Davis, Wood earn all-state softball honors (Daily Gate City)

31 Jul 2017 by Zach C Summers

The Keokuk Chiefs had two softball players represented on the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Athletic Association Class 4A All-State team.

Junior Michaela Davis earned first team honors. She batted .465 with one home run and 17 runs batted in. Davis led the Chiefs with 60 hits, 45 runs scored, nine triples, 17 walks and 16 stolen bases. She had an on-base percentage of .531 and a slugging percentage of .651.

Sophomore Jaelyn Wood was selected to the third team. She batted .368 with four home runs and 28 runs batted in. Wood had 53 hits, including 10 doubles. She scored 36 runs and stole 14 bases.

The Southeast Conference had seven players garner all-state honors.

Fairfield seniors Brynna Bowman and Kaylee Watson and Mount Pleasant senior Bailey Johnson earned first team honors.

Bowman hit .429 with one home run and 28 runs batted in. She had 73 hits, including 16 doubles, scored 52 runs and stole 10 bases.

Watson batted .391 with four home runs and 42 runs batted in. She also had nine doubles among her 59 hits and scored 42 runs.

Johnson hit .512 with 12 home runs and 59 runs batted in. She had 64 hits, including 17 doubles and four triples, and walked 34 times. Johnson had an on-base percentage of .633 and a slugging percentage of 1.000.

Fairfield junior Ashtyn Drish and Mount Pleasant senior Chi Glaha were named to the second team.

Drish batted .429 with one home run and 43 runs batted in. She had 67 hits, scored 41 runs and stole 13 bases.

Glaha hit .500 with 14 doubles, two home runs and 30 runs batted in. She also stole 27 bases.

All-State

Class 4A

First Team

Ballard: Abby Calin, Sr.; Skylar Rigby, Fr.

Benton: Angie Gorkow, So.

Boone: Dianna Slight, Sr.; Laura Anderson, Sr.

Burlington: Mia Ruther, Sr.

Carlisle: Taylor Dubois, Sr.

Dallas Center-Grimes: Brooke Kramer, Sr.

Des Moines Hoover: Madisen Blackford, Sr.

Fairfield: Brynna Bowman, Sr.; Kaylee Watson, Sr.

Independence: Mackenzie Hupke, So.

Keokuk: Michaela Davis, Jr.

Mount Pleasant: Bailey Johnson, Sr.

Norwalk: Alyx Witt, Jr.; Amron Born, Sr.

Oskaloosa: Alexis Groet, Sr.

Perry: Emma Olejniczak, Sr.; Johanna Diw, Jr.

Winterset: Macy Johnson, Sr.

Second Team

A-D-M: Ashley Tennant, Jr.

Benton: Anna Stenberg, Sr.; Jaicee Lyons, Sr.

Bishop Heelan: Lexie Stolen, Sr.

Carlisle: Agatha Beier, Sr.

Charles City: Sara Martin, Sr.

Cedar Rapids Xavier: Charlotte Richards, Jr.

Clear Creek-Amana: Abbi Kinnaird, Sr.

Dallas Center-Grimes: Riley Hall, Fr.

Denison-Schleswig: Sarah Heilesen, So.

Fairfield: Ashtyn Drish, Jr.

Glenwood: Sara Ingoldsby, Sr.

Lewis Central: Josie Shudak, Jr.

Marion: Sydney Nielsen, So.

Mount Pleasant: Chi Glaha, Sr.

Oskaloosa: Aubrey Miller, Sr.

Winterset: Sophie Stover, Jr.; Danny Barker, Jr.

Third Team

A-D-M: Abbie Hlas, Fr.

Ballard: Isabell Hobbs, Fr.

Benton: Shelby Hulsebus, Jr.

Bishop Heelan, Ellie Cropley, Jr.

Boone: Lauren Calkins, Jr.

Carlisle: Alyvia Dubois, So.

Cedar Rapids Xavier: Olivia Richards, So.

Charles City: Samantha Heyer, Jr.; Tayler Schmidt, Jr.

Dallas Center-Grimes: Amber Fistler, Jr.

Denison-Schelswig: Alex Mohr, So.

Des Moines Hoover: Abby Nolte, So.

Keokuk: Jaelyn Wood, So.

Lewis Central: Ashtyn Miller, Jr.

North Scott: Rachel Anderson, Fr.

Oskaloosa: Ava Vande Wall, Fr.

Sergeant Bluff-Luton: Merrin Van Velzen, Sr.

Waterloo East: Bri Netty, Jr.

Waverly-Shell Rock: Jaylie Reints, Sr.

Winterset: Ally Pickering, Jr.

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