The Illinois Coaches Association has released their 2022 all-state teams for high school softball. The list of area players is headlined by four players from the back-to-back state champion Rockridge Rockets, including two first-team selections.
Class 1A
Second Team
McKeya Cihla – Princeville
Maddy Diaz – United
Addie Seitz – West Central
Mya Brown – Ridgewood
Third Team
Liberty Anderson – Galva
Shelby Bowman – West Central
Class 2A
First Team
Payton Brown – Rockridge
Kendra Lewis – Rockridge
Second Team
Maddie Frieden – Mercer County
Bailah Bognar – Rockridge
Kori Needham – Rockridge
Bella Dean – Sherrard
Third Team
Teagan Nees – Sherrard
Lainey Kunert – Orion
Karleigh Ashby – Monmouth-Roseville
Lexi Harshbarger – Knoxville