Cheboygan’s Nataleigh Blaisdell was voted by readers as the Cheboygan Daily Tribune’s 2026 high school softball area player of the year.
Blaisdell won the poll by capturing 36.27 percent of the vote, while Inland Lakes’ Taylor Nutt was second at 28.97 percent and Onaway’s Natalee Hyde took third at 17.3 percent.
The poll opened on Monday, June 15, and closed on Thursday night, June 18.
Tribune Reader’s Choice Softball Player of the Year candidates
Presley Chamberlain, Cheboygan
Lydia Kosanke, Cheboygan
Tessa Lake, Cheboygan
Nataleigh Blaisdell, Cheboygan
Diem Schley, Cheboygan
Azalia Carper, Inland Lakes
Alexys Langworthy, Inland Lakes
Khali Woollard, Inland Lakes
Taylor Nutt, Inland Lakes
Ella Kruczynski, Mackinaw City
Kenzlie Currie, Mackinaw City
Emily Kruczynski, Mackinaw City
Poppy Wallace, Mackinaw City
Marley Szymoniak, Onaway
Natalee Hyde, Onaway
Aleigha Garms, Onaway
Carley Karsten, Onaway
Ella Klungle, Pellston
Lanie Irwin, Pellston
Breanna Willis, Pellston
Ariel Tucker, NMCA
Shanna Ferraiuolo, NMCA
Zayla Dubois, Wolverine
Emilee Williams, Wolverine
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
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