Five Huskies honored by BSCFree Access


Five members of the Jackson County Central softball team have been honored by the Big South Conference, including three who are on the first team for the small-school division.

Senior Carson Schneekloth and juniors Brittany Arduser and Alexis O’Reilly have been named first-team all-conference and senior Maia Reed and eighth-grader Hadley Wachal are honorable-mention picks. O’Reilly repeats as an all-conference player and Reed is honorable mention for the second straigth season.

O’Reilly led the Huskies with 27 runs batted in and six doubles. She hit .397 with two homers and 17 stolen bases.

Arduser had a team-high 26 stolen bases to go with a .347 batting average and eight RBI. She also hit five doubles.

Schneekloth, playing for the first time since her eighth-grade season due to injuries and the cancelation of the 2020 season, hit .426 with five doubles, two homers, 12 RBI and 20 stolen bases.

Reed hit .237 with two home runs, seven RBI and nine stolen bases. She also pitched 26 2/3 innings with a 3.43 earned-run average and 33 strikeouts.

Wachal pitched a team-high 53 2/3 innings and led the team with 57 strikeouts. She posted an ERA of 4.04 on her first season of varsity.

The Huskies were 5-6 in the conference and 11-12 overall.

For more, see next week’s paper.

All-Big South Conference Small School Division

JCC: Carson Schneekloth (12), Alexis O’Reilly (11), Brittany Arduser (11)

St. James Area: Jaelyn Haler (12), Mackenzie Christensen (12), Addie Bowers (11), Taylor Sodeman (11), Evan Romsdahl (11)

Luverne: Billi Connell (12), Carly Olson (11), Grace Nath (10), Payton Behr (9)

Pipestone: Marli Taubert (12), Kyla Hubbling (11), Kayla Hubbling (11)

Windom Area: KJ Huska (12), Leah Hauge (10)

Blue Earth Area: Kylee Eckmann (10)

Redwood Valley: Ella Stoneberg (11)

Honorable mention

JCC: Maia Reed (12), Hadley Wachal (8)

Pipestone: Jadyn Kor (8)

St. James: Alli Malmgren (11)

Windom: Jenna Veenker (12), Anja Nielsen (8)

Luverne: Belle Schmidt (10), Ella Reisdorfer (9)

BEA: Reagan Machacek (9)

Redwood Valley: Samantha Gruendemann (9)

All-Big South Conference Big School Division

St. Peter: Dani Johnson (12), Mckenna VanZee (12), Sophia Doherty (12), Lilly Ruffin (12)

Worthington: Haley Grimmius (12), Olivia Hayenga (12), Hannah McNab (9)

New Ulm: Madalyn O’Connor (12), Miranda Suess (12), Amber Lee (10), Ramsey Hopp (9)

Marshall: Leah Schaefer (12), Taylor Ariasola (12), Alexsa Bednarek (11), Morgan Bjella (10)

Fairmont: Emma Gudahl (12), Nevaeh Rahm (10)

Waseca: Jadyn Olsem (12)

Honorable mention

St. Peter: Grace Remmert (11)

New Ulm: Emma Brudelie (12), Kenzie Enter (9)

Marshall: Ashleigh Steinbach (12), Lauren Wherry (11)

Fairmont: Jaya Johnson (12), Anna Ehlert (12), Cassidy Schultz (12)

Waseca: Haylee Sommers (11)

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