The Perry Jayettes placed two players on the IGHSAU all state softball team. Senior pitcher and UNI commit Emma Olejniczak and junior shortstop Johanna Diw were each placed on the 4A first team squad. Olejniczak won 23 games and posted a 1.28 ERA while striking out 356 batters. Diw led Perry with a .454 batting average and smacked 13 home runs and drove in 40.
The complete 4A list is posted below. A total of 8 Raccoon River conference players were named to the squad.
First Team All-State
Name School Grade
Abby Carlin Ballard 12
Skylar Rigby Ballard 9
Angie Gorkow Benton 10
Dianna Slight Boone 12
Laura Anderson Boone 12
Mia Ruther Burlington 12
Taylor Dubois Carlisle 12
Brooke Kramer Dallas Center-Grimes 12
Madisen Blackford Des Moines, Hoover 12
Brynna Bowman Fairfield 12
Kaylee Watson Fairfield 12
Mackenzie Hupke Independence 10
Michaela Davis Keokuk 11
Bailey Johnson Mt. Pleasant 12
Alyx Witt Norwalk 11
Amron Born Norwalk 12
Alexis Groet Oskaloosa 12
Emma Olejniczak Perry 12
Johanna Diw Perry 11
Macy Johnson Winterset 12
Coach of the Year: Steve Corkrean – Winterset