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Akey, Zielke named top players

All-conference softball teams

By Greg Seubert


Two local softball players have received Player of the Year awards from the Central Wisconsin Conference.

Weyauwega-Fremont senior pitcher and shortstop Kiley Akey was named the top player in the CWC’s East Division, while Manawa senior pitcher Morgyn Zielke won the award in the North Division.

Other first-teamers in the East Division include Weyauwega-Fremont seniors Cadyn Ehrenberg (pitcher/shortstop) and Alexa Greening (center fielder); and Iola-Scandinavia sophomores Olivia Schustek (catcher), Mackenzie Kielblock (pitcher) and Hannah Melum (third baseman).

Manawa senior second baseman joined Zielke on the North Division’s first team.

Second-teamers from both divisions include Weyauwega-Fremont sophomore Taylor Folk (catcher) and senior Kati Kettleson (third baseman); and Manawa seniors Sydney Bailey (first baseman) and Matayah Pethke (center fielder), juniors Kassidee Zander (catcher) and Chloe Johnson (third baseman) and sophomore Kirstin Schernecker (shortstop).

Iola-Scandinavia senior shortstop Erin Charles was named to the East Division’s Honorable Mention team.

Central Wisconsin Conference
2018 All-Conference Softball Teams
East Division

First Team
Catcher/shortstop: Jessica Gutschow, senior, Amherst.

Pitcher/shortstop: Kiley Akey, senior, Weyauwega-Fremont; Cadyn Ehrenberg, senior, Weyauwega-Fremont.

Catcher: Olivia Schustek, sophomore, Iola-Scandinavia; Vicki Dombeck, senior, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Pitcher: Gabrielle Gunderson, senior, Shiocton; Mackenzie Kielblock, sophomore, Iola-Scandinavia.

Third base: Hannah Melum, sophomore, Iola-Scandinavia.

Center fielder: Alexa Greening, senior, Weyauwega-Fremont.

Shortstop: Abi Fraaza, freshman, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Second Team
Shortstop/pitcher: Bryann Reinke, senior, Bonduel.

Pitcher: Sydney Lee, sophomore, Amherst.

Catcher: Taylor Folk, sophomore, Weyauwega-Fremont.

First baseman: Maizie Berry, senior, Amherst.

Second baseman: Jackie Korth, senior, Shiocton.

Shortstop: Tina Ubl, senior, Shiocton.

Center fielder: Erica Gassner, junior, Shiocton.

Third baseman: Kati Kettleson, senior, Weyauwega-Fremont; Nicole Premus, freshman, Amherst; Emma Herb, freshman, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Honorable Mention
Outfielder: Ashlyn Chandler, sophomore, Amherst.

Outfielder/first baseman: Lexi Haferbecker, senior, Amherst.

First baseman: Megan Konkol, sophomore, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Pitcher: Alexis Schaupp, senior, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

Catcher: Leigha Young, junior, Shiocton.

Left fielder: Trina Young, senior, Shiocton.

Pitcher/first baseman: Cassidy Defferding, sophomore, Shiocton.

Shortstop: Erin Charles, senior, Iola-Scandinavia; Faith Munson, senior, Menominee Indian.

Shortstop/outfielder: McKenzie Wollenberg, junior, Bonduel.

Pitcher/outfielder: Althea Berry, senior, Bonduel.

Player of the Year: Kiley Akey, senior, Weyauwega-Fremont.

North Division

First Team
Shortstop/catcher/pitcher: Destiny Reindl, freshman, Gresham.

Shortstop/catcher: Mackenzie Hoffman, senior, Gresham.

Pitcher/third baseman: Hailey Hoffman, senior, Gresham.

Second baseman/third baseman: Leah Jobe, senior, Tigerton.

Catcher: Abby Polzin, senior, Marion.

Pitcher: Morgyn Zielke, senior, Manawa.

Second baseman: Lesley Wilz, senior, Manawa.

Center fielder: Maranda Brei, senior. Bowler.

No position listed: Cassidy Maroszek, junior, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Sydney Lilenthal, freshman, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran.

Second Team
Shortstop/catcher: Raven Dewhurst, junior, Tigerton.

Shortstop: Kirstin Schernecker, sophomore, Manawa; Reanne Kietlinski, senior, Bowler.

First baseman: Sydney Bailey, senior, Manawa.

Center fielder: Matayah Pethke, senior, Manawa.

Catcher: Kassidee Zander, junior, Manawa.

Third baseman: Chloe Johnson, junior, Manawa.

Pitcher: Kendra Barrow, junior, Marion.

No position listed: Sara Sawyer, junior, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Alyse Neumann, junior, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran.

Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Jada Waters, junior, Bowler.

Catcher Jodi Wolf, junior, Bowler.

Left fielder: Amiya Peterson, junior, Marion.

Second baseman: Tessa Brei, sophomore, Marion.

Outfielder: McKenna Marquardt, senior Tigerton.

No position listed: Brianna Rohland, freshman, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran; Mikayla Obsustz, sophomore, Northland Lutheran/Wisconsin Valley Lutheran.

Player of the Year: Morgyn Zielke, senior, Manawa.

South Division

First Team
Pitcher/third baseman: Haley Raflik, sophomore, Pacelli; Karah Kluck, junior, Pacelli.

Pitcher: Emily Rink, senior, Rosholt; Cami Newby senior, Almond-Bancroft; Erica Pronschinske, sophomore, Tri-County.

Shortstop: Amber Baehman, senior, Tri-County; Madison Hintz, sophomore, Pacelli.

Center fielder: Alyssa Buechner, junior, Tri-County.

Catcher: Paige Hintz, senior, Pacelli.

Second baseman: Cailin Firkus, senior, Pacelli.

Second Team
Utility player/first baseman: Mandy Kruzicki, senior, Rosholt.

Shortstop: Kaitlyn Lyp, junior, Port Edwards; Shaina Niewiadomski, senior, Rosholt; Melissa Perzinski, sophomore, Almond-Bancroft.

Catcher: Cassidy O’Shasky, senior, Port Edwards; Makayla Perzinski, sophomore, Almond-Bancroft.

Outfielder: Megan Bauer, sophomore, Wild Rose.

Center fielder: Sophie Schroeder, junior, Pacelli.

First baseman: Amanda Klasinski, junior, Pacelli.

Right fielder: Tessa Shafranski, junior, Pacelli.

Honorable Mention
Pitcher/first baseman/center fielder: Lydia Sanken, junior, Pittsville.

First baseman/shortstop: Emma Robus, senior, Pittsville.

Third baseman: Abbie Hutkowski, senior, Port Edwards.

Second baseman: Lizzie McCarville, senior, Port Edwards; Michaela Stucker, senior, Almond-Bancroft.

First baseman: Savannah Jansen, junior, Wild Rose.

Pitcher: Hailey Soper, senior, Wild Rose.

Outfielder: Olivia Gagas, freshman, Rosholt; April Chilsen senior, Almond-Bancroft.

Catcher: Shannon Sachs, junior, Tri-County.

Player of the Year: Paige Hintz, senior, Pacelli.

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