The Illinois Coaches Association released its list of 2009 All-State softball selections and several local players received recognition.

Hallisey Kunde (Class 3A, shortstop) of Marengo and Jenna Mychko (Class 4A, catcher) of Huntley both received first team All-State honors.

Deana DeBosschere (Class 4A, third base/pitcher) of Huntley and Lauren Roudabush (Class 3A, right field) of Marengo were second team All-State selections.

Johanna Turner (Class 4A, pitcher) of Prairie Ridge, Amanda Daly (Class 3A, pitcher) of Johnsburg, Lauren Seegers (Class 4A, catcher) of Prairie Ridge, Vicki Pyan and Kaitlin Hardie (Class 4A, second base and shortstop) of Crystal Lake South and Amanda Knutson (Class 3A, third base) of Marengo received third team All-State recognition. 

-Maureen Lynch

Richmond-Burton fullback-linebacker Mike Anderson suffered a fractured C-6 vertebra in last year's season opener and missed the rest of the season.

At that point, Anderson figured his football career was over. He had plans to attend Iowa State University, where he would not play that sport. Those plans changed during the school year. He visited Augustana College, an NCAA Division III school in Rock Island, as a football recruit, and loved the place.

Anderson (6-foot-2, 230 pounds) will play football for the Vikings, likely lining up at linebacker or defensive end.

"It can't be over," Anderson said. "I love [football] too much."

Anderson rushed for 850 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior, then suffered the injury this season. While the Rockets made their amazing run to the IHSA Class 4A playoff semifinals, Anderson was relegated to the role of spectator.

"I've been fully cleared by all doctors," Anderson said. "It was a bone break, so they said it should heal and actually be stronger."

- Joe Stevenson

Here is the list of players who will represent the Fox Valley Conference in the Stevenson Showcase against other suburban conference teams.

Cary-Grove: Chris Waylock, Mark Thomson, Stuart Gaulke, Eric Chandler.

Crystal Lake Central: Tony Castranova, Connor Sadzeck.

Crystal Lake South: Easton Kowalski, Josh Wruck, Alex Macaulay.

Grayslake Central: Angelo Gargano, Kevin DeRue, Mike Gentile, Matt Murphy, Mitch Tielke.

Huntley: Chris Klein, Phil Pupillo.

Jacobs: Josh Kranz, Kevin Olson, Anthony Virgilio.

McHenry: Justin Diedrich, Joe Ray.

Prairie Ridge: Kevin Kaczmarski, Justin Henderson, Robinson Logue, Chad Ljunggren.



 

Alden-Hebron senior Mark Winkelman was selected to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 1A-2A All-State team released over the weekend.

Winkelman, a 6-foot-2 lefthander, was a standout for the Giants at the plate and on the mound. He helped A-H to its best season ever, as the Giants advanced to the IHSA Class 1A Lena-Winslow Sectional championship game, where they lost to Lanark Eastland, 4-3, in eight innings.

Winkelman, who will attend Creighton on a baseball scholarship, was 10-2 as a pitcher, with an ERA of 0.61, 131 strikeouts and 11 walks in 68 1/3 innings. At the plate, Winkelman hit .588 with six home runs, 30 RBIs and 43 runs scored.

- Joe Stevenson

Johnsburg senior pitcher Jerad Grundy was selected in the 46th round of Major League Baseball's Amateur Draft Thursday.

Grundy, a 6-foot lefthander who posted a 4-6 record with a 1.38 ERA, was heavily scouted this spring by major league teams, often drawing more than 10 scouts at a time. Skyhawks coach Dann Giesey thought Grundy might be picked in the top five rounds with all the attention, but since Grundy also signed with Miami (Fla.) there were issues about whether the team that drafted him would be able to sign him.

With the 46th pick, Texas likely will not offer enough bonus money for Grundy to consider passing on Miami, an NCAA powerhouse.

- Joe Stevenson