Five athletes from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn received recognition as the 2023 War Eagle All-Conference Softball Team was announced. Selected to the first team were Gracie Knobloch and Eliza Tewes. Chosen for the second team were Kinsey Schirmer and Abby Kunzman. Receiving honorable mention was Cadence Klein. Kunzman and Klein were seniors this past school year while Schirmer was a junior and Knobloch and Tewes were sophomores.
First Team
Gracie Knobloch, SO, Eliza Tewes, SO, HMS; Mya Bunkers, JR, Claire Schroeder, JR, Marina Cronin, JR, Remsen St. Mary’s; Ashlyn Kovarna, JR, Bailey Boeve, FR, Ashlyn Kramer, FR, Hinton; Makenzie Hughes, SO, Josie Jacobs, SO, Akron-Westfield; Paige De Boom, SR, Brielle Reitsma, JR, Unity Christian; Haley Lubben, SO, Halle Walgenbach, 8th, Gehlen Catholic; Isabelle Olson, SR, Breanna Staab, SO, MMCRU; Maddie Johnson, SR, Jinger Nieuwenhuis, JR, South O’Brien; Keahna Heynen, SR, Trinity Christian; Brooke Nicks, JR, Harris-Lake Park; Mia Danielson, SR, West Sioux.
Second Team
Kinsey Schirmer, JR, Abby Kunzman, SR, HMS; Halle Galles, JR, Hallie Bunkers, 8th, RSM; Karlyn Kovarna, FR, Kayla Sypersma, FR, Hinton; Lainey Schuknecht, SO, Katie Johnson, SR, A-W; Kinsey Schirmer, JR, Abby Kunzman, SR, HMS; Cassady Dekkers, SR, Ruby Zylstra, SO, Unity; Addie Konz, SO, Gehlen; Avery Schlenger, SR, MMCRU; Payton Farquhar, SR, South O’Brien; Makiah De Jager, JR, Trinity; Payton Reimers, JR, HLP; Molly Hulshof, JR, West Sioux.
Honorable Mention
Cadence Klein, SR, HMS; Octavia Galles, JR, RSM; Brylie Johnson, SO, A-W; Addison Liston, SO, Unity; Larissa Pohlen, JR, Gehlen; Torey Tentinger, SR, MMCRU; Karlee Warnke, SR, South O’Brien; Kerstin Brummel, SO, Trinity; Rylie Wittrock, JR, HLP; Addi Westergard, SO, West Sioux.
War Eagle Softball Final Standings
Remsen St. Mary’s 10-0
Hinton 9-1
Akron-Westfield 8-2
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 5-5
Unity Christian 5-5
Gehlen Catholic 4-6
MMCRU 4-6
South O’Brien 4-6
Trinity Christian 2-8
Harris-Lake Park 2-8
West Sioux 2-8