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2024 Region 7

All-Tournament Team

 

Mikayla Milby 

Rylee Carter

 

 

2024 

28th District

All Tournament Team

 

Kady Dennis

Rylee Carter

Mikayla Milby

 

 

 

 2023 

28th District

CHAMPIONS

 

 Kady Dennis, Brooke Gray, Lilli Koch, Macy Mccoy, Sydney Blair, Riley Gentry, (2nd row)Caitlyn Nash, Syrianna Jones, Matilda Gorley, Imari Golden. Mikayla Milby, Lydia Bland, Leigh Wingfield, Brooke Bond, (Back Row) Eden Jessie, Kierstyn Smith, Emory Donaldson, Rylee Carter, Kiley Scott, Shelby 

Coaches: Brittany Mockbee, Alan Jones, Brad Smith, Nick Domeck, Russ McCubbins

 

 

 

2023 Region 7 All Tournament Team

 

Emory Donaldson

Imari Golden

Brooke Gray

Kierstyn Smith

 

 2023 

7th Region

CHAMPIONS

 

 Kady Dennis, Brooke Gray, Lilli Koch, Macy Mccoy, Sydney Blair, Riley Gentry, Caitlyn Nash, Syrianna Jones, Matilda Gorley, Imari Golden. Mikayla Milby, Lydia Bland, Leigh Wingfield, Brooke Bond,  Eden Jessie, Kierstyn Smith, Emory Donaldson, Rylee Carter, Kiley Scott, Shelby 

Coaches: Brittany Mockbee, Alan Jones, Brad Smith, Nick Domeck, Russ McCubbins

 

 

 

2023 

28th District

All Tournament Team

 

Brooke Gray

Emory Donaldson

Macy McCoy

 

 

Kentucky Fastpitch Coaches Association

2023 All Academic Softball Team 

(Juniors and Seniors Only)

 

Sydney Blair - First Team

Imari golden - First Team

Rylee Gentry - First Team

Caitlyn Nash - First Team

Emory Donaldson - First Team

Kierstyn Smith - Second Team

Kady Dennis - Honorable Mention

Eden Jessie - Honorable Mention

 

 2022 

7th Region

CHAMPIONS

 

Allysa Simmons, Kady Dennis, Brooke Gray, Lilli Koch, Macy Mccoy, Sydney Blair, Riley Gentry, Caitlyn Nash, Syrianna Jones, Matilda Gorley, Imari Golden. Mikayla Milby,  Brooke Bond,  Eden Jessie, Kierstyn Smith, Emory Donaldson, Rylee Carter, 

Coaches: Alan Jones, Brittany Mockbee, Brad Smith, Nick Domeck, Russ McCubbins

 

 

 

2022

Region 7 All Tournament Team

 

 

Sydney Blair

Brooke Gray

Lilli Koch

Mikayla Milby

 

 

 

 2022 

28th District

CHAMPIONS

 

 Eden Jessie, Alyssa Simmons, Brooke Gray, Mikayla Milby, Lilli Koch, Kady Dennis, Syrianna Jones, Riley Gentry, Rylee Carter, Imari Golden, Caitlyn Nash, Emory Donaldson, Mya Nelson, Kierstyn Smith, Sydney Blair, Macy McCoy, Alan Jones, Nick Domeck, Brad Smith, Russ McCubbins.  

 

 

 

2022 

28th District

All Tournament Team

 

Brooke Gray

Alyssa Simmons

Emory Donaldson

Mikayla Milby

 

 

 2021

7th Region

CHAMPIONS

 

 

 

Erin Lacy, Skylar Lee, Hayleigh Gnagie, Carter Thompson, Taylor Sanders, Sydney Martin, Caitlyn Nash, Kierstyn Smith, Mikayla Milby, Imari Golden, Lilli Koch, Brooke Gray, Sydney Blair, Macy McCoy,

Brittany Mockbee, Eden Jessie, Emory Donaldson, Rylee Carter, Mack Grimes, Brooklynn, Reagan Brownley, Brad Smith, Nick Jones, Alan Jones, Russ McCubbins

#AMR

 2021

28th District

CHAMPIONS

 Macy McCoy, Hayleigh Gnagie, Lilli Koch, Caitlyn Nash, Mikayla Milby, Brooke Gray, Imari Golden, Kierstyn Smith, Erin Lacy, Brittany Mockbee, Sydney Blair, Brooklynn,  Skylar Lee, Carter Thompson, Mack Grimes, Emory Donaldson, Rylee Carter,  Taylor Snaders, Russ McCubbins, Sydney Martin, Reagan Brownley, Alan Jones, Brad Smith, Nick Domeck

#AMR

 2021

 

                Softball Prom

 

 

Due to COVID restrictions JCPS did not allow for the return of Junior or Senior Prom.  A group of softball parents got together and organized a softball prom hosted at the Gnagie home,

 

 

2019

COURIER

JOURNAL

AWARDS

 

Skaggs named Softball Player of the Year


Kentucky Fastpitch Coaches Association

2019 All Academic Softball Team 

(Juniors and Seniors Only)

 

Allie Skaggs - First Team

Kennedy Alexander - Second Team

Nicole Jaggers - Honorable Mention

 


2018-19 KENTUCKY GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - ALLIE SKAGGS



Congrats to Allie Skaggs, Emory Donaldson and Skylar Lee on your selection to the 2019 All-7th Region Team

 

 

 

2019 District 28 All-Tournament Team

 

Allie Skaggs

Sydney Martin

Skylar Lee

 


2019 District 28 Champions


 

 

 

2019 District 28 All-Tournament Team

 

Allie Skaggs

Sydney Martin

Skylar Lee

 


Spring Break 2019


2018 WISH BANQUET


 

 

 

 

Congratulations to 2018 Za'Kiya Sizemore on your decision to play college softball at Lindsey Wilson College!


 

 

 

Allie Skaggs named to the 

MaxPreps 2018 Sophomore

All-American Team


Sinnott represents Kentucky in the TN-KY All-Star Game


 

 

 

Alivia Sinnott and Madison Alexander 

representing Ballard at the East West All Start weekend at EKU

 

Congratulations to Alivia for being selected by the coaches to represent Kentucky All-Stars when they face the Tennessee All-Stars!



Kentucky Fastpitch Coaches Association

2018 All Academic Softball Team 

(Juniors and Seniors Only)

 

Alivia Sinnott - First Team

Taylor Klumb - Second Team

Shelby Kelley - Honorable Mention

Kristen Klimesh - Honorable Mention

Za'Kiya Sizemore - Honorable Mention




COURIER JOURNAL SPORTS AWARDS



 

2018 Region 7 All Tournament Team

 

Allie Skaggs

Shelby Kelley

Za'Kiya Sizemore

 

 

 


 

COACH

ALAN JONES

 

2018

Region 7

Coach of the Year


 

 

 

 

ALLIE SKAGGS

 

2018

Region 7

Player of the Year


Congrats to Alivia Sinnott,

Shelby Kelley and Allie Skaggs on your

selection to the 2018 All-7th Region Team


2018 District 28 Champions


 

2018 District 28 All Tournament Team

 

Alivia Sinnott

Madison Alexander

Shelby Kelley


Spring Break 2018


 

 

 

Congratulations to 2018 Shelby Kelley on her decision to play college softball at Clemson University!


 

 

 

 

Applauding our 2018 Madison Alexander on her verbal commitment to continue playing softball at Missouri Valley College!


 

 

 

Bravo to 2018 Kristen Klimesh for her verbal commitment to play college softball at Georgetown College!


 

 

Congratulations to 2020 Allie Skaggs on your verbal commitment to play softball in college at the University of Arizona!


We are excited share that 2018 Pitcher Alivia Sinnott has verbally committed to continue her softball career in college at the University of South Florida!


Kentucky Fastpitch Coaches Association

2017 All Academic Softball Team

 

Andy Pignato - First Team

Catie Barber - Second Team

Alivia Sinnott - Second Team

Franki Harris - Second Team


 

 

 

 

Shelby Kelley named to the 2017 All-State Team - Honorable Mention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catie Barber named to the 2017 All-State 2nd Team


COURIER JOURNAL SPORTS AWARDS


 

 

 

 

Allie Skaggs was named to the MaxPreps 2017 Freshman All-American team


Congrats to Catie Barber, Alivia Sinnott,

Shelby Kelley and Allie Skaggs on your

selection to the 2017 All-7th Region Team.


Congratulations to our 2017 Senior Outfielder, Catie Barber, on signing your National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Louisville.  We are so proud of you!


Catie Barber signs to play softball and Jo Adell signs to play baseball at the University of Louisville.  Congrats to these 2017 graduates and good friends. 


Congratulations to Senior 3rd Baseman, Skyelar Houston, on Committing to Play at Georgetown College!


Congratulations to These Lady Bruins on Being Selected for the All Region Team


 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Junior, Skyelar Houston, on being selected to the 2016 All State Honorable Mention team for Class 3A.   Great job Skye!


Congratulations to Juniors, Skyelar Houston and Catie Barber for Being Selected to Play in the 2016 East West All-Stars Games.


Congratulations to Pitchers, Shelby Kelley and Sarah Brill

Junior, Sarah Brill was named to the  Courier-Journal 1st Team Kentuckiana High School Sports and Sophomore, Shelby Kelley, was named to the 2nd Team.   Guest Speaker was Peyton Manning at the event.  Great job ladies! 


Congratulations to Senior, Alexis Smith, for Making the 7th Region All Tournament Team


Congratulations to Seniors, Brenna Dunlap and Akilah Mouzon as well as Junior, Catie Barber for Making the All-District Team


Congratulations to Sophomore, Alivia Sinnott, on Several Region Swim Team Awards including  2016 Most Improved Swimmer

Alivia Sinnott  is not only having success on the softball field but she also had a great year on the swim team!  Alivia was named 2016 Most Improved Swimmer, All State Academic First Team,  in Regions she placed 4th in the 200 Medley and 200 freestyle relay, 13th in 100 backstroke and 12th in 50 freestyle.  She also earned her varsity letter!  Congratulations Alivia!  Go Bruins! 


Congratulations to Junior, Catie Barber, for Receiving the 2016 University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award

 

2016 University of Louisville Yarmuth Book Award

 

 

 

This award recognizes outstanding juniors across the state of Kentucky and Southern Indiana that show academic promise, intellectual curiosity and are civic minded.  The recipients must demonstrate a desire to learn through their various academic and extra-curricular activities while remaining in the top 20% of their class.


Congratulations to Sophomore, Kristen Klimesh and Junior, Andi Pignato on Being Inducted into the National Beta Club!


Congratulations to Sophomores, Alivia Sinnott and Macie Hollis on Being Inducted into the National Beta Club!


Congratulations to Junior Outfielder, Catie Barber, On Your Verbal Commitment to Play NCAA Division 1 Softball at the University of Louisville


Congratulations to Sophomore, Shelby Kelley, On Your Verbal Commitment to Play NCAA Division 1 Softball at Belmont University in Nashville, TN 


Congratulations to 2016 Seniors, 1st Baseman Alexis Smith and Catcher Lindsay Sparrow, on Signing to Play NAIA  Softball at Campbellsville University


Congratulations to 2015 Senior, Madison Kearschner, on Continuing Your Softball Career at the University of Kentucky!


Congratulations to Senior, Madison Kearschner and Junior, Brenna Dunlap on making 1st Team Academic All State and Senior, Lex Hull  on 2nd Team Academic All State.  


Congratulations to Alexis Smith and Lex Hull for being voted by their East/West Junior and Senior Allstar teammates as the Section 2 Players of the Year


Congratulations to Senior, Lex Hull, on being Named Class 3A Player of the Year, 1st Team All-State and 7th Region Player of the Year


All -Region Team Players

Congratulations to Ballard Bruins Skyelar Houston, Sarah Brill, Alexis Smith and Lex Hull for being selected as members of the 7Th Region All-Region Team!


Congratulations to Sophomore, Sarah Brill and Seniors, Madison Kearschner and Lex Hull for making the 28th All District Team!  Go Bruins!

Left to Right: Sarah Brill, Madison Kearschner and Lex Hull


2015 Ballard High School Senior Awards

Congratulations to our 2015 Seniors on your awards!
Madison Kearschner - Valedictorian, AP Scholar with Distinction, U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence and Beta Club.

Allison Wiseman - Excellence in Communication
Lex Hull- U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete and Business.



2015 Senior, Lex Hull signs her National Letter Of Intent with the University of South Carolina


2015 Senior Catcher, Lex Hull, Takes Her Official Visit to the University of South Carolina

It feels like a long time a coming for Ballard's Senior Catcher, Lex Hull, as she finally went on her "official" visit to Gamecock Country.  Lex went on her first unofficial visit her freshman year and gave her verbal commitment in the fall of her sophomore year.  Lex says she fell in love with the beautiful campus and wanted to be a part of building an up and coming SEC powerhouse program where she could make an immediate impact.  The Gamecocks have a new 8 million dollar softball stadium and this past year hosted the SEC tournament.  The 2015 class includes five recruits pictured below of which four are nationally ranked in the top 100 by Student Sports.   South Carolina earned its 17th bid in the NCAA Tournament this season and its second straight under fourth year head coach, Bev Smith. 


2015 Senior, Mac Henderson, signs her National Letter of Intent with Wallace State Hanceville Alabama

Congratulations to #23 Ballard Lady Bruin Senior, Mac Henderson as she signed her NLI with the top notch NJCAA Division I Lady Lions of Wallace State in Hanceville Alabama .   Wallace State's Head Coach, Jayne Clem is committed to a winning tradition at Wallace State, and that drive is evident in her teams' accomplishments.  Behind the leadership of head coach Jayne Clem, the Wallace State fast pitch softball program is a national champion on the field and in the classroom. Wallace State softball won its second National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I National Championship during the 2013 season, adding to the first crown the program won in 2008. The Lady Lions were also national runner-up on two other occasions (2009 and 2010) and third in 2012.

Wallace State held its own as the defending national champion in 2014, finishing with a 44-26 record and earning its ninth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) Northern Division title. 

 


Jessica Adell named 2014 Miss Kentucky Softball; NFCA 1st Team High School All-American and NFCA South Central Region 1st Team; 2013 KY Gatorade Player of the Year


Three Bruins Named to 2014 All District Tournament Team

Congratulations to all the ladies above for being selected for the 28th District 2014 All Tournament team including three Ballard Lady Bruins - pitcher, Shelby Kelley and outfielders, Madison Kearschner and Jessica Adell.  The Lady Bruins defeated Christian Academy to be crowned District Champions!

 


Ballard Standout, Jessica Adell is Named 2012-2013

Gatorade Kentucky Softball Player of the Year


CHICAGO (June 6, 2013) — In its 28th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Jessica Adell of Ballard High School as its 2012-13 Gatorade Kentucky Softball Player of the Year. Adell is the third Gatorade Kentucky Softball Player of the Year to be chosen from Ballard High School.

The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Adell as Kentucky’s best high school softball player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year award announced in June, Adell joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports, including Alicia Hollowell (2000-01, Fairfield HS, Calif.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy, N.Y.), Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.), Angela Tincher (2002-03, James River HS, Va.) and Kenzie Fowler (2006-07, Canyon del Oro HS, Ariz.).

The 5-foot-6 junior right-handed pitcher and outfielder batted .461 with six doubles, 32 runs scored and 33 steals this past season, leading the Bruins (29-11) to the 7th Region semifinals. In the circle, the 2012 First Team All-State selection posted a 20-9 record with a 1.10 ERA and 210 strikeouts in 197.2 innings pitched along with eight shutouts.

Adell has maintained a 3.09 GPA in the classroom. She has volunteered locally as part of a fundraising campaign to benefit cancer research and as a youth softball coach.

“Jessica Adell can do it all,” said Ricky Hoffman, head coach of Bullitt East High. “She’s the best outfielder in the state, she pitches even though that is not her best position, and she can hit. She is one of the hardest outs in the state.”

Adell has made a verbal commitment to play softball on an athletic scholarship at the University of Tennessee beginning in the fall of 2014.

The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade high school sports leadership team in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.

Adell joins recent Gatorade Kentucky Softball Players of the Year Allison Foster (2011-12, Christian Academy of Louisville), Griffin Joiner (2010-11, Christian County High School), Emily Gaines (2009-10, South Laurel), Megan Taylor (2008-09, North Laurel), Kirsten Allen (2007-08 & 2006 – 07, Ryle) among the state’s list of former award winners.