Chesterfield Honors Top Athletes From Spring Sports
By David Shelton
Senior Writer
Chesterfield – Chesterfield High athletic director Kevin Kenny is quite pleased with the overall performance and efforts of the 2025 spring sports athletes.
Kenny and the coaches of the baseball, softball and track programs recently honored the top performers with banquets celebrating their respective seasons.
The top athletic awards are the male and female athletes of the year. The honorees this year were JaQuavis Clark and Kai Pace.
The varsity baseball team finished this season with a 13-11 overall record and qualified for the Class AA Lower State playoffs. Unfortunately, a pair of one-run losses to Atlantic Collegiate and Academic Magnet ended the season.
Selected all-region were John Brody Banasiewicz, Rocket Watford and Bryce Adams. Banasiewicz also was recognized for making the AA all-state team, He and Watford shared the offensive player of the year award for the team.
Sky Courtney was the defensive player of the year and Brayden Burr was most improved player. Top pitching awards went to Adams and Max Gulledge while Avery Keith and Holden Lowry received Coach’s awards.
The Stuart Rayfield award went to Trent Trexler, and the team player honor went to Parker Tolson. Will Evans was the team’s rookie of the year.
The softball team got hot at the end of the season before a 1-0 loss to Saluda in the playoffs ended the run. The Lady Rams finished with a 13-15 overall record.
All-region selections in softball included Kaylee Eubanks, Pace, and Michaela Lisenby. Eubanks and Ashton Cassidy shared MVP honors while Pace shared offensive MVP honors with Ariana Vanderpool and Jameson Miles.
Lisenby and Brylie Harpe were the defensive most valuable players and Harley Hatcher was the most improved player. Jordan Evans and Sydney Sowell received the Heart of the Ram award.
Jenna Stafford was the overall MVP and offensive MVP for the jayvee softball team. Madison Vanderpool and Reagan Rivers shared defensive MVP honors while Camryn Horton and Shayla Evans were most improved.
Madison Vanderpool and Addyson Hancock received the Heart of the Ram award.
The track and field program also honored their top athletes. Several members of the team qualified for the Class AA state meet.
In running events, the MVP’s were Josh Miller for the boys team, and Kinsley Lowe and Amrie Lowe for the girls team.
In the field events, the MVP’s were Taye Diggs for the boys and Justyce Sellers for the girls.
The track and field rookies of the year went to Levi Jones and Bria Lowe.
