Sportswriter of the Year
Sportswriter of the Year
In recognition for contributions to the sport of Girls Softball, the following journalists have been named Sportsperson of the Year.
| Inductee | Newspaper | Year of Award |
| Bob Sakomota | Chicago Tribune | 2004 |
| Jeffrey S. Profitt | DuQuoin Sports | 2005 |
| Lonnie Schwindenhammer | Peoria Journal Star | 2006 |
| Marc Nesseler | Moline Daily Dispatch | 2007 |
| Fred Kroner | Champaign News-Gazette | 2008 |
| Dave Kane | Springfield State-Journal Register | 2009 |
| Rob Laird | Kankakee Daily-Journal | 2009 |
| Maureen Lynch | Northwest Herald Crystal Lake | 2010 |
| Brian Nielsen | Gazette/Times-Courier Charleston | 2010 |
| Tony Baranek | Southtown Star- Tinley Park | 2011 |
| Terry Todt | WSMI – Litchfield | 2011 |
| Randy Kindred | Bloomington Pantagraph | 2012 |
| John Leusch | Daily Herald | 2012 |
| Joshua Welge | Chicago-Sun Times | 2014 |
| Adam Duvall | Peoria Journal Star | 2015 |
| Bill Lidinsky | Ottawa Times | 2016 |
| Alex Kantecki | Northwest Herald/McHenry County Sports | 2017 |
| Steve Raymond | Effingham Teutopolis Newspaper | 2018 |
| Mike Monahan | Mattoon Journal Gazette | 2019 |
| Joe Aguilar | Lake County Daily Herald | 2019 |
| Bucky Dent | Southern Illinoisan | 2021 |
| Alex Staab | Metamora | 2022 |
| Jim Taylor | Aledo | 2022 |
| Kevin Heironymous | Bureau County Republican / Shaw Media | 2023 |
| Greg Shashack | Alton Telegraph | 2023 |
| Jim Teckenbrock | WSPY Radio | 2024 |