06/17/2026
A championship season now comes with major statewide recognition.
Five Petersburg Lady Vikings have been named to the Class AA All-State Softball Team, led by junior Miley Tingler, who earned First Team honors and was named First Team captain.
Tingler was joined on the First Team by senior catcher Ella Chew and junior infielder Shyane Tawney. Sophomore infielder Ella Markwell earned Second Team honors, while Gracie Carpenter received Honorable Mention.
The recognition follows Petersburg’s historic Class AA state championship run, which brought the program its first softball title.
Tingler, who was named the Class AA State Tournament MVP, earned First Team captain honors after one of the strongest offensive seasons in Class AA. The junior finished with 54 hits, 12 home runs, 48 RBIs and 69 runs scored, while batting .574 and reaching base in more than two-thirds of her plate appearances. In Charleston, she delivered several of Petersburg’s biggest moments, including a home run and four RBIs against Sissonville, a go-ahead home run against Logan and a 3-for-4 performance in the championship game.
Chew closed her Petersburg career with First Team honors after a strong senior season at the plate and behind the plate. She finished with 45 hits, 15 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 49 RBIs, while batting .450. Defensively, she committed just one error all season. Her biggest moment came in the state tournament opener against Lincoln, when she drove in eight runs with four hits, three doubles and a home run to help Petersburg win 14-12.
Tawney added another First Team selection for Petersburg after a strong all-around season in the infield. Tawney was a steady presence at the plate all season, finishing with 47 hits and a .439 batting average. She also recorded 77 assists defensively. Tawney had hits in all four state tournament games.
Markwell earned Second Team honors as a sophomore after finishing with 47 hits, 14 doubles, six home runs and 49 RBIs. Defensively, Markwell was nearly flawless, out of 212 defensive plays she was involved in, she made the play cleanly 210 times and had only two errors all season. She also drove in eight runs during the state tournament.
Carpenter rounded out Petersburg’s All-State recognition with Honorable Mention after playing a key role in the championship run, including a complete-game win over Sissonville in Charleston.
The honors cap a season that saw Petersburg climb to the top of Class AA.
