GMG freshman catcher Skyler Murty reaches for the pitch against Collins-Maxwell on June 4 in Green Mountain. Murty was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference South Division first team this season. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

GARWIN – A year after not fielding a varsity team, GMG finished third in the Iowa Star Conference South Division and was awarded with two first-team selections plus a Co-Coach of the Year selection.

Freshman catcher Skyler Murty and freshman pitcher Riah Boege both gained their first all-conference accolades after helping the Wolverines go 8-8 in South Division action.

Skyler Murty was GMG’s top offensive player in conference play, batting .417 with eight doubles, one triple, one home run, nine RBIs and nine runs scored. She stole nine bases and threw out six attempted base-stealers against her.

Boege, a first-team utility pick, pitched all but 5 1/3 innings for GMG in conference play, going 8-8 with a 2.20 ERA and a whopping 170 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings. Opposing hitters batted just .143 against her. She also contributed a .260 batting average, one double, one home run and eight RBIs to the offense.

Sash named Co-Coach of Year

Wolverines head softball coach Autumn Sash urges her runner to keep advancing during the Friday, June 20 Iowa Star clash with North Tama in Green Mountain. Sash was recently named Iowa Star South’s Coach of the Year alongside BCLUW's Megan Yantis. PHOTO BY RUBY F. MCALLISTER

GMG’s first year head coach Autumn Sash and BCLUW’s Megan Yantis shared the Iowa Star South’s Coach of the Year honor in a vote of their peers, while Collins-Maxwell sophomore Jayden Peters was picked as the Player of the Year.

Peters went 11-4 in the circle with a 2.16 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings for the runner-up Spartans. Offensively she led the league in most categories, hitting .592 with six doubles, five home runs and 35 RBIs.

All-Iowa Star Conference South Division Softball Teams

Player of the Year — Jayden Peters, so., Collins-Maxwell

Co-Coaches of the Year — Autumn Sash, GMG, and Megan Yantis, BCLUW

GMG freshman pitcher Riah Boege delivers to the plate during a Class 1A Region 8 first-round game against Baxter on July 7 in Green MounTain. Boege was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference South Division first team. PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE

FIRST TEAM

Jayden Peters, so., P, Collins-Maxwell

Skyler Murty, fr., C, GMG

Raegan Crawford, sr., INF, BCLUW

Haylee Merryman, jr., INF, Collins-Maxwell

Gabriella Seda, jr., INF, North Tama

Jadyn Niemeyer, sr., INF, Colo-NESCO

Eden Ladehoff, fr., OF, BCLUW

Cassie Nason, sr., OF, BCLUW

Cypress Erickson, jr., OF, Collins-Maxwell

Klayre Gallentine, sr., UT, BCLUW

Riah Boege, fr., UT, GMG

Addison Hochstetler, jr., UT, North Tama

SECOND TEAM

Annabelle Heller, sr., P, Colo-NESCO

Emileigh Beals, 8th, C, Baxter

Cerra Muntz, sr., C, Colo-NESCO

Morgan Bergman, sr., INF, BCLUW

Callahan Coffeltt, 8th, INF, Collins-Maxwell

Violet Seda, so., INF, North Tama

Harper Rausch, so., INF, North Tama

Grace Farnsworth, jr., OF, BCLUW

Faith Dvorak, sr., OF, North Tama

Molly Angell, sr., OF, Colo-NESCO

HONORABLE MENTION

Camden Moffitt, so., OF, Baxter

Allison Ward, sr., INF, BCLUW

Adalie Kane, fr., INF, Collins-Maxwell

Landrey Harris, 8th, C, Colo-NESCO

Taelyn Sash, 8th, OF, GMG

Gabby Velasco, sr., OF, North Tama

Final Conference Standings

BCLUW 14-2

Collins-Maxwell 12-4

GMG 8-8

North Tama 3-12

Baxter 2-13

Colo-NESCO 1-15