Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Gracie Knobloch lands on all-conference first team
All-WEC First Team selection Gracie Knobloch fields a grounder earlier this season. The freshman was the lone Hawk on the top conference team.
The three Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn softball players named to the 2022 All-War Eagle Conference teams have something in common: they are all first-time selections.
Freshman Gracie Knobloch was named first team all-WEC. She finished second among conference players in batting average (.548) with at least 50 at-bats, and was among team leaders in hitting, fielding and pitching.
Senior Bailey VerHelst was named to the all-WEC second team and junior Cadence Klein was honorable mention.
A team's place finish in the final standings determines the number of all-conference players it will have.
First Team: Hinton: Bella Badar, 12; Jadyn Case, 12; Madi Goosmann, 12. Remsen St. Mary's: Mya Bunkers, 10; Claire Schroeder, 10; Marina Cronin, 10. Akron-Westfield: Taryn Wilken, 12; Chloee Colt, 12. Gehlen Catholic: Rylee Schnepf, 12; Alyssa Kolbeck, 12. MMCRU: Taylor Harpenau, 12; Emily Dreckman, 12. South O'Brien: Abby Schreck, 12; Grace Fuhrman, 12. Unity Christian: Ruby Zylstra, 9; Hope Pullman, 11. H-M-S: Gracie Knobloch, 9. West Sioux: Mia Danielson, 11. Trinity Christian: Keahna Heynen, 11.
Second Team: Hinton: Emily Small, 12; Sara Schoenrock, 12. Remsen St. Mary's: Halle Galles, 10; Octavia Galles, 10. Akron-Westfield: Megan Meinen, 12; Emma Rolfes, 10. Gehlen Catholic: Jayden Barthole, 11; Kenzi Alesch, 11. MMCRU: Isabelle Olson, 11. South O'Brien: Annika Jenness, 12. Unity Christian: Cassidy Dekkers, 11. H-M-S: Bailey VerHelst, 12. West Sioux: Avery Coyle, 12. Trinity Christian: Belle Schiermeyer, 12. Harris-Lake Park: Zella Ingham, 12.
Honorable Mention: Hinton: Kayana Kunkel, 12. Remsen St. Mary's: Jacie Homan, 10. Akron-Westfield: Makenzie Hughes, 9. Gehlen Catholic: Larissa Pohlen, 10. MMCRU: Mya Holmes, 12. South O'Brien: Karlee Warnke, 11. Unity Christian: Jorja Zomermaand, 12. H-M-S: Cadence Klein, 11. West Sioux: Cassie Koopmans, 11. Trinity Christian: Ava Brummel, 12. Harris-Lake Park: Miranda Christenson, 12.
