A half-dozen local athletes were recognized for their on-the-field softball performances earlier this off-season with three Spencer players, two Okoboji girls and Sioux Central ace Brooke Scharn earning All-District honors in their respective classes.

Seniors Emily Wassom, Liz Doppenberg and Kellie Carstens were named to the Class 3A All-North District Team. Senior Amanda Von Ehwegen and junior Jenny Brons represented Okoboji on the Class 2A All-Northwest District, while Scharn was tabbed as one of seven pitchers on the same squad.

Wassom hit .430 with 37 hits, 29 runs, 27 RBI and one home run, leading the team in runs. Wassom, a shortstop, carried a .916 fielding percentage.

Carstens led the Tigers with a .434 batting average, 43 hits and 30 RBI. She added 24 runs, two home runs, five stolen bases and a .960 fielding percentage.

Doppenberg, Spencer's catcher, finished tied for second on the team with two home runs and 29 RBI. She added a .395 batting average, eight doubles and a .959 fielding percentage.

The senior trio led Spencer to a 24-10 season and guided the Tigers to their first playoff win in seven years in 2008.

Scharn dominated both at the plate and in the circle, leading Sioux Central with a .408 batting average, 53 hits, 52 runs, five home runs, 11 stolen bases, 27 stolen bases and a .746 slugging percentage. She added 20 RBI and seven doubles. Scharn finished 29-9 overall, with a 0.71 ERA, 238 strikeouts and a .158 average against. She helped lead Sioux Central to a 30-win season and to the regional semifinals before falling to Emmetsburg, a state tournament participant.

Okoboji added two players to the Class 2A All-Northwest District with Amanda Von Ehwegen earning honors at pitcher and Jenny Brons getting recognition in the infield.

Von Ehwegen, the Pioneers' ace, went 19-6 with a 1.49 ERA in 160 innings. She added two saves, 123 strikeouts and a .209 batting average against.

Brons posted a .434 batting average with 49 hits, 37 runs, 43 RBI, six home runs, nine doubles and a .975 fielding percentage. Okoboji went 25-8 behind Brons and Von Ehwegen, bowing out of the Class 2A postseason to Sioux Central the state's only first-round matchup pitting ranked teams.

The Class 3A All-North District and the Class 2A All-Northwest District Teams are listed below.

Class 3A All-North District

P - Holly Gilbertson, Forest City, Jr.

P - Mary Brown, Spirit Lake, So.

P - Amanda Christensen,

Estherville-Lincoln Central, Sr.

P - Kelsey Timm, Iowa Falls Alden, Jr.

P - Sarah Briggs, Waverly, Sr.

C - Liz Doppenberg, Spencer, Sr.

C - Caila Jones, Spirit Lake, So.

C - Beth Anderson,

New Hampton, Sr.

IF - Jill Welp, Forest City, Sr.

IF - Megan Ingvall, Spirit Lake, Jr.

IF - Emily Wassom, Spencer, Sr.

IF - Christa Clayton,

Estherville-Lincoln Central, Sr.

IF - Lisa Peterson,

Iowa Falls Alden, Sr.

IF - Carlie Schnoebelen, New Hampton, Sr.

IF - Sheena Hovey,

New Hampton, So.

OF - Kellie Carstens, Spencer, Sr.

OF - Erin Beardsley,

Estherville-Lincoln Central, Sr.

OF - Ashley Kajewski, Algona, Sr.

OF - Maggie Weidemann,

Iowa Falls Alden, Jr.

UT - Mackenzie Siefken, Algona, Fr.

Coach of the Year - Mindy Brechwald, Estherville-Lincoln Central

Class 2A All-Northwest District

P - Brooke Scharn,

Sioux Central, So.

P - Amanda Von Ehwegen,

Okoboji, Sr.

P - Maddie Woodruff,

Emmetsburg, So.

P - Alison Kerkvliet, West Lyon, Sr.

P - Kayla Smith, Akron-Westfield, Sr.

P - Aphton Roberts,

South O'Brien, Sr.

P - Desiree Schnell,

Pocahontas Area, Sr.

C - Shelby Johnson,

Akron-Westfield, Sr.

C - Katie Walker, Westwood, So.

C - Jenni Stumpf,

Pocahontas Area, Sr.

C - Morgan McCabe, Hinton, Sr.

IF - Ashton Lansink,

South O'Brien, Jr.

IF - Haley Evans, Westwood, Jr.

IF - Brittni Freed, Hinton, Jr.

IF - Jenny Brons, Okoboji, Jr.

IF - Kayla Stoltenberg,

East Sac County, Sr.

IF - Kristan Twait,

Manson NW Webster, Sr.

OF - Elizabeth Ageson,

West Lyon, Sr.

OF - Ambra Coon,

Akron-Westfield, Sr.

OF - Jenna Woudstra,

Unity Christian, Sr.

Coach of the Year -

Dan Thompson, Westwood