2026 State Softball

2026 Iowa

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TOURNAMENT INDEX CLASS 5A Waukee Northwest.............................................. 7 Pleasant Valley..................................................... 7 Dallas Center-Grimes........................................... 8 Cedar Rapids Kennedy........................................ 8 Ankeny Centennial.............................................. 9 West Des Moines Dowling.................................. 9 West Des Moines Valley.................................... 10 Southeast Polk................................................... 10 CLASS 4A Fort Dodge.................................................3, 4, 14 ADM.................................................................. 11 Burlington ......................................................... 11 Western Dubuque............................................. 12 Winterset........................................................... 12 Carlisle............................................................... 13 North Polk......................................................... 13

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Clear Creek-Amana............................................ 14 CLASS 3A Williamsburg...................................................... 20 West Liberty....................................................... 20 Mount Vernon................................................... 21 PCM................................................................... 21 Dubuque Wahlert.............................................. 22 West Delaware................................................... 22 Albia................................................................... 23 Van Meter.......................................................... 23 CLASS 2A Grand View Christian......................................... 24 Cardinal............................................................. 24 Iowa City Regina................................................ 25 Hinton................................................................ 25 Durant................................................................ 26 Ridge View......................................................... 26

Wapsie Valley.................................................... 27 Logan-Magnolia................................................. 27 CLASS 1A St. Edmond................................................5, 6, 31 Exira-EHK-Audubon........................................... 28 Edgewood-Colesburg........................................ 28 West Monona.................................................... 29 Southeast Warren.............................................. 29 Clarksville........................................................... 30 North Butler....................................................... 30 Remsen St Mary’s.............................................. 31 BRACKETS Class 5A.............................................................. 15 Class 4A.............................................................. 16 Class 3A.............................................................. 17 Class 2A.............................................................. 18 Class 1A.............................................................. 19

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FORT DODGE

FORT DODGE (38-4) vs.

CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (31-11) 5:15 P.M. MONDAY, ROGERS PARK,

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FORT DODGE FORT DODGE STATISTICS Player AB Hope Alstott 113 Macy Wills 109 Teryn Rippentrop 132 Meg Marsh 83 Calliegh Zimmermann116 Sydney Carver 8 Rylee O'Brion 6 Aubrey Alstott 71 Maeelena Meyer 40 Brooklyn Gilliland 6 Ellie Doster 113 Emersyn Lara 89 Kinsley Nelson 2 Rylan Hewett 4 Karson Porter 2

H 50 54 64 28 44 1 3 28 13 1 68 31 0 0 0

R 57 48 56 38 31 0 37 4 35 46 16 41 0 1 3

RBI 44 43 38 25 34 1 2 25 10 2 74 26 0 0 0

2B 16 10 5 5 6 1 3 2 0 0 20 3 0 0 0

3B 9 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0

HR 3 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0

SB 24 8 23 12 5 0 13 0 2 7 1 16 0 0 0

AVG .442 .495 .485 .337 .379 .125 .500 .394 .325 .167 .602 .348 .000 .000 .000

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APP 31 21 9 1 2

IP 127.2 70.2 20.1 1.0 1.0

ER 34 27 9 2 4

0 1 53 4 0 382

0 0 11 0 0 82

0 0 0 0 0 20

0 0 8 0 0 34

1 0 0 0 0 132

.000 .333 .500 .375 .500 .435

PITCHING ERA K 1.86 95 2.67 43 3.10 4 14.0 1 28.0 0

H 91 71 19 2 4

BB 17 15 4 0 0

W 22 14 2 0 0

L 1 2 1 0 0

S 0 0 1 0 0

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ST. EDMOND

ST. EDMOND (25-9) vs.

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ST. EDMOND ST. EDMOND STATISTICS Player AB Sophia Schlienz 96 Greenlee Crimmins 29 Myrah Lemon 83 Toryn Helle 83 Jade Rock 98 Breckyn Ulrich 79 Kiersten Schumacher 0 Grace Crimmins 7 Baylor Ulrich 40 Lauren Scott 0 Olivia Andrew 28 Lizzy Tiernan 0 Ella Vandi 98 Faith Shirbroun 97

H 32 8 23 34 36 21 0 2 5 0 4 0 42 62

R 34 20 14 5 28 17 0 2 21 0 0 0 43 55

RBI 18 3 12 34 22 14 0 1 3 0 3 0 25 49

2B 4 1 12 10 7 7 0 2 3 0 0 0 12 19

3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7

HR 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11

SB 22 18 19 0 24 26 0 2 15 0 0 0 47 32

AVG .333 .276 .277 .410 .367 .266 .000 .286 .125 .000 .143 .000 .429 .639

Mara Zuspann Paisley Webb Grace Schlegel Rihanna Myers Team

Player APP Schlienz 2 Helle 25 Ulrich 12 Shirbroun 1 Myers 5

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 90 34 36 829 303 281

IP 5.0 128.2 38.0 1.0 14.0

ER 4 60 32 0 11

0 0 0 2 20

0 0 0 7 26

0 0 2 36 237

.000 .000 .000 .378 .366

PITCHING ERA K H 5.60 3 6 3.26 109 142 5.89 21 57 0.00 1 0 5.50 24 13

BB 1 16 15 1 11

W 0 20 2 1 2

L 0 4 3 0 2

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0 0 0 35 219

0 0 0 7 84

S 1 0 0 0 0

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NO. 1 WAUKEE NORTHWEST (36-4) VS. NO. 8 PLEASANT VALLEY (25-12) WAUKEE NW (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 0 Leela Appeldorn 10 1 Payton Olson 9 2 Maggie Allen 11 3 Edie Collins 11 4 Natalie Zatloukal 11 5 Hazel Leinen 11 6 Alayna Schulte 12 8 Ellie Madden 11 9 Gabby Kerschke 11 10 Kenley Sanger 11 11 Sophia Schlader 10 12 Taylor Nuss 12 13 Neva Polc 12 16 Shay Davis 12

Pos IF P IF OF P IF IF IF C C P P OF OF

17

Meredith Thomsen 11

OF

18 20 21 22 23

Aaliyah Glenn Isla Hansen Sophia Walton Maya Twigg Claire Martins

P OF IF C OF

10 9 12 9 11

PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Schlader 25-0 0.69

SO 265

W O LV E S

Front Row: Kenley Sanger, Leela Appeldorn, Hazel Leinen, Meredith Thomsen, Alayna Schulte, Neva Polc, Gabby Kerschke, Peyton Olson, Natalie Zatloukal, Taylor Nuss; Back Row: Addy Lieber, Maya Twigg, Shay Davis, Isla Hansen, Maggie Allen, Sophie Walton, Claire Martins, Sophia Schlader, Aaliyah Glenn, Ellie Madden, Edie Collins.

S PA RTA N S

Front Row: Ella Rubel, Sidney Stegall, Olivia LeGare, Jayla Bischoff, Evelyn Petersen, Ruby Stagg, Paetyn Peterson; Back Row: Coach Peggy Klingler, Coach Jessi Meyer, Alex Friemel, Macyn Bischoff, Olivia Thistlethwaite, Lola Gardner, Maggie Bowman, Kinley Voges, Hannah Martin, Eden Russmann, Coach Amanda Hughes, Coach Zach Miller.

PLEASANT VALLEY (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Olivia LeGare 8 2 Ella Rubel 10 3 Sidney Stegail 8 4 Kinley Voges 10 5 Hannah Martin 9 6 Ruby Stagg 10 7 Maggie Bowman 11 8 Eden Russmann 10 9 Jayla Bischoff 12 10/23 Lola Gardner 9 11 Macyn Bischoff 10 12 Evelyn Petersen 8 13 Paetyn Peterson 9 15/24 Olivia Thistlethwaite 8 16 Alex Friemel 8 PITCHING Player Rec. ERA SO M. Bischoff 17-4 2.34 109

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NO. 4 DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES (29-6) VS. NO. 5 CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (33-8)

DALLAS CENTER-GRIMES (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Delaney Fetters 12 RF 2 Brooklyn Menough 11 2B 3 Rhylee Sawyer 9 U 4 Alexa Hughes 11 C 5 Delanee Smith 10 IF 6 Adrienne Knoll 11 OF 7 Danika Watkins 11 OF 8 Kylie Heaberlin 12 OF 9 Denali Amos 11 OF 10 Lillian Biegger 10 1B 11 Jenah Gray 11 IF 12 Addi Kessler 10 OF 13 Addison Lyddon 12 IF 14 Jaycee Jamison 11 C 17 Avah King 10 IF 19 Addie Abens 11 CF 20 Genevieve York 11 3B 21 Hayden Smith 11 OF 22 Cally Sedl 11 P 23 Kate Wilson 11 IF 25 Madison Holste 11 1B 27 Tessa Jones 11 P 28 Kale Montag 12 P 29 Bailey Clark 11 1B

Player Jones

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-5 1.89

CO UG ARS

SO 192

Front Row: Molly Gieseman, Teagan Chrisman, Kate Dyar, Emerson Blocker, Lily Knutson; Back Row: Coach Skyler Stookey, Brielle Pourahmadi, Paisley Levendusky, Brielle Anderson, Natalie Hora, Peyton Stineman, Briella Temple, Adalyn Thorstenson, Quinn Wagner, Dylan Amling, Head Coach Maddison LeClere.

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos

M U STA N GS

Front Row: Alexa Hughes, Kale Montag, Denali Amos, Rhylee Sawyer; Second Row: Ally Anderson, Delanee Smith, Cally Seidl, Delaney Fetters, Addison Lyddon, Gracie Neal; Third Row: Hayden Smith, Brooklyn Menough, Danika Watkins, Madison Holste, Avah King; Fourth Row: Tessa Jones, Adeline York, Adrienne Knoll, Genevieve York, Addi Kessler, Kylie Heaberlin; Back Row: Kate Wilson, Jaycee Jamison, Addie Abens, Jenah Gray, Lillian Biegger. Not pictured: Bailey Clark.

1

Brielle Pourahmadi

9

IF

3

Adalyn Thorstenson 10

IF

4

Emerson Blocker

12

OF

5

Kate Dyar

12

OF

7

Briella Temple

10

IF

9

Quinn Wagner

9

OF

11 Teagan Chrisman

12

IF

12 Peyton Stineman

11

P

17 Paisley Levandusky 9

C

18 Dylan Amling

10

C

19 Molly Gieseman

12

OF

20 Lily Knutson

12

P

23 Natalie Hora

9

P

33 Brielle Anderson

9

P

PITCHING Player

Rec.

ERA

SO

Knutson

18-2

0.63

214

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NO. 2 ANKENY CENTENNIAL (38-3) VS. NO. 7 DOWLING (20-16) ANKENY CENTENNIAL (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Emmy Ott 10 C 2 Peyten Spiegel 10 P 3 Lexi Adams 10 C 4 Layla Burnett 11 IF 6 Abby Lathrop 10 C 7 Audrey Sandholm 11 OF 8 Bradlynn Virchow 10 U 9 Cami Starr 11 U 11 Mady Ott 12 OF 12 Mylie Hatfield 12 P 14 Etta Maurer 11 U 15 Gracie Anderson 10 OF 16 Addi Frederick 11 OF 17 Kori Lincicum 12 P 18 Lydia Lacey 10 U 19 Lauren Sandholm 11 P 20 Lyla Hoeppner 10 P 22 Ava Faber 12 IF 23 Lauren Bartine 12 OF 24 Ashley Sterling 12 P 25 Jordyn Kennedy 12 IF 26 Delaney Wyble 12 IF 29 Bella Anderson 11 U 31 Mackenzie Lane 12 IF PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Sandholm 12-0 2.01 Spiegel 16-1 1.20

M A RO O N S

SO 91 121

Front Row: Maya Carra, Kylie Matejski, Delaney Fitzgibbon, Sydney Mauro, Mira Marso, Maddy Andres, Molly Garrison; Middle Row: Abi DeWitte, Anna Gudgel, Bailey Schreiner, Jovie Evans, Avery Baker, Kaitlyn Thole, Lexi Dolan, Cooper Mull, Lively Hanawalt; Back Row: Grace Nagel, Madison Nagel, Frankie Kielty, Izzy Sloan, Madison Parrott, Brent Parrott, Mike Hazel, Anna Parrott, Tonya Richards, Abby Johnson, Alex Curtin, Jesse Jefferson.

J AG UA R S

Front Row: Abby Lathrop, Ava Faber, Lyla Hoeppner, Brekklin Wills, Addi Frederick, Scarlett Alberhasky, Peyten Spiegel, Vangie Pinkney, Ashley Sterling, Lauren Bartine, Audrey Sandholm; Middle Row: Evelyn Kollbaum, Bella Anderson, Lydia Lacey, Gracie Anderson, Layla Burnett, Lauren Sandholm, Bradlynn Virchow, Etta Maurer, Cami Starr, Kori Lincicum; Back Row: Coach Sami Miller, Coach Tory Bennett, Jordyn Kennedy, Mylie Hatfield, Mady Ott, Mackenzie Lane, Delaney Wyble, Emmy Ott, Coach Ashley Allen, Head Coach Brett Delaney. Not pictured: Lexi Adams.

DOWLING (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Maya Carra 11 3 Abby Johnson 12 4 Maddy Andres 10 5 Molly Garrison 9 6 Lively Hanawalt 11 7 Sydney Mauro 10 8 Makayla Nevins 11 9 Anna Gudgel 8 10 Madison Nagel 12 11 Grace Nagel 12 12 Delaney Fitzgibbon 10 13 Cooper Mull 8 14 Abigail DeWitte 11 15 Avery Baker 10 16 Bailey Schreiner 11 18 Jovie Evans 8 20 Mira Marso 8 21 Amara Brown 10 22 Kaitlyn Thole 8 23 Frankie Kielty 10 24 Alex Curtin 11 25 Lexi Dolan 9 26 Jesse Jefferson 8 30 Kylie Matejski 12 32 Malaya Connolly 10 34 Athena Schoenauer10 35 Eillot Moore 10

Pos C 2B SS INF C 2B U 1B OF P OF U C P C P OF 1B C IF C P P 2B 2B IF U

PITCHING Rec. ERA 11-4 3.35

SO 75

Player G Nagel

QUICK HITTER: Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Tory Bennett is an assistant coach for the Jaguars, who have 11 players scheduled to continue their softball careers at the collegiate level.

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NO. 3 WDM VALLEY (33-8) VS. NO. 6 SOUTHEAST POLK (24-16) WDM VALLEY (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Kari Rose 12 2B 2

Campbell Broderick 10

OF

3 4

Llsa Harvey Press Roemmich

11 12

C OF

5 6

Jordyn Huffman 11 Tealey Schwingendorf 12

OF P

7 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 27

London Roe Isla Wilson Scarlet Dunkel Ruby Leon Maddie Zlomke Kassy Musser Kendall Essmann Brynn Evert Mera Hart Isla Brower Elliot Gress Lillian Stamets Lily Finn Brynn Cibula Taylen Weite Murphy McAndrew

IF OF OF P P IF C U P IF P IF C OF P IF

Player Zlomke

9 9 10 9 11 11 10 9 11 10 10 10 11 11 9 9

PITCHING Rec. ERA 22-3 1.44

R AMS

SO 151

Front Row: Ella Wheatly, Macie Doyle, Kailee Thamontri, Josie Wadstrom, Lexee West, Kenna Brooker, Aurora Widlund, Carly Kielman, Ava Miller, Halle Clark; Middle Row: Brinley Cope, Reese Curphy, Ava Haltom, Ivy Ohorilko, Ava VanHoozer, Riley Lang, Karter Price, Mya Osore, JoJo Smith; Back Row: Jayda Long, Cassie Harrington, Jadyn Woods, Carley Bustillos, Riley Miller, Rae Casey, Berkley Weiland, Savannah Jacobs, Sloane Gaffney, Head Coach Tia Stiles.

TIGERS

Front Row: Press Roemmich, Kassy Musser, Kendall Essmann, Maddie Zlomke, London Roe, Scarlet Dunkel, Tealey Schwingendorf, Ilsa Hervey, Elliot Gress, Isla Brower; Back Row: Coach Randy Ripperger, Brynn Cibula, Jordyn Huffman, Lillian Stamets, Lily Finn, Coach Tom Bakey, Campbell Broderick, Mera Hart, Taylen Weite, Kari Rose, Coach Brad Rose. Not Pictured: Ruby Leon, Brynn Evert, Isla Wilson, Murphy McAndrew.

QUICK HITTER: Valley is making its 23rd state trip overall and 20th under coach Tom Bakey.

SOUTHEAST POLK (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Kailee Thamontri 11 6 Macie Doyle 10 7 Carly Kielman 10 8 Brinley Cope 11 9 Jadyn Woods 12 10 Halle Clark 11 11 Ivo Ohorilko 10 13 Ella Wheatly 10 16 Reese Curphy 10 17 Jaira Yanders 8 20 Josie Wadstrom 11 22 Berkley Weiland 10 24 Karter Price 11 25 Sloane Gaffney 10 26 Aurora Widlund 9 28 Savannah Jacobs 12 31 Kenna Brooker 12 34 Riley Lang 10

Player Price

PITCHING Rec. ERA 13-10 4.0

Pos U U U U U U U U U U U U U U P/U U U U

SO 103

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NO. 1 ADEL-ADM (33-4) VS. NO. 8 BURLINGTON (26-6) BURLINGTON (Starters in bold) No.Player Year Pos 2 Ava Brandenbrug 10 OF 3 Aubree Mason 8 OF/SS 4 Kenlee Levinson 9 3B/C 5 Neviah Wax 9 RF 7

ADM (Starters in bold) No. Player

Year

Pos IF

2

Peyton Herrick

10

3

Nora Delaney

8

4

Lauryn Troster

12

5

Kate Darling

9

6

Chloe Olthoff

10

7

Kaylee Dorwart

11

8

Lauren Hagedorn 12

10 Kinzie Maxwell

11

11 Finley Schaul

11

OF

TIGERS

Front Row: Kollyns Stanford, Addison Siedelmann, Aubrey Noring, Finley Schaul, Lauryn Troster, Lauren Hagedorn, Ellis Smith, Elliotte Von Roden, Karsyn Stanford, Nora Delaney; Back Row: Britt Von Roden, Lindsay Stanford, Kaylee Dorwart, Reese Vande Noord, Kate Darling, Payton Herrick, Chloe Olthoff, Tatum Smith, Kinzie Maxwell, Makenna Pitlick, Lily Follett, Brooke Hickey.

Addilyn Brandenbrug 9

9 Gemma Plummer 11 Ava Fawcett 12 Annabelle Allen 13 Kylee Hill 14 Ava Moffett 16 Kalley Anderson 17 Bricelyn Patton 20 Madigan Kennedy

Player Hill

2B/IF

11 OF 11 OF 8 OF/1B 11 P/1B 12 C/OF 8 P/3B 10 2B 9 OF

PITCHING Rec. ERA 14-3 1.54

SO 150

P/IF P/IF

OF

12 Makenna Pitlick 11 P/1B 14

Reese Vande Noord 10

16 Ellis Smith

12

17 Aubrey Noring

10

19 Karsyn Stanford

9

23 Tatum Smith

8

24 Lily Follett

9

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Addison Siedelmann 10

28

Elliotte Von Roden 10

SS

U

G R AY H O U N D S

PITCHING Player

Rec.

ERA

SO

Hagedorn

16-4

0.95

137

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NO. 4 WESTERN DUBUQUE (32-8) VS. NO. 5 WINTERSET (24-13) WESTERN DUBUQUE (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Claire Vaske 11 P 2 Melanie Runde 12 SS 3 Mallory Kluesner 10 IF 4 Evelyn White 12 OF 5 Carly Vogel 12 OF 6 Taylor Witzel 12 1B 7 Ella Digmann 11 C 8 Racquel Fern 12 2B 10 Kyla Ramler 11 CF 11 Lacey Hoefer 10 3B/P 12 Lauren Ervolino 11 U 13 Marissa Runde 10 C/IF 14 Alexis Vogel 10 Front Row: Claire Vaske, Ella Digmann, Marissa Runde, Lacey Hoefer, Mallory 15 Neena Goldsmith 10 Kluesner, Lauren Ervolino; Back Row: Coach Dusty Berning, Lauren Vaske, 16 Kaci Hodgson 9 Taylor Witzel, Racquel Fern, Evelynn Koopmann, Carly Vogel, Evelyn White, Kyla 17 Lauren Vaske 12 P Ramler, Melanie Runde, Head Coach Rex Massey. Not Pictured: Lexi Vogel, 18 Evelynn Koopmann 12 C Neena Goldsmith, Kaci Hodgson, Addi Mohr.

19 Addie Mohr 10

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Player Vaske

PITCHING Rec. ERA 16-3 1.14

SO 151

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WINTERSET (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Sydney Holeton 8 4 Maci Olson 11 5 Jercie Mishler 9 7 Kayla Roberts 9 8 Paige White 9 9 Natalie Smith 11 10 Makeena Olson 11 12 Brooklynn Roberts 9 13 Eva Minrich 8 14 Addison Gross 11 15 Sierra Hall 8 16 Zuri Smith 8 18 Sydney Cook 8 19 Addilyn Good 8 20 Macy Landers 9 21 Kylie Nelson 11 22 Tenley Smith 8 23 Danica Ferber 8 24 Paisley Jack 8 25 Nora Lowden 10 27 Natalie Hoefing 8 28 Nora Mersberger 8 29 Holly Rinkert 8 35 Myka Hendricks 8 40 Taylor Van Pelt 12 PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Ferber 13-5 3.38

HUSKIE S

SO 95

Front Row: Addi Good, Danica Ferber, Eva Minnich, Nora Mersberger, Paisley Jack; Middle Row: Coach Jen Devine, Tenley Smith, Paige White, Macy Landers, Brooklynn Roberts, Kayla Roberts, Rachael Corkrean; Back Row: Coach Abbey Williams, Addy Gross, Maci Olson, Nora Lowden, Taylor Van Pelt, Makenna Olson, Natalie Smith, Kylie Nelson, Head Coach Anita Smith.

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NO. 2 CARLISLE (33-5) VS. NO. 7 NORTH POLK (20-16) CARLISLE (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 00 Payton Fogle 9 1 Kourtney Hoffman 10 2 Mallie Sotner 12 5 Anyah Oatts 10 7 Layton Freeman 10

Pos U U P OF OF

9

Aaliyah Zamora Garcia 11

11 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 35 36 43 46 55

Estella Bowman 9 P/U Lacey Beller 11 OF Margaret Theis 11 IF Serenity Rivas 10 IF Ella Smith 12 IF Rosemary Hemsted 10 OF Alyvia Freeman 12 SS Olivia Petersen 8 U Madalyn Monson 12 U Claire Benson 11 C Josie Hemsted 11 OF Alyssa Eginoire 12 OF Chloe Roling 10 OF Kaylee Janes 11 C/OF Chloe Prenosil 8 U Mira Heidemann 11 IF Harper Noland 11 OF/P Marcella Krambeck 11 U

Player Stoner

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-4 1.23

COMETS

U

SO 115

Front Row: Ava Fjelland, Harper Lincoln, Amelia Kelsick, Jillian Jetmund, Ava Koudelka, Reese Kohnert, Izzy Lima; Back Row: Alex Mohlke, Maddy Klever, Audrey Lucas, Olivia Bormann, Reese Smithey, Mallory Byrd,Tessa Dillinger, Janie Zoske, Leah Muth.

W I L D C ATS

Front Row: Chloe Fuches, Carley Beller, Sammi Brown, Chloe Prenosil, Maddison Wadle, Lacey Beller, Lailie Bleimehl, Sawai Woodard, Serenity Rivas; Second Row: Chloe Roling, Anyah Oatts, Kortney Hoffman, Jaelynn Malek, Alyssa Eginoire, Chloe Mutchler, Alyvia Freeman, Jocelyn Hoover, Avery Lee, Amaya Eginoire; Third Row: Harper Noland, Margaret Theis, Mira Heidemann, Claire Benson, Aaliyah Zamora Garcia, Olivia Petersen, Elli Mason, Whitney Monson, Estella Bowman, Payton Fogle; Back Row: Charlee Williams, Kaylee Janes, Mallie Stoner, Ella Smith, Rosemary Hemsted, Madalyn Monson, Josie Hemsted, Layton Freeman, Marcella Krambeck.

NORTH POLK (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Madelyn Klever 11 2 Ava Koudelka 12 3 Harper Lincoln 9 6 Leah Muth 11 7 Audrey Lucas 11 9 Alivia Husak 9 10 Jillian Jetmund 8 11 Olivia Bormann 8 13 Ava Fjelland 9 14 Tessa Dillinger 12 15 Kalli Edwards 11 17 Reese Kohnert 8 18 Izzy Lima 11 19 Alexandra Mohlke 11 20 Mallory Byrd 10 21 Amelia Kelsick 9 23 Reese Smithey 10 25 Janie Zoske 9 44 Lexie Keys 9 PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Ferber 13-5 3.38

SO 95

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NO. 3 FORT DODGE (38-4) VS. NO. 6 CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (31-11) FORT DODGE (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Hope Alstott 11 2 Macy Wills 9 3 Teryn Rippentrop 12 4 Meg Marsh 9

Pos SS 3B CF LF

5

Calliegh Zimmermann 11

1B

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Sydney Carver Rylee O’Brion Aubrey Alsott Maeleena Meyer Brooklyn Gilliland Ellie Doster Emersyn Lara Kinsley Nelson Rylan Hewett Karson Porter Ava Greiner Jocelynn Bishop Grace Nichols Tori Jakeman Allison Baade

P U P RF U C 2B U U U U P DP U U

10 9 10 12 9 11 9 9 9 9 8 8 10 9 9

DODGERS

Front Row: Rylee O’Brion, Jocelynn Bishop, Ava Greiner, Macy Wills, Hope Alstott, Aubrey Alstott, Karson Porter, Calliegh Zimmermann, Kinsley Nelson, Ellie Doster; Back Row: Rylan Hewett, Allison Baade, Meg Marsh, Brooklyn Gilliland, Tori Jakeman, Emersyn Lara, Maeleena Meyer, Grace Nichols, Ida Simpson, Sydney Carver, Teryn Rippentrop.

QUICK HITTER: Player A. Alstott Carver

PITCHING Rec. ERA 22-1 1.92 14-2 2.67

CLI PPER S

SO 92 43

Front Row: Kinsey Schulte, Brenna Williams, Addilyn Scheetz, Hayden Frost, Kynlee McElvain, Malea Hollenbeck, Bailyn Olerich, Nevaeh Weber; Back Row: Caroline Klapperich, Lydia Keller, Adalynn McElvain, Elise Berry, Elizabeth Timmerman, Lizzie Pasbrig, Carley Nash, Alex McIntosh, Charlotte Trevino, Kyla Schulte.

The No. 3 Dodgers had just the second .900 or better regular-season win percentage in school history, joining their state title team of 2021.

CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 0 Addilyn Scheetz 10 1 Carley Nash 11 3 Adalynn McElvain 11 4 Lydia Keller 9 5 Kinsey Schulte 10 6 Charlotte Trevino 12 7 Brenna Williams 12 8 Bailyn Olerich 8 9 Caroline Klapperich 10 10 Kynlee McElvain 8 11 Malea Holenbeck 9 12 Lizzie Pasbrig 12 13 Elise Berry 11 14 Alex Mcintosh 8 15 Kyla Schulte 12 17 Nevaeh Weber 9 18 Elizabeth Timmerman 12 21 Hayden Frost 12

Player K McElvain

PITCHING Rec. ERA 14-4

1.65

SO 120

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CLASS 5A BRACKET CLASS 5A #1

Monday, 11:45 a.m.

Triton Field

NO. 1 WAUKEE NORTHWEST (36-4)

#6

NO. 8 PLEASANT VALLEY (25-12)

Tuesday, 1:15 p.m.

Triton Field

#13

WINNER #1

#2

Monday, 2 p.m.

Triton Field

WINNER #11

WINNER #2

#11

NO. 4 DC--GRIMES (29-6)

#5

WINTERSET (24-13)

Wednesday, 1:15 p.m.

Triton Field

LOSER #11

WINNER #6

Tuesday, 11 a.m.

Triton Field

LOSER #1

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Triton Field

#9

LOSER #2

WINNER #9

Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Triton Field

LOSER #6

#15

WINNER #5

Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #13 WINNER #14

#3

Monday, 4:15 p.m.

Triton Field

NO. 2 ANKENY CENTENNIAL (38-3)

#8

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Tuesday, 5:45 p.m.

Triton Field

#14

WINNER #3

#4

Monday, 6:30 p.m.

Triton Field

WINNER #12

WINNER #4

#12

NO. 3 VALLEY (33-8)

#7

NO 6 SOUTHEAST POLK (24-16)

LOSER #4

Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

Triton Field

LOSER #12

WINNER #8

Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.

Triton Field

LOSER #3

Wednesday, 8 p.m.

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Wednesday, 11 a.m.

Triton Field

WINNER #10

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#6

NO. 8 BURLINGTON (26-6)

Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.

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#13

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#2

Monday, 12:45 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #11

WINNER #2

#11

NO. 4 WESTERN DUBUQUE (32-8)

#5

NO. 5 WINTERSET (24-13)

Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

LOSER #11

WINNER #6

Tuesday, 10:15 a.m.

Channel Seeds Field

LOSER #1

Wednesday, 5 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

#9

LOSER #2

WINNER #9

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

LOSER #6

#15

WINNER #5

Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #13 WINNER #14

#3

Monday, 3 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field NO. 2 CARLISLE (33-5)

#8

NO. 7 NORTH POLK (20-16)

Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

#14

WINNER #3

#4

Monday, 5:15 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #12

WINNER #4

#12

NO. 3 FORT DODGE (38-4) NO. 6 CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (30-11)

#7

LOSER #4

Wednesday, 2:45 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

LOSER #12

WINNER #8

Tuesday, 2:45 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

LOSER #3

Wednesday, 7:15 p.m.

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#10

Wednesday, 10:15 a.m.

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CLASS 3A BRACKET CLASS 3A #1

Monday, 11:15 a.m.

Iowa Central Field

NO. 1 WILLIAMSBURG (37-5)

#6

NO. 8 WEST LIBERTY (20-13)

Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

#13

WINNER #1

#2

Monday, 1:30 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

WINNER #11

WINNER #2

#11

NO. 4 MOUNT VERNON (33-7)

#5

NO. 5 PCM (26-4)

Wednesday, 1 p.m.

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LOSER #11

WINNER #6

Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.

Iowa Central Field

LOSER #1

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

#9

LOSER #2

WINNER #9

Tuesday, 7:45 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

LOSER #6

#15

WINNER #5

Friday, 5 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #13 WINNER #14

#3

Monday, 3:45 p.m.

Iowa Central Field NO. 2 WAHLERT (35-6)

#8

NO. 7 WEST DELAWARE (25-11)

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

#14

WINNER #3

#4

Monday, 6 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

WINNER #12

WINNER #4

#12

NO. 3 ALBIA (32-1) NO. 6 CLEAR CREEK-AMANA (32-6)

#7

LOSER #4

Wednesday, 3:15 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

LOSER #12

WINNER #8

Tuesday, 3:15 p.m.

Iowa Central FieldField

LOSER #3

Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.

Iowa Central Field

#10

Wednesday, 10:45 a.m.

Iowa Central Field

WINNER #10

LOSER #8 WINNER #7

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CLASS 2A BRACKET CLASS 2A #1

Monday, 10 a.m.

Hy-Vee Field

NO. 1 GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN (27-3) NO. 8 CARDINAL (16-10)

#6

Tuesday, 12:15 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

#13

WINNER #1

#2

Monday, 12:15 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

WINNER #11

WINNER #2

#11

NO. 4 IC REGINA (21-10) NO. 5 HINTON (26-4)

#5

Wednesday, 12:15 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

LOSER #11

WINNER #6

Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Hy-Vee Field

LOSER #1

Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

#9

LOSER #2

WINNER #9

Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

LOSER #6

#15

WINNER #5

Thursday, 5 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #13 WINNER #14

#3

Monday, 2:30 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field NO. 2 DURANT (26-12) NO. 7 RIDGE VIEW (25-7)

#8

Tuesday, 4:45 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

#14

WINNER #3

#4

Monday, 4:45 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

WINNER #12

WINNER #4

#12

NO. 3 WAPSIE VALLEY (18-7) NO. 6 LOGAN-MAGNOLIA (20-8)

#7

LOSER #4

Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

LOSER #12

WINNER #8

Tuesday, 2:30 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

LOSER #3

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Hy-Vee Field

#10

Wednesday, 10 a.m.

Hy-Vee Field

WINNER #10

LOSER #8 WINNER #7

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CLASS 1A BRACKET CLASS 1A #1

Monday, 12 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field NO. 1 EXIRA-EHK-A (23-4)

NO. 8 EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG (27-10)

#6

Tuesday, 12:45 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

#13

WINNER #1

#2

Monday, 2:15 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

WINNER #11

WINNER #2

#11

NO. 4 WEST MONONA (25-6) NO. 5 SOUTHEAST WARREN (22-4)

#5

Wednesday, 12:45 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

LOSER #11

WINNER #6

Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.

Farm Bureau Field

LOSER #1

Wednesday, 5:15 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

#9

LOSER #2

WINNER #9

Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

LOSER #6

#15

WINNER #5

Friday, 2:30 p.m.

Channel Seeds Field

WINNER #13 WINNER #14

#3

Monday, 4:30 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field NO. 2 CLARKSVILLE (24-7) NO. 7 NORTH BUTLER (25-5)

#8

Tuesday, 5:15 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

#14

WINNER #3

#4

Monday, 6:45 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

WINNER #12

WINNER #4

#12

NO. 3 ST. EDMOND (25-9) NO. 6 REMSEN ST. MARY’S (24-4)

#7

LOSER #4

Wednesday, 3 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

WINNER #8

Tuesday, 3 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

LOSER #3

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Farm Bureau Field

#10

Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Farm Bureau Field

WINNER #10

LOSER #8 WINNER #7

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NO. 1 WILLIAMSBURG (37-5) VS. NO. 8 WEST LIBERTY (20-13) WILLIAMSBURG (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Keston Spratt 11 OF 2 Taylor Sanchez 11 IF 3 Tenley Sanchez 9 IF 4 Makenna Capper 11 1B 5 Aubree Messer 9 IF 6 Maddie Gosh 9 OF 7 Cora Foster 8 C 8 Harper Winegarden 8 IF 9 Clarissa Suhr 11 IF 10 Maggie Jensen 9 IF 11 Harper Meyers 8 P/U 12 Ava Hocker 11 OF 13 Kaylin Becker 11 P 15 Kiley Allen 10 IF 16 Lilly Ness 11 C 17 Jersey Metz 12 P 18 Jordyn Skaggs 10 1B/C 19 Sophia Stratton 9 IF 21 Layla Doehmann 8 P 22 Braylee Plotz 10 P/OF

Player Metz

PITCHING Rec. ERA 22-3 1.57

RAIDERS

Front Row: Eisla Welson, Mylee Driscoll, Addie O’Brien, Ava Aossey, Madison Ness, Olive McWilliams, Brynna Pasturczak, Maggie Jensen, Gray Wright, Jordyn Yearian, Layla Doehrmann, Katelyn Kinney; Middle Row: Ellie Matthes, Neely Brummel, Karli Horvath, Harper Winegarden, Aubrey Messer, Cora Foster, Taylor Sanchez, Kiley Allen, Tenley Sanchez, Maddie Gorsh, Jersey Metz, Tenley Heitman, Lerin Lewis; Back Row: Coach Alley Gorsh, Coach Shannon Finn, Coach Adam C Berte, Sophia Stratton, Kaylin Becker, Keston Spratt, Clarissa Suhr, Braylee Plotz, Ava Hocker, Makenna Capper, Lilly Ness, Jordyn Skaggs, Harper Meyers, Coach Elle Ridgeway, Coach Gwen Mews, Coach Jenna Thurm.

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QUICK HITTER: Williamsburg is coached by former Twin River Valley and Iowa Central baseball standout Adam Berte.

WEST LIBERTY (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Kiley Collins 12 3B/SS 2 Molly Garcia 9 C/OF 3 Brynn Cassady 11 2B/OF 4 Mallory Wulf 12 P/1B 5 Charlie Howard 11 P/OF 6 Suli Bucknell 11 3B/SS 7

Mikaela Escobedo10

1B

8 9 10 11 14 16 18 22 26 28

Sullivan Hall 11 Kylee Daufeldt 10 Kinley Leggins 8 Natalie Morrison 8 Avalynn Miller 10 Penelope Shield 8 Eloise Achen 8 Bristol Polito 9 Liv Garcia 11 Jayleen Kivi 12

CF P/RF

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COM E TS

Front Row: Jayleen Kivi, Kiley Collins, Mallory Wulf; Middle Row: Sulli Bucknell, Brynn Cassady, Alivia Garcia, Sullivan Hall, Charlie Howard, Kylee Daufeldt; Back Row: Coach Nikki Koenig, Head Coach Trish Hall, Mikaela Escobedo, Eloise Achen, Penelope Shield, Bristol Polito, Avy Miller, Kinley Leggins, Molly Garcia, Natalie Morrison, Coach Dave Reynolds.

Player Daufeldt

PITCHING ERA 2.22

2B/C OF OF/SS 3B/OF OF C

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QUICK HITTER: West Liberty is making their second straight state trip.

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NO. 4 MOUNT VERNON (33-7) VS. NO. 5 MONROE-PCM (26-4)

MO U NT VER N O N M U STA N GS

Front Row: Avery Pershing, Annabelle Smith, Sophia Patten, Hayden Gookin, Carly Elliott, Courtney Thurn, Lucy Wischmeyer, Coach Joelynn Winkler; Back Row: Coach Robin Brand, Coach Corrin Kennedy, Sorell Telecky, Skylar Pasker, Rylee Rasmussen, Brynlee Bettcher, Kinley Nissen, Coach Nolan Brand. Not pictured: Lydia Woods.

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MOUNT VERNON (Starters in bold) No. Player Year

Pos

2

Lucy Wischmeyer 11

SS/U

3

Avery Pershing 11

5

Carly Elliott 12 2B/SS

7

Kinley Nissen

9

P/U

8

Annabelle Smith 10

CF/U

9

Courtney Thurn

9

3B/U

12

Sorell Telecky 10

LF/U

14

Lydia Woods 10

15

Sophia Patten 10

16

Skylar Pasker

17

Hayden Gookin 11

P/U

18

Brynlee Bettcher 11

C/3B

19

Rylee Rasmussen11 3B/1B

P/1B

9

PITCHING Player

Rec.

ERA

SO

Gookin

21-4

0.95

238

PCM (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 0 Kyra Naeve 12 RF 1 Hadley Millang 10 2B/U 2 Jayden Fridley 12 2B/1B 3 Jodi Jungling 9 OF 4 Madelyn Van Zee 10 OF 5 Addi Hudnut 12 3B 6 Courtney Cole 10 OF 7 Lillian Knapp 11 1B/C 8 Kadence Kain 9 2B 9 Ryan Devore 10 C 10 Lillian Humpal 12 LF 11 Tori Lindsay 12 SS 12 Peyton Lathrum 10 CF/OF 14 Kali Bagby 9 SS/2B 15 Camden Webb 10 P/1B 17 Lexi Fagg 12 RF/OF 18 Libby Winters 10 P/CF 19 Lily Birkenholtz 10 3B/IF 21 Holly Wood 10 2B/U 23 Charlee Mosher 8 1B 27 Ila Keuning 11 P/1B 30 Scarlett Mosher 10 1B/DH 31 Grace Williams 8 C

Player Webb

PITCHING Rec. ERA 18-4 1.64

SO 152

P C M MUSTA N GS

Front Row: Jacelyn Daye, Kadence Kain, Hadley Millang, Courtney Cole; Middle Row: Lily Birkenholtz, Ryan DeVore, Lexi Fagg, Addi Hudnut, Kyra Naeve, Lillian Humpal, Tori Lindsay, Jayden Fridley, Ila Keuning, Holly Wood; Back Row: Madelyn Van Zee, Grace Williams, Aubrey Edgington, Carley Purvis, Kali Bagby, Charlee Mosher, Libby Winters, Ella Greaves, Peyton Lathrum, Lilly Knapp, Camden Webb, Scarlett Mosher, Jodi Jungling.

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NO. 2 DUBUQUE WAHLERT (35-6) VS. NO. 7 WEST DELAWARE (25-11) DUBUQUE WAHLERT (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Kayle Murphy 8 U 2 Ari McClimon 9 OF 3 Sadie Schultz 12 2B 4 Addison Kelin 12 3B 6 Keira Flanagan 8 P/1B 7 Kylie Sieverding 12 OF 9 Quinn Mettille 10 OF 10 Madeline Moroney 9 U 11 Leah Roling 11 1B 12 Abby Roling 8 P/1B 13 Camryn Theisen 12 P 14 Julia Roth 12 P/SS 16 Claire Brosius 10 OF 17 Ruth Tauber 12 OF 18 Hayley Lang 10 1B/C 20 Anais Rosa 8 U 21 Zoey Knepper 11 OF 23 Lily Oberhoffer 11 C 24 Natalie Ruba 11 P/SS

Player Roth

PITCHING Rec. ERA 11-2 2.49

SO 100

G O L D E N E AG L E S

Front Row: Hayley Lang, Kylie Sieverding, Sadie Schultz, Addison Klein, Lily Oberhoffer, Ruth Tauber, Claire Brosius, Natalie Ruba, Ari McClimon, Kayle Murphy; Back Row: Head Coach Tyler Lang, Coach Mark Rako, Coach Maria Klein, Julia Roth, Zoey Knepper, Abby Roling, Leah Roling, Camryn Theisen, Quinn Mettille, Coach Alex Bahl, Coach Katie Hayes. Not Pictured: Keira Flanagan, Madeline Moroney.

H AW K S

Front Row: Norah Peyton, Vedah Langel, Lena Petlon; Middle Row: Abbigail Stoffel, Emmalyn Hauschild, Angel Petit, Reagan Cummings, Sofia Schulte, Lily Kass, Avery Schmitz, Reese Rave; Back Row: Coach Nate Kass, Kaci Reth, Lily Heim, Ava Hartman, Brinley Scherbring, Rylee Domeyer, Karly Ogden, Katie Kass, Coach Scott Jones, Head Coach Ryan King.

WEST DELAWARE (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Lena Petlon 12 2 Vedah Langel 12 3 Lily Kass 10 4 Norah Peyton 12 5 Sofia Schulte 10

Pos OF IF IF OF OF

6

Emmalyn Hauschild 9

OF

7 8 10 12 13 15 18 19

Brinley Scherbring 9 Avery Schmitz 11 Karly Ogden 10 Abbigail Soffel 10 Kaci Reth 10 Ava Hartman 11 Katie Kass 11 Lily Heim 11

C/IF OF P/IF OF C/IF P/IF IF IF/P

22

Reagan Cummings 9

P/OF

23

Reese Rave 9

P/IF

PITCHING Rec. ERA 16-6 2.36

SO 76

Player Hartman

QUICK HITTER: West Delaware is in the state tourney for the first time since 2020.

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NO. 3 ALBIA (32-1) VS. NO. 6 VAN METER (32-6) ALBIA (Starters in bold) No. Player Year

Pos

1

Madeline VanLoon 11

C

4

Presley Fisher

10

IF

6

Mady Montgomery

9

OF

8

Hayden Carter

9

U

10

Maniya Autry

11

OF

11

Koltin Wynn

10

IF

12

Addi Hill

12

OF

14

Anna Kraber

10

IF

15

Ayla Green

12

OF

18

Grace Pence

12

P

20

Aliyah Hood

11

OF

21

Zoey Zanoni

11

IF

24

Addie Pearson

11

IF

25

Ava See

11

U

31

Ava Brown

9

C/IF

35

Morgan Beckwith

10

IF

43

Brooke Rubel

10

IF

77

Lillian DeMoss

12

IF

Player Pence

PITCHING Rec. ERA 21-2 0.70

QUICK HITTER: Van Meter has won two consecutive Class 2A state championships.

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L A DY D E E S

Front Row: Ayla Green, Addi Hill, Grace Pence, Lilly DeMoss; Middle Row: Ava Brown, Koltin Wynn, Anna Kraber, Morgan Beckwith Aliyah Hood, Maniya Autry, Coach Chloe Bradley; Back Row: Coach Makenna Stickler, Zoey Zanoni, Brooke Rubel, Hayden Carter, Madeline Van Loon, Mady Montgomery, Presley Fisher, Addie Pearson, Ava See, Head Coach Larry Achenbach.

VAN METER (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Ashlan Small 11 2B/P 3 Lainy Newhard 10 OF 4 Brooklynne Piller 8 C/SS 5 Delanie Lyftogt 11 C/DH 6 Jillian Wosmansky 11 P/1B 7 Elizabeth Ehlen 10 OF 8 Baya Zittergruen 11 2B 9 Ivy Vaught 10 SS/OF 10 Jillian Thummel 8 U 11 Mady Schnell 10 CF 12 Emma Dea 11 OF/2B 13 Aniston Netten 9 P/OF 14 Ella Fennessey 10 1B/P 17 Kallie Hinde 10 1B/DH 18 Keira Hulse 10 OF 19 Briston Curran 8 P/OF 20 Kamryn Byrn 9 U 21 Brystal Webb 11 C/3B 24 Macey Slaughter 10 1B 25 Grace Boettcher 8 U 27 Lydia Thummel 12 1B/DH 32 Marah Karaidos 10 3B

Front Row: Elizabeth Ehlen, Kamryn Byrn, Brooklynne Piller, Bristol Curran, Emma Dea; Middle Row: Jillian Thummel, Keira Hulse, Marah Karaidos, Ivy Vaught, Mady Schnell, Macey Slaughter; Back Row: Coach Josh Flaws, Coach Hiliary Uhlman, Ashlan Small, Delanie Lyftogt, Kallie Hinde, Lainy Newhard, Ella Fennessey, Aniston Netten, Brystal Webb, Jillian Wosmansky, Baya Zittergruen, Head Coach James Flaws, Coach Emily Blok, Coach Madeline Waldorf.

This is their first year in Class 3A.

Player Wosmansky Netten

PITCHING Rec. ERA 15-5 1.81 16-1 2.42

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NO. 1 GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN (27-3) VS. NO. 8 CARDINAL (16-10) GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 00 Maiah Murphy 12 C/2B 1 Chloe Cox 10 P/1B 2 Livy VanDerSluis 12 SS 3 Avery Pelham 10 IF 4 Maci Brooker 10 U 5 Sophie Bird 9 IF 7 Leighton Beemer 9 IF 8 Jada Rogers 9 OF 10 Harper Rosado 9 1B/C 14 Lydia Larwick 8 U 15 Morgan Pelham 12 CF 17 Eperlie Weitzel 8 P/1B 20 Maeci Rogers 9 U 21 Presley Cramblit 8 U 24 Grace Kruse 12 OF

Player Cox

PITCHING Rec. ERA 18-2 1.76

SO 101

THUNDER

Front Row: Eperlie Weitzel, Jada Rogers, Harper Rosado, Maeci Rogers, Avery Pelham; Middle Row: Raegan Ranfeld, Coach Krista DeMeulenaere, Presley Cramblit, Livy VanDerSluis, Maci Brooker, Maiah Murphy; Back Row: Morgan Pelham, Chloe Cox, Sophie Bird, Grace Kruse, Leighton Beemer, Coach Chris Murphy.

QUICK HITTER: QUICK HITTER: Grand View Christian is making its state tourney debut at Rogers Park this week.

COMETS

Front Row: Avery Countryman, Sophia Brown, Autumn Sertterh, Maelin Hickenbottom; Middle Row: Bristol Albert, Joslynn Taylor, Brayleigh Sparks, Summer LaRue, Maclain Hickenbottom, Alexis Bissell, Alexis Cooper, Head Coach Hannah Simpson; Back Row: Coach Zoey Jones, Mavryn Hickenbottom, Kyra LaRue, Kolbi Saner, Zoe Ruiz, Coach Dustin LaRue.

Cardinal is in Fort Dodge for the first time in 21 seasons.

CARDINAL (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Keeley Roe 11 3 Kyra LaRue 9 4 Autumn Serterh 12 6 Avery Countryman 10 7 Alexis Bissell 12 8 Zoe Ruiz 8 9 Bristol Albert 11 13 Maclain Hickenbottom 11 20 Sophia Brown 10 21 Brayleigh Sparks 9 22 Summer LaRue 12 29 Kolbi Saner 12 33 Marvyn Hickenbottom 8 34 Joslynn Taylor 8 35 Alexis Cooper 8 99 Maelin Hickenbottom 9

Player

PITCHING Rec. ERA

SO

Maclain Hickenbottom 11-7

2.62

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NO. 4 IOWA CITY REGINA (21-10) VS. NO. 5 HINTON (26-4) IOWA CITY REGINA (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Naoni Davisson 11 CF/OF 2 Kylie Mattoon 11 2B 3 Chloe Rogers 12 C/3B 4 Vivian Koch 10 U 5 Margaret White 10 RF/OF 6 Harper Erwin 12 LF/3B 7 Taylor Unning 9 OF 8 Lucy White 8 OF 9

Brooklyn Armentrout 8

10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 23

Shay Hanes Leah Sickels Keegan Kleppe Lyla Chandler Lexi Gaffey Ella Eters Lillian Noeller Lily Nibaur Jordee Klein

Player L Nibaur

3B

8 11 11 11 8 8 10 11 9

P/U OF SS/2B OF/C 2B/SS 3B/2B 1B P/U 1B/3B

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-7 1.88

SO 161

R EG A L S

Front Row: Ella Deters, Lily Noeller, Oni Davisson, Chloe Rogers, Lily Nibaur, Harper Erwin, Taylor Tunning, Maggie White, Keegan Kleppe, Lucy White; Back Row: Coach Angela Kessler, Leah Sickels, Lily Noeller, Brooklyn Armentrout, Shay Hanes, Jordee Klein, Lyla Chandler, Vivian Koch, Lexi Gaffey, Coach Dilynn VanMeter, Coach Craig Stratton. www.messengernews.net/sports/state-softball

HINTON (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Khloe Bohlke 10 U 2 Adelynn Utech 11 U 5 Kimmy Hoefling 9 OF 6 Becca Lahrs 12 2B 9 Cailyn Badar 11 1B/P 10 Karlyn Kovarna 12 3B 11 Avery Soroka 9 OF/U 12 Addison Dunkel 10 SS/OF 15 Megan Trierweiler 11 OF 16 Ashlyn Musselman 8 P/3B 17 Kayla Sypersma 12 P/1B 18 Megan Leary 11 OF 23 Chanley Boeve 9 P/1B 31 Kaydence Smith 9 C/3B 33 Sydney Doeschot 12 CF PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Sypersma 15-3 1.99

B L AC K H AW K S

Front Row: Coach Jadyn Case, Sydney Doeschot, Kimmy Hoefling, Cailyn Bader, Becca Lahrs, Kayla Sypersma, Khloe Bohlke, Avery Soroka, Ellie Hertenstein; Back Row: Coach Brian DeJong, Megan Trierweiler, Kaydence Smith, Megan Leary, Chanley Boeve, Karlyn Kovarna, Adelynn Utech, Ashlyn Musselman, Addison Dunkel, Head Coach Jennifer Jacobs-List.

QUICK HITTER: Hinton is in Fort Dodge for the first time since 2010.

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NO. 2 DURANT (26-12) VS. NO. 7 RIDGE VIEW (25-7) DURANT (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Ally Meincke 11 OF 2

Mazie Timmerman 11

OF

3 Paige Happ 12 IF 5 Isla Petersen 11 P/SS 6 Harper Brummel 8 CR/OF 7 Gianna Alpen 9 OF 9 Bailey Kraklio 12 C/1B 10 Elsie DeLong 8 CR/OF 11 Kendall Dierickx 10 OF/IF 13 Reese Nagels 9 C/3B 15 Lily Olderog 8 P/1B 16 Raylynn Schlapkohl 11

P/1B

18 Allison Toft 11 P/1B 25 Mara Dierickx 8 IF 28 Bailey Scott 11 IF 29 Jordan Enfield 9 OF/IF PITCHING Player Rec. ERA Olderog 8-4 2.34 Petersen 8-2 1.81

W I L D C ATS

Front Row: Ally Meincke, Jordan Enfield, Harper Brummel, Elsie DeLong, Isla Petersen, Mara Dierickx, Bailey Scott; Back Row: Head Coach Rich Darnell, Reese Mangels, Gianna Alpen, Bailey Kraklio, Raylynn Schlapkohl, Allison Toft, Kendall Dierickx, Paige Happ, Lily Olderog, Mazie Timmerman, Coach Isabelle DeLong, Coach Bill Chenault. Not pictured: Coach Rebecca Hammock, Coach Alison Boeckmann, Coach Kendra Lewis.

RIDGE VIEW (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Zoey Aschinger 12 P/3B 2 Cora Tesch 10 C/OF 3 Reese Hawthorne 12 OF/SS 4 Brynlee Grieme 10 SS/3B 5 Melany Horan 9 OF/U

SO 43 43

RAPTORS

Front Row: Brynlee Grieme, Haley Wright, Madi Horan, Zoey Aschinger, Leslie Avina, Reese Hawthorne, Savannah Cudaback, Cora Tesch, Hannah Brown; Middle Row: Vada Martin, Genevieve Martin, Lilliana Avina, Sandra DePaz Perez, Harper Cress, Gracelyn Thompson, Avery Lundt, Reese Currie, Ivy Tesch, Chloe Kinney; Back Row: Coach Barry Andersen, Melany Horan, Kenzley Witzke, Evangeline Carlson, Jayne Friedmann, Vivian Friedrichsen, Laura Friedrichsen, Lorelei Keleher, Nora Todd, Coach Kylie Robinson, Coach Shannon Tesch.

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Savannah Cudaback 11

7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 17 19 21

Leslie Avina 12 CF/OF Harper Cress 8 1B/U Haley Wright 10 3B/U Ivy Tesch 8 OF/C Vada Martin 9 SS/U Madelynn Horan 11 LF/U Hannah Brown 10 1B/U Reese Currie 8 C/U Nora Todd 8 P/U Lillana Avina 8 OF/U Genevieve Martin 8 C/U

Player Todd

PITCHING Rec. ERA 13-3 1.62

2B/U

SO 81

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NO. 3 WAPSIE VALLEY (18-7) VS. NO. 6 LOGAN-MAGNOLIA (20-8) WAPSIE VALLEY (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Sawyer Buhr 10 P/SS 2 Taylor Buhr 12 P/SS 3 Gracie Sebetka 11 3B/1B 5 Tessa Brunscheon 11 OF 7 Maklayla Gothard 8 OF/P 8 Espyn Decker 9 OF 9 Autumn Kress 9 P/1B 10 Maya Barnes 12 C/OF 12 Maddie Ladeburg 12 1B/3B 13 Emry Shannon 9 2B/SS 14 Kalle Voy 12 3B/OF 15 Emerie Parkes 12 P/2B 18 Lola Destival 9 OF/C 26 Harper Destival 8 OF 29 Layla Armstrong 9 C/1B

Player T Buhr

PITCHING Rec. ERA 9-4 1.62

SO 55

WA R R I O R S

Front Row: Makayla Gothard, Maya Barnes, Kalle Voy, Maddie Ladeburg, Taylor Buhr, Emerie Parkes, Harper Destival; Back Row: Austin Jeanes, Emry Shannon, Gracie Sebetka, Espyn Decker, Sawyer Buhr, Autumn Kress, Tessa Brunscheon, Layla Armstrong, Lola Destival, Tiffany Dralle. Not Pictured: Nick Curley.

PA NT H E R S

Front Row: Campbell Chase, Abyagail Gurtiz, Maci Bertelsen; Middle Row: Jordyn Robbins, Whitney Hawkins, Gracyn Stone, Maria Kiger, Avery Hinkel, Maddison Abraham, Ella Hack, Addyson Leslie; Back Row: Kennedy Evans, Ruby Offenbacker, Lauretta Harlon, Emery Miller, Paisleigh Horton, Chandler Klutts, Harley Weisenberger.

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LOGAN-MAGNOLIA (Starters in bold) Player Year Chandler Lutts 8 Addyson Leslie 9 Avery Hinkel 11 Paisleigh Horton 8 Ruby Offenbacker 8 Jordyn Robbins 9 Whitney Hawkins 9 Macy Bartelsen 12 Kennedy Evans 8 Ella Hack 9 Emery Miller 9 Abyagail Guritz 12 Harley Weisenberger 8 Maria Kiger 11 Lauretta Harlon 8 Maddison Abraham 11 Gracyn Stone 11 Campbell Chase 12

Player Chase

PITCHING Rec. ERA 20-6 1.65

SO 216

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NO. 1 EXIRA-EHK/AUDUBON (23-4) VS. NO. 8 EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG (27-10) EXIRA-EHK/AUDUBON (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 3/5/16 Joshlynn Jacobsen 9 4 Riley Miller 11 7 Anna Larsen 12 9 Brenna Nelson 8 10 Lucy Stanerson 10 12 Taryn Petersen 11 16/3 Jordan Mulford 12 2/6 Abby Wanser 12 1/8/11/22 Maya King 11 9/14/20 Evelyn Gomez 12 11/15 Zoey Rasmussen 10 13/17 Brooklynn Snider 10 22/5 Skyla Rasmussen 8 24/27 Bryli Peterse 10 30/20 Aubrey Nelson 9

Player Miller

PITCHING Rec. ERA 16-4 1.56

SO 186

S PA RTA N S

Front Row: Abby Wanser, Skyla Rasmussen, Evelyn Gomez, Brenna Nelson, Maya King; Back Row: Head Coach Tom Petersen, Coach Shay Burmeister, Joshlynn Jacobsen, Riley Miller, Bryli Petersen,Taryn Petersen, Anna Larsen, Zoey Rasmussen, Lucy Stanerson, Jordan Mulford, Brooklynn Snider, Aubrey Nelson, Coach Alexis Obermeier, Coach Kris Obermeier.

EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Kara Knipper 12 OF 2 Avery Brown 10 OF 3 Eva Vaske 9 U/P 4 Ava Hoefer 10 OF 5 Chloe Everett 12 P/IF 6 McKenna Hoefer 12 C/IF 7 Aly Meyer 11 U 8 Faith Dugan 10 IF/P 9 Jenna Hamann 9 OF 10 Lauren Kirby 12 IF 11 Addi Schmelzer 10 IF/C 12 Eden Hemann 8 IF 17 Maci Bailey 8 U 20 Faith Kirby 9 OF/U 21 Josie Diers 9 U/P 23 Kalyssa Reimer 9 IF/C 25 Rachel Eglseder 12 P/IF

VIK I N GS

Front Row: Kara Knipper, McKenna Hoefer, Avery Brown, Ava Hoefer, Faith Dugan, Eden Hemann; Middle Row: Maci Bailey, Faith Dugan, Addi Schmelzer, Kalyssa Reimer, Jenna Hamann, Aly Meyer; Back Row: Lauren Kirby, Chloe Everett, Rachel Eglseder, Josie Diers, Eva Vaske.

Player Eglseder

PITCHING Rec. ERA 22-7 1.47

SO 283

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NO. 4 WEST MONONA (25-6) VS. NO. 5 SOUTHEAST WARREN (22-4)

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WEST MONONA (Starters in bold) Player Year McKenna Baker 11 Lydiah Johnson 8 Kenzie Cameron 10 Annemarie Bosanek 11 Kayla Cameron 10 Jessica Lyons 11 Nevaeh Healy 11 Brihanna Hill 12 Georgia Jones 11 Creighton Lichtenberg 12 Brynn Stangel 10 Brynn Bellis 10 Pacyn Faith 8 Carly Stangel 12 Ryleigh Ruth 10 Jaci Jones 10 Kyra Gunter 8 Kaylee Miller 9

Player Stangel

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-5 1.61

SO 165

S PA RTA N S

Front Row: Head Coach Jackie Fonley, Brynn Stangel, McKenna Baker, Carly Stangel, Brihanna Hill, Creighton Lichtenberg, Annemarie Bosanek, Kayleee Miller, Kayla Cameron, Nevaeh Healy, Coach Lindsey Jones; Back Row: Lydiah Johnson, Pacyn Faith, Kyra Gunter, Ryleigh Ruth, Brynn Bellis, Jaci Jones, Jessica Lyons, Kenzie Cameron, Georgia Jones, Coach Jessica Christensen.

WA R H AW K S

Front Row: Allie Geisler, Aly Mason, Jacey Stafford, Belle Ewing, Harper Wallace, Kinlie Crow, Aubrey Butler, Hazel Spear; Back Row: Head Coach Cody Reynolds, Emma Manser, Sydney Byers, Ryan Harryman, Glorious Fridley, Kiara Wallace, Lola Shriver, Lexi Clendenen, Madison Olsasky, Coach Alivia Ruble.

SOUTHEAST WARREN (Starters in bold) No. Player Year 1 Harper Wallace 8 2 Belle Ewing 11 3 Kiara Wallace 12 10 Glorious Fridley 12 12 Lexi Clendenen 12 17 Lola Shriver 12 20 Allie Geisler 10 21 Ryan Harryman 9 23 Emma Manser 11 33 Kinlie Crow 9 58 Madison Olsaksy 11

Player Geisler

PITCHING Rec. ERA 12-3 1.69

SO 53

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NO. 2 CLARKSVILLE (24-7) VS. NO. 7 NORTH BUTLER (25-5) CLARKSVILLE (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Emma Hovenga 9 IF/OF 3 Kimberlee Sherman 10 IF/U 4 Elizabeth Kramer 10 U/OF 5 Ava Johnson 9 U/OF 6 Hannah Wangsness 12 3B/IF 7 Emersyn Miller 8 U/IF 8 Catelynn Lodge 9 C/OF 9 Sydney Lovrien 12 P/U 11 Sophie Guzman 10 OF/U 12 Mykah Hall 8 C/U 13 Bailey Jordan 8 OF/U 14 Reagan Wedeking 8 U/P 15 Paige Kampman 12 CF/OF 16 Eve Jordan 10 U/P 17 Abby Schmidt 9 U/I 18 Capri Clark 11 IF/OF 20 Aleyah Bertch 9 U 22 Peyton Stevens 9 U/IF 23 Brooke Bohlen 9 OF/P 24 Kaybrie Lovrien 9 C/U 25 Gia Hoodjer 9 1B/U 26 Kara Bohlen 11 1B/OF

Player Lovrien

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-7 1.92

SO 134

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INDIANS

Front Row: Elizabeth Kramer, Kimberlee Sherman, Hannah Wangsness, Kara Bohlen, Paige Kampman, Capri Clark, Sydney Lovrien, Eve Jordan, Sophie Guzman; Second Row: Paisley Ruby, Reagan Wedeking, Mykah Hall, Emersyn Miller, Bailey Jordan, Emmylou Brunner; Third Row: Abby Schmidt, Cate Lodge, Head Coach Katie Burman, Coach Makayla Holub, Emma Hovenga, Ava Johnson; Back Row: Clark Saulsbury, Gia Hoodjer, Brooke Bohlen, Coach Dylan Edeker, Aleyah Bertch, Peyton Stevens, Kaybrie Lovrien. Not pictured: Madeline Sterken.

B E A RC ATS

Front Row: Zoey Parno, Zoey Thompson, Kori Groen, Brylie Henze, Eden Wix, Grace Pittenger, Colby Wix, Alexis Rose, Frannie Shook; Back Row: Coach Ainsley Lovrien, Coach Lindsey Miller, Willow Ascher, Emersyn Miller, Emma Towsley, Harper Engels, Mackenzie Shultz, Kamri Groen, Charlotte Shook, Macy Stirling, Kilee Groen, Adri Sheppard, Presley Katcher, Linde Fleshner, Coach Kenzie Groen, Head Coach Austin Guerrero.

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Player Groen

NORTH BUTLER (Starters in bold) Player Year Grace Pittenger 11 Zoey Thompson 10 Alexis Rose 12 Macy Stirling 9 Charlotte Shook 9 Linde Fleshner 9 Kori Groen 8 Harper Engels 8 Eden Wix 10 Mackenzie Shultz 10 Presley Katcher 8 Willow Ascher 8 Colby Wix 12 Brylie Henze 11 Emma Towsley 8 Adri Sheppard 9 Izzy O'Dowd 12 Emersyn Miller 8 Kamri Groen 11 Zoey Parno 8 Kilee Groen 9 Reagan Tidemanson 8 PITCHING Rec. ERA 22-5 0.98

SO 224

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NO. 3 ST. EDMOND (25-9) VS. NO. 6 REMSEN ST. MARY’S (24-4) ST. EDMOND (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 1 Sophia Schlienz 11 OF 2 Greenlee Crimmins 10 OF 3 Myrah Lemon 11 C/OF 4 Toryn Helle 10 P 5 Jade Rock 10 OF 6 Breckyn Ulrich 9 P/1B 7 Kiersten Schumacher 9 U 8 Grace Crimmins 8 U 9 Baylor Ulrich 8 C 10 Lauren Scott 8 U 11 Olivia Andrew 10 1B 13 Lizzy Tiernan 11 U 16 Ella Vandi 9 INF 17 Faith Shirbroun 12 3B 19 Mara Zuspann 8 U 20 Paisley Webb 8 U 22 Grace Schlegel 9 OF 23 Rihanna Myers 9 INF

Player Helle

PITCHING Rec. ERA 19-4 3.37

SO 106

GAELS

Front Row: Kiersten Schumacher, Faith Shirbroun, Myrah Lemon, Jade Rock, Breckyn Ulrich, Greenlee Crimmins, Sophia Schlienz, Grace Crimmins; Middle Row: Grace Schlegel, Baylor Ulrich, Paisley Webb, Lauren Scott, Rihanna Myers, Abby Webster, Kacey McGonegle; Back Row: Mara Zuspann, Ella Vandi, Bill Myers, Olivia Andrew, Toryn Helle, Bill Shirbroun, Lizzy Tiernan, Brian Maxson, Mariah Myers.

HAW K S

Front Row: Dylan Schroeder, Sophia Harpenau, Neely Bacon, Lily Matgen, Brielle Schorg, Kinley Tentinger, Kimberly Cronin, Jenna Homan, Jerzie Galles; Back Row: Ruby Phelps, Josie Schwickerath, Grace Galles, Mia Matgen, Hallie Bunkers, Chloe Homan, Allie Nacke, Lana Jungers. Not Pictured: Kielee Larson, Head Coach Erika Bates, Coach Sammy Bates.

REMSEN ST. MARY'S (Starters in bold) No. Player Year Pos 2 Hallie Bunkers 11 3B 3 Dylan Schroeder 9 2B 5 Mia Matgen 11 CF 8 Neely Bacon 12 P/1B 9 Kimberly Cronin 10 DH 10 Brielle Schorg 10 11 Jerzie Galles 8 13 Lily Matgen 8 14

Sophia Harpenau 10

RF

15 16 17 21 22 23

Lana Jungers 12 Chloe Homan 9 Ruby Phelps 11 Kinley Tentinger 9 Jenna Homan 8 Kielee Larson 10

LF SS

25

Josie Schwickerath

12

1B/P

26 35

Grace Galles 12 Allie Nacke 10

C

Player Bacon

PITCHING Rec. ERA 16-3 2.20

CR CR

SO 121

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