VHSCA Softball Team
| Several Central Region stars honored
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James River's Caitlin McGowan, Hanover's Lauren Brummell, Patrick Henry's Kami Nuckols and Midlothian's Brittany Blankenship earned first-team softball honors for the Group AAA Virginia High School Coaches Association.
Midlothian coach Denise Manuel took coach-of-the-year honors.
Brummell, who led the Hawks to the Central Region title and the state final, was one of four Hawks honored.
Courtney Long and Jessie Atkinson raked in second-team bids, and Julie Smith received an honorable mention.
Sammy Dow made it three Trojans to be honored, also receiving an honorable mention.
First team: Pitchers - Blankenship, Stephanie Kemp, Kellam; Catcher - Tamara Griffen, Kellam; Infielders - Brummell, McGowan, Dorian Shaw, Robinson, Jamie Hicks, C.D. Hylton, Briana Hanafin, Yorktown, Brittany Bryan, Princess Anne; Outfielders - Nuckols, Lori Botkin, Osbourn, Jessie Hines, West Potomac, Nicole Simmons, Hickory
|  | Patrick Henry's Kami Nuckols warms up in the VHSCA all-star game July 12.
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Pitcher of the year: Stephanie Kemp, Kellam
Player of the year: Dorian Shaw, Robinson
Coach of the year: Denise Manuel, Midlothian
Second team: Pitchers - Kendra Knight, Salem, Linda Pirro, Westfield; Catchers - Hannah Mills, Mills Godwin, Kayla Lechlerr, Stone Bridge, Michelle Lighton, Hickory; Infielders - Long, Atkinson, Caitlen Manning, Prince George, Miranda McCoy, Princess Anne, Kristen Cheesebrew, Great Bridge, Lashunda Davis, Halifax; Outfielders - Lauren Hicks, Dinwiddie, Ashley Mani, Great Bridge, Allie Bartok, Loudoun Valley
Honorable mention: Pitchers - Stephanie Coates, Gloucester, Nikki Black, North Stafford, Rose Gressley, Green Run, Ashleigh Williams, Osbourn; Catchers - Smith, Heather Pike, Varina; Infielders - Dow, Allie Heon, Westfield, Bridget Desbois, Langley, Stephanie St. Peter, Stone Bridge, Mandy Craig, Osbourn Park; Outfielders - Katelyn Wright, Deep Run, Aja Pleasant, Lake Taylor, Allie Bartok, Loudoun Valley
|  | Before Julie Smith heads off to James Madison to continue her career, she nabbed an honorable mention though her senior year was injury-plagued.
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