MONTICELLO - The River
Valley Conference has released
their 2019 All-Conference
honors list for the recently
completed softball season. The
Conference names four honor
teams. They are an Elite team,
RVC South Division team,
RVC North Division team, and an honorable mention team. The conference also named coaches’ of the year for both the North and South Divisions. On the four teams, there are 21 players from the Conservative sports coverage area represent- ed on the honor’s list.
Five players were named to the River Valley Conference Elite team. Durant had four players honored in pitcher Kamryn Meyer, in elder Hannah Happ, out elder Ruby Kappeler, and utility player Allie Poston. Wilton senior in elder Kortney Drake also was named to the RVC Elite team.
Meyer made 12 RVC starts and had a 9-3 record in 79 innings. She had an ERA of 0.80 and 131 strikeouts. Opposing RVC batters batted only .137 against her. Meyer batted .300 with 18 hits, two home runs and 14 RBI’s. She will attend the University of Nebraska- Omaha on a softball scholar- ship.
Happ was a repeat selection on the Elite team having earned the same honors
in 2018. She was a South Division selection in 2016 and 2017. Happ batted .429 in RVC games with 21 hits, seven runs, and six stolen bases. She had an on-base percentage of .455. Happ will play softball next year at Wartburg College in Waverly.
Kappeler earned her fourth straight RVC honors. Kappeler was a South Division pick in 2018 and an honorable mention pick in 2016. Her Elite
RVC North Division team, and an honorable mention team. The conference also named coaches’ of the year for both the North and South Divisions. On the four teams, there are 21 players from the Conservative sports coverage area represent- ed on the honor’s list.
Five players were named to the River Valley Conference Elite team. Durant had four players honored in pitcher Kamryn Meyer, in elder Hannah Happ, out elder Ruby Kappeler, and utility player Allie Poston. Wilton senior in elder Kortney Drake also was named to the RVC Elite team.
Meyer made 12 RVC starts and had a 9-3 record in 79 innings. She had an ERA of 0.80 and 131 strikeouts. Opposing RVC batters batted only .137 against her. Meyer batted .300 with 18 hits, two home runs and 14 RBI’s. She will attend the University of Nebraska- Omaha on a softball scholar- ship.
Happ was a repeat selection on the Elite team having earned the same honors
in 2018. She was a South Division selection in 2016 and 2017. Happ batted .429 in RVC games with 21 hits, seven runs, and six stolen bases. She had an on-base percentage of .455. Happ will play softball next year at Wartburg College in Waverly.
Kappeler earned her fourth straight RVC honors. Kappeler was a South Division pick in 2018 and an honorable mention pick in 2016. Her Elite
team selection this year is her
second time on the list after
being named there in 2017.
Kappeler will play softball next
year at Coe College in Cedar
Rapids. Kappeler batted .485
in conference games with 33
hits, 23 runs, three home runs,
25 RBI’s, and 21 stolen bases.
She had an on-base percentage
of .513.
Poston earned her first RVC honors after being picked for the Elite team. She batted .446 in RVC games with 25 hits, 13 runs, ve home runs, 16 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .557.
Drake earned her second Elite team selection. Drake was a south division pick last year and on the elite team in 2017. She was an honorable mention selection in 2016. She batted .456 with 26 hits, 18 runs, and had an on-base percentage of .530. She will play basketball at Kirkwood Community Col- lege in Cedar Rapids.
West Liberty softball coach Chad Libby was named the River Valley Conference South Coach of the Year. Libby and the Comets won the RVC South Division and reached the 2019 Class 3A State Tournament. The Comets placed third after losing to eventual 3A runner- up Louisa-Muscatine in the state semi finals. The Comets were 17-2 in the RVC and 30-6 overall.
Anamosa softball coach Brad Holub was named the River Valley Conference North Coach of the Year. The Raiders were ranked most of the season
in Class 3A and lost to West Liberty in a Regional Final game, one game from the state tournament. The Raiders were 31-5 overall and 16-3 in the RVC.
Eight players were named to the South Division All-Con-
Poston earned her first RVC honors after being picked for the Elite team. She batted .446 in RVC games with 25 hits, 13 runs, ve home runs, 16 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .557.
Drake earned her second Elite team selection. Drake was a south division pick last year and on the elite team in 2017. She was an honorable mention selection in 2016. She batted .456 with 26 hits, 18 runs, and had an on-base percentage of .530. She will play basketball at Kirkwood Community Col- lege in Cedar Rapids.
West Liberty softball coach Chad Libby was named the River Valley Conference South Coach of the Year. Libby and the Comets won the RVC South Division and reached the 2019 Class 3A State Tournament. The Comets placed third after losing to eventual 3A runner- up Louisa-Muscatine in the state semi finals. The Comets were 17-2 in the RVC and 30-6 overall.
Anamosa softball coach Brad Holub was named the River Valley Conference North Coach of the Year. The Raiders were ranked most of the season
in Class 3A and lost to West Liberty in a Regional Final game, one game from the state tournament. The Raiders were 31-5 overall and 16-3 in the RVC.
Eight players were named to the South Division All-Con-
ference team. Jenna Lawson,
Kylie Schult, Kira Schult from
Durant, Payton Ganzer, Mal-
lory Lange, Emily Coss, and
Chloe Wells from Wilton, and
Laken Hermiston from Tipton.
Hermiston earned her second
straight RVC South Division
honors. She led Tipton in
batting and batted .380 in
RVC games with 19 hits, four
doubles, eight RBI’s, and an
on-base percentage of .436.
Wells earned her third straight RVC honors and first RVC South Division honors. She has been a RVC Elite team pick the past two years, but was injured o and on this season. Wells batted .406 with 13 hits, 13 runs, ve home runs, 15 RBI’s and an on-base percent- age of .500. She also pitched and made three RVC starts with a 2-0 record in 14 innings. She had a 3.00 ERA and struck out 16.
Lawson made seven starts and had a 7-0 record in 44 RVC innings. She had an ERA of 0.64 with 63 strikeouts against only seven walks. Opposing batters in the RVC only batted .164 against her. She will be continuing her softball career at Rock Valley Community Col- lege in Illinois.
Kira and Kylie Schult from Durant earned their first All- RVC honors. Both were South Division selections. Kira, a junior, batted .278 with 15 hits, 12 runs and four stolen bases. Kylie, a freshman, batted 382 in RVC games with 13 hits,
13 runs and a .463 on-base percentage.
The trio of Wilton players
in Ganzer, Coss, and Lange earned their first RVC South Division honors. Lange was fourth in the RVC in confer- ence games in batting with a .397 average. She had 27 hits, 18 runs, 11 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .423. Coss batted .370 with 30 hits and an on-base percentage of .414 and Ganzer batted .444 with 20 hits, nine RBI’s, and an on- base percentage of .490.
Wells earned her third straight RVC honors and first RVC South Division honors. She has been a RVC Elite team pick the past two years, but was injured o and on this season. Wells batted .406 with 13 hits, 13 runs, ve home runs, 15 RBI’s and an on-base percent- age of .500. She also pitched and made three RVC starts with a 2-0 record in 14 innings. She had a 3.00 ERA and struck out 16.
Lawson made seven starts and had a 7-0 record in 44 RVC innings. She had an ERA of 0.64 with 63 strikeouts against only seven walks. Opposing batters in the RVC only batted .164 against her. She will be continuing her softball career at Rock Valley Community Col- lege in Illinois.
Kira and Kylie Schult from Durant earned their first All- RVC honors. Both were South Division selections. Kira, a junior, batted .278 with 15 hits, 12 runs and four stolen bases. Kylie, a freshman, batted 382 in RVC games with 13 hits,
13 runs and a .463 on-base percentage.
The trio of Wilton players
in Ganzer, Coss, and Lange earned their first RVC South Division honors. Lange was fourth in the RVC in confer- ence games in batting with a .397 average. She had 27 hits, 18 runs, 11 RBI’s and an on-base percentage of .423. Coss batted .370 with 30 hits and an on-base percentage of .414 and Ganzer batted .444 with 20 hits, nine RBI’s, and an on- base percentage of .490.
North Cedar had two players
selected for the River Valley
Conference North Division
team. They were in elder
Alyssa Barnhart and utility
player Kassidie Galloway.
Barnhart earned her third straight RVC all-conference honors after being named to the North Division team. She was a North Division selection last year and an Elite team pick in 2017. Barnhart batted .362 with 17 hits, 12 runs, four RBI’s, and eight stolen bases in RVC games. Galloway earned her first North Division selection after being an honorable mention pick in 2018. Gallo- way batted .400 in RVC games. She had 18 hits, 8 runs scored, 11 RBI’s, and an on-base per- centage of .442.
Four area players were named to the River Valley Conference honorable mention team. They were Jada Rock from Durant, Kendall Smith from North Cedar, Britney Ford from Tipton, and Alexis Walker from Wilton.
Rock batted .324 and had 11 hits in RVC games. She had
a home run, eight RBI’s and
an on-base percentage of .314. Ford batted .232 in conference games with 13 hits. She scored eight times, had six RBI’s. She had an on-base percentage of .295. Walker batted .391 with nine hits, 12 runs and had an on-base percentage of .440. Smith batted .244 with 11 hits, eight runs, and nine RBI’s. She pitched with a record of 2-7
in nine starts. She logged 54 innings in RVC games with an ERA of 5.06 and 31 strikeouts.
Barnhart earned her third straight RVC all-conference honors after being named to the North Division team. She was a North Division selection last year and an Elite team pick in 2017. Barnhart batted .362 with 17 hits, 12 runs, four RBI’s, and eight stolen bases in RVC games. Galloway earned her first North Division selection after being an honorable mention pick in 2018. Gallo- way batted .400 in RVC games. She had 18 hits, 8 runs scored, 11 RBI’s, and an on-base per- centage of .442.
Four area players were named to the River Valley Conference honorable mention team. They were Jada Rock from Durant, Kendall Smith from North Cedar, Britney Ford from Tipton, and Alexis Walker from Wilton.
Rock batted .324 and had 11 hits in RVC games. She had
a home run, eight RBI’s and
an on-base percentage of .314. Ford batted .232 in conference games with 13 hits. She scored eight times, had six RBI’s. She had an on-base percentage of .295. Walker batted .391 with nine hits, 12 runs and had an on-base percentage of .440. Smith batted .244 with 11 hits, eight runs, and nine RBI’s. She pitched with a record of 2-7
in nine starts. She logged 54 innings in RVC games with an ERA of 5.06 and 31 strikeouts.
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