Teams announced for high school softball’s 2026 East/West All-Star Series

The annual Kentucky Prep Softball East/West All-Stars Series is set for Saturday and Sunday at North Laurel High School in London.

Each half of the state — the West (KHSAA Regions 1-8) and East (KHSAA Regions 9-16) — fields two teams each year, one set made up of seniors and the other of juniors.

Adrienn Arcure, who hit .352 and matched a team-high with 21 runs for Bryan Station this spring, will be Lexington’s only participant in the games. The junior utility player helped lead the Defenders to the 42nd District title and their first 11th Region championship game appearance.

Madison Central, the 11th Region champion, will be represented by Miley Cooke, a senior headed to Manchester University in Indiana to continue her softball career.

Great Crossing senior Ava Collins, who had 34 hits and 18 RBI this season, is the 11th Region’s only other participant.

Arabella Guinn and Lilliana Hill, both juniors from George Rogers Clark, will join Arcure on the East junior squad. Hill was the Cardinals’ ace (1.91 ERA) and finished inside the top 10 statewide in most offensive categories, including fourth in RBI (66). Guinn was right behind Hill in most of those statistics and leaped her in total hits (71).

Shyanne Ross, who ranked among the state leaders in saves for Harrison County, will play for the East seniors along with teammate Bella Persinger.

East Jessamine is the only central Kentucky school with players on both the senior (Natalie Alimento) and junior (Lily Kate Dugger) squads. Miley Finley from 12th Region rival Boyle County will play alongside Alimento.

In addition to the games, three former players will be inducted into the Kentucky Prep Softball Hall of Fame as part of the event during a Saturday banquet. They are: Hannah Davis (Scott County), Shelby Nunn (South Warren) and Whitney Valentine-Mallory (Elizabethtown).

The KSCA’s All-State honors, including the Miss Softball award for South Warren’s McLaine Hudson, will be handed out during Saturday’s activities. The all-star teams will play a total of six nine-inning games across two days.

2026 KSCA All-Star Teams

Complete rosters and schedules. Rosters for the senior teams include college commitments if known.

EAST SENIORS

Bath County: Ally Manley (Morehead State); Boyd County: Jaycie Goad (Marshall); Boyle County: Miley Finley (Asbury); East Carter: Shelby Felty (Kentucky Christian), Laken Knipp (Kentucky Christian); East Jessamine: Natalie Alimento (Transylvania); Great Crossing: Ava Collins (Campbellsville); Harrison County: Shyanne Ross (Austin Peay), Bella Persinger (Drury); Johnson Central: Josie Dials (Midway); Lawrence County: Taylor Blevins (Kentucky Christian); Madison Central: Miley Cooke (Manchester); Magoffin County: Abby Barnett; Rowan County: Lauryn Eastham (Montreat College), Kassie Perkins (Transylvania); South Laurel: Bailey Frazier, Aubrie Messer (Union College).

WEST SENIORS

Bowling Green: Payton Steward (Coastal Alabama); Butler: Miley Franzell (Kentucky Wesleyan College), Karrington Hunt; Central Hardin: Claire Boggs; Cumberland County: Gracie Myatt; Elizabethtown: Taytum Spiers (Lindsey Wilson); Franklin-Simpson: Lilly Ferguson (Lindsey Wilson), Kloie Smith (North Alabama); Greenwood: Kate Rippy, Calliona Huff (South Florida); Hart County: Allie Bussell; Livingston Central: Hadley Hargrove (Wabash Valley College); Lyon County: Jenna Coursey; Oldham County: Sydney Wirth; Owensboro Catholic: Taylor Clark; Taylor County: Adelyn Bradstreet (Campbellsville).

EAST JUNIORS

Ashland Blazer: Brooklyn Duckwyler; Bryan Station: Adrienn Arcure; Conner: Kayla Ortiz; Corbin: Chloe Bays; East Jessamine: Lily Kate Dugger; George Rogers Clark: Lilliana Hill, Arabella Guinn; Hazard: Bray Eddington; Johnson Central: Shelby Arnett; Magoffin County: Bella Trusty; Pikeville: Catharine Walters; Pulaski County: Kynslie Crabtree; South Laurel: Emmie Rice, Kenzie Williams, Skye Lawson; Southwestern: Kylie Dalton; Wayne County: Kaitlyn West.

WEST JUNIORS

Apollo: Mollie Julian; Central Hardin: Claire Taylor, Ashley Searcy; Christian County: Jordan Turner; Cumberland County: Kenzie Willen, Madi Cooksey; Franklin-Simpson: Addison Shelton; Hart County: Nevaeh Haskins; LaRue County: Molly Abbott; Livingston Central: Irelynn Burns; Lyon County: Olivia Moore; Male: Kaden Nelson; Meade County: Emma Tanner; Muhlenberg County: Zoey Frodge; Oldham County: Lori Edgar; Webster County: Alyssa Cartwright.

2026 KSCA All-Star Weekend

At North Laurel High School, London

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

9 a.m.: East Seniors vs. East Juniors

11 a.m.: West Seniors vs. West Juniors

12:30 p.m. (appx.): All-State/Miss Softball recognition

1:30 p.m.: East Seniors vs. West Juniors

3:30 p.m.: West Seniors vs. East Juniors

8 p.m.: Hall of Fame banquet

SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE

Noon: East Seniors vs. West Seniors

2:30 p.m.: East Juniors vs. West Juniors