By Mark Carpenter
People’s Defender
The baseball coaches of the Southeast District released their All-District Teams for the 2026 season and one glance at the Division VI (West) list will show you that Adams County had an abundance of high school baseball talent this spring. No less that 18 local athletes were named to the Division VI All-District Team, seven from Manchester, six from Peebles and five from North Adams.
The Division VI West Coach of the Year is also from the county, for the second consecutive season, Manchester’s Trey Meade.
The complete list of All-District players from Division VI (West) in the Southeast District is as follows.
First Team: Luke Applegate, Manchester; Clayton Colvin, Manchester; Traevyn Hilderbrand, Manchester; Preston Fauber, Paint Valley; Jase Rinehart, Paint Valley; Braxton Vance, Eastern Brown; Will Litzinger, Eastern Brown; Trace Evans, North Adams; Maverick Winkler, North Adams; Bo Johnson, Peebles; Braylen Stephens, Peebles, Colin Tolle, North Adams
Second Team: Brennen Ison, Paint Valley; Carson Inman, Manchester; Jaiden Florence, Eastern Brown; Nash Grooms, Peebles; Cooper Roush, North Adams
Honorable Mention: Owen Donahue, Paint Valley; Hunton Shiveley, North Adams; Crew Wilson, Peebles; Caleb Johnson, Peebles; Kolston Schweitzer, Eastern Brown; Bryce Blanton, Paint Valley
Special Mention: Justin Brown, Adena; Cameron Stoops, Adena; Colyn Sims, Peebles; Landen Doyle, Manchester; Braylon Rickett, Manchester; Parker Hayslip, Manchester; River Mettler, Paint Valley
(*Note: A coach or school representative must be present at the voting meeting in order for players from that particular school to be included on All-District lists.)