Softball players Katie Weeks and Rebecca Rogers of Hamilton Central and Oriskany's Alyssa Balfe were Class D first-team all-state selections for 2012.
The New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization for Girls Sports released its all-state softball list last week.
Three area players were first-team picks – all in Class D – and two came from state semifinalist Hamilton Central. The Emerald Knights’ first-team selections were senior shortstop Katie Weeks and freshman pitcher Rebecca Rogers. They were joined on the first team by Oriskany senior catcher Alyssa Balfe.
Notre Dame senior catcher Delaney Buckley was a second-team selection in Class C.
The other Utica-area players to earn all-state recognition from NYSSCOGS were: Oneida’s Jenna Didio and Maria Rocco (Class A, fourth and fifth teams, respectively); Vernon-Verona-Sherrill’s Ashley Palmer (Class B, fifth team); New York Mills’ Corrin Flihan (Class D, third team); Oriskany’s Meghan Carlo (Class D, fourth team) and Hamilton Central’s Katherine Keever (Class D, fourth team).