2026 Altoona Mirror Softball First-Team All-Stars include (from left): First row — Juniata Valley’s Bethany Devore, Glendale’s Elizabeth Kaufman, Claysburg-Kimmel’s Isabella Paris, Central Cambria’s Katie Scott, Altoona’s Kaya Sprankle, Bellwood-Antis’ Lainey Stinson and Bellwood-Antis’ London McKee. Second row — Hollidaysburg’s Maggie Hicks, Cambria Heights’ Margaret Elias, Claysburg-Kimmel’s McKenna Black, Northern Bedford’s Mylee Mitchell, Bellwood-Antis’ Parker Martin, Central Cambria’s Rowyn Ruddek, Tyrone’s Sage Harris and Claysburg-Kimmel’s Savanna Crissman.

FIRST TEAM

Kaya Sprankle C Sr. Altoona

Notable: Two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star. … Mirror honorable mention as a sophomore. … Second-team Mid-Penn Commonwealth all-star. … Hit .383, scored 24 runs and had three triples and three home runs. … Had an OBP of .493 and stole 12 bases. … Will continue her softball career at Shenandoah University.

London McKee 1B Sr. Bellwood-Antis

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a junior. … Batted .413 with 16 RBIs batting in the middle of the order for the District 6 Class 2A champions. … Finished with a 94 percent fielding percentage.

Savanna Crissman 2B Jr. Claysburg-Kimmel

Notable: Led Claysburg-Kimmel in stolen bases and served as the team’s leadoff hitter. … Batted .419 with 15 RBIs. … Added six doubles and four home runs for the District 6 champions.

Parker Martin SS Sr. Bellwood-Antis

Notable: Two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star. … Mirror honorable mention as a sophomore. … LHAC East first-team all-star. … Batted .408 with 21 RBIs. … Had a 97 percent fielding percentage at shortstop.

Sage Harris 3B So. Tyrone

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a freshman. … Batted .430 to lead Tyrone in batting average. … Drove in 18 runs and scored 17 more. … Had a hit in 19 of Tyrone’s 21 games and had a 90 percent fielding percentage for the season.

Maggie Hicks OF Sr. Hollidaysburg

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a junior. … LHAC East first-team all-star. … Batted .403 with a .675 slugging percentage. … Scored 26 runs and had 17 RBIs. … Added six doubles, three triples and a home run. … Had a 97 percent fielding percentage for the year.

Margaret Elias OF Sr. Cambria Heights

Notable: Two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star. … Batted .466 with an on-base percentage of .544, the top average for the Lady Highlanders. … Had three hits, including a grand slam, in the PSBCA District 6 Senior Softball All-Star Game.

Elizabeth Kaufman OF Jr. Glendale

Notable: First-team Inter-County Conference North all-star. … Batted .459 with six extra-base hits and led Glendale in RBIs. … Also led the Lady Vikings in batting average and homered against Williamsburg.

Katie Scott UTL Sr. Central Cambria

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a junior. … Made zero errors this season. … Led Central Cambria with a .500 batting average and on-base percentage of .587. … She also had seven doubles, two home runs and 18 RBIs and has more than 100 career hits.

McKenna Black DP Sr. Claysburg-Kimmel

Notable: Three-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star and second-teamer as a freshman. … Led C-K in walks with 13 and played strong defense as the team’s catcher. … Batted .324 with 29 RBIs and added three doubles, two triples and three home runs.

Lainey Stinson P Fr. Bellwood-Antis

Notable: LHAC East first-team all-star. … Finished 9-3 with an ERA of 0.99 in 71 innings. … Struck out 144 batters and walked just 12. … Batted .315 with 17 RBIs and did not make an error.

Isabella Paris P So. Claysburg-Kimmel

Notable: Two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star. … Going into C-K’s final game with Holy Cross, she was 13-3 with a 1.99 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 88 innings. … She batted .517 with 41 RBIs, five doubles, four triples and nine home runs and added another one against Holy Cross.

Mylee Mitchell P Jr. Northern Bedford

Notable: Two-time Altoona Mirror first-team all-star. … Went 11-6 with a 1.64 ERA and struck out 278 batters in 119 2/3 innings pitched this year. … She led the state in strikeouts at the end of the regular season. … Batted .426 with seven home runs, 22 runs scored and 21 RBIs.

Bethany Devore P Sr. Juniata Valley

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a junior. … First-team Inter-County Conference North all-star. … Went 8-3 with a 2.51 ERA in the circle. … Batted .366 with 13 RBIs and a home run for the District 6 Class 1A runner-up.

Rowyn Ruddek P Jr. Central Cambria

Notable: Altoona Mirror honorable mention as a sophomore. … LHAC West second-team all-star as both a pitcher and utility player. … Finished with an 11-5 record and an ERA of 3.06 with 165 strikeouts. … She made zero errors. … Batted .322 with an OBP of .487 with four home runs, 27 runs scored and 17 RBIs.

SECOND TEAM

Mikaila McCoy C So. Portage

Lexy Smith 1B Jr. Juniata Valley

Allison McNelis 2B Sr. Tyrone

Jaylee Swindell SS Sr. Claysburg-Kimmel

Jayda Yost 3B Jr. Altoona

Skyler Reed OF Sr. Altoona

Camryn Matlin OF Jr. Central Cambria

Mikaylah Vincent OF Sr. Hollidaysburg

Kailyn Gahagan UTL So. Central

Amariah Sprankle DP Sr. Tyrone

Palynn Gregg P Jr. Bellwood-Antis

HONORABLE MENTION

Catcher: Carlie Jo Bachik, so., Cambria Heights; Jordan Flaig, soph., Williamsburg; Riley Mease, jr., Juniata Valley; Marley Shaffer, sr., Penn Cambria; Hayden Taylor, soph., Bellwood-Antis

First base: Adriana Byler, fr., Central; Hallee Chandler, sr., Hollidaysburg; Kylie Ferguson, fr., Central Cambria; Lilly Snyder, sr., Altoona

Middle infield: Natalie Baker, soph., Altoona; Avery Biter, so., Central Cambria; Kelsey Ersek, jr., Juniata Valley; Hailey Fries, soph., Central; Jayden Fry, sr., Glendale; Genna Peacock, soph., Hollidaysburg; Katie Ross, fr., Williamsburg; Kaydence Sinclair, fr., Central Cambria; Karlie Sweigert, soph., Bellwood-Antis

Third base: Abby Claar, fr., Central Cambria; Emma Gilbey, jr., Glendale; Addison Moses, fr., Central; Gracey Smith, jr., Juniata Valley; Autumn Yeoman, soph., Penn Cambria

Outfield: Klohie Brown, soph., Juniata Valley; Emily Cully, sr., Penn Cambria; Braelyn Hall, sr., Juniata Valley; Leah Hammel, fr., Hollidaysburg; Hallie Hayes, sr., Cambria Heights; Alayna Mitchell, jr., Hollidaysburg; Karsyn Walter, soph., Williamsburg

Pitcher: Leah Byrne, sr., Bishop Guilfoyle Academy; Rylee Lane, soph., Cambria Heights; Launa Musselman, sr., Claysburg-Kimmel; Reese Pinizzotto, fr., Portage; Kaitlyn Rockwell, jr., Tyrone; Charli Schneider, sr., Altoona; Hannah Strittmatter, jr., Bishop Carroll Catholic

Utility: Madison Ball, soph., Glendale; Alyse Rabatin, sr., Penn Cambria; Kendall Stancovich, jr., Portage; Adasyn Trusik, sr., Portage

Designated player: Abby Clabaugh, soph., Bellwood-Antis; Harlee Harclerode, soph., Claysburg-Kimmel; Payton Hinish, sr., Claysburg-Kimmel