GREENVILLE – Greenville senior shortstop Ashton Kester was named first team all-Greater Western Ohio Conference by the league for the 2016 softball season.
Kester was one of 13 players in the entire league to be named first team all-conference. As a senior she hit .457 with 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 35 RBIs, 40 runs and three stolen bases.
Along with Kester, sophomore outfielder Cassie Cromwell, senior pitcher Allison Minnich and junior infielder Karsyn Shaffer all were named first team all-GWOC North.
Sophomore outfielder Sydney Grote, junior infielder Makayla Hanes, junior infielder Alli Hill and senior catcher Jazzlyn Petry were named second team all-GWOC North.
Piqua’s Kyla Blankenship was named the GWOC North softball player of the year while Piqua’s Rick Claprood was named the GWOC North softball coach of the year.
Greenville, Piqua and Troy shared the GWOC North softball championship as they each finished 8-2 in division play. Sidney and Vandalia-Butler tied for fifth place by both finishing 3-7, and Trotwood-Madison finished sixth with a 0-10 record.
All-GWOC softball
First team
Name School Position Grade
Megan Anderson Piqua OF Senior
Kyla Blankenship Piqua P Senior
Whitney Fiedler Northmont P Senior
Madison Hartman Lebanon IF Sophomore
Taylor Hoover Northmont C Senior
Emily Kepple Miamisburg C Sophomore
Ashton Kester Greenville IF Senior
Cory Mangen Northmont IF Senior
Erin Mangen Northmont OF Junior
Mollie Paulick Centerville P Senior
McKenna Schwartz Miamisburg OF Senior
Mallory Woods Northmont IF Senior
Grace Yoder Springboro IF Senior
All-GWOC North softball
First team
Name School Position Grade
Megan Anderson Piqua OF Senior
Kyla Blankenship Piqua P Senior
Riley Clark Butler IF Senior
Cassie Cromwell Greenville OF Sophomore
Kendra Forness Piqua OF Junior
Sara Goodwin Troy OF Senior
Katie Henry Butler OF Sophomore
Alyssa Jones Piqua IF Junior
Ashton Kester Greenville IF Senior
Reynna Lavey Piqua C Senior
Allison Minnich Greenville P Senior
Camryn Moeller Troy IF Sophomore
Savannah Nelson Troy OF Sophomore
Lauryn Rutan Troy IF Junior
Karsyn Shaffer Greenville IF Junior
GWOC North softball player of the year: Kyla Blankenship, Piqua
GWOC North softball coach of the year: Rick Claprood, Piqua
Second team
Name School Position Grade
Morgan Carey Sidney OF Sophomore
Alexis Gordon Piqua IF Junior
Sydney Grote Greenville OF Sophomore
Makayla Hanes Greenville IF Junior
Natalie Henson Troy IF Senior
Alli Hill Greenville IF Junior
Summer Inman Sidney IF Junior
Mckenzie Lambdin Sidney IF Senior
Jazzlyn Petry Greenville C Senior
Grace Shell Sidney P Junior
Hallie Westerbeck Sidney IF Freshman
Morgan Wright Butler OF Freshman
Special mention
Name School Position Grade
Mariah Blankenship Piqua IF Junior
Rayna Brownless Piqua IF Junior
Sophie Dent Butler C Junior
Katy Moses Butler IF Senior
Josie Rohlfs Troy IF Freshman