A trio of players from South O’Brien have been recognized as the 2025 War Eagle All-Conference Baseball Team was announced. Gabe Moermond was named to the first team, Damian Villarreal was a second team selection and Brady Riedemann received honorable mention. All three were juniors this past school year.
First Team
Gabe Moermond, JR, South O’Brien; Collin Homan, SR, Landon Waldschmitt, SR, Daenon Loucks, SR, Dalton Klein, FR, Remsen St. Mary’s; Tatum Wilken, SR, Will Hartman, JR, Kaleb Johnson, FR, Akron-Westfield; Logan Kempema, JR, Casen Boeve, SO, Brady Dunkel, FR, Hinton; Dane Lehmann, JR, Dylan Poeckes, SR, Gehlen Catholic; Lucas Braun, SR, Gage Johnson, JR, MMCRU; Bowden Barnhart, SR, Caden Van’t Hul, JR, Harris-Lake Park; Blake Wiggins, JR, Jayden Kots, SR, West Sioux; Luke De Jong, JR, Trinity Christian; Kyle DeLeeuw, SO, George-Little Rock.
Second Team
Damian Villarreal, JR, South O’Brien; Braxton Kneip, SR, RSM; Jackson Neubrand, SR, Brock Hansen, SR, A-W; Karver DeGroot, JR, Dawson Spies, SO, Hinton; Owen Sievers, JR, Mason Small, SO, Gehlen; Michael Peterson, SR, Brandon Dreckman, JR, MMCRU; Gabe Nicks, SO, HLP; Austin Van Engelenhoven, SR, West Sioux; Mattias Vis, JR, Trinity; Jack Krull, SR, GLR; Lawton Schiphoff; JR, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn.
Honorable Mention
Brady Riedemann, JR, South O’Brien; Keaton Harpenau, SR, RSM; Hayden Wahlberg; SR, A-W; Max Costello, SO, Hinton; Drake Hodgson, SO, Gehlen; Mason Grage, SR, MMCRU; Beckett Rahe, FR, HLP; Charlie Houlton, SR, West Sioux; Cory Maassen, SR, Trinity; Cash Sandbulte, SO, GLR; Blake Meendering, SR, HMS.
War Eagle Baseball Final Standings
Remsen St. Mary’s 10-0
Hinton 8-2
Akron-Westfield 8-2
Gehlen Catholic 7-3
MMCRU 7-3
West Sioux 4-6
Harris-Lake Park 4-6
South O’Brien 3-7
Trinity Christian 3-7
George-Little Rock 2-8
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0-10