Hurda, Wall repeat as Pitcher and Player of the Year as Ridge & Valley announces All-Conference Softball Team
Hornet senior Cameron Hurda was named the conference's pitcher of the year. (Natalie Dillon/The Monroe Times)
Teammate Ally Wall was named player of the year by the Ridge & Valley Conference for a second consecutive season. (Natalie Dillon/The Monroe Times)
Seneca junior Kylie Chambers joined them and three other area players on the league’s first team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Earning a spot on the Ridge & Valley Conference's First Team was Wauzeka-Steuben freshman Brianna Ray. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Seneca senior Kylie Stluka was also named to the first team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Rounding out the local first team selections was Wauzeka-Steuben junior Emma Wall. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Wauzeka-Steuben senior Morgan Berger concluded her playing career by being named to the conference's second team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Local second team selections also included Hornets sophomore Isabella Bunders. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Royals freshman Addison Davidson was the lone Seneca player named to the second team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Also earning a second team selection was Wauzeka-Steuben junior Kylie Manning. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Wauzeka-Steuben junior Liz Wright was the fourth Hornet to be named to the conference’s second team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Royals sophomore Brigid Hall (right) was named to the conference’s honorable mention team. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Seneca freshman Harper Gagas was named to the Ridge & Valley Conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team. (Lindsey Ludvik Photography)
W-S sophomore Claudia Walz was also named to the All-Sportsmanship Team by the RVC. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
The Hornets accept the Ridge & Valley Conference Title. Head Coach Dustin Smith was named Ridge & Valley Conference Coach of the Year. Front Row: Natalie Wright, Isabella Bunders, Liz Wright, Brianna Ray, Emma Wall and Morgan Berger. Back Row: Head Coach Dustin Smith, Manager Arabella Redman, Manager Bristol Hird, Ally Wall, Sophia Walz, Claudia Walz, Kiley Manning, Cameron Hurda, Manager Breileigh Trautsch, Asst. Coach Jason Hurda and Asst. Coach Ashley Trautsch. (Wauzeka-Steuben School District Facebook)
By Derick Kelly
Wauzeka-Steuben senior Cameron Hurda was named the Ridge & Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year for a second consecutive season while teammate Ally Wall was also named Player of the Year (alongside Ithaca’s Josie Laue) by the league for a second consecutive season.
The conference champion Hornets had nine players earn recognition from the conference while the Royals had five players named.
First Team — Kylie Chambers, Jr., Seneca, Cameron Hurda, Sr., Wauzeka-Steuben, Brianna Ray, Fr., Wauzeka-Steuben, Kylie Stluka, Sr., Seneca, Ally Wall, Sr., Wauzeka-Steuben and Emma Wall, Jr., Wauzeka-Steuben.
Second Team — Morgan Berger, Sr., Wauzeka-Steuben, Isabella Bunders, So., Wauzeka-Steuben, Addison Davidson, Fr., Seneca, Kiley Manning, Jr., Wauzeka-Steuben and Liz Wright, Jr., Wauzeka-Steuben.
Honorable Mention —Brigid Hall, So., Seneca.
All-Sportsmanship Team - Harper Gagas, Fr., Seneca and Claudia Walz, So., Wauzeka-Steuben.
Wauzeka-Steuben Head Coach Dustin Smith was named the Coach of the Year by the league after coaching the Hornets to a 12-0 league record and the program’s first conference championship since 2019.
