All-NICL East Softball Teams: D-NH with 3 1st-teamers

Published by editor on Wed, 07/14/2021 - 10:52am

By:

Jake Ryder

Eclipse News-Review

Three Dike-New Hartford softball players are first-team selections on the All-NICL East softball teams released over the weekend.

Freshman Payton Nolan (catcher), junior Taylor Kvale (shortstop) and senior Addy Sohn (outfield) were the three Wolverines receiving top-team recognition.

Nolan had 22 hits in 44 at-bats in NICL East play, knocking in eight runs and scoring seven times; behind the plate, she had a perfect fielding percentage in 82 total chances.

Kvale hit .426 at the plate with a home run and team-best marks with six doubles, 18 runs batted in and 18 runs scored. She also led the NICL East with 22 stolen bases in divisional play.

Addy Sohn hit .487 against division opponents with two doubles and four RBI.

Senior pitcher Abby Sohn was a second-team selection for the Wolverines. She allowed 29 earned runs in 51.1 innings pitched with 38 strikeouts and 23 walks. D-NH sophomores Ella Costello and Misty Harreld received honorable mention.

The Wolverines finished tied for fourth in the East at 10-6 and set a school record with 20 overall wins this summer, bowing out in the regional quarterfinal against Alburnett.

Aplington-Parkersburg seniors Emalee Price and MaKenna Brouwer earned honorable mention. Price hit .273 in NICL East play with a double and two runs scored and led the team with a .943 fielding percentage. Brouwer batted for a .240 average with a double and two RBI and was second on the Falcons with a .931 fielding percentage.

A-P finished 0-16 in NICL East play and reached the regional quarterfinal before being knocked out by Waterloo Columbus.

The NICL East's top honors both went to members of the Hudson softball team: Pirates junior Ella Engel was named the Player of the Year and Hudson skipper Jeff Curley was named Coach of the Year.

All-NICL East Softball Team

2021 Season

Player of the Year

Ella Engel, Hudson

Coach of the Year

Jeff Curley, Hudson

First team

(* unanimous)

Pitcher	*Haile Frost	Columbus	SO
Pitcher	*Klair Kite	Jesup	FR
Catcher	Payton Nolan	D-NH	FR
First base	Kylee Sallee	Hudson	SR
Second base	Ella Hiatt	Hudson	8TH
Third base	Abby Meyer	S-F-T	SR
Shortstop	Taylor Kvale	D-NH	JR
Outfielder	Reese Johnson	Denver	JR
Outfielder	Isabel Bernard	S-F-T	8TH
Outfielder	Kamryn Regenold	Columbus	SO
Outfielder	Addy Sohn	D-NH	SR
Utility	*Sydney Gardner	Columbus	SO
Utility	Caelor Wymore	Jesup	SO

Second team

Pitcher	Abby Sohn	D-NH	SR
Pitcher	Chantelle Nuss	S-F-T	SR
Catcher	Alexis Larson	Jesup	JR
First base	Morgan Brandt	S-F-T	JR
Second base	*Rylynn Delagardelle	Jesup	SO
Third base	Alivia Schultz	Columbus	SR
Shortstop	Jocelyn Gates	Union	JR
Outfielder	Addie Rhoades	Hudson	8TH
Outfielder	Nyasija Simmons	Columbus	SO
Outfielder	Jana Meyer	S-F-T	FR
Utility	Sydney Matthias	Wapsie Valley	SO
Utility	Chardonnay Hubert	Denver	SO

Honorable mention

(area teams only)

Aplington-Parkersburg: Emalee Price, sr.; MaKenna Brouwer, sr.

Dike-New Hartford: Ella Costello, soph.; Misty Harreld, soph.

2021 NICL East Standings

Hudson	15-1
Waterloo Columbus	13-3
Jesup	11-5
Dike-New Hartford	10-6
Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli	10-6
Denver	6-10
Union	4-12
Wapsie Valley	3-13
Aplington-Parkersburg	0-16