The Tomahawk Conference announced its all-conference baseball and softball players this weekend, with two Wabasso baseball players and three softball players named All-Tomahawk.
For the Rabbits baseball team, senior Aaron Brau and junior Seth Guetter were named to the All-Conference team, while junior Blake Altermatt was picked as an honorable mention. In 2012, Wabasso finished 9-7 in the Tomahawk, 11-9 overall.
Winning the conference Player of the Year was Springfield's Alex Fink, while Sleepy Eye St. Mary's Bruce Woitas was selected as Tomahawk Coach of the Year.
In softball, juniors Kimberly Frank, Shawna Rogotzke and Desi Kramer were each picked for the All-Tomahawk Conference team, with freshman Becky Franta earned honorable mention accolades. This spring, the Rabbits finished 9-7 in the Tomahawk, 12-8 overall.
Mandee Heiderscheidt, of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's, was picked as the conference's Player of the Year, while SESM's Wendy Owens was named Tomahawk Coach of the Year.
All-Tomahawk Conference baseball
Player of the Year: Alex Fink, Springfield
Coach of the Year: Bruce Woitas, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart: Ben Maiers, Austin Ludowese, Mason Clark, Ryan Haun
Comfrey/Cedar Mountain: Tyler Windschitl
Minnesota Valley Lutheran: Travis Kretsch, Justin Bruns
New Ulm Cathedral: Ben Wolf, Erich Prokosch, Dan Blackstad
Sleepy Eye: John Mangen
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's: Adam Sellner, Scott Salfer, Sean Mathiowetz, Kyle Krzmarzick, Jordan Anderson
Springfield: Alex Fink, Matt Vogel
Wabasso: Aaron Brau, Seth Guetter
Honorable Mentions: Corey Kurth (BLHS); John Christensen (C/CM); Cade Leitheiser (GFW); Joel Munoz (GFW); Ryan Grunke (MVL); Drew Pfaff (NUC); Joe Meyer (SESM); Nolan Helget (SESM); Josh Kopacek (SESM); Zach Michelson (Springfield); Jacob Menage (Springfield); Blake Altermatt (Wabasso)
All-Tomahawk Conference softball
Player of the Year: Mandee Heiderscheidt, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
Coach of the Year: Wendy Owens, Sleepy Eye St. Mary's
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart: Jessie Kalenberg
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop: Erin Mcdormont, Kelly Lehrke
Minnesota Valley Lutheran: Carlie Maasz, Emily Wessel, Mikyla Weilage
New Ulm Cathedral: Lisa Helget, Paige Pautzke, Amy Eckstein, Anne Schwarz, Karlee Pfaff
Sleepy Eye: Sydney Remus
Sleepy Eye St. Mary's: Mandee Heiderscheidt, Maddy Helget, Laura Pelzel
Springfield: Kendra Brown
Wabasso: Kimberly Frank, Shawna Rogotzke, Desi Kramer
Honorable Mentions: Erika Zanoth (BLHS); Cat Gronau (C/CM); Breanna Ahlers (GFW); Katelin Goebel (GFW); Charlotte Pfingsten (MVL); Kristi Larson (NUC); Rachel Schroeder (Sleepy Eye); Samantha Krebsbach (Sleepy Eye); Larissa Helget (SESM); Tiffany Schwanke (Springfield); Becky Franta (Wabasso)