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Diamond Stars: VYPE's Top 21 Softball Preseason Prospects
Heading into the 2021 season, VYPE decided to rank its Top 21 prospects in both baseball and softball in the Greater Houston area.
Here are the Top 21 softball players as ranked by VYPE heading into the spring.
1 Sophia Simpson, Barbers Hill (Texas)
2 Turiya Coleman, C.E. King (Oklahoma)
3 Koko Wooley, La Porte (Texas A&M)
4 Mya Holmes, Texas City (Texas)
5 Samantha Landry, Barbers Hill (UL at Lafayette)
6 Katie Cimusz, Atascocita (Texas)
7 Kennedy Powell, Conroe (UCLA)
8 Olivia Johnson, Pearland Dawson (Washington)
9 Mia Scott, Angleton (Texas)
10 Kayden Henry, Dickinson
11 Ja'Naiya Thomas, Cypress Creek (Houston)
12 Demi Elder, Clear Springs (Texas Tech)
13 Emiley Kennedy, Lake Creek (Texas A&M)
14 Kasidi Pickering, Atascocita
15 Sa'Mya Jones, Pearland Dawson
16 Emma Strood, Clear Springs (LSU)
17 Avery Hodge, Fort Bend Christian Academy (Oklahoma)
18 Gabby Leach, The Woodlands
19 Alannah Leach, The Woodlands
20 Brianna Ellis, Memorial (Auburn)
21 Cameryn Harrison, Katy
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National Signing Day: 11 Memorial High School standouts sign dotted line
HOUSTON - National Signing Day is always special.
Even during a pandemic, that wouldn't put a damper this day. With tables spread across the Memorial baseball field and chairs in front for their parents, 11 Memorial High School student-athletes put pen to paper.
"I've been dreaming about this since I began playing soccer," Kansas State-signee Juliann Kidd said. "It's fulfilling my dream and it's really exciting to take it to the next level. I'm excited to work hard in college and be a leader."
VYPE #NationalSigningDay Coverage: @MHShouston @MemGirlsSoccer standout Juliann Kidd talks about signing with @KStateSOC #VYPECampus @kstatesports @Big12Conference @Kelseyhranicky @sbisdathletics @SBISD @KPRC2RandyMc @KPRC2Ari @KPRC2Vanessa @HTownHSS @MHSMustangsBC @kphershey pic.twitter.com/WfQAhJ4634
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) November 11, 2020
Kidd was the lone soccer player to sign on the day from Memorial.
The newly-minted District 17-6A Champion Memorial volleyball team saw three of its athletes - Kingsley Wallace (Army), Taylor Odum (New York University) and Lyla Traylor (Cal State Fullerton) - signed on Wednesday morning.
"It's a great honor to have the opportunity and the ability to go into the Armed Forces," Wallace said.
VYPE #NationalSigningDay Coverage: @MHShouston volleyball standout @kingsley_1337 talks with VYPE about signing with @ArmyWP_VB and the team winning the district crown on Tuesday. #GoArmy @MustangVBall @kaddie_platt @SBISD @sbisdathletics @kphershey @USArmy #VYPECampus pic.twitter.com/lZjMBLLUVC
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) November 11, 2020
The Memorial softball team was the next to have multiple signees as Brianna Ellis signed to Auburn and Mia Garza signed with Drexel University.
"Signing to Auburn is a huge deal to me and my family," Ellis said. "I love the SEC, I love the south, I'm glad to be a part of such a great softball program and great school. I'm really excited."
VYPE #NationalSigningDay Coverage: We caught up with @AuburnSoftball signee @briellis1 after she signed with the Tigers. #VYPECampus @sbisdathletics @SBISD @KPRC2RandyMc @KPRC2Ari @KPRC2Vanessa @MHSMustangsBC @MHShouston @MemHighSoftball @AuburnTigers @SimoneEli_TV @HTownHSS pic.twitter.com/SNnicqQqMo
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) November 11, 2020
Other signees included Jack Dragna (University of New Mexico Baseball), Drew Morris (SMU Tennis), Jackie Nguyen (Houston Baptist Golf), Kathryn Weilbacher (Bowling Green Gymnastics) and Jeffrey Zatorski (University of Texas Golf).