As they did in the postseason, the Calhoun Lady Yellow Jackets dominated the Georgia Class AAA all-state softball team.
The teams for each of Georgia’s six classifications were released recently by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association, and Calhoun, which won its second consecutive state title, had seven members of the first team, including player of the year Taylor Kelly, pitcher of the year Kinsey Liscio and coach of the year Diane Smith. Other Calhoun members are pitcher Emily Mitchell, infielder Jana Johns and outfielders Ryan Brzozoski and Maddie Green.
Three Lady Jackets — catcher Chloe Rice, infielder Ashlyn Barnes and outfielder Allie Jones — were named to the second team. Another area Class AAA first-team honoree was Murray County catcher Emily Osborne, while teammate Ashley Strong was named to the second team as a utility player.
In Class AA, Gordon Lee’s Emily Armour was named the pitcher of the year, while infielder Addi Taylor and outfielders Tiffany Holland and Courtland Middleton were also named to the first team and freshman outfielder Gracey Kruse was a second-team honoree.
In Class AAAA, Heritage had three first-team members, led by pitcher Lauren Lawson. Senior catcher Shelby Hammontree and outfielder Olivia Tamewitz also were first-team choices, while infielder Hannah Wills was named to the second team along with Northwest Whitfield pitcher BriLeigh Baggett.