The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association has released its all-district and all-state teams for the 2026 season, as well as its premier awards, including player of the year across all five divisions, umpire of the year and statewide coach of the year.
The Milwaukee area made itself known in the premier awards as Sussex Hamilton sophomore Bitsy Palicka continued her postseason trophy haul by winning the player of the year award in Division 1, while Chargers coach Kaylee Gendrich captured the coach of the year honor after Hamilton went 30-1 in 2026 and won its first state title in program history over Muskego in an all-area final June 13.
Here’s a look at the full all-state rosters in the large, medium and small school divisions, as well as each of the premier award winners from this past season.
Large school all-state (D1)
First team
Kailey Anderson, sr., Franklin; Samantha Brunner, jr., Muskego; Kennedy Christopher, sr., Oak Creek; Grace Danoski, sr., Hortonville; Callie Diekhus, so., Stevens Point; Alivia Fischer, sr., Hartford; Allison Giese, jr., Sun Prairie East; Reese Heinrich, sr., Muskego; Sophie Hermus, sr., Kimberly; Aubree Itzen, sr., Stevens Point; Jaydin Kiser, sr., Waterford; Tenley Kuehn, sr., Green Bay Preble; Hope Lehnen, jr., Sussex Hamilton; Bitsy Palicka, so., Sussex Hamilton; Jordan Roth, sr., Stevens Point; Lauren Shepherd, sr., Chippewa Falls; Lauren Voss, sr., Hartford; Anna Wall, sr., Tomah.
Second team
Sophia Abundiz, so., Stevens Point; Leah Bickler, so., Sussex Hamilton; Addison Braun, sr., Waupun; Miah Butinas, so., Badger; Cali Craig, sr., Watertown; Maya Darmawan, so., Green Bay Preble; Reese Grudzielanek, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; MJ Heit, so., Onalaska; Madelyn Hoppe, jr., D.C. Everest; Libby Jahnke, jr., Neenah; Emily Johnson, sr., Cedarburg; Jenna Martin, jr., Hartford; Karlie Peterson, jr., Union Grove; Ashlyn Petrick, so., Waunakee; Charlotte Radtke, so., Appleton North; Emma Santarelli, jr., Union Grove; Ava Serembiczky, so., Sussex Hamilton; Hannah Von Haden, sr., Green Bay Preble.
Honorable mention
Ella Anderson, so., Franklin; Emersyn Biedrzycki, sr., Burlington; Hailey Bies, jr., Westosha Central; Lillian Birschbach, jr., Fond du Lac; Paige Bodenheimer, sr., Kaukauna; Lilly Boyle, jr., Kaukauna; KJ Burkel, jr., Slinger; Morgan Christian, so., Kenosha Bradford; Kendall Fakes, jr., Beaver Dam; Colleen Fitzpatrick, sr., Oshkosh West; Molly Fox, so., Marshfield; Zhana Guenther, jr., Wisconsin Lutheran; Emma Julka, sr., Beaver Dam; Katie Madrigal, jr., Union Grove; Molly Molthen, sr., Pulaski; Addi Peskie, sr., Stevens Point; Addison Quackenboss, jr., Verona; Willa Risinger, sr., Chippewa Falls; Kyleigh Sadler, jr., Muskego; Hailey Stroede, sr., Middleton.
Medium school all-state (D2/D3)
First team
Madison Babcock, jr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Josie Brudos, sr., West Salem; Haleigh Caspary, sr., Lomira; Kyree Fischer, so., Richland Center; Trista Gassner, sr., Lomira; Rylee Hraby, sr. Medford; Kate Hummel, sr., Big Foot; Ashlyn Hunt, so., Catholic Memorial; Taelyn Jirschele, sr., Mosinee; Shaelyn Kraschnewski, jr., Denmark; Aubrey Maurer, sr., Laconia; MaKenzie Midtling, jr., Baldwin-Woodville; Claire Pfrang, jr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Ava Sabish, jr., Campbellsport; Rory Salvesen, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Sydney Schilt, sr., Whitewater; Avery Sieg, sr., Bloomer; Adalyn Statz, fr., Lakeside Lutheran.
Second team
Faith Allram, jr., Saint Croix Falls; Eva Boness, sr., Mishicot; Linnea Freer, sr., Baldwin-Woodville; Addyson Henrich, jr., Mosinee; Maddy Hoenig, sr., Turner; Paetyn Jirschele, so., Mosinee; Zayleah Leonhard, sr., Medford; Annalie Lindgren, jr., Spooner; Addison Mackey, sr., Poynette; Kaegann Paulson, sr., Monroe; Olyvia Piranio, so., Turner; Breanna Riha, sr., Kewaunee; Nevaeh Russell, sr., Peshtigo; Maddyn Sabish, so., Kewaskum; Lily Schultz, jr., Laconia; Bailey Stark, sr., Lodi; Isabel Thoen, jr., Prescott; Riley Weaver, sr., Adams-Friendship.
Honorable mention
Amaya Brooks, sr., Brillion; Katy Dachel, jr., Altoona; Lilian Doerr, sr., Lake Mills; Tatum Drazkowski, jr., Arcadia; Hailey Hutchens, so., Pewaukee; Caitlen Ketterhagen, so., Stanley-Boyd; Makena Kirsenlohr, sr., Adams-Friendship; Lily Kwakkel, so., Ripon; Pip Lapacek, fr., Poynette; Cara Link, jr., Stoughton; Maycee Morris, so., Clinton; Delaina Nicewander, sr., Mount Horeb; Allison Now, sr., North Fond du Lac; Ellyson Place, sr., Oconto; Kendra Rettler, so., Seymour; Bailey Sikora, sr., Stanley-Boyd; Adde Smith, jr., Seymour; Layla Thompson, sr., Spooner.
Small school all-state (D4/D5)
First team
Emma Baumann, sr., Waterloo; Andi Beck, sr., Blair-Taylor; Attigun Benz, fr., Johnson Creek; Brooklyn Berrens, sr., Iola-Scandinavia; Tenleigh Bockhop, so., Mineral Point; Tori Buglass, so., Johnson Creek; Riya Ceballos, sr., Almond-Bancroft; Mya Dernbach, sr., Almond-Bancroft; Kayahna Furrer, sr., Fennimore; Eliza Gordon, jr., Barneveld; Bria Gruen, sr., Royall; Kaylee Heberer, jr., Markesan; Maddy Kabat, sr., Mineral Point; Austy Kinch, so., Mineral Point; Piper Olson, sr., Grantsburg; Reese Ramminger, fr., Oakfield; Ruby Rengo, sr., Grantsburg; Brynn Sikora, sr., Colfax.
Second team
Andrea Aleckson, so., Blair-Taylor; Ruby Bartholomew, sr., Eleva-Strum; Kelsey Bremness, jr., McDonell Catholic; Sophia Chapa, so., Almond-Bancroft; Hannah Esch, sr., Barneveld; Morgan Griesbach, jr., Auburndale; Enya Heller, sr., Cambria-Friesland; Elizabeth Leibrandt, jr., McDonell Catholic; Addy McNett, sr., Belmont; Kaylie Moore, sr., Grantsburg; Aaliyah Newby, sr., Almond-Bancroft; Allison Podjaski, jr., Marathon, Carsyn Ramacher, jr., Belmont; Jadyn Schultz, sr., Mineral Point; Shelby Spata, sr., Columbus Catholic; Chloe Thill, so., Random Lake; Kennedy Weisensel, sr., Marshall; Macie Zimmerman, sr., Algoma.
Honorable mention
Cari Armstrong, so., Johnson Creek; Avery Bauer, jr., Catholic Central; Ava Daggett, jr., Random Lake; Danika Eberhardt, jr., Random Lake; Karly Eckert, jr., Athens; Claire Knowles, sr., Saint Mary’s Springs; Alyssa Kurth, sr., Coleman; Aubrey Malean, jr., Boyceville; Amelia Martini, sr., Pacelli; Laney O’Brien, so., Augusta; Natalie Ray, jr., Algoma; Lexi Riechers, jr., Belmont; Bella Rozek, jr., Melrose-Mindoro; Claire Ruf, jr., McDonell Catholic; Lainey Scheep, sr., Oakfield; Emery Thompson, so., Bonduel; Taryn Tracy, sr., Crivitz; Janell Villarreal, sr., Cambria-Friesland.
Premier awards
Players of the year
Division 1: Bitsy Palicka, so., Sussex Hamilton; Division 2: Madison Babcock, jr., Fox Valley Lutheran; Division 3: Haleigh Caspary, sr., Lomira; Division 4: Tenleigh Bockhop, so., Mineral Point; Division 5: Riya Ceballos, sr., Almond-Bancroft.
Umpire of the year: Kindra Witthus.
Coach of the year: Kaylee Gendrich, Sussex Hamilton.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Fastpitch Coaches Association announces 2026 all-state teams
Reporting by Michael Whitlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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