The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced 47 student-athletes from 32 programs have received 2021 NFCA High School Summer/Fall All-Region accolades.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from two (Region I & II) of the Association’s 10 regions with first- and second-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA High School All-America squads, which will be voted on including the 2022 Spring All-Region honorees.
New for the 2021-22 academic year, the Association realigned the high school membership into 10 regions from the original five due in part to the growth of the group’s membership.
Two of those regions feature the states of Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, who compete in either the summer or the fall.
Lincoln Southwest High School (Neb.) out of Region I led all programs with four All-Region honors, which included two on the first team. Region I’s Papillion-LaVista High School (Neb.) and Region II’s Durant High School (Okla.) each received three nods, while eight more programs had two accolades apiece.
Lincoln Southwest was joined by Region II’s Limon High School (Colo.) as the only two programs with two first-team plaudits.
NFCA High School All-Region and All-America student-athletes must be nominated by their NFCA-member head coach. All-Region is voted on by their respective region’s member head coach, and All-Americans are voted on by the entire high school membership.
*****
Here are the 2021 High School All-Region Honorees for the 2021 Summer/Fall seasons…
HIGH SCHOOL – REGION I – FIRST TEAM | ||
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Taylor Brown | Washington High School (MO) |
| P | Cierra Harrison | Lee’s Summit North High School (MO) |
| P | Erica Houge | Collins-Maxwell High School (IA) |
| C | Madison Divis | Lincoln Southwest High School (NE) |
| C | Abby Hay | Rock Bridge High School (MO) |
| 1B | Bailey Brumley | Blue Springs South High School (MO) |
| 2B | Ashley Smetter | Lincoln Southwest High School (NE) |
| 3B | Alex Stoner | Papillion-LaVista High School (NE) |
| SS | Amari Laing | Millard South High School (NE) |
| OF | Katherine Johnson | Millard North High School (NE) |
| OF | Ava Rongisch | Millard West High School (NE) |
| OF | Madi Hays | Bellevue West High School (NE) |
| UT/P | Elly Robbins | Farmington High School (MO) |
HIGH SCHOOL – REGION I – SECOND TEAM | ||
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Kinlei Boley | Chillicothe R-II High School (MO) |
| P | Bailey Selvage | Lincoln Southwest High School (NE) |
| C | Jenna Lemley | North Linn High School (IA) |
| 1B | Taylor Fritz | Lincoln Southwest High School (NE) |
| 1B | Haley Wilwerding | Papillion-LaVista High School (NE) |
| 2B | Grace Maguire | Papillion LaVista South High School (NE) |
| 3B | Faith Mills | Gretna High School (NE) |
| SS | Alexis Houge | Collins-Maxwell High School (IA) |
| OF | Elle Smith | Blue Springs South High School (MO) |
| OF | Sophia Luetticke | Chillicothe R-II High School (MO) |
| OF | Emmie Wills | Papillion-LaVista High School (NE) |
| UT/P | Anna Christ | Rock Bridge High School (MO) |
HIGH SCHOOL – REGION II – FIRST TEAM | ||
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Nikki McGaffin | Fossil Ridge High School (CO) |
| P | Erica Shertz | Fairland High School (OK) |
| P | Riley Grant | Plainview High School (OK) |
| C | Cassie Passwaters | Mustang High School (OK) |
| 1B | Paige Hutsell | Limon High School (CO) |
| 2B | Lyric Perry | Stillwater High School (OK) |
| 3B | Kennedy Wardlaw | Deer Creek High School (OK) |
| SS | Karissa Fiegener | Piedmont High School (OK) |
| OF | Haley Gallo | Guthrie High School (OK) |
| OF | Jadyn Laneaux | Pope High School (GA) |
| OF | Victoria Hadley | Pace Academy (GA) |
| UT/P | Brynlyn Owens | Limon High School (CO) |
HIGH SCHOOL – REGION II – SECOND TEAM | ||
| Pos | Name | School |
| P | Abi Gregory | Durant High School (OK) |
| P | Sydney Langdon | Westfield School (GA) |
| C | Sidney McLaughlin | Stillwater High School (OK) |
| 1B | Jaiden Coffey | Deer Creek High School (OK) |
| 2B | Rylee Anglen | Skiatook High School (OK) |
| 3B | Kaleena Downing | Dewey High School (OK) |
| SS | Hannah Keele | Mustang High School (OK) |
| OF | Gabby Higbee | Dewey High School (OK) |
| OF | Riley Kaler | Durant High School (OK) |
| OF | Jess Odom | Durant High School (OK) |
