Class D Player of the Year Addison Makowski of state champion Deposit-Hanco*ck is among 10 softball players from Section 4 to be selected first-team all-state by the New York State Sports Writers and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports.
Coaches of the Year included Mike Johnston Jr. of state champion Corning in Class AAA and Dan Briggs of Deposit-Hanco*ck in Class D.
Section 4 had 33 all-state picks among the six classes.
Makowski, a junior, struck out 21 and pitched a two-hitter to lead the Eagles to a 13-0 win over Salem in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D title game.
She posted a 14-2 pitching record with a 0.63 ERA and struck out 231 batters over 105 innings. Makowski was a .444 batter and hit four home runs.
Joining Makowski as repeat first-team all-state picks from Section 4 were Vestal senior shortstop Caitlyn Petteys in Class AA and Thomas A. Edison senior pitcher/third baseman Gabby Milazzo in Class B.
Other Section 4 first-team picks were Corning's Matti Johnston and Peyton Sullivan in Class AAA, Vestal's Kendall Brady in Class AA, Sidney's Ava Cirigliano in Class B, Bainbridge-Guilford's Gabriella Cuozzo in Class C, and Deposit-Hanco*ck's Sarah Gross and Olivia Johnston in Class D.
The all-state team was edited by Perry Novak, co-president of NYSSCOGS, based on nominations from across the state.
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Class AAA
Player of the Year: Milana Fiordalisi, St. Anthony's (CHSAA).
Co-Coaches of the Year: Mike Johnston Jr., Corning; Mike Massa, St. Anthony's.
First Team: Tara Murphy, North Rockland, sophom*ore pitcher; Alexis Tighe, White Plains, freshman pitcher; Jackie Cutting, Saratoga, junior pitcher; Sarah Decker, Saratoga, senior catcher; Matti Johnston, Corning, sophom*ore pitcher/outfielder; Peyton Sullivan, Corning, senior pitcher/outfielder; Ava Farina, Orchard Park, junior pitcher; Milana Fiordalisi, St. Anthony's, senior pitcher; Juli Murillo, St. Anthony's, junior third baseman; Bella Cruz, St. Anthony's senior catcher.
Other Section 4 Selections
Third team: Addison Taft, Elmira, junior third baseman; Sophia Polzella, Corning, senior catcher.
Class AA
Player of the Year: Ella Harrison, Clarence (Section 6).
Coach of the Year: Caitlyn Rana, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Section 2).
First team: Ava Papaleo, Ursuline, sophom*ore center fielder; Lily Haluska, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, senior catcher; Katie Rhodes, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, senior pitcher; Caitlyn Petteys, Vestal, senior shortstop; Kendall Brady, Vestal, senior center fielder; Ella Harrison, Clarence, senior pitcher; Ella Zobel, Clarence, senior first baseman; Lia Fong, Bellmore Kennedy, senior pitcher; Johanna Esposito, Calhoun, senior pitcher/third baseman; Erin McDaid, Smithtown West, junior pitcher.
Other Section 4 Selections:
Second team: Reilly Storer, Vestal, senior pitcher.
Third team: Taylor McManus, Union-Endicott, senior pitcher; Megan Wolf, Horseheads, junior pitcher.
Class A
Player of the Year: Erin Nuwer, Nardin (CHSAA).
Coach of the Year: Andrea Schoonmaker, Marlboro (Section 9).
First team: Kiera Luckie, Pearl River, senior pitcher; Ava Heffner, Ichabod Crane, senior third baseman; Makayla Walsh, Ichabod Crane, senior catcher; Brooke Musch, Camden, senior center fielder; Erin Nuwer, Nardin, senior pitcher; Alyssa Budzinski, Williamsville South, junior pitcher; Skyler Secondino, Seaford, junior pitcher/utility; Kalista Birkenstock, Marlboro, senior shortstop; Leah Gunsett, Marlboro, senior pitcher; Lauren McSweeney, Islip, senior pitcher.
Section 4 Selections
Second team: Lauren Dundon, Maine-Endwell, senior pitcher/second baseman.
Fifth team: Miley Laubach, Owego, sophom*ore catcher; Sophia Colgan, Johnson City, senior pitcher/outfielder.
Class B
Player of the Year: Makenzie Cowburn, Wellsville (Section 5).
Co-Coaches of the Year: Jaime McLaughlin and Shelley Chaffee, Wellsville.
First team: Sophia Wahl, Schuylerville, senior pitcher; Annabella Mondello, Marcellus, senior pitcher; Maggie Trinkaus, Utica Notre Dame, senior catcher; Ava Cirigliano, Sidney, senior pitcher; Gabby Milazzo, Thomas A. Edison, senior pitcher/third baseman; Makenzie Cowburn, Wellsville, senior pitcher; Makenna Dunbar, Wellsville, junior outfielder; Kaili Witherall, Bath Haverling, junior pitcher; Jordan Lucas, Fredonia, senior pitcher; Mia Vannelli, Depew, senior catcher.
Other Section 4 Selections:
Second team: Kylee Richardson, Susquehanna Valley, sophom*ore shortstop; Danica Ball, Windsor, senior pitcher; Lillionna D'Introno, Susquehanna Valley, sophom*ore pitcher; Paige Weaver, Susquehanna Valley, senior utility.
Third team: Anna Finn, Windsor, senior shortstop.
Fifth team: Colsten Beers, Chenango Valley, junior shortstop; Kailey Ripley, Edison, junior pitcher/first baseman.
Class C
Player of the Year: Sara Macrina, Berne-Knox-Westerlo (Section 2).
Coach of the Year: Jeff Muller, Berne-Knox-Westerlo.
First team: Sara Macrina, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, senior pitcher; Julia Hollister, Sandy Creek, senior third baseman; Gabriella Cuozzo, Bainbridge-Guilford, senior pitcher; Ashlyn Wright, Bloomfield, junior pitcher; Addison Kota, Gowanda, sophom*ore pitcher/shortstop; Lauren Payne, Lancaster St. Mary's, junior third baseman; Ella Dovey, Lancaster St. Mary's, junior pitcher; Abby Peryea, Northern Adirondack, senior shortstop; Abbey Mayes, Pine Plains, sophom*ore center fielder; Kalissa Young, St. Lawrence, senior catcher.
Other Section 4 Selections
Second team: Grace Chalupnicki, Union Springs, sophom*ore center fielder/pitcher.
Third team: Allessandra Cafasso, Bainbridge-Guilford, freshman shortstop; Paityn Delaney, Union Springs, sophom*ore pitcher.
Fourth team: Alli Ferrara, Delhi, senior pitcher.
Class D
Player of the Year: Addison Makowski, Deposit-Hanco*ck.
Coach of the Year: Dan Briggs, Deposit-Hanco*ck.
First team: Sophia Keays, Salem, junior pitcher; Natalie Gibbons, Sackets Harbor, senior pitcher; Addison Makowski, Deposit-Hanco*ck, junior pitcher; Sarah Gross, Deposit-Hanco*ck, junior third baseman; Olivia Johnston, Deposit-Hanco*ck, freshman second baseman; Neaveh Ross, Friendship/Scio, senior pitcher; Loretta Sorochty, Batavia Notre Dame, senior pitcher; Libby Benner, Keshequa, senior shortstop; Morgyn Ross, Friendship/Scio, sophom*ore catcher; Avery McDonald, Chateaugay, junior pitcher.
Other Section 4 Selections:
Second team: Hannah Wist, Edmeston/Morris, junior pitcher; Sophia Spencer, Richfield Springs, sophom*ore pitcher.
Third team: Abby Russell, Deposit-Hanco*ck, senior center fielder; Amanda Ray, Deposit-Hanco*ck, junior first baseman.
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