Two pairs of purple Panthers received top softball honors this season. North Platte and Park Hill South placed two players apiece on the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association all-state teams this year. Two of them were repeat honorees.
Kaycee Hodgson, a North Platte senior, made the list for the first time and debuted on the first team after a record setting-season. The Panthers’ shortstop hit .506 with a .577 on-base percentage in the middle of the lineup with a school-record 12 home runs contributing to her 1.188 slugging percentage.
Signed to play at Missouri Southern, Hodgson added 14 doubles and five triples to go with 49 RBIs and 42 runs scored for North Platte, which earned a share of the KCI Conference title and advanced to the state playoffs for a second straight season.
Hodgson’s home run total for a single season ranked 10th in Missouri history while her extra-base hits (29) was seventh and total bases (101) was fourth.
Victoria Haugsness, a fellow senior at North Platte, made the second team for a second straight season. She again anchored the Panthers’ pitching after leading them to a fourth-place Class 2 state finish a year ago. She earned all 25 wins in North Platte’s 25-3 season, which ended with a loss to Sherwood in Class 2 sectionals, while racking up totals of 224 strikeouts and a 1.21 ERA in 173 innings of work while walking just 26.
Haugsness threw a perfect game, a no-hitter and seven one-hitters this season. She added a .494 average (.534 OBP), five home runs, 14 doubles and 42 RBIs at the plate, hitting behind Hodgson.
Park Hill South garnered two first-team selections after a 25-4 season that ended with a loss to eventual state champion Staley in the Class 4 District 16 championship game.
Kylie DeClue, a senior outfielder, moved from the second team to the first team on the Class 4 all-state list after setting a school record for home runs at nine. She also led the Panthers with 42 RBIs while her hits (42) and runs (30) ranked only behind senior infielder Kasey Sadler. DeClue’s .440 average and .471 OBP were third behind Sadler and senior catcher Erika Lutgen.
Committed to Division I University of Oregon, Park Hill South junior Olivia Kinsey made the first team at pitcher. She went 17-3 with 236 strikeouts in 122 1/3 innings of work, while allowing just 85 hits and 33 walks (.965 WHIP).
In addition, Kinsey finished with six home runs and 28 RBIs, second to DeClue in both categories.
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE
CLASS 4
First team
OF — Kylie DeClue, sr., Park Hill South; P — Olivia Kinsey, jr., Park Hill South
CLASS 2
First team
IF — Kaycee Hodgson, sr. , North Platte
Second team
P — Victoria Haugsness, sr., North Platte
MHSFCA ALL-REGION
CLASS 4 REGION 4
First team
P — Olivia Kinsey, jr., Park Hill South; IF — Kasey Sadler, sr., Park Hill South; OF — Kylie DeClue, sr., Park Hill South
Second team
C — Erika Lutgen, sr., Park Hill South
CLASS 3 REGION 4
First team
IF — Lou Menninger, sr., Platte County
Second team
P — Mallory Stoner, sr., Platte County; OF — Alexis Ray, sr., Platte County
CLASS 2 REGION 4
First team
IF — Kaycee Hodgson, sr., North Platte; P — Victoria Haugsness, sr., North Platte
MHSFCA ALL-DISTRICT
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 16
First team
P — Olivia Kinsey, jr., Park Hill South. C — Erika Lutgen, sr., Park Hill South. IF — Kasey Sadler, sr., Park Hill South; Kate Kobayashi, fr., Park Hill South. OF — Kylie DeClue, sr., Park Hill South
Second team
IF — Meghan Church, sr., Park Hill South; U — Peyton Morehouse, fr., Park Hill
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 15
First team
P — Mallory Stoner, sr., Platte County; IF — Lou Menninger, sr., Platte County; OF — Alexis Ray, sr., Platte County
Second team
P — Linley Weicken, sr., Platte County. C — Anna Townsend, so., Platte County. IF — Tori Farr, sr., Platte County; Lindsey Bogart, sr., Platte County. OF — Ashley Hopper, sr., Platte County; Brittany Whitt, jr., Platte County
CLASS 2 DISTRICT 14
First Team
IF — Kaycee Hodgson, sr., North Platte; Alley Rickel, so., North Platte; Callie Pataluna, jr., North Platte. OF — Logan Eagen, sr., West Platte; Gracie Roach, so., North Platte; McKenna Fulton, so., North Platte. P — Victoria Haugsness, sr., North Platte.
Second Team
IF — Rachel Heili, so. West Platte. C — Taylor Binkley, sr., West Platte; Martina Williams, sr. North Platte.
ALL-SUBURBAN CONFERENCE RED DIVISION
First team
P — Olivia Kinsey, jr., Park Hill South. C — Erika Lutgen, sr., Park Hill South. IF — Kasey Sadler, sr., Park Hill South; Kate Kobayashi, fr., Park Hill South. OF — Kylie DeClue, sr., Park Hill South. U — Carolyn Stock, jr., Park Hill South.
Second team
IF — Meghan Church, sr., Park Hill South; OF — Taylor Johnson, so., Park Hill South; U — Ali Ball, sr., Park Hill
ALL-SUBURBAN CONFERENCE BLUE DIVISION
First team
IF — Lou Menninger, sr., Platte County; OF — Alexis Ray, sr., Platte County
Second team
P — Mallory Stoner, sr., Platte County; C — Anna Townsend, so., Platte County; OF — Ashley Hopper, sr., Platte County
Honorable mention
P — Linley Weicken, sr., Platte County; IF — Tori Farr, sr., Platte County; OF — Brittany Whitt, jr., Platte County; U — Lauren Magee, jr., Platte County
