FAC Announces Spring Sports All-Conference Honors, Players of the Year

CHILLICOTHE — The Frontier Athletic Conference recognized some of the area’s top athletic performances of the spring season as the league announced its 2026 All-FAC honors across boys tennis, baseball, softball and track and field. Conference championships were decided in tightly contested races, while standout individual athletes left their mark on the season by earning Player of the Year honors. More: Vote now for the Chillicothe Gazette High School Athlete of the Week Softball: Chillicothe, Jackson Share FAC Crown; Rittinger Named POY The 2026 FAC softball season concluded with co-champions as Chillicothe and Jackson each finished 9-1 in conference play, sharing the league title.

Chillicothe’s CJ Rittinger was named FAC Player of the Year, leading a Cavaliers squad that placed three additional players on the First Team All-FAC roster: Vivian Morgan and Cadie Boltenhouse. Jackson, co-champions of the conference, saw Lillie Eberts, Maddie Wright, Serenity Taylor and Izzy Swisher earn First Team honors. Miami Trace placed a pair of players on the top team with Kaylee Everhart and Zoey Grooms, while Olivia Stegbauer represented McClain and Chloe Roberts earned recognition for Hillsboro.

Honorable mention selections included Leah Lovett and Brie Cummins of McClain as well as Addley Miller and Peyton Spurlock from Hillsboro. 2026 Softball Final Standings Chillicothe – 9-1 (Co-Champion)Jackson – 9-1 (Co-Champion)Miami Trace – 5-5Hillsboro – 4-6McClain – 3-7Washington Court House – 0-10 Boys Tennis: Flores Leads Chillicothe to FAC Title Chillicothe edged Jackson to claim the 2026 FAC Boys Tennis Championship, finishing with 48 points, narrowly ahead of the Ironmen’s 46 in one of the closest conference races of the spring. Leading the Cavaliers was Noah Flores, who earned FAC Player of the Year honors after capturing the conference singles championship.

Chillicothe also landed Elijah Yandilla and Yohan Abreu on the First Team All-FAC list. Jackson nearly matched the Cavaliers point-for-point and was heavily represented among the conference’s top players with Christian Burcham, Fernando Villabrille, Grady Massie, Landon Profitt, Joel Carroll and Jayce Moore all earning First Team recognition. 2026 Boys Tennis Final Standings Chillicothe – 48Jackson – 46Miami Trace – 25Hillsboro – 12Washington Court House – 10 Baseball: Jackson Captures Title Behind Seimetz Jackson claimed the 2026 FAC baseball championship, finishing 9-1 in conference play and placing multiple athletes among the conference’s best.