instrumental in Raiders' run to Section 7A finals. ⢠Class A All-State first-teamer and multi-sport standout also spen
2015 News Tribune All-Area Softball Team ALLY BODE
SERI GEISLER
JILLAYNE GILBERT
BRANDIE GOLDBERG
Moose Lake-Willow River Sophomore pitcher
Greenway Senior infielder
Hermantown Senior infielder
Superior Sophomore pitcher
• Sterling stat line included 16-6 record, 1.28 ERA, 246 strikeouts and just 52 walks in 142 innings pitched, which led to All-Polar League, All-Section 7AA and Class AA All-State second-team recognition • Also tossed seven shutouts, including one perfect game; offensively, hit .582 with 12 doubles, four triples and 24 RBIs for Rebels
• With a .625 batting average, three home runs, three triples and 16 RBIs, second baseman was instrumental in Raiders’ run to Section 7A finals
• Strong defensive shortstop and power-packed hitter belted seven homers, 11 doubles and had a .388 batting average and 31 RBIs
• Overpowering hurler crafted a barely perceptible ERA (0.99) and was 17-6 while fanning 176 — against a meager 39 walks — in 150.1 innings
• Class A All-State first-teamer and multi-sport standout also spent time in pitcher’s circle
• All-Lake Superior Conference first-team pick helped Hawks finish third at Class AA state tournament, where she made all-tournament team
• All-LSC first-team selection allowed 25 earned runs as the Spartans went 21-6 and advanced to Wisconsin sectional semifinals
MAKAYLA LANGENBRUNNER
GRACE MACOR
MADELINE SPANGENBERG
ASHLEY TAIPALE
Cloquet Junior infielder
Carlton Senior pitcher
Northwestern Senior infielder
Duluth Denfeld Junior pitcher
• Speedy leadoff hitter batted .494 and tallied on-base percentage of .524 while pacing team in nearly every offensive category, including doubles (seven), triples (three) and runs (19)
• Went 16-3 and rang up a 1.06 ERA while lifting Bulldogs to 18 wins and a showing in Section 7A semifinals; 157 strikeouts against just 23 walks and 62 hits in 106 innings
• Shortstop hit .626, stole 32 bases (giving her 124 career steals), clubbed 19 doubles and five homers and scored 51 runs for three-time Heart O’North Conference champs
• Defensively gifted shortstop was named to All-Section 7AA team and LSC first team after helping Lumberjacks win 15 games
• St. Scholastica-bound ace and four-year starter landed on All-Polar League team for a third consecutive year
• Lightning-fast HON first-teamer — one of the “greatest players in Northwestern history,” according to coach Scott Janigo — helped anchor a young infield
• All-Area Player of the Year was a two-way force, going 17-6 with a 1.61 ERA and 200 strikeouts and batting .521 with eight homers and 37 RBIs • Allowed just 33 earned runs while pitching every one of Hunters’ 143.2 innings en route to LSC first-team, All-Section 7AAA and All-State Class AAA honorable mention selections
JORDYN THOMAS
ERIN THOMPSON
CASSIE TOMCZAK
MADDY WHITE
Hermantown Sophomore infielder
Superior Freshman infielder
International Falls Senior infielder
Duluth Denfeld Senior utility
• Imposing hitter helped Hawks win 24 games and reach a third straight state tournament with her .483 batting average, 13 doubles, four homers and 33 RBIs
• Youngster burst onto scene by hitting .396 and tallying 33 RBIs for 21-win Spartans; 13 of her 38 hits went for extra bases — six doubles, two triples and five home runs
• Captain and five-year starter hit .600 while driving in 21 runs and amassing 10 doubles as Broncos went 18-3 and made deep run in Section 7AA playoffs
• Outstanding defensive first baseman was an LSC first-team pick; her home run in Section 7AA finals vs. Pequot Lakes sparked Hermantown to a pair of wins and another section crown
• All-LSC first-team selection sported a .909 fielding percentage from her shortstop position, where she made just eight errors in 88 chances
• Shortstop was named Arrowhead All-Conference, All-Section 7AA and All-State Class AA second team
• All-LSC first-team pick produced .357 and .423 batting average and on-base percentage, respectively, and smacked nine doubles • Despite breaking wrist in final game of basketball season and playing hurt all spring, defensive whiz boasted .957 fielding percentage at shortstop and center field
