The list of 2023 War Eagle All-Conference Softball selections includes four athletes from South O’Brien. Among the first team honorees were Maddie Johnson and Jinger Nieuwenhuis. Chosen for the second team was Payton Farquhar. Receiving honorable mention was Karlee Warnke. Johnson, Farquhar and Warnke were all seniors this past school year. Nieuwenhuis was a junior.
First Team
Maddie Johnson, SR, Jinger Nieuwenhuis, JR, South O’Brien; Mya Bunkers, JR, Claire Schroeder, JR, Marina Cronin, JR, Remsen St. Mary’s; Ashlyn Kovarna, JR, Bailey Boeve, FR, Ashlyn Kramer, FR, Hinton; Makenzie Hughes, SO, Josie Jacobs, SO, Akron-Westfield; Gracie Knobloch, SO, Eliza Tewes, SO, HMS; Paige De Boom, SR, Brielle Reitsma, JR, Unity Christian; Haley Lubben, SO, Halle Walgenbach, 8th, Gehlen Catholic; Isabelle Olson, SR, Breanna Staab, SO, MMCRU; Keahna Heynen, SR, Trinity Christian; Brooke Nicks, JR, Harris-Lake Park; Mia Danielson, SR, West Sioux.
Second Team
Payton Farquhar, SR, South O’Brien; Halle Galles, JR, Hallie Bunkers, 8th, RSM; Karlyn Kovarna, FR, Kayla Sypersma, FR, Hinton; Lainey Schuknecht, SO, Katie Johnson, SR, A-W; Kinsey Schirmer, JR, Abby Kunzman, SR, HMS; Cassady Dekkers, SR, Ruby Zylstra, SO, Unity; Addie Konz, SO, Gehlen; Avery Schlenger, SR, MMCRU; Makiah De Jager, JR, Trinity; Payton Reimers, JR, HLP; Molly Hulshof, JR, West Sioux.
Honorable Mention
Karlee Warnke, SR, South O’Brien; Octavia Galles, JR, RSM; Brylie Johnson, SO, A-W; Cadence Klein, SR, HMS; Addison Liston, SO, Unity; Larissa Pohlen, JR, Gehlen; Torey Tentinger, SR, MMCRU; Kerstin Brummel, SO, Trinity; Rylie Wittrock, JR, HLP; Addi Westergard, SO, West Sioux.

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