High school notebook: Northwestern pitcher named player of the year

Northwestern’s All-State pitcher Kori Wancheck repeated as the Region 3-4A player of the year. Wancheck got the nod in a vote of the region’s coaches. She’ll play softball at USC Upstate next season.

All-Region 3-4A softball

Player of the year: Kori Wancheck, Northwestern

Coach of the year: Bryan Smith, Northwestern

Clover: Elizabeth Edmunds, senior; Marisa Harkey, senior; Missy Mavrogian, senior; Blake Wallert, senior

Fort Mill: Lauren Collie, fresh.; Payton Lemire, eighth grade; Belly Roy, fresh.

Gaffney: Rebecca Campbell, senior; Olivia Henson, junior; Makayla Wilson, junior

Nation Ford: Darby Trull, soph.; Chanel Turner, soph.

Northwestern: Diana Chase, junior; Annie Green, junior; Rachel Marion, junior; Cassie Wancheck, soph.; Kori Wancheck, senior

Rock Hill: Paige Love, soph.; Bayley Hinson, senior

York: Madeline Davis, soph.

Kerr makes first team All-Big South

Chester’s Austin Kerr was name to the Big South Conference baseball first team all-conference on Monday. Kerr, a left-handed senior, is 8-1 as a starter for the Chanticleers with an earned run average of 3.36.

This story was originally published May 18, 2015 at 7:41 PM with the headline "High school notebook: Northwestern pitcher named player of the year."