The postseason tournaments have barely started, but the regular season was enough for capital area players and coaches to start making an impression.
The New Hampshire Softball Coaches’ Association released All-State rosters over the weekend, with local athletes and coaches sweeping the Division II major awards.
Merrimack Valley senior shortstop and catcher Emma Steenbeke was named the D-II Player of the Year, while John Stark junior Olivia Hargreaves was named D-II’s Pitcher of the Year.
Merrimack Valley head coach Kevin O’Brien was named D-II Coach of the Year, while Coe-Brown’s Eliza Farrar was named the JV Coach of the Year.
Steenbeke has been a strong two-way player for the Pride, leading MV to a 14-2 record and the No. 2 seed in the D-II postseason tournament.
O’Brien – the head coach for the past two seasons – has led MV to a 24-7 record in that span.
Hargreaves has handled the bulk of the innings in the circle for the Generals, helping John Stark to a 14-2 record and the No. 3 seed in the D-II tournament.
Outside of D-II, Concord’s Duke Sawyer was named the D-I Varsity Coach of the Year after leading the No. 2 Tide to a 17-1 record in D-I, while dozens of athletes earned First Team nods for their respective softball and baseball divisions.
The Baseball Coaches’ Association of New Hampshire released All-State rosters on Wednesday. Member coaches of the two organizations nominate and vote on All-State selections.
Below is a list of all area All-State recipients.
First Team: Concord’s Sarah Taylor (sophomore), Elizabeth Blinn (senior) and Maddy Wachter (sophomore).
Coach of the Year: Concord’s Duke Sawyer.
First Team: Bow’s Hannah McGonigle (junior), Coe-Brown’s Madison DeCota (junior), John Stark’s Olivia Hargreaves (junior), MV’s Emma Steenbeke (senior).
Second Team: Coe-Brown’s Lily Veneroni (senior), MV’s Livie Lacasse (junior) and Pembroke’s Eliza Carignan (junior).
Honorable Mention: Coe-Brown’s Haile Comeau (freshman) and Merrimack Valley’s Kayla Smith (freshman).
Player of the Year: MV’s Emma Steenebeke (senior)
Pitcher of the Year: John Stark’s Olivia Hargreaves (junior)
Coach of the Year: MV’s Kevin O’Brien
JV Coach of the Year: Coe-Brown’s Eliza Farrar
First Team: Hopkinton’s Maddie Carmichael (senior) and Kyanna Landry (junior).
Second Team: Belmont’s Savannah Perkins (senior), Hillsboro-Deering’s Emily Howell (junior) and Winnisquam’s Emma Griffin (senior).
Honorable Mention: Pittsfield’s Adelia Stopyro (freshman).
First Team: Concord’s Nater Wachter (junior) and Brooks Craigue (junior).
Second Team: Concord’s Cam McGonigle (senior).
First Team: Bow’s Alex Boisvert (senior) and Owen Petretta (senior), John Stark’s Nate Innerfield (senior) and Anthony Paolicelli (sophomore), Merrimack Valley’s Ben Rose (senior) and Pembroke’s Preston Wallis (senior).
Second Team: Bow’s Myles Rheinhardt (senior), John Stark’s Jason Crean (senior) and Chase Philibotte (freshman).
Third Team: Bow’s Ethan Clark (senior) and Zach Cross (junior), Coe-Brown’s Jake Pelletier (senior), John Stark’s Anthony DeTone (senior) and MV’s Cam Chevarie (sophomore).
First Team: Belmont’s Liam Waldron (junior), Bishop Brady’s Michael Thresher (junior), Hopkinton’s Armen Laylagian (junior) and Peyton Marshall (senior).
Second Team: Belmont’s Owen Waldron (freshman), Bishop Brady’s AJ Partington (senior), Hopkinton’s Bryce Charron (senior), Winnisquam’s Alex Nichols (sophomore) and Marcus Korenkiewicz (senior).
Third Team: Belmont’s Jason Roberts (seniors), Hopkinton’s Jack Morrall (senior) and Owen O’Brien (senior), Kearsarge’s Nate Taylor (senior) and Eli Gray (sophomore), Winnisquam’s Kyler Bourdeau (senior) and Anthony Boomer (junior).
First Team: Concord Christian’s Owen Hartson (senior) and Pittsfield’s Casey Anderson (sophomore).
Second Team: Concord Christian’s Zach Syvertson (sophomore) and Pittsfield’s Gavin Bedell (senior).
Third Team: Concord Christian’s T.J. Charbono (freshman) and Nate St. Jeanne (junior), and Pittsfield’s Abe Marcotte (junior).