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On June 20, we debuted the eighth in a series of reader polls asking who you consider the best high school softball athlete in Wisconsin history, with 10 primary suggestions. We received more than 1,000 votes, and here's how people voted:
Former Cedarburg standout Paytn Monticelli was the readers choice for the best softball athlete in state history after getting 645 votes.
Monticelli was a two-time Gatorade Wisconsin Softball Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. She guided Cedarburg to a state appearance in her junior season and had 293 strikeouts and a 0.69 earned-run average in 132 innings pitched. Monticelli followed that up with 306 strikeouts over 131 innings in her senior year.
After high school, Monticelli's college journey took her from the University of Wisconsin to the University of Oklahoma, where she won a national championship in 2024 and transferred to LSU for the 2025-26 season. She won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the European Championships in 2025.
She's playing professionally in the PSL for the Atlanta Smoke.
Monticelli wasn't the only big vote getter.
Here's how you voted.
With the option to select someone other than our group of 10, we received numerous write-in submissions, including many who received more than one vote.
Sydney Vitangcol, Wisconsin Lutheran 29
Jackie Showalter, Hartland Arrowhead 8
Billi Jo Kapla, Ashwaubenon 6
Jordan Little, Hudson 6
Lynn Anderson, Neenah 3
Brooklynn Danielson, Kenosha Bradford 3
Morgan Harwood, Neenah 3
Saylor Timmerman, Lakeland 3
Katie Maultra, Stevens Point 2
Libby Jahnke, Neenah 2
Lisa Bruss, Denmark 2
Whitney Myers, Grantsburg 2
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Patyn Monticelli voted best Wisconsin high school softball athlete
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Paytn Monticelli voted as most-impactful athlete in Wisconsin high school softball history
Former Cedarburg standout Paytn Monticelli was the readers choice for the best softball athlete in state history after getting 645 votes.
Monticelli was a two-time Gatorade Wisconsin Softball Player of the Year in 2021 and 2022. She guided Cedarburg to a state appearance in her junior season and had 293 strikeouts and a 0.69 earned-run average in 132 innings pitched. Monticelli followed that up with 306 strikeouts over 131 innings in her senior year.
After high school, Monticelli's college journey took her from the University of Wisconsin to the University of Oklahoma, where she won a national championship in 2024 and transferred to LSU for the 2025-26 season. She won a bronze medal with Great Britain at the European Championships in 2025.
She's playing professionally in the PSL for the Atlanta Smoke.
Monticelli wasn't the only big vote getter.
Here's how you voted.
Our top 10
- Paytn Monticelli, Cedarburg 645
- Karly Meredith, Kaukauna 121
- Andie Varsho, Marshfield 118
- Kayla Konwent, Westosha Central 51
- Sydney Supple, Oshkosh North 47
- Brooke Schliewe, Horicon 14
- Gretta Grassel, Boscobel 9
- Nicole Newman, Madison La Follette 9
- McKinzie Freimuth, Kaukauna 6
- Anne Cooley-Piesczak, Madison La Follette 1
Here are the other names suggested as the most impactful in Wisconsin history
With the option to select someone other than our group of 10, we received numerous write-in submissions, including many who received more than one vote.
Others receiving 2 or more votes
Sydney Vitangcol, Wisconsin Lutheran 29
Jackie Showalter, Hartland Arrowhead 8
Billi Jo Kapla, Ashwaubenon 6
Jordan Little, Hudson 6
Lynn Anderson, Neenah 3
Brooklynn Danielson, Kenosha Bradford 3
Morgan Harwood, Neenah 3
Saylor Timmerman, Lakeland 3
Katie Maultra, Stevens Point 2
Libby Jahnke, Neenah 2
Lisa Bruss, Denmark 2
Whitney Myers, Grantsburg 2
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Patyn Monticelli voted best Wisconsin high school softball athlete
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