LeBaron Is D2 West Player Of The Year
Junior pitcher Brittyn LeBaron of league-champion Cassadaga Valley was named the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 West Player of the Year.
LeBaron was joined by three teammates on the league’s First Team: junior left fielder Holly Crandall, junior catcher Hannah Edwards and junior shortstop Bella Ruiz.
Forestville senior pitcher Brooke Ostrye was named the league’s Pitcher of the Year and also joined by three teammates on the First Team: senior catcher Alison Mierzwa, sophomore shortstop Clare Kingsfield and sophomore designated player Kaitlyn Alguire.
Panama placed junior catcher Madalyn Bowen, freshman pitcher Ashlyn Harvey and junior second baseman Abi Lisciandro on the First Team; Brocton/Westfield was represented by sophomore pitcher Megan Gloss and senior utility player Jen Potter; and Clymer was represented by senior pitcher Erica Gustafson and senior second baseman Sydney Beal.
Senior second baseman Savannah Nickerson, senior third baseman Jewelee Schauman, senior first baseman/center fielder Sara Briggs, sophomore center fielder Allissa Morey and senior first baseman/right fielder Mikaela Rearick represented Cassadaga Valley on the Second Team.
Forestville was represented on the Second Team by senior third baseman Makenzie Press, senior center fielder Caroline Kaicher and sophomore right fielder Phoebe Kingsfield while Panama was represented by senior third baseman Elle Angeletti and junior shortstop Maci Johnson.
Brocton/Westfield placed sophomore catcher Jenelle Grigelevich and freshman infielder Juli Smith on the Second Team; Clymer placed senior shortstop Nashia Duryee and eighth-grade center fielder Mikala Einink; and Sherman was represented by freshman shortstop Amaya Lewczyk.
Cassadaga Valley’s Ken Balling was named the league’s Coach of the Year while Clymer received the Team Sportsmanship Award. Individual Sportsmanship Award winners were Panama eighth-grader Willa Anderson, Brocton/Westfield senior Michaela Manos, Briggs, Clymer junior Tori Beckwith, Press and Sherman junior Gabby Carris.
FIRST TEAM
Brittyn LeBaron Cassadaga Valley Junior Pitcher
Holly Crandall Cassadaga Valley Junior Left Fielder
Hannah Edwards Cassadaga Valley Junior Catcher
Bella Ruiz Cassadaga Valley Junior Shortstop
Brooke Ostrye Forestville Senior Pitcher
Alison Mierzwa Forestville Senior Catcher
Clare Kingsfield Forestville Sophomore Shortstop
Kaitlyn Alguire Forestville Sophomore Designated Player
Madalyn Bowen Panama Junior Catcher
Ashlyn Harvey Panama Freshman Pitcher
Abi Lisciandro Panama Junior Second Baseman
Megan Gloss Brocton/Westfield Sophomore Pitcher
Jen Potter Brocton/Westfield Senior Utility Player
Erica Gustafson Clymer Senior Pitcher
Sydney Beal Clymer Senior Second Baseman
SECOND TEAM
Savannah Nickerson Cassadaga Valley Senior Second Baseman
Jewelee Schauman Cassadaga Valley Senior Third Baseman
Sara Briggs Cassadaga Valley Senior First Baseman/Center Fielder
Allissa Morey Cassadaga Valley Sophomore Center Fielder
Mikaela Rearick Cassadaga Valley Senior First Baseman/Right Fielder
Makenzie Press Forestville Senior Third Baseman
Caroline Kaicher Forestville Senior Center Fielder
Phoebe Kingsfield Forestville Sophomore Right Fielder
Elle Angeletti Panama Senior Third Baseman
Maci Johnson Panama Junior Shortstop
Jenelle Grigelevich Brocton/Westfield Sophomore Catcher
Juli Smith Brocton/Westfield Freshman Infielder
Nashia Duryee Clymer Senior Shortstop
Mikala Einink Clymer Eighth Grade Center Fielder
Amaya Lewczyk Sherman Freshman Shortstop
HONORABLE
MENTION
Emily Roberts Cassadaga Valley Senior First Baseman
Madison Rothleider Cassadaga Valley Sophomore Designated Player
Cece Egan Forestville Senior First Baseman
Lille Gould Forestville Sophomore Left Fielder
Natalie Angeletti Panama Sophomore First Baseman
Marra Hovey Panama Freshman Center Fielder
Kiara Booker Brocton/Westfield Senior Outfielder
Cheyanna Rivera Brocton/Westfield Sophomore First Baseman
Kate Honey Clymer Junior Third Baseman
Rowen Fisher Sherman Junior First Baseman