Reeths-Puffer's impressive season, in which the Rockets were state-ranked a good portion of the way, naturally was recognized with a lot of postseason honors at the conference level.
The Rockets had five players named to the first team in the O-K Green Conference - Tessa Ross, Kyleigh Bilek, Abbie Critchett, Mady Snyder and Lainey McDaniel. All stats are from conference games.
McDaniel, the Rockets' ace hurler, was R-P's top honoree at the state level, picking up all-region recognition. The Ferris State commit was spectacular in the circle in league games, racking up 101 strikeouts against only six walks and allowing only 20 hits. She pitched to a 0.50 earned run average. She was also a force at the plate, hitting .488 with a .542 on-base percentage.
Ross enjoyed another excellent season at catcher, ably running the R-P defense from behind the plate and also racking up a .514 batting average and a .630 OBP with 16 runs batted in. She was not charged with a passed ball all season.
Snyder, a 2024 all-state selection, was impressive again in her senior year, hitting .341 with three home runs. She also had a .952 fielding percentage.
Bilek did not make any errors for the Rockets from her first base position and had 12 RBI and four extra-base hits.
Critchett, the Rockets' most potent power bat, laced six triples, stole 11 bases and scored 22 runs. She hit .481.
Whitehall put three players onto the West Michigan Conference Lakes first team - Megan LeaTrea, Lianne Fagan and Janie Fagan. LeaTrea pitched the bulk of the innings for Whitehall, consistently keeping the Vikings in the game even against their best opponents. Both Fagan sisters were strong at the plate and in the field. Lianne, the team's senior center fielder, was routinely the engine that made Whitehall's offense go; she scored the winning run in Whitehall's GMAA Tier 2 finals victory over North Muskegon and raced across the plate multiple times in many Whitehall wins. Janie, the Vikings' shortstop, was one of the team's top power bats, and her three RBI in a close win over Fremont was one of her strongest performances.
Montague's Hayden Boutell was her team's lone WMC Lakes first team selection. Strong at the plate and in the circle, she was one of the Wildcats' top performers throughout the campaign.
