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St. Marys' Adyson Van De Keere was named the WBL Softball Player of the Year.
St. Marys senior pitcher Adyson Van De Keere was named the Player of the Year by the Western Buckeye League softball coaches as the league released its postseason honors on Monday.
Van De Keere, who will pitch next season for the University of Northwestern Ohio, went 12-8 this season with a 2.18 earned run average as the Roughriders reached the Division IV district semifinals. In 118⅔ innings, Van De Keere struck out 184 batters and walked just 25. At the plate, Van De Keere batted .424 with 25 runs batted in.
Celina coach Renee Williams received her second straight WBL Coach of the Year honor in guiding the Bulldogs to a second straight undefeated league season and finishing 21-3 in the Division III district finals.
Celina's Campbelle Gass and Lilly Gonzalez joined Van De Keere on the first team. Celina's Maddie Allen and Paiton Rhodes were joined by St. Marys' Ava Klosterman on the second team while St. Marys' Ayden Young and Celina's Alexis Siefring were named to the third team.
Honorable mention honors went to Celina's Hayley Germann and St. Marys' Kailey Smith.
Celina coach Renee Williams was named the WBL Softball Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
The 2026 All-Western Buckeye League Softball Team as selected by the coaches:
Player of the Year: Adyson Van De Keere (St. Marys).
Coach of the Year: Renee Williams (Celina).
First Team
Alycen Stumbaugh (Bath), Addison Miller (Defiance), Liv Walters (Elida), Campbelle Gass (Celina), Lilly Gonzalez (Celina), Anna Menke (Shawnee), Adyson Van De Keere (St. Marys), 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), Alexis Schneider (Wapakoneta), Alexis Ratliff (Kenton), Haley Meyer (Ottawa-Glandorf), Khloe Siler (Defiance), Paiton Rhodes (Celina), Ava Jackson (Elida).
Third Team
Delaney Miller (Elida), Ayden Young (St. Marys), 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), Mara Davis (Bath), Addison Melson (Shanwee), Libbie Niese (Ottawa-Glandorf), Kailey Smith (St. Marys), Halley Dunlap (Van Wert), Paison Preston (Wapakoneta).
