Ryan Murken

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The awards continue to roll in for Regina senior Sarah Lehman.

Lehman was named to the River Valley Conference elite team after leading the Regals to their second Class 2A state title in three seasons last month.

The senior pitcher headlined a group of five Regina players that earned RVC all-conference honors.

Senior Emma Corkery, junior Emily Bonnett and sophomore Katie Bracken were all named to the South Division squad while junior Taylor O’Connor was an honorable mention pick.

Lehman was an elite-team pick as a pitcher after concluding her career with her best season.

The right-hander was 16-6 with a .95 ERA and 266 strikeouts in 162 1/3 innings.

Bracken was named the South Division team as a pitcher after going 10-4 with a 2.06 ERA and 135 strikeouts in 98 2/3 innings.

Corkery was named to the South Division team as an outfielder while Bonnett was a utility pick on the South Division squad.

Bonnett hit .326, scored 27 runs, drove in 20 runs and had a team-high 10 doubles while Corkery hit .367 with a team-high 51 runs and scored 32 runs.

West Branch had three players named to the South Division team and all three were freshman or eighth-graders.

Freshman Kaiya Luneckas was named to the South Division team as a pitcher while eighth-grader was an infield pick on the South Division and freshman Taylor Thein was an outfielder on the team.

Henson led West Branch with a .527 batting average, 41 runs and 33 stolen bases and also drove in 15 runs.

Thein hit .444 and led the Bears with 16 extra-base hits, including four home runs, and had a team-high 36 RBI to go with 28 stolen bases.

Luneckas went 11-13 with a 4.74 ERA and struck out 157 in 121 innings.

Senior Dalana Kron was an honorable mention selection for West Branch.

River Valley Conference Softball

Elite Team – P: Kamryn Meyer, Soph., Durant; Sarah Lehman, Sr., Regina; Tarah Wehde, Fr., Camanche. INF: Aubrey Werthmann, Sr., Durant; Casidy DonDiego, Jr., Northeast; Kortney Drake, Soph., Wilton; Macy Akers, Soph., West Liberty. OF: Ruby Kappeler, Soph., Durant; Megan Crockett, Sr., Northeast; Marlyn Bussa, Jr., Camanche; Rebecca Schroeder, Jr., Bellevue. C: Cathy Ralfs, Sr., Durant; Madi Parson, Soph., Camanche. UTIL: Chloe Wells, 8th, Wilton; Lisa Tucker, Sr., Cascade; Taylor McDonald, Jr., Monticello; Alyssa Barnhart, Soph., North Cedar.

South Division Team – P: Katie Bracken, Soph., Regina; Jenna Lawson, Soph., Durant; Kaiya Luneckas, Fr., West Branch. INF: Haylee Lehman, Fr., West Liberty; Nicki Henson, 8th, West Branch; Haddie Anderson, Sr., West Liberty; Mallory Warner, Soph., Durant. OF: Taylor Thein, Fr., West Branch; Abby Tornow, Sr., Mid-Prairie; Emma Corkery, Sr., Regina; Amanda Fowler, Sr., Wilton. C: Emily Lange, Soph., Wilton; Austyn Crees, Fr., West Liberty. UTIL: Emily Bonnett, Jr., Regina; Hannah Happ, Soph., Durant; Karlie Schult, Fr., Wilton; Rylee Conrad, Sr., Tipton.

South Coach of the Year – Steve Hopkins, Durant

North Division Team – P: Alyssa Livesay, Sr., Northeast; Abby Stock, Soph., Camanche; Hailey Hannan, Soph., Cascade. INF: Kylee Biedermann, Sr., Bellevue; Jayna Farrell, Sr., Northeast; Noelle Green, Sr., Cascade; Lauren Ries, Jr., Monticello. OF: Jaelyn Kraus, Jr., Monticello; Neveah Hildebrandt, 8th, Northeast; Riley Takes, Sr., Cascade; Natalie Spooner, Jr., Northeast; Nannah Nissen, Soph., Camanche. C: Shay Stephen, Sr., Monticello; Bree Mangelsen, Fr., Northeast. UTIL: Laura Kremer, Sr., Cascade; Rylee Warthen, Sr., Monticello; Makenna McDonald, Fr., Northeast; Marissa McAuliffe, Sr., Bellevue.

North Coach of the Year – Travis Eversmeyer, Northeast

Honorable mention (area athletes only) – Taylor O’Connor, Jr., Regina; DaLana Kron, Sr., West Branch.