Four athletes from South O’Brien received recognition as the 2024 War Eagle All-Conference Softball Team was announced. Selected to the first team were Jinger Nieuwenhuis and Brooklyn Edwards. Chosen for the second team were Kinsey Schirmer and Abby Kunzman. Receiving honorable mention was Cadence Klein. Kunzman and Klein were seniors this past school year while Schirmer was a junior and Knobloch and Tewes were sophomores.
First Team
Jinger Nieuwenhuis, SR, Brooklyn Edwards, SR, South O’Brien; Mya Bunkers, SR, Halle Galles, SR, Marina Cronin, SR, Remsen St. Mary’s; Makenzie Hughes, JR, Josie Jacobs, JR, Emma Rolfes, SR, Akron-Westfield; Ashlyn Kovarna, SR, Karlyn Kovarna, SO, Hinton; Larissa Pohlen, SR, Isabel Lammers, SO, Gehlen Catholic; Makiah De Jager, SR, Maesa Cleveringa, SR, Trinity Christian; Eliza Tewes, JR, Gracie Knobloch, JR, HMS; Breanna Staab, JR, MMCRU; Brooke Nicks, SR, Harris-Lake Park; Addison Westergard, JR, West Sioux.
Second Team
Abby Nelson, JR, South O’Brien; Octavia Galles, SR, Claire Schroeder, SR, RSM; Lainey Schuknecht, JR, Boe Harris, JR, A-W; Ashlyn Kramer, SO, CJ Badar, FR, Hinton; Nevaeh Hodgson, SR, Kennedy Paulson, FR, Gehlen; Allison Mooy, SR, Trinity; Delaney Murphy, SR, HMS; Mykin Youde, SR, MMCRU; Sydney Rahe, FR, HLP; Molly Hulshof, SR, West Sioux; Kami Gerken, SR, George-Little Rock.
Honorable Mention
Reese Farquhar, SO, South O’Brien; Hallie Bunkers, FR, RSM; Allie Swoyer, JR, A-W; Kayla Sypersma, SO, Hinton; Haley Lubben, JR, Gehlen; Madelyn Vis, JR, Trinity; Kinsey Schirmer, SR, HMS; Gracie Schroeder, FR, MMCRU; Addison Hibma, SR, HLP; Elsie Westergard, SO, West Sioux; Hadley Madsen, SR, GLR.

War Eagle Softball Final Standings
Remsen St. Mary’s 10-0
Akron-Westfield 9-1
Hinton 8-2
Gehlen Catholic 6-3
Trinity Christian 5-5
South O’Brien 5-5
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 4-6
MMCRU 3-7
Harris-Lake Park 2-8
West Sioux 2-8
George-Little Rock 0-10