Sectional Coach of the Year
Congrats to our 2026 Sectional Coaches of the Year!!!
2026 ICA Softball IHSA Sectional Coaches of the Year (4A)
| Sectional 1 | Germaine Padilla | Taft |
| Sectional 2 | Bridget Matsunaga | Glenbrook North |
| Sectional 3 | Haley Beck | Bradley-Bourbonnais |
| Sectional 4 | Heather Novak | Lincoln Way West |
| Sectional 5 | Josh Teschner | Fremd |
| Sectional 6 | Emma Jarrell | Riverside-Brookfield |
| Sectional 7 | Nicole Pieper | Lake Zurich |
| Sectional 8 | Jory Reigner | Yorkville |
2026 ICA Softball IHSA Sectional Coaches of the Year (3A)
| Sectional 1 | Germaine Fairchild | Dunlap |
| Sectional 2 | Jennifer Bamonte | Morris |
| Sectional 3 | Jan Pauly | Vernon Hills |
| Sectional 4 | Mike Kuefler | Kaneland |
| Sectional 5 | Vondell Edgar | Chatham (Glenwood) |
| Sectional 6 | Justice Miller | Champaign (Central) |
| Sectional 7 | Chris Traina | Lemont |
| Sectional 8 | Valerie Jisa | Fenwick |
2026 ICA Softball IHSA Sectional Coaches of the Year (2A)
| Sectional 1 | Randy Creen | Riverdale |
| Sectional 2 | Brian Holman | Seneca |
| Sectional 3 | Kevin Pittman | Chicago Christian |
| Sectional 4 | Shawn Byers | Stillman Valley |
| Sectional 5 | Brian Boeving | Red Bud |
| Sectional 6 | Will Capie | Carterville |
| Sectional 7 | Matt Reed | Tolono (Unity) |
| Sectional 8 | Lindsay Howard | Rochester |
2026 ICA Softball IHSA Sectional Coaches of the Year (1A)
| Sectional 1 | Jeff Kinney | Dakota |
| Sectional 2 | Dylan Voyles | West Central |
| Sectional 3 | Tyrone Gebhardt | Concord (Triopia) [coop] |
| Sectional 4 | Jennifer Rheinecker | Sparta |
| Sectional 5 | Doug Hageman | LeRoy |
| Sectional 6 | Katie Huss | Serena |
| Sectional 7 | Dalton McFarland | Casey Westfield |
| Sectional 8 | John Kiselewski | Waltonville [coop] |
2026 ICA Softball IESA Coach of the Year (1A)
| Coach | School |
| Jim Bogle | LeRoy |
| Dennis Dooley | Carthage |
2026 ICA Softball IESA Coach of the Year (2A)
| Coach | School |
| Stephanie McCall | St. Joseph |
| Kevin Hayhurst | Beecher |
2026 ICA Softball IESA Coach of the Year (3A)
| Coach | School |
| Jenna Horcher | Barrington Prairie |
| Tricia Gale | Stanford (Olympia) |
2026 ICA Softball SIJHSAA Coach of the Year (Class S)
| Coach | School |
| Rob Edwards | New Hope Grade School |
| Bailee Tomlianovich | St. Mary’s – Willow Grove Co-op |
2026 ICA Softball SIJHSAA Coach of the Year (Class M)
| Coach | School |
| Erin Suggs | Anna Junior High School |
| Mark Beare | Steeleville Elementary School |
2026 ICA Softball SIJHSAA Coach of the Year (Class L)
| Coach | School |
| Terry Gunter | Central Jr. High, West Frankfort |
| Cody Ashton | Carterville Middle School |