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All-WBL softball team named by coaches

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Four Van Wert Cougars have earned all Western Buckeye League honors in balloting by league coaches.

Emma West was named first team All-WBL, Lauren Gearhart was named second team All-WBL, Layla Sudduth earned third team All-WBL honors, and Haley Dunlap was named honorable mention All-WBL.

First team

Alycen Stumbaugh – Bath

Addison Miller – Defiance

Liv Walters – Elida

Cambelle Gass – Celina

Lilly Gonazalez – Celina

Anne Menke – Shawnee

Adyson Van De Keere – St. Marys Memorial

Sophia Knife – Wapakoneta

Brayla Butler – Kenton

Riley Rhodes – Shawnee

Emma West – Van Wert

Second team

Lauren Gearhart – Van Wert

Maddie Allen – Celina

Addison Neth – Shawnee

Ava Klosterman – St. Marys Memorial

Alexis Schneider – Wapakoneta

Alexis Ratliff – Kenton

Haley Meyer – Ottawa-Glandorf

Khloe Siler – Ottawa-Glandorf

Paiton Rhodes – Celina

Ava Jackson – Elida

Third team

Delaney Miller – Elida

Ayden Young – St. Marys Memorial

Layla Sudduth – Van Wert

Bella Rowlison – Defiance

Hailey Leopold – Ottawa-Glandorf

Taylor Lichty – Shawnee

Shabryana Worthington – Wapakoneta

Hailee Mauk – Bath

Alexis Siefring – Celina

Honorable mention

Hayley Germann – Celina

Elley Ward – Defiance

Maddie Kill – Elida

Emori Criner – Kenton

Bath – Mara Davis

Addison Melson – Shawnee

Libbie Niese – Ottawa-Glandorf

Kailey Smith – St. Marys Memorial

Haley Dunlap – Van Wert

Paison Preston – Wapakoneta

Player of the Year – Adyson Van De Keere, St. Marys Memorial

Coach of the Year – Renée Williams, Celina
 
 
 

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