Comets place three on all-state team

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DES MOINES -- Charles City's state tournament team placed three players on the Class 3A squad as the Iowa Newspaper Association named its All-State baseball teams today.

Outfielder Adam Feller, who hit .436 and led Charles City with 11 home runs, was named to the Class 3A first team.

Feller was joined by Comet teammates Josh Becker (.346, 12 victories) on the second team and Chase Wilkinson (.438) on the third team.

Oelwein pitcher Colin Morgan was named to the Class 3A second team with a 10-2 record and 0.98 earned run average.

State finalist Don Bosco placed two representatives on the Class 1A squad. Clay Welter, who batted .506 and led the Dons with 49 runs batted in, was one of just two sophomores in any class to make the first team. Senior catcher Ryan Schares (.418, 39 RBIs) made the third team.

Named to the Class 1A second team was Janesville infielder Bo Murley, who hit for an astronomical .649 average with six wins as a pitcher. Tripoli first baseman Tanner Shonka (.452) made the Class 1A third team.

Three area standouts were Class 2A first-teamers: junior catcher Nick Hutchens (.443) of BCLUW, junior outfielder Nolan Nuss (.517) of Sumner-Fredericksburg, and junior utility man Scott Benson (.505) of Gladbrook Reinbeck.

After leading Waterloo Columbus into the state tournament with a .433 average and 18 doubles, senior outfielder Brett Watkins earned Class 2A second-team recognition.

Also making the 2A second team were Hudson first baseman John Buzynski (.418) and Starmont outfielder Austin Butler (.404). Senior Gladbrook-Reinbeck infielder Jake Petersen (.505) was named to the Class 2A third team.

Class 1A

FIRST TEAM " Mark Hennesy (Kee), p, sr.; Seth Robinson (Lenox), p, sr.; Reggie Hochstetler (Iowa Mennonite), p, sr.; Jordan Adam (MC Newman) c, jr.; Danny Hershberger (Iowa Mennonite), 1b, jr.; Levi Ney (Iowa Mennonite), if, sr.; Quin Schultz (Kee), if, sr.; Clay Welter (Don Bosco), if, so.; Aaron Siefken (N. Sentral Kossuth), of, sr.; Phil Hotchkiss (DM Grandview Park), of, sr.; Eric Rohe (LeMars Gehlen), of, sr.; Shaun McGuire (N. Sentral Kossuth), ut, sr.; Alan Bladt (AHST), ut, sr.

SECOND TEAM " Kyle McCann (MC Newman), p, jr.; Jake Davis (North Mahaska), p, jr.; Trevor Roberts (Twin Cedars), p, sr.; Chris Rock (N. Sentral Kossuth), c, jr.; Logan Dumolien (Lisbon), 1b, jr.; Aaron brown (New London), if, jr.; Bo Murley (Janesville), if, jr.; Jon Lewerke (MC Newman), if, jr.; Bryce Deeth (Coon Rapisd-Bayard), of, jr.; Lucas Mechaelsen (NE Hamilton), of, sr.; Sean Hogan (Kee), of, sr.; Reggie Kock (Ar-We-Va), ut, jr.; Brian Gliem (East Greene), ut, sr.

THIRD TEAM " Noah rapp (NE Hamilton), p, sr.; Nate Burggeman (Harris-Lake Park), p, sr.; Craig Schlesser (LeMars Gehlen), p, sr.; Ryan Schares (Don Bosco), c, sr.; Tanner Shonka (Tripoli), 1b, sr.; Danny pattee (AHST), if, sr.; Adam Elbert (Clay Central-Everly), if, sr.; Ryan Powers (Clamaus-Wheatland), if, so.; Phil Maze (N. Sentral Kossuth), of, sr.; Bryce Hasley (HLV) of, jr.; Jarred Stepp (Midland) of, jr.; Dylan Frascht (Van Meter), ut, sr.; Andy Cox (Montezuma), ut, sr.

Class 2A

FIRST TEAM " Kurt Spomer (Tri-Center), p, sr.; Colin Rea (Cascade), p, sr.; Logan Potter (Solon), p, sr.; Nick Hutchens (BCLUW), c, jr.; Joe Disney (West Marshall), 1b, jr.; Ryan Mabe (Beckman), if, sr.; Brennan Melloy (Cascade), if, sr.; Matt Koch (Cherokee), if, jr.; Willie Argo (Davenport Assumption), of, sr.; Nolan Nuss (Sumner-Fredericksburg), of, jr.; Cody Strang (Solon), of, jr.; Dannie Strable (I-35), ut, sr.; Scott Benson (Gladbrook-Reinbeck), ut, jr.

SECOND TEAM " Kyle Moses (St. Ansgar), p, jr.; Jake Kent (Davenport Assumption), p, sr.; Cody Ege (Cherokee), p, so.; Spenser Popinga (Central Springs), c, sr.; John Buzynski (Hudson), 1b, sr.; Drake Austin (Wilton) if, sr.; Blake Kiegel (Okoboji), if, jr.; Levi Miller (Humboldt), if, sr.; Brett Watkins (Waterloo Columbus), of, sr.; Austin Butler (Starmont), of, sr.; Colton Calvert (I-35), of, sr.; Joey Flattery (St. Edmond), ut, jr.; Colin Brenneman (Mid-Prairie), ut, jr.

THIRD TEAM " Brandon Hall (BGM), p, sr.; Drew Freie (Wilton), p, jr.; Iziah Nutting (Pleasantville), p, sr.; Tyler Jones (Cherokee), c, jr.; Dallas Hendrickson (St. Ansgar), 1b, jr.; Nate Meyer (Cascade), if, sr.; Levi Davidshofer (Clarinda), if, sr.; Jake Petersen (Gladbrook-Reinbeck), if, sr.; Andrew Brown (CB St. Albert), of, so.; Jordan Gacke (Central Lyon), of, jr.; Jared McIntosh (Assumption), of, jr.; Jordan Howe (NE Goose Lake), ut, jr.; Patrick Flattery St. Edmond), ut, jr.

Class 3A

FIRST TEAM " B.J. Hermsen (West Delaware), p, sr.; Cono Krommenhoek (Sioux CIty Heelan), p, jr.; Kyler Morgan (Carlisle), p, sr.; Kalab Evans (Creston), c, sr.; Nathan Ramler (Western Dubuque), 1b, sr.; Cole Petersen (Atlantic), if, sr.; Cody VanNess (Denison-Schlesqig), if, jr.; Brock Yossi (Dallas Center-Grimes), if, sr.; Wallace Carter (Centerville), of, sr.; Brent Stanton (Saydel), of, sr.; Adam Feller (Charles City), of, jr.; Patrick Harshman (Centerville), ut, sr.; Cody Petersen (Harlan), ut, sr,

SECOND TEAM " Garrett Linderwell (West Delaware), p, sr.; Colin Morgan (Oelwein), p, sr.; Tyler Lefeber (Harlan), p, jr.; Mikey Henrichs (Carlisle), c, jr.; Jordan Huffman (Sergeant Bluff-Luton), 1b, jr.; Patrick Lala (Marion), if, sr.; Dan Marshall (West Delaware), if, jr.; Brett Keim (Glenwood), if, sr.; Justin Gideon (West Delaware), of, sr.; Matt Gruhlke (Estherville), of, sr.; Justin Uhlenhopp (Clear Lake), of, sr.; Tanner Oliver (Heelan), ut, sr.; Josh Becker (Charles City), ut, jr.

THIRD TEAM " Levi Maxfield (Sgt. Bluff-Luton), p, jr.; Bryce Von Ahsen (Williamsburg), p, sr.; Brett Elliff (Glenwood), p, sr.; Chase Wilkinson (Charles City), c, sr.; John Sawhill (Jefferson-Scranton), 1b, sr.; Jeff Hastert (Harlan), if, jr.; Jon Close (Vinton-Shellsburg), if, sr.; Greg Olson (Central Clinton), if, jr.; Sam Stetzel (Perry), of, jr.; John Mascarello (Sgt. Bluff-Luton), of, sr.; Ethan Brown (Benton Community), of, jr.; Taylor Petersen (Atlantic), ut, so.; Keith Fandel (Estherville), ut, jr.

Class 4A

FIRST TEAM " Dean McArdle (Sioux City North), p, jr.; T.J. Werner (Burlington), p, sr.; Ryan Torgerson (Johnston), p, jr.; Troy DuBay (Johnston), c, sr.; Kyle Peterson (Burlington), 1b, sr.; Brance Rivera (Muscatine), if, sr.; Damek Tomscha (Sioux City North), if, so.; Chad Christensen (Cedar Rapids Washington), if, jr.; Greg Larpenter (Johnston), of, jr.; Nick Tillo (Sioux City North), of, jr.; Andrew Host (Southeast Polk), of, sr.; Andrew Redman (Dubuque Hempstead), ut, so.; C.J. Schreiber (Southeast Polk), ut, sr.

SECOND TEAM " Andy Steinmetz (W. Des Moines Valley), p, sr.; Carby McGlauflin (Sioux City North), p, sr.; Tyler Sunstrom (Boone), p, sr.; Brad Lamberti (Southeast Polk), c, jr.; Tyler Peschong (Marshalltown), 1b, sr.; Bryan Lippincott (Johnston), if, sr.; Andrew Ewing (Iowa City West), if, sr.; Jake Knott (Waukee), if, jr.; Brian Wanner (Sioux City North), of, sr.; Eddy Diosdado (Fort Dodge), of, jr.; Zach Thompson (Marshalltown), of, sr.; Ben Alison (Ankeny), ut, sr.; Austin Christensen (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), ut, fr.

THIRD TEAM " Ricky Sandquist (Fort Dodge), p, jr.; Darryl Sexton (Clinton), p, jr.; Eddie Pantzlaft (Bettendorf), p, sr.; Josh Caffrey (Burlington), c, sr.; B.J. Juergens (Dubuque Hempstead), 1b, sr.; Jerad Barth (Sioux City East), if, jr.; Ben Chestnutt (Bettendorf), if, sr.; Kellen Sweeney (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), if, so.; Alex Ausenhus (Mason City), of, jr.; Eric Toole (Lewis Central), of, fr.; Jason Brown (Dubuque Hempstead), of, sr.; Eric Schultz (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), ut, sr.; Jay Lombard (Fort Dodge), ut, sr.

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