, So., Outfielder); Shelby Izzo (Evergreen Park, Fr., Pitcher); Maggie Troglia (Evergreen Park, Jr., Infielder); Isabella Delgado (Fenton, So., Pitcher); Sophia Hollis (Fenton, Fr., Infielder); Ellie Brady (Fenwick, So., Catcher); Gianna Pescatore (Fenwick, Sr., Infielder); Penelope Kline (Geneseo, So., Infielder); Addison Snell (Geneseo, So., Infielder); Brena Dalton (Grayslake North, So., Second Base); Lillyana Crawford (Kaneland, So., Catcher); Ellie Peck (Kaneland, Sr., Pitcher); KaLeah Jackson (Kankakee, Sr., Infielder); Ariel Huerta (Kennedy, Sr., Catcher); Zoey Christian (Lakes, Jr., Catcher); Karmen Piano (LaSalle-Peru, Sr., Outfielder); Ella Phelan (Lemont, Sr., Outfielder); Grey Gilbert (Lincoln, Jr., Infielder); Paislee Freebourn (Marion, Sr., Infielder); Mercedes Smith (Marion, Sr., Infielder); Callie Kunze (Mascoutah, Jr., Catcher); Kate Cantwell (Morton, Sr., Infielder); Bobbi Snook (Ottawa, Jr., Catcher); Kylie Carroll (Prairie Ridge, Jr., Infielder); Parker Frey (Prairie Ridge, Sr., Infielder); Lauren Herbert (Rantoul, Sr., Catcher); Lilly Pedd (Ridgewood, Jr., Infielder); Alyssa Freeman (St. Francis, So., Infielder); Lily Konen (St. Francis, Sr., Infielder); Addi Armstrong (Sycamore, Jr., Infielder); Abby Harper (Triad, So., Pitcher); Annie Zbylut (Vernon Hills, Jr., Catcher); Kami Barth (Washington, Sr., Outfielder); Sophie Walker (Washington, So., Infielder); Grayce Mayer (Waterloo, Jr., Infielder); Kenzie Bowles (Woodstock, Jr., Infielder); Aly Jordan (Woodstock North, Sr., Infielder).
2026 ICA Class 4A first team
- Aubrina Adamik, Huntley, Infielder, Senior
- Jaelynn Anthony, Oswego, Pitcher, Senior
- Mackenzie Bacha, Lincoln-Way East, Infielder, Senior
- Miah Berhenke, East Moline United, Infielder, Senior
- Addison Crumly, Minooka, Infielder, Senior
- Taylor Dolecki, Schaumburg, Outfielder, Senior
- Reese Forsythe, Lincoln-Way West, Catcher, Senior
- Lydia Hammond, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Pitcher/Outfielder, Senior
- Shae Johnson, Mundelein, Pitcher, Senior
- Kayla Kersting, Yorkville, Catcher, Senior
- Taylor Lane, Lockport, Outfielder, Senior
- Molly McAnally, Glenbrook North, Catcher/Infielder, Senior
- Abi Monroe, Belleville East, Pitcher/Outfielder, Junior
- Erin Ryan, Buffalo Grove, Catcher, Junior
- Hayden Sujack, St. Charles East, Catcher, Senior
- Katie Taraschewsky, Barrington, Pitcher, Senior
- Soleil Tate, Marist, Pitcher, Junior
- Abby Zawadzki, St. Charles North, Pitcher/Infielder, Senior
2026 ICA Class 4A second team
Rylie Adams (Harlem, Sr., Pitcher); Brooklyn Barber (Lake Zurich, Fr., Infielder); Claire Bolda (Glenbard East, Jr., Pitcher); Lilly Burda (York, Sr., Infielder); Brooke Burris (Edwardsville, Jr., Outfielder); Emily Chavosky (Richards, Sr., Pitcher); Ana Cisek (Andrew, Sr., Infielder); Reese Cusack (Lincoln-Way West, Sr., Infielder); Addi Edlen (Hampshire, Jr., Infielder); Harlow Engel (Barrington, Jr., Infielder); Molly Finn (Lincoln-Way West, Sr., Infielder); Adalynn Fugitt (Oswego, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Lyla Ginczycki (Huntley, Sr., Infielder); Suzana Grosman (Fremd, Fr., Infielder); Angelina Guillen (Leyden, Sr., Outfielder); Leia Hammerschmidt (Oak Park-River Forest, Sr., Catcher); Ella Heimbuch (St. Charles North, Jr., Catcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Taylor Higham (Libertyville, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Cassidy Jagielski (Lincoln-Way East, Sr., Infielder); Mea Johnson (East Moline United, Sr., Catcher); Isla Kapellas (Niles North, Jr., Pitcher/Infielder); Kaelyn Kelly (Hononegah, Jr., Infielder); Grace King (Carmel Catholic, Sr., Catcher); Julianna Kouba (St. Charles North, Jr., Infielder); Addison Kramkowski (Belleville East, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); AJ Lincoln (Rock Island, Jr., Infielder); Jasmine Lucero (Stevenson, Jr., Infielder); Liana Maggio (Barrington, Jr., Infielder); Megan Maresco (Prospect, Jr., Pitcher); Mia Melendez (Riverside-Brookfield, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Mia Meno (Warren, Sr., Infielder); Molly Milanowski (Saint Ignatius, So., Outfielder); Avery Miller (Glenbard North, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Avery Miller (Naperville Central, Jr., Pitcher); Avery Moutrey (Bradley-Bourbonnais, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Irelyn O’Brien (Hononegah, Jr., Pitcher); Michaela Power (Taft, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Maddie Rogers (Marist, So., Outfielder); Isabella Rosauer (Yorkville, So., Pitcher); Alaina Rosner (Benet Academy, Jr., Catcher); Olivia Segura (Lane Tech, Sr., Outfielder); Jenna Sheehan (South Elgin, Jr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Katie Silva (Oswego East, Jr., Infielder); Emma Sommerfeld (Plainfield Central, Jr., Outfielder); Riley Story (Maine South, Jr., Infielder); Layla Termunde (Marist, So., Outfielder); Kieley Tomas (Mundelein, Sr., Outfielder); Zoe Trunk (Sandburg, Sr., Infielder); Cloe Villa (St. Laurence, Jr., Infielder); Gia Whelan (Glenbard North, Sr., Infielder); Mia Woldman (Palatine, Jr., Pitcher); Hannah Wulf (St. Charles East, Sr., Pitcher).
2026 ICA Class 4A third team
Jordan Balsavich (Downers Grove South, So., Outfielder); Anie Balta (Lincoln-Way East, Sr., Infielder); Mia Balta (Lincoln-Way East, Jr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Morgan Beers (St. Charles East, Jr., Outfielder); Piper Berry (Round Lake, So., Pitcher/Infielder); Ella Bonk (Downers Grove North, Sr., Outfielder); Abby Brueggmann (Lincoln-Way West, Sr., Pitcher); Avery Burns (Benet Academy, Fr., Infielder/Outfielder); Ava Carlson (Minooka, Jr., Infielder); Lilly Carver (Glenbard East, Jr., Infielder); Allison Coppersmith (Willowbrook, Sr., Outfielder); Audrie Corrado (Fremd, Jr., Outfielder); Janelise Cosme (ITW David Speer Academy, Sr., Infielder/Outfielder); Emily Courtney (Mundelein, Sr., Infielder/Outfielder); Jocelyn Cushard (Plainfield East, So., Pitcher); Maggie Dahlman (Bartlett, Fr., Catcher); Caylee Del Boccio (Rolling Meadows, Jr., Outfielder); Gracie Del Toro (West Aurora, Jr., Outfielder); Maggie Demopoulos (York, Sr., Infielder); Giavanna DiCiolla (Lockport, Sr., Infielder); Bridget Faut (Lockport, Sr., Pitcher); Kamya Feigl (Oak Lawn, Jr., Catcher); Ellie Fox (Yorkville, Sr., Pitcher); Marley Fox (Edwardsville, Sr., Pitcher); Piper Heimbrodt (Huntley, Fr., Outfielder); Ali Herrick (Larkin, Jr., Infielder); Norah Howell (Warren, Jr., Infielder); Betsy Jack (Oswego, Sr., Infielder); Alaynna Johnson (DeKalb, So., Infielder); Reagan Kearns (East Moline United, Sr., Infielder); Noel Klody (Benet Academy, So., Pitcher); Lauren Kozlovsky (Glenbard North, Sr., Infielder/Outfielder); Lexi Kyros (Marist, Jr., Catcher); Ava Lazare (South Elgin, Fr., Infielder); Shannon Lee (Bradley-Bourbonnais, Jr., Infielder); Cali Lenz (Naperville Central, Jr., Outfielder); Demi Lotus (St. Laurence, So., Infielder); Arianna Marin (Lane Tech, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Maya Mendell (Oak Park-River Forest, Fr., Catcher/Infielder); Hayley Michels (Normal Community, Sr., Outfielder); Anna Montella (Fremd, Jr., Infielder); Alyssa Muhlbach (Yorkville, Fr., Outfielder); Maggie Neally (Quincy, So., Catcher/Infielder); Kate Nelson (Glenbrook North, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Alana Nieto (Schaumburg, Fr., Pitcher/Infielder); Riley O’Grady (Grant, Jr., Infielder); Olivia Owles (Oswego East, Sr., Outfielder); Hailey Pacheco (Argo, Fr., Pitcher); Lily Parr (Rockford Auburn, Sr., Catcher); Zoe Peters (Belleville East, Jr., Catcher); Meghan Potenza (Shepard, Sr., Infielder); Sophia Ptak (West Chicago, Sr., Catcher/Infielder); Amelia Pytel (Riverside-Brookfield, So., Pitcher); Carrigan Rich (St. Charles North, Sr., Pitcher); Lillian Roberts (Romeoville, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder/Outfielder); Mia Robinson (Hampshire, Sr., Infielder); Camila Rosas (Thornton Fractional South, Jr., Infielder); Sophia Rosner (Benet Academy, Jr., Infielder/Outfielder); Paige Seivert (Lincoln-Way West, Sr., Outfielder); Emily Stevens (East Moline United, Sr., Pitcher/Infielder); Trinity Stevenson (Riverside-Brookfield, Sr., Infielder); Annalise Stich (Warren, Sr., Outfielder); Lily Stone (Edwardsville, Sr., Infielder); Maren Theyssen (Walter Payton, Sr., Outfielder); Alyssa Tukker (Waubonsie Valley, Jr., Outfielder); Makayla Van Dinther (St. Charles East, Sr., Pitcher/Outfielder); Madi Van Ryn (Barrington, Sr., Outfielder); Alexis VanderTuuk (Lockport, Sr., Infielder); Kasidy Whitaker (Rich Township, Sr., Catcher/Infielder).
Catholic Charities Fort Worth developed the Padua program, which is an anti-poverty program that ‘meets clients where they are.’
In the heart of one of Chicago’s most challenged neighborhoods, a proven, dignity-centered approach to breaking the cycle of poverty is about to take root.
Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago recently announced a major partnership with Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) to bring the innovative Padua program to the greater Englewood community in south Chicago.
Named after St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of the poor, the program pairs participants with a team of two dedicated caseworkers for long-term, client-led support, with no arbitrary time limits. The only eligibility requirements for the program are that the client be 18 years old and willing to work.
The collaboration marks a significant expansion of the model, which was developed in 2015 by CCFW and validated through a randomized controlled trial by the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO).
Participants in the study were 25% more likely to achieve full-time employment, earned 46% higher incomes, and were 64% more likely to secure stable housing.
Brendan Perry, director of Padua National at Catholic Charities Fort Worth, told EWTN News that the program was in response to the nonprofit “seeing a lot of repeat customers,” which, “in the nonprofit world is not a good thing.”
“We weren’t truly creating economic mobility,” Perry recalled of the organization’s earlier efforts. “Padua was our answer to that challenge.”
Perry said the program was born from a simple but powerful question: What if?
“What if the way we’ve always addressed poverty isn’t the way it has to be?” he explained. “What if we created a program where clients set their own goals, timelines were built around people instead of funders, and we holistically addressed a client’s root issues instead of just the symptoms of their poverty? And what if we could prove it through research and create a model that was replicable?”
Unlike many short-term workforce programs, Padua’s two-person case management teams (a case manager and caseworker) provide holistic support in employment, housing, education, and emotional resilience. Clients define their own goals and remain in the program for as long as needed.
Perry said that people begin their journey with Padua from many different places and often come from a place of crisis. While Padua “is not a crisis program,” Perry said the program helps clients get to a place of stability.
“Once theyʼre there, weʼre gonna be sticking with you for the long haul to get to a point of strength and of prosperity.”
One client who has benefited from the Padua program is Lisa, a divorced mother of three who faced single parenthood, housing instability, unemployment, and mental health issues among her children.
“When I was in my marriage, there was a lot of breaking up and getting back together,” Lisa said. “There was a lot of moving around, and I believe thatʼs how my son developed separation anxiety, which led to depression, and [he] became highly suicidal.”
Lisa’s caseworker helped her find counseling for her son as well as for Lisa, who learned coping skills that helped her better care for her son.
“I pour into his life daily by reminding him that you are handsome, you are smart, you are capable, you have a mum and a family that loves you. You are loved, you deserve to be alive. This world needs you,” she said.
The Padua program helped her attend culinary school and taught her financial skills like budgeting and saving.
Lisa is now employed, has a stable home for her children, and has attended a culinary arts program with dreams of becoming a catering and private chef.
She gives credit to her caseworker, Taelor: “I call her my guardian angel because … sheʼs just been so loving and supportive.”
Perry added that the partnership with Goodwill reflects a shared commitment to human dignity.
“We’re not just expanding the program — we’re ensuring more families have access to the tools they need to build bigger, brighter futures.”
Clayton Pryor, chief mission officer for Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago, emphasized how naturally the program aligns with their existing work.
“At Goodwill, we believe lasting change starts with meeting people where they are,” Pryor told EWTN News. “Padua allows us to go deeper with individuals who need more intensive, long-term support. It’s client-led, research-backed, and focused on real stability — not just a job, but a foundation for life.”
The Illinois program is scheduled to launch in October out of Goodwill’s new Neighborhood Opportunity Center in Englewood. Pryor said the organization aims to serve 50 clients in the first year, scaling to more than 200 over five years.
Traneice West was pronounced dead shortly after 2 a.m. at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, authorities said. West had been in a crash involving a pedestrian and multiple vehicles on the southbound interstate near Weber Road, according to the coroner’s office.
Illinois State Police are investigating, authorities said.
CHICAGO (WLS) — The big party might be over, but we are still celebrating 250 years since America declared its independence.
That includes highlighting the people of Illinois, their achievements, their stories, and their contributions to this country.
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Leading the way for all of this is the Illinois America 250 Commission.
“The mission is to really make sure that everyone in Illinois feels connected and feels like they have an opportunity to be part of our country’s story,” says Commission Chair and Executive Director of Illinois Humanities Gabrielle Lyon. “And secondly, to make sure that we’re accessible and truly statewide.”
Lyon says one of her favorite experiences chairing the commission “is the everyday realization of the connections between what has happened in Illinois and our country’s story.”
“That’s everything from before we were a state. We weren’t a state until 1818. All the way up until now, I mean, the organizers, the labor movements, the artists, the musicians. You can’t really tell the story of America without the influence of Illinoisans,” Lyon said.
The Illinois America 250 Commission is highlighting the people of Illinois and their contributions to this country.
One of the commission’s major initiatives was to create a passport.
“This passport has a collection of 60 people, places, sites, scenic highways, all of which have ties to making good on the ideals of the Declaration of Independence,” Lyon said.
Lyon says there are a couple of ways that families can tackle the passport as they hit the road to visit some of the landmarks this summer.
“You can be like kids get in the car and just pick something you like. Or you can find an interest that one of your kids has. If they’re young, go to the John Deere Historic Museum. That innovation changed the entire nature of agriculture,” Lyons said. “The truth is, the sweep of American history complex, fraught, amazing; it’s all right here in Illinois.”
And the initiative that Lyon says she’s probably most excited about is Illinois Voices 250 led by Illinois Humanities, “which is an invitation to record a story about this moment with someone you care about.”
“And those conversations are being preserved at the Library of Congress,” she added. “The idea that we’re just celebrating something that happened 250 years ago, to me, misses the point of this moment. The Declaration of Independence is a promise. But it’s a promise you have to actively make good on. And part of that is thinking about, what kind of place do you want to live in, what do you want for your children, what does equality, pursuit of happiness mean to you? And making a conversation that’s going to make a memory is kind of the best way to both imagine it and crystalize that.”
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