Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Jacob Cates moves up to War Eagle first team
H-M-S sophomore catcher Jacob Cates opens his mitt in anticipation of a pop fly near home plate earlier this season during a game against Harris-Lake Park.
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball player Jacob Cates was named to the All-War Eagle Conference first team for the 2022 season.
The sophomore, who was honorable mention all-conference in 2021, led H-M-S in batting average, hits, double, triples and home runs (tied), and also had the highest fielding percentage (.941) among regulars in the lineup.
Two other Hawks were named to the all-conference teams for the first time. Senior Jordan Ortega was named second-team all-conference and junior Trenton Vollink was honorable mention.
The number of players selected from each War Eagle Conference team is determined by its finish in the final standings.
First Team: Remsen St. Mary's: Jaxon Bunkers, 11; Carter Schorg, 12; Cael Ortmann, 11. Gehlen Catholic: Keaton Logan, 11; Ryan Livermore, 12; Connor Kraft, 11. Akron-Westfield: Arik Allard, 10; Michael Swancutt, 11. West Sioux: Blake Van Ballegooyen, 12; Levi Koopmans, 12. Hinton: Gavin Nelson, 12; Dylan DeVries, 12. Unity Christian: Braedon Bosma, 9; James Bouma, 12. MMCRU: Branden Whited, 11; Gunnar Johnson, 11. Harris-Lake Park: Caleb Hemphill, 10. H-M-S: Jacob Cates, 10. Trinity Christian: Alec DeBoer, 11.
Second team: Remsen St. Mary's: Alex Schroeder, 11; Isaiah Gerrietts, 11. Gehlen Catholic: David Begnoche, 11; Zayne Weiland, 11. Akron-Westfield: Raiden Ericson, 10; Tyson Fairbanks, 12. West Sioux: Mason Coppock, 11; Aaden Schwiesow, 12. Hinton: Glen Carlson, 11. Unity Christian: Dylan Bosma, 8. MMCRU: Colin Pick, 12. Harris-Lake Park: Austin Gilmore, 12. H-M-S: Jordan Ortega, 12. Trinity Christian: Isaiah Brummel, 12. South O'Brien: Boston Riedemann, 11.
Honorable Mention: Remsen St. Mary's: Hunter Pick, 10. Gehlen Catholic: Carter Kellen, 11. Akron-Westfield: Jack Terpstra, 10. West Sioux: Noel Lopez, 12. Hinton: Beau Cook, 11. Unity Christian: Jacob Van Donge, 11. MMCRU: Carson Pick, 12. Harris-Lake Park: Javen Baumgarn, 10. H-M-S: Trenton Vollink, 11. Trinity Christian: Josh Kooiker, 11. South O'Brien: Brock Riedemann, 12.
