ALL-NWADG DIVISION I SOFTBALL

NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PHOTOS
Haley Cornell (from left) of Bentonville. Player of the Year, McKenzie Vaughn of Bentonville. Newcomer of the Year and Randy Osnes of Farmington High School Softball Coach names 2018 NWADG Softball Coach of the Year.
NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PHOTOS Haley Cornell (from left) of Bentonville. Player of the Year, McKenzie Vaughn of Bentonville. Newcomer of the Year and Randy Osnes of Farmington High School Softball Coach names 2018 NWADG Softball Coach of the Year.

Player of the Year HALEY CORNELL

NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. WAMPLER Haley Cornell of Bentonville. Player of the Year
NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. WAMPLER Haley Cornell of Bentonville. Player of the Year

SCHOOL Bentonville

CLASS Senior

HEIGHT 5-9

POSITION Catcher

THE SCOOP A power hitter who holds Bentonville's all-time career home run record with 30. ... Four-year starter who ended her high school career with a third consecutive state championship. .... Batted .421 with eight doubles, 12 home runs, and 45 RBIs as a senior. ... Batted .388 as a junior and was the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Newcomer of the Year as a freshman. ... Plays summer ball with the Northwest Arkansas Knockouts. ... Will continue her softball career at Arkansas-Monticello, where she plans to study exercise science.

DID YOU KNOW Haley likes to watch "Gossip Girls" on Netflix TV.

QUOTABLE "I've always been a catcher. It's been my passion," Cornell said. "It's nice to have a good relationship with your pitcher. You're in command with her, and you get to see the whole field from back there."


Newcomer of the Year MCKENZIE VAUGHAN

NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. WAMPLER McKenzie Vaughn of Bentonville. Newcomer of the Year
NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. WAMPLER McKenzie Vaughn of Bentonville. Newcomer of the Year

SCHOOL Bentonville

HEIGHT 5-9

POSITION Third base

THE SCOOP Vaughan made an immediate impact as a freshman for a Bentonville program that won its third consecutive state championship in Arkansas' largest classification. ... Starting third baseman who batted .473 with 12 home runs and 49 RBIs. Also, went 6-1 with a 1.44 ERA as a pitcher. ... Had four hits each in victories over Sylvan Hills and Rogers Heritage. .... Had three hits and six RBIs in her varsity debut against Vilonia. ... Had a two-run double to lead the Lady Tigers to a win over Rogers when the Lady Mounties were in second place in the 7A-West. ... Enjoys swimming and hanging out at the lake. ... Will travel extensively this summer while playing softball with Tennessee Mojo, a team based in Cooksville, Tenn.

DID YOU KNOW Vaughan was 9 years old when her family moved to Bentonville from DeWitt in southeast Arkansas.

QUOTABLE "I have very high expectations for myself. I did what I expected, maybe a little more," Vaughan said of her standout performance in her first season at the varsity level.


Coach of the year Randy Osnes

NWA Democrat-Gazette/SPENCER TIREY Randy Osnes of Farmington is the NWADG Division I Softball Coach of the Year.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/SPENCER TIREY Randy Osnes of Farmington is the NWADG Division I Softball Coach of the Year.

SCHOOL Farmington

THE SCOOP Led Farmington to a 26-5 record that ended with a 3-2 loss to Greenbrier in the Class 5A state championship game at Bentonville. ... Lady Cardinals finished 13-1 in conference play and won 13 consecutive before falling by a run in the championship game. ... Osnes has coached softball for 22 years at Farmington and won over 500 games. ... He's led Farmington to state championships in 2000, 2005, 2011 and runner-up finishes in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2018. ... Osnes also coaches golf and previously coached the junior high football team at Farmington.

DID YOU KNOW Osnes enjoys spending time with his granddaughter, Arlyn, 5, and grandson, Lochlan, 3.

QUOTABLE "The personality, chemistry and work ethic of the girls on this team made it special," Osnes said. "They love the game, and they didn't care who got the credit for the games we won."


ALL-STATE SOFTBALL

CLASS 7A

Cailey Cochran - Bentonville

Haley Cornell - Bentonville

Tymber Riley - Bentonville

McKenzie Vaughan - Bentonville

Jenna Wildeman - Bentonville

Jazmine Dodd - Bentonville West

Honesty Holt - Bentonville West

Hallie Wacaser - Bentonville West

Meagan Chism - Bryant

Sarah Evans - Bryant

Raven Loveless - Bryant

Leah Gerald - Cabot

Ashley Spears - Cabot

Tremere Harris - Conway

Holly Stewart - Conway

Casey Tucker - North Little Rock

Sydney Green - For Smith Northside

Sadie Beeman - Rogers

Courtney Storey - Rogers

Madi Conklin - Fort Smith Southside

CLASS 6A

Rylea Brimhall - Benton

Tuesday Melton - Benton

Grace Murry - El Dorado

Paxtyn Hayes - Greenwood

Ally Sockey - Greenwood

Jordan Moody - Jacksonville

Haylee Davis - Jonesboro

Macy McDaniel - Jonesboro

Hailee Quillici - Lake Hamilton

Shelby Carpenter - Marion

Blakeleigh Garrison - Marion

Destiny King - Marion

Maly Tabor - Mountain Home

Ashaunti Stinson - Pine Bluff

Karsen Dunavan - Searcy

Maegan Pistokache - Searcy

Maggie Hicks - Sheridan

Kaitlyn Howard - Sheridan

Kylee Williamson - Sheridan

Kaitlyn Fortenberry - Texarkana

CLASS 5A

Hope Lang - Batesville

Candace Rogers - Batesville

Lizzie Belew - Beebe

Abby Bunch - Beebe

Hannah Gammill - Beebe

Makenna Smith - Camden Fairview

Reisa Bakenhus - De Queen

Lexy Taylor - De Queen

Jessica Williams - De Queen

Carley Antwine - Farmington

Paige Devescery - Farmington

Alyssa Reed - Farmington

Jaylee Engelkes - Greenbrier

Kylie Griffin - Greenbrier

Brooks Barnes - Greene County Tech

Skylar Boyd - Greene County Tech

Kaley Sessums - Greene County Tech

Caroline Cecil - Harrison

Erika Bettinger - Hot Springs Lakeside

Rue Ragsdale - Little Rock Christian

Gracie Smith - Little Rock Christian

Jacil Powell - Magnolia

Makenna Keeton - Morrilton

Libby Shipp - Morrilton

Macy Carter - Paragould

Desiree Bumpers - LR Parkview

Joy Franco - Sylvan Hills

MacKenzie Rodgers - Sylvan Hills

Destiny Sanders - Sylvan Hills

Katie Dreiling - Valley View

Mary Jo Moody - Valley View

Allie Whitlock - Valley View

Callie Eary - Vilonia

Crystal McVay - White Hall

Samaria Jackson - White Hall

Sports on 06/14/2018

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