North Harrison’s softball program had two selections to the Class 1 all-state first team, and two more to the second-team, in balloting announced earlier this week.
From the Lady Shamrocks, catcher Emma Craig joined Salisbury’s Cayden Stapleton and Walnut Grove’s Lauren Johnson as first-team all-state catchers, with Rainey Fordyce a first-team outfielder, joining Kadence George of state champion Vienna, Carissa Martin of DeKalb, and Paige Carvajal of LaPlata.
North Harrison lost the Class 1, District 15 championship game to Princeton 2-0. Platte Valley beat Princeton in the sectional round 8-6, and went on to finish second in the state, falling in Saturday’s state title game to Vienna, 1-0. Platte Valley’s Malia Collins was named to the first-team infielders.
Jessi Miller of Platte Valley is a second-team all-state pitcher, along with North Harrison’s Carly Rinehart. Maggie Collins of state runner-up Platte Valley is a second-team catchers, with North Harrison’s Jayleigh Robins a second-team infielder. Stanberry’s Lexi Craig was a second-team outfield selection, with Platte Valley’s Sydnee Dean the second-team at-large pick.
North Harrison athletics had a big week to move into November, with the Grand River Conference, on October 22nd, announcing North Harrison as the 16th member of the conference for 2021-2022, replacing Braymer, after the Bobcats, likely as a result of experiencing long and expensive travel times as the easternmost school in the GRC West, leaving for the CLAA last summer. The GRC vote to admit the school district from Eagleville was unanimous. Tom Johnson spoke with North Harrison Athletic Director Aaron Long after the decision was finalized.
Here is the 2020 All-State Class 1 softball team:
1st Team:
Pitchers:
Marsie Messersmith – Vienna
Olivia Coy – LaPlata
Jenna Daggett – Weaubleau
Regan Robinson – Stewartsville-Osborn
Catchers:
Emma Craig – North Harrison
Cayden Stapleton – Salisbury
Lauren Johnson – Walnut Grove
Infielders:
Pieper Wood – LaPlata
Malia Collins – Platte VAlley
Khloe Wyatt – Salisbury
Lexi Plackemeier – Silex
Karissa Feeler – Vienna
Riley Strange – Knox County
Outfielders:
Kadence George – Vienna
Carissa Martin – DeKalb
Rainey Fordyce – North Harrison
Paige Carvajal – LaPlata
At-Large:
Kyler Welch – Fair Play
2nd Team:
Pitchers:
Jessi Miller – Platte Valley
Jaden Howard – Salisbury
Carly Rinehart – North Harrison
Taylor Howard – Silex
Catchers:
Emmie Johnson – Community
Maggie Collins – Platte Valley
Lexus Hagood – Neelyville
Infielders:
Jayleigh Robins – North Harrison
Tegan Burbridge – Canton
Lyndsea Moore – Naylor
Katie Starbuck – Harrisburg
Rebbie Reagan – DeKalb
Kendall Morris – Halfway
Outfielders:
Breanne Haines – Salisbury
Abby Ogle – Cairo
Whitney Mitchell – Naylor
Lexi Craig – Stanberry
At-Large:
Sydnee Dean – Platte Valley
