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One week an all-stater, the next an all-tournament captain.
Three Williamsburg girls were selected to the Class 3A first team, as highlighted by junior pitcher Jersey Metz, who announced the Iowa Girls Coaches Association’s 2025 all-state softball teams late Monday night.
After leading the Raiders (36-7) to their third straight 3A state title, seniors Alley Gorsh and Makenna Hughes were also recognized.
Metz (21-5) had a 2.03 ERA and was a master of location and spin despite his low strikeout totals. In the 3A championship, she was the winning pitcher as the Raiders defeated No. 1 Dubuque Wahlert 3-2.
Together, Gorsh (.469) and Hughes (.432) drove in 73 and scored 100 runs.
Cedar Rapids Xavier (38-6) tied Williamsburg as the area leader in overall all-staters, with four players, including first-teamers Braylen Conlon and Katie Pilcher, playing on the top-ranked 4A team for a large portion of the season (finishing fifth at state).
Conlon (27-1) recorded 318 strikeouts (in 164 innings) and a 0.55 ERA while bound for the University of Iowa. Pilcher (.379) drove in 55 runs and hit 21 home runs, good for second place in the state.
Seven players from Metro/Iowa City have been named to the first team all-state, including those senior batterymates.
Emily Koranda, a senior pitcher for Linn-Mar who helped the Lions finish second in Class 5A, Morgan Hewitt of Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Lily Knutson of Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Riley Redig of Cedar Rapids Prairie, and Molly Carlson of Iowa City High all made the big-school first team.
Top-ranked Waukee Northwest was held to a single run in the 8-inning championship game loss in the 5A final by Koranda (20-3, 0.85). She is headed to Missouri State University after striking out 219 batters during the season.
Kyla Schulte of Clear Creek Amana and Melanie Runde of Western Dubuque join Conlon and Pilcher on the 4A first team.
The three Williamsburg players are one of nine players from the area to make the 3A first team. Mya Hillers of Center Point-Urbana, Hayden Gookin of Mount Vernon, Ana Glawe of Benton Community, Ella Greiner and Leighton Salazer of Washington, and Pearson Hall of West Liberty are with them.
The 1A first team consists of Rachel Eglseder of Edgewood-Colesburg, Kamryn Fink of Highland, Addison Winters of Lansing Kee, Kenzie Bridgewater of North Linn, and Josephine Moore of Sigourney, while the 2A first team consists of Addison Frake of Cascade, Sarah Mead of Jesup, and Addie Clark of Lisbon.
The 4A and 3A state coaches of the year are Nikki Gahring of Xavier and Adam Berte of Williamsburg, respectively.
2025 IOWA GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE SOFTBALL TEAMS
Class 5A
THE FIRST TEAM
Jordyn Kennedy, jr., Ankeny Centennial; Mady Ott, jr., Ankeny Centennial; Brooklyn Teerlinck, sr., Bettendorf; Morgan Hewitt, sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Lily Knutson, jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Riley Redig, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Kaylynn Shorter, sr., Davenport North; Clara Page, soph., Des Moines Roosevelt; Sam Gripp, soph., Indianola; Molly Carlson, jr., Iowa City High; Grace Anderson, sr., Johnston; Emily Koranda, sr., Linn-Mar; Kasey Kane, sr., Pleasant Valley; Leah Conlon, sr., Sioux City East; Kennedy Borud, sr., Southeast Polk; Tatum Johnson, jr., Urbandale; Aunya Van Zetten, sr., Waukee Northwest; Sophia Schlader, fr., Waukee Northwest; Kari Rose, soph., West Des Moines Valley; Mackenzie Mohler, sr., West Des Moines Valley.
The year’s best coachWaukee Northwest’s Carrie Eby.
TEAM SECOND (region only)
Lianna Hull, senior, Iowa City High; Sophia Kevitt, senior, Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
THIRD TEAM (region exclusively)
Tatum Goerdt, senior, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ava Lindsey, senior, Iowa City High; Kaelyn Rickels, senior, Iowa City Liberty; Annie Cassidy, senior, Linn-Mar; Ava Erger, senior, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Adalyn Thorstenson, senior, Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
Class 4A
THE FIRST TEAM
Kyla Schulte, Jr., Clear Creek Amana; Jenah Gray, Soph., Dallas Center-Grimes; Addison Lyddon, Jr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Lauren Hagedorn, Jr., Adel ADM; Chloe Roling, Fr., Carlisle; Braylen Conlon, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Katie Pilcher, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Mack Sims, Jr., Newton; Ava Husak, Sr., North Polk; Adalynn Johnson, Jr., North Scott; Katie Sniezek, Jr., Gilbert; Aubree Davis, Jr., Lewis Central; Hope Allstot, Soph., Fort Dodge; Ellie Doster, Soph., Fort Dodge; Brooklyn Ocker, senior, Sergeant Bluff-Luton; Melanie Runde, junior, Western Dubuque; Zoey Breeding, senior, Winterset; Carly Brewer, senior, Norwalk; Nyah Hulbert, senior, Norwalk; Emma Eekhoff, senior, Pella.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Nikki Gahring was named coach of the year.
TEAM SECOND (region only)
Brenna Williams, Jr., Clear Creek Amana; Kaitlyn Thole, Sr., Western Dubuque; Carley Jonker, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier.
THIRD TEAM (region exclusively)
Lauren Luzum, Jr., Decorah; Kalyn Hackman, Sr., Maquoketa; Kyla Ramler, Soph., Western Dubuque; Maddyn Gates, Soph., Cedar Rapids Xavier.
Class 3A
THE FIRST TEAM
Grace Pence, jr., Albia; Reagan Haynes, soph., Algona; Ana Glawe, sr., Benton Community; Kavri Van Kekerix, sr., Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley; Mya Hillers, sr., Center Point-Urbana; Julia Roth, jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Ruth Tauber, jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Addyson Jeske, sr., Eagle Grove; Hillary Ruschy, sr., Estherville ELC; Rylee Yager, sr., Estherville ELC; Camden Webb, fr., Monroe PCM; Libby Winters, fr., Monroe PCM; Rylee Parsons, jr., Monroe PCM; Hayden Gookin, soph., Mount Vernon; Peyton Jeter, sr., Roland-Story; Isabel Bernard, sr., Sumner-Fredericksburg; Ella Greiner, sr., Washington; Leighton Salazar, jr., Washington; Pearson Hall, sr., West Liberty; Alley Gorsh, sr., Williamsburg; Jersey Metz, jr., Williamsburg; Makenna Hughes, sr., Williamsburg.
Adam Berte, Williamsburg, was named coach of the year.
TEAM SECOND (region only)
Susie Funke, Jr., West Delaware; Sully Hall, Soph., West Liberty; Mallory Wulf, Jr., West Liberty; Taylor Sanchez, Soph., Williamsburg; Hannah Greiner, Sr., Benton Community; Adelyn Miller, Sr., Solon.
THIRD TEAM (region exclusively)
Benton Community, soph. Layna DeMoss.
Class 2A
THE FIRST TEAM
Addison Frake, jr., Cascade; Allison Toft, soph., Durant; Haley Glade, sr., Earlham; Peyton Grabenbauer, jr., East Marshall; Sarah Mead, jr., Jesup; Addie Clark, sr., Lisbon; Grace Kissell, fr., Louisa-Muscatine; Hannah Kissell, jr., Louisa-Muscatine; Brenna Staab, sr., Marcus MMCRU; Olivia Chapman, fr., Osage; Chloe Snyder, soph., Pella Christian; Halee Hauswirth, jr., Pocahontas Area; Delaney Matthews, jr., Treynor; Mary Stephens, sr., Underwood; Finley Netten, fr., Van Meter; Ava Hohenadel, sr., Van Meter; Cali Richards, sr., Van Meter; Libby Trewin, sr., West Fork; JoAnna Wallace, sr., West Fork; Ella Langenhorst, sr., West Lyon; Jersey Hawf, sr., West Lyon; Savannah Lucas, sr., West Monona.
The year’s best coachVan Meter, James Flaws.
TEAM SECOND (region only)
Hayden Kresser, Jr., Jesup; Kallie Freiburger, Jr., Maquoketa Valley; Maggie Cassidy, fr., Dyersville Beckman; Ingrid Landa, Jr., Alburnett.
THIRD TEAM (region exclusively)
Cascade, Kate Green, Sr.
Class 1A
THE FIRST TEAM
Katie Quick, sr., Ankeny Christian; Claire Lodge, sr., Clarksville; Emmalee Manwarren, sr., Clarksville; Rachel Eglseder, jr., Edgewood-Colesburg; Mariah Myers, sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Lauren Gibb, sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Lana Alley, soph., Fremont-Mills; Kamryn Fink, fr., Highland; Addison Winters, jr., Lansing Kee; Ellie Baker, sr., Martensdale St. Marys; Sami Kruckenberg, jr., Mason City Newman; Keirsten Klein, jr., Murray; Kinzee Hinders, sr., Newell-Fonda; Kenzie Bridgewater, sr., North Linn; Elly Henderson, sr., Oakland Riverside; Madison Kelley, jr., Oakland Riverside; Josephine Moore, sr., Sigourney; Jaycee Neer, sr., Southeast Warren; Taylor Buhr, jr., Wapsie Valley; Izzie Moore, sr., Wayne; Allie Jo Fortune, sr., Wayne; Charlie Pryor, sr., Woodbine.
Clarksville’s Kate Bauman won coach of the year.
TEAM SECOND (region only)
Lilly Barre, senior, Highland; Lydia Kriegel, senior, Iowa Valley; Faith Dugan, fr., Edgewood-Colesburg; and Taylor Mikesell, sr., English Valleys.
THIRD TEAM (region exclusively)
Ayla Hall, senior, HLV-TC; Dani Aller, senior, Sigourney; Addison Merritt, senior, Springville; Karagyn Minnaert, senior, BGM; McKenna Hoefer, junior, Edgewood-Colesburg; Delaney Shaw, senior, Hillcrest Academy.
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