Previewing the DII Regional Semis: Who’s Your Favorite?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regional semifinal round for all seven Ohio girls high school divisions gets underway this week. The Division II field is one that looks wide open. Featuring last year's winner in Avon, along with a slew of perennial powers, as all teams still in the hunt are currently ranked in the Ohio DII top-20, including all from #1 through #12. Here is a a look at the 16 teams competing in the regional semis and some of their key athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>REGION 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AVON vs. WADSWORTH</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Avon Eagles</strong> - Record: 15-9 | Rank: #9 | Last win: 3-0 over North Ridgeville<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='774801' first='Clare' last='Freaney'] - 2029 | OH/MH | 4.0 k/s, .309; [player_tooltip player_id='800279' first='Ally' last='Brediger'] - 2028 | DS/L | 4.5 d/m; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='807051' first='Peyton' last='Reinart']</strong> - 2027 | MH | 2.5 k/s, 1.2 b/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Wadsworth Grizzlies</strong> - Record: 22-2 | Rank: #4 | Last win: 3-1 over Walsh Jesuit<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='1054481' first='Quinn' last='Macko'] - 2028 | OH | 4.8 k/s; [player_tooltip player_id='769868' first='Averie' last='Shell'] - 2028 | S | 9.9 a/s, 7.1 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='965276' first='Kameron' last='Chapman'] - 2027 | MH/RS | 2.5 k/s, 2.7 b/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>OLMSTED FALLS vs. STEELE</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Olmsted Falls Bulldogs</strong> - Record: 21-3 | Rank: #6 | Last win: 3-0 over Perry<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='565511' first='Alaina' last='Pasiak'] - 2028 | OH/RS | 2.9 k/s, 2.8 b/m; <strong>Grace Largent</strong> - 2027 | OH | 2.8 k/s, 10.4 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='721570' first='Anna' last='Minadeo'] - 2028 | S | 5.7 a/s, 7.4 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Steele Comets</strong> - Record: 18-6 | Rank: #14 | Last win: 3-0 over Brecksville-Broadview<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='791105' first='Addy' last='Broaddus'] - 2028 | OH | 4.2 k/s, 8.7 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='793155' first='Lola' last='Candelario'] - 2028 | RS | 3.2 k/s; <strong>Callie Beckler</strong> - 2028 | S | 8.7 a/s, 9.3 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>REGION 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>MAGNIFICAT vs. HOOVER</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Magnificat Blue Streaks</strong> - Record: 21-3 | Rank: #1 | Last win: 3-0 over Washington<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='582210' first='Grace' last='Regula'] - 2028 | OH | 3.5 k/s, 7.7 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='559630' first='Kaelin' last='White'] - 2028 | OH | 2.4 k/s, 7.5 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='936918' first='Julianne' last='Bocci'] - 2030 | DS/L | 12.6 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Hoover Vikings</strong> - Record: 17-7 | Rank: #18 | Last win: 3-2 over Nordonia<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='774778' first='Rachel' last='Jankowski'] - 2029 | OH | 5.1 k/s, 9.6 d/m; <strong>Sofia Tula</strong> - 2027 | DS/L | 17.2 d/m; <strong>Peyton Reid</strong> - 2029 - MH | 1.4 k/s; 2.5 b/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>RIVERSIDE vs. LAKEWOOD</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Riverside Beavers</strong> - Record: 18-5 | Rank: #11 | Last win: 3-0 over Hudson<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='593906' first='Jacleyn' last='Zgonc'] - 2027 | OH | 4.8 k/s, 5.2 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='592219' first='Makayla' last='Koenig'] - 2027 | S | 9.6 a/s, 7.0 d/m; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='822376' first='Aubrey' last='Laurenty'] </strong>- 2027 | 2.4 k/s, .394, 2.3 b/m </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Lakewood Rangers</strong> - Record: 20-3 | Rank: #19 | Last win: 3-2 over Twinsburg<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='582215' first='Ariana' last='Hueter'] - 2028 | OH/RS/MH | 5.1 k/s, .336, 10.7 d/m, 1.7 b/m;<strong> Tess Thrasher</strong> - 2028 | DS/L | 12.3 d/m; <strong>Laine Sheehan</strong> - 2028 | RS/OH | 2.5 k/s, 10.3 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>REGION 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>WESTERVILLE SOUTH vs. TEAYS VALLEY</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Westerville South Wildcats</strong> - Record: 21-3 | Rank: #12 | Last win: 3-0 over Logan<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='766538' first='Marlee' last='Sharps'] - 2027 | OH | 5.1 k/s, .352;<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='993194' first='Kendall' last='McClure']</strong> - 2027 | OH | 3.2 k/s, 11.0 d/m; <strong>Janele MacClements</strong> - 2027 | S | 9.1 a/s, 10.3 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Teays Valley Vikings</strong> - Record: 22-2 | Rank: #15 | Last win: 3-1 over Dublin Scioto<br>Key Players: <strong>Ella McGee</strong> - 2027 | OH | 2.4 k/s; <strong>Presley Perdue </strong>- 2029 | OH | 2.3 k/s; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1021177' first='Alivia' last='Jordan']</strong> - 2029 | DS/L | 14.4 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>BIG WALNUT vs. BISHOP WATTERSON</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Big Walnut Golden Eagles</strong> - Record: 24-0 | Rank: #2 | Last win: 3-0 over Mt. Vernon<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='847604' first='Shelby' last='Damron'] - 2028 | OH | 2.9 k/s; [player_tooltip player_id='810065' first='Abi' last='Swisher'] - 2027 | 2.0 k/s, 3.5 b/m; [player_tooltip player_id='838629' first='Sophie' last='Hamilton'] - 2027 | OH | 2.9 k/s, 8.2 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Bishop Watterson Eagles</strong> - Record: 13-11 | Rank: #10 | Last win: 3-0 over Watkins Memorial<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='793158' first='Jana' last='Eglitis'] - 2028 | RS/OH | 3.6 k/s, 1.5 b/m; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='721314' first='Madeline' last='Lane']</strong> - 2028 | DS/L | 15.4 d/m; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='789018' first='Maeve' last='Boyle']</strong> - 2028 | S | 8.7 a/s; 6.7 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>REGION 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HARRISON vs. KINGS</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Harrison Wildcats</strong> - Record: 22-2 | Rank: #7 | Last win: 3-0 over Anderson<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='774793' first='Aubrey' last='Templin'] - 2029 | OH | 5.3 k/s, 8.1 d/m, 43 aces; [player_tooltip player_id='776441' first='Regan' last='Oaks'] - 2028 | OH | 2.4 k/s, 9.8 d/m, 56 aces; [player_tooltip player_id='924863' first='Kenna' last='Farris'] - 2027 | S | 10.3 a/s, 5.8 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Kings Knights</strong> - Record: 20-3 | Rank: #5 | Last win: 3-0 over Colerain<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='936956' first='Sammi' last='Wehrman'] - 2030 | OH | 4.8 k/s, 5.5 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='774795' first='Laura' last='Raines'] - 2029 | OH | 3.1 k/s, 5.6 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='725537' first='Kennady' last='Horsley'] - 2027 | DS/L | 11.8 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>ANTHONY WAYNE vs. MOUNT NOTRE DAME</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Anthony Wayne General</strong> - Record: 18-6 | Rank: #3 | Last win: 3-0 over Northview<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='839903' first='Charley' last='Gardner'] - 2027 | 4.2 k/s, 11.0 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='776967' first='Addy' last='O'Shea'] - S/RS | 2.5 k/s, 10.1 d/m, 1.8 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='779129' first='Hailey' last='Hutcheison'] - 2029 | S | 5.3 a/s, 4.6 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong>Mount Notre Dame Cougars</strong> - Record: 12-10 | Rank: #9 | Last win: 3-0 over Troy<br>Key Players: [player_tooltip player_id='802566' first='Leah' last='Seeger'] - 2027 | OH | 3.8 k/s, 8.5 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='480817' first='Kendall' last='Hubbard'] - 2027 | S | 9.3 a/s, 9.8 d/m; [player_tooltip player_id='781997' first='Charlie' last='Kate Hatfield'] - 2029 | DS/L | 15.2 d/m</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->