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BUCHANAN — With the cancellation of spring sports due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and the resulting “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the BCS Athletic Conference has decided to honor its seniors by making all of them first-team all-conference.

According to Bridgman athletic director Ken Schmaltz, the league got together and came up with the idea to honor the student-athletes who had already put in so much work during the offseason.

Buchanan softball coach Rachel Carlson, who has three seniors on this year’s squad, agreed.

“I feel each, and every softball senior is deserving of this recognition as they have faced more than their fair share of adversity this spring with the loss of a season that they had worked and prepared for,” she said. “I am so proud of my three seniors for the maturity and bravery they have shown during these difficult times.”

 

ALL-BCS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

First-team softball

Berrien Springs

Emily Knight, Kylee Smith, Ramaa Abburi

 

Brandywine

Malikiyyah Abdullah, Kennedy Byrd, Jada Dixon, Delani Nelson, Alexis Rhodes, Zarah Vandygriff

 

Bridgman

Madelyn Oman, Maddi Schiffer, Mackenzie Norris

 

Buchanan

Abby Hickok, Chloe Spitz, Emma Lozmack

 

Howardsville

Lillyanne Boyer, Jenah Hadley, Kayla Hagenbuch, Cameron Jones-McNally, Grace Miller

 

Lake Michigan Catholic

Emily Lage, Chloe Simmons, Mariah Sirk, Kathryn Wertheimer, Yneisha Washington

 

Michigan Lutheran

Katie Rainey, Olivia McLaughlin, Francis Chukwu

 

New Buffalo

Mary Mayer, Clair Workman, Jackie Hauseman, Taylor Oselka, Sonja Heath

 

River Valley

Halie York, Allyson Rochefort, Kyleigh LePinske, Emma Springer, Ella Olson