Rick Armstrong’s top 10 softball teams and 25 players to watch in the Aurora-Elgin area for the 2026 season

Oswego looks to defend Class 4A state title, but St. Charles East and St Charles North will push. Top Ten Teams 1. Oswego (38-2): Jaelynn Anthony (Purdue), the 2025 Beacon-News/Courier-News Softball Player of the Year, returns to lead way as Panthers defend Class 4A state title. She went 22-1 and hit .483 with 13 home runs last spring. Sophomore speedster Adalynn Fugitt, who had 61 hits, is ...