Bednarski named league MVP; six Vikings earn honors
by Peter Jakey, Managing Editor
Posen High School senior centerfielder Christina Bednarski and sophomore pitcher Leanne Buczkowski have been named to the Division IV all-region team, Viking softball coach Glenn Budnick announced Monday. The awards are just a couple of impressive honors earned by his squad for their 2009 accomplishments. Six players earned North Star League (NSL) all-conference honors, including Bednarski, who was voted the league?s best player.
She batted .413 during the 2009 season, but her on-base percentage was close to 60 percent because of the record number of walks the senior received. Bednarski?s name will be added to the Michigan High School Athletic Association record board with 45 walks in a season. She will be joined by junior teammate Cheryl Romel, who had 40 bases on balls. Bednarski also made the all-district team. The all-state selections are expected tomorrow. Bednarski was a first team, all-state selection in 2008.
Buczkowski (10-4, 2.67 ERA) earned first team, all-conference honors and was on the all-district team. She led the Vikings with a .513 batting average and was one of the hitting stars in Posen?s playoff win. Sophomore second baseman LeAnn Strzelecki (.327, 32 W, 50 R), whose defensive prowess didn?t show up in the end of the season stats, also made the all-district club. She was a NSL honorable mention. The rest of the all-conference first team follows: sophomore Lindsay Ponik and Romel. Honorable mention: junior Janice Ciarkowski. Posen won the league title with a 13-1 conference record and went 31-6 overall