Player of the Year HALEY CORNELL
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
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
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