Five Wolverines earn NFL softball honors
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Thursday, June 24, 2026

Five members of the Niagara Falls softball team were honored as Niagara Frontier League all-stars as selected by the coaches of the league.

The Wolverines finished second to North Tonawanda in the league and then advanced as far as the Section VI Class AA Quarterfinals before losing to the Lancaster Redskins.

Senior Casey Kesterson, a varsity starter at catcher since seventh grade, and senior shortstop Kim Hess made the first team. Senior second baseman Katharine Murphy and junior pitcher Amanda Thompson earned second team honors, while sophomore first baseman Emily Thompson made the third team.

North Tonawanda, which also was eliminated by Lancaster, had six all-stars. Senior shortstop Katie Miranto, senior pitcher Pam Brennan, junior center fielder and junior third baseman Alice Schutz all earned first team honors. Senior catcher Nicole Camarre made the second team and freshman infielder Shannon Wilson was on the third team.

Kenmore West also had six all-stars. Senior catcher Amanda Webster and freshman pitcher Michelle Krier earned first team honors, while freshman second baseman Mary Henseler and junior first baseman Jessica Mooney made the second team. Freshman outfielder Dana Levy and freshman third baseman Holly Przybysz made the third team.

Kenmore East finished with five all-stars, led by senior center fielder and first team honoree Katie Boyes. Junior second baseman Deanna Maher and junior pitcher Erin Whitehead made the second team and junior catcher Amanda Bartkowski and sophomore infielder Shannon Nolan earned third team honors.

The Grand Island Vikings finished with four all-stars. Senior Outfielder Ann Stewart made the first team, while senior outfielder Lauren Nedwick was on the second team and senior Staphanie Nabozny and junior pitcher Maureen McInerney made the third team.

Lockport had three all-stars, including sophomore pitcher Maria Mangine on the first team, senior catcher Rose Cavagnaro on the second team and senior utility player Megan Mullaney on the third team.

Lew-Port and Niagara-Wheatfield each had two all-stars. The Lancers placed junior shortstop Alyssa Ziobrowski on the second team and junior catcher Rachel Shearen on the third team. The Falcons landed junior pitcher Rachel Schumacher on the second team and senior third baseman Erica Feldhousen on the third team.
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