Manchester’s Rylie Young repeats as District Player of the Year

By Mark Carpenter

People’s Defender

After her 2024 junior season, Manchester’s Rylie Young became the first Lady Greyhound in school history to be named the softball Southeast District Player of the Year. Turns out, once was not enough.

In 2024, the Southeast District Coaches Association named Young as Player of the Year in Division IV and with the new divisional alignments for the 2024-25 school year, the Lady Hounds found themselves in Division VII and Young found herself being again named First Team All-District and District Player of the Year after a spring campaign that saw her hit .627 to lead the Southern Hills Athletic Conference in average. In the center circle, Young went 17-4 with an earned run average of 1.46, striking out 225 hitters in 115 innings of work.

Young was joined by ta trio of other Lady Hounds who received All-District honors- sophomore Elliana Applegate, also named First team in Division VII, and sophomores Bristynn McClanahan and Addilyn Hunter, who both were named to the Division VII Second Team.

The North Adams Lady Devils also produced a pair of All-District performers with junior pitcher Carlee Garriosn being named to the First Teamin Division V after her outstanding spring. Joing Garrison was her battery mate, junior catcher Paige Evans, who was named to the Division V Second Team.

The Peebles Lady Indians were well-represented in Division VI, placing two players on the First Team- freshman Kendall Myers and junior kaelyn Musser. Joing her teammated was senior Abigail Smalley, who was recognized on the Division VI Second Team.

Following is the entire All-District lists in softball for Division V, VI and VII.

Division V

First Team: Catie Boggs, Wheelersburg; Hannah Potts, Wellston; Kaylynn Carter, Wheelersburg; Mary Halcomb, Adena; Bella Roush, Meigs; Ava Estep, Wheelersburg; Khamil Martin, Ironton; Mollyann Runyon, Northwest; Aubrey Heath, Piketon; Allie Grooms, Eastern Brown; Jaylin Forbes, Piketon; Savannah Bushatz, Huntington; Maddie Childers, Wellston; Gabby Henry, Westfall; Natalie Goode, Meigs; Isabella Melvin, Rock Hill; Halynn Boggess-Pierce, Zane Trace; Kylie Williams, Southeastern;Annika Carpenter, Northwest; Caroline Dupler, New Lexington; Carlee Garrison, North Adams; Caitlyn Galloway, Portsmouth

Second Team: Aubrey Ferguson, Ironton; Laken Wright, Wheelersburg; Allie Baker, Huntington; Ava Flaig, Minford; Ava Bihl, Ironton; KJ Collins, Chesapeake; Paige Evans, North Adams; Brynn Wipert, Zane Trace; Ellie McCarty, Oak Hill; Kaylee Hudnall, Alexander; Katie Dehart, Fairland; paislee Darst, River Valley; Charlie Ling, Rock Hill; Alaina Wilds, Rock Hill; Maddie Simpson, Eastern Brown; Layla Townshend, Ironton; Ava Horn, Meigs; Kyndall Carroll, Piketon; Madison Boren, Portsmouth; Addy Blakeman, Piketon; Katie Ankrom, Portsmouth; Abby Throckmorton, Northwest

Honorable Mention: Adrian Guarnier, Adena; Adelyn Nelson, Adena; Haylee Laton, Chesapeake; Jaeden Anderson, Chesapeake; Olivia Shelton, Eastern Brown; Ammery Simpson, Eastern Brown; Ally Shephard, Fairland; Jordan Spencer, Fairland; Taylor Tisdale, Huntington; Leah McCloskey, Huntington; Aubrey Newell, Meigs; Harli Leneger, Minford; Jorja Burkhart, New Lexington; Lauren Copp, Northwest; Gracie Evans, Oak Hill; Bristol Stickley, Oak Hill; Brynlee Stickley, Oak Hill; Karlee Galloway, Portsmouth; Kailyn Rife, River Valley; Savannah Kidd, Rock Hill; Jade Turner, Southeastern; Lydia Williams, Southeastern; Reese Karr, Wellston; Lyla Pittengar, Wellston; Maddie Williams, Zane Trace; Anna Snyder, Westfall; Adrina Hicks, Westfall

Co-Players of the Year: Catie Boggs, Wheelersburg; Hannah Potts, Wellston

Coach of the Year: Teresa Ruby, Wheelersburg

Division VI

First Team: Jobey Hattan, Fairfield; Maci Bradford, Portsmouth West; Noel Barnhill, Lynchburg-Clay; Abbie Deeds, Coal Grove; Addison Claxon, South Webster; Rilee Quickle, Fairfield; Leah Rader, Eastern Pike; Sophia Stauffer, Paint Valley, Brooklyn Pitts, Portsmouth West; Emmie Fowler, Nelsonville York; Makayla Carmichael, Belpre; Sophia Michael, Lynchburg-Clay; Rylee Black, Coal Grove; Braxtyn Holbrook, Lucasville Valey; Lauren Kaltenbach, South Webster; Kendall Myers, Peebles; Kaelyn Musser, Peebles; Lilly Gura, Nelsonville York

Second Team: Carley Sanders, Fairfield; Kelsie Crowder, Fairfield; Addy Stewart, Belpre; Abigail Smalley, Peebles; Kendyl Christman, Lucasville Valley; Lynnleigh McCollister, Eastern Pike; Makayla Raynard, South Webster; Jaiden White, South Webster; Mia Haynes, Coal Grove; Addison Wolfe, Lucasville Valley; Kyla Littler, Paint Valley; Aubrey Quillen, Eastern Pike; Lucy Ruble, Belpre; Jaylee Osborne, Federal Hocking; Reese Ruble, Lynchburg-Clay; Izzy Kitts, Coal Grove; Erica Whisman, Portsmouth West; Kasarah Cantrell, Paint Valley

Honorable Mention: Paisley Stadler, Nelsonville York; Kyleigh Warren, Nelsonville York; Ava Brookover, Bewlpre; rorie Tabler, Federal Hocking; Charlie Slaybaugh, Federal Hocking; Lylah Cornell, Portsmouth West; Emilee Barr, Lucasville Valley; Jayden McCleese, Eastern Pike

Co-Players of the Year: Jobey Hattan, Fairfield; Maci Bradford, Portsmouth West

Coach of the Year: Ellen Binegar, Fairfield

Division VII

First Team: Rylie Young, Manchester; Brenna Tibbs, Symmes Valley; Aedre Ault, Eastern; Jaylynn Hupp, Racine Southern; Joelle Richards, Trimble; Alayla Soard, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Elliana Applegate, Manchester; Elin Shaw, Portsmouth Clay; Payton Kranyik, Racine Southern; Laney Shepherd, Portsmouth Clay; Emma Putman, Eastern: Marley Ferguson, Symmes Valley; Hannah Stover, Miller; Ava Rush, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Kate Entler, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Rylie White, Eastern; Sarah Cassidy, Portsmouth Clay; Nevaeh Cump, Racine Southern

Second Team: Brooklyn Burdette, Trimble; Baylee Bridges, Green; Lindsey Freeman, Symmes Valley; Sydni Hornsby, South Gallia; Maya Wilson, Waterford; Emma Ridenour, Symmes Valley; Kennedy Lyon, Portsmouth Notre Dame; Avery Smithberger, Waterford; Allison Huck, Waterford; Kyleigh Kranyick, Racine Southern; Ashlynn Thomas, Eastern; Bristynn McClanahan, Manchester; Maddie Penix, Portsmouth Clay; Charlie Shafer, Trimble. Baylee Guido, Sciotoville East; Addilyn Hunter, Manchester; Justina Williams, New Boston; Daisy Hamilton, New Boston;

Honorable Mention: Kennedy Shamblin, South Gallia; Gracie Harrison, South Gallia; Alyssa Waugh, South Gallia; Haley Weiss, Sciotoville East; Ayden Albrecht, Sciotoville East; Ella Shope, Sciotoville East; Bella Mustain, New Boston; Kaelyn Tabor, New Boston; Abby Keller, Miller; Madison Rutter, Miller

Player of the Year: Rylie Young, Manchester

Coach of the Year: Odie Estep, Symmes Valley