Cheboygan junior Nataleigh Blaisdell was voted by readers as the Cheboygan-area high school softball player who will have the best 2026 season.
Blaisdell won the poll by capturing 46.54 percent of the vote, while Onaway junior Natalee Hyde took second with 35.5 percent. The poll opened on Tuesday, April 14, and closed on Friday, April 17.
Here were this seasons candidates:
Tessa Lake, Cheboygan
Presley Chamberlain, Cheboygan
Nataleigh Blaisdell, Cheboygan
Lydia Kosanke, Cheboygan
Jenna Stubbs, Inland Lakes
Alexis Langworthy, Inland Lakes
Khali Woollard, Inland Lakes
Kenzlie Currie, Mackinaw City
Ella Kruczynski, Mackinaw City
Rian Esper, Mackinaw City
Poppy Wallace, Mackinaw City
Marley Szymoniak, Onaway
Nataleigh Hyde, Onaway
Carley Karsten, Onaway
Aleigha Garms, Onaway
Ella Klungle, Pellston
Lanie Irwin, Pellston
Breanna Willis, Pellston
Sadie Keck, Pellston
Ariel Tucker, NMCA
Isabel Hoffmeyer, NMCA
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
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