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Varsity 541 NEWS NOW Woman killed in Central Point house fire ... Man faces federal charges in fire caused by pot extract ... Firefighters battle fire at Biomass One ... Woman killed in Central Point house fire ... Man faces federal charges in fire caused by pot extract ... Firefighters battle fire at Biomass One ... PREP SOFTBALL/BASEBALL Ashland's Lenthe player of year Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 6, 2015 at 6:13 PM Updated Jun 6, 2015 at 7:21 PM Posted Jun. 6, 2015 at 6:13 PM Updated Jun 6, 2015 at 7:21 PM » Social News Ashland senior Grace Lenthe, despite playing for the league's fifth-place team, was chosen softball player of the year in the Midwestern League by a vote of the coaches. The Grizzlies were 8-10 in league and 14-13 overall. Lenthe, who played shortstop and pitched, had a batting average of .512 and a slugging percentage of .850 in league play. She amassed 44 hits, 27 runs and 36 RBIs. Of her 14 doubles, four came in the final doubleheader against pitcher-of-the-year Shawna Burke of Marist. Lenthe plans to attend College of the Siskiyous and play volleyball. She was joined on the first unit by teammate Teresa Lehman, a senior catcher. Eagle Point placed four players on the first team: senior outfielder Kenzie Nielsen, junior infielder Paige Leeper, junior utility/designated hitter Kylene Briggs and sophomore pitcher Megan Ayres. Crater junior Sydney Beck was on the first unit as an outfielder. Churchill's Eric Leyba was coach of the year. In MWL baseball all-league voting, Ashland and Crater each had one player on the first team. Ashland senior Jerry Carroll earned the honor as an outfielder, and Crater senior pitcher Dylan Pearce was selected. Player of the year was Tommy Ahlstrom of North Eugene, and Marist's Tanner Cantwell was the top pitcher. North Eugene's Corey Nicholsen and Churchill's Kenny Niles shared the coaching award. All-Midwestern League Baseball FIRST TEAM Pitcher — Tanner Cantwell, Marist, Sr.; Dylan Pearce, Crater, Sr.; Jake Owens, North Eugene, Sr. Catcher — KJ Strickland, Churchill, Sr.; Dane Stapley, North Eugene, Sr. First Base — Derek Hogate, Churchill, Sr. Infield — Austin Fetters-Duffy, Churchill, Sr.; Alec Cook, Springfield, Sr.; Matt Haney, Marist, Jr. Outfield — Jerry Carroll, Ashland, Sr.; Hank Forrest, Churchill, Sr.; Rylee Jackson, North Eugene, Sr. Utility — Tommy Ahlstrom, North Eugene, Sr. Designated Hitter — Trevor Vill, Marist, Sr. Player of the Year — Tommy Ahlstrom, North Eugene, Sr. Pitcher of the Year — Tanner Cantwell, Marist, Sr. Coach of the Year — Corey Nicholsen, North Eugene; Kenny Niles, Churchill. SECOND TEAM Pitcher — Brock Townsend, Churchill, So.; Neil Bastendorff, Crater, Jr.; Josh Spaht, North Eugene, Sr.; Steen Fredrickson, Ashland, Sr. Catcher — Nick Guy, Springfield, Sr.; Cavin Gillispie, Crater, Jr. First Base — Nick Sanderson, Ashland, So. Infield — Avery Martin, Crater, Sr.; Kordel Pruett, North Eugene, Jr.; Marcus Lydon, Marist, So. Outfield — Dylan Morgan, Crater, Sr.; Will Stewart, Marist, Sr.; Jose Chavez, North Eugene, So.; Heath Boyles, Marist, Jr.; Ian Pargeter, Churchill, Sr. Utility — Justin Kearney, Marist, Jr. Designated Hitter — Lantz Cline, Churchill, Jr. HONORABLE MENTION Johnathan Wilson, Eagle Point, Jr.; Kyle Milgram, Ashland, Sr.; John Averill, North Eugene, Jr.; Junior Perez, Churchill, Jr.; Mike Norris, North Eugene, Jr.; Gunnar Asher, Crater, Sr.; TarQuin Daley, Ashland, Jr.; Ryan Lorenz, Eagle Point, Jr.; Jason Hinton, Springfield, Sr. Golden Glove Award (locals) — Steen Fredrickson, P, Ashland; Nick Sanderson, 1B, Ashland; Ryan Lorenz, OF, Eagle Point. Softball FIRST TEAM Pitcher — Shawna Burke, Marist, Sr.; Megan Ayres, Eagle Point, So. Catcher — Lauren Burke, Marist, So.; Teresa Lehman, Ashland, Sr. Infield — Rene Brabham, Churchill, So.; Paige Leeper, Eagle Point, Jr.; Grace Lenthe, Ashland, Sr.; Avery Daniels, Churchill, Jr.; Annie Yates, Marist, Sr. Outfield — Kristin Behrends, Marist, Jr.; Victoria Thompson, North Eugene, Sr.; Sydney Beck, Crater, Jr.; Kenzie Nielsen, Eagle Point, Sr. Utility / Designated Hitter — Kylene Briggs, Eagle Point, Jr. Player of the Year — Grace Lenthe, Ashland, Sr. Pitcher of the Year — Shawna Burke, Marist, Sr. Coach of the Year — Eric Leyba, Churchill. SECOND TEAM Pitcher — Emma Jegtvig, Churchill, Jr.; Georgia Williams, Ashland, Sr. Catcher — Shaelynn Grady, Eagle Point, Jr.; Abby Churchill, Fr. Infield — Sydney White, Marist, Sr.; Madie Priaulx, North Eugene, Sr.; Abby Cole, Churchill, So.; Sophia Delap, Churchill, Jr.; Gianni Pippa-Baker, Ashland, Jr.; Mackenzie Ryerson, Crater, So. Outfield — Lena Jensen, Churchill, Sr.; Kayli Meerten, Eagle Point, Jr.; Lauren Martin, Marist, So.; Jessy Lindland, North Eugene, Sr.; Mckenna Read, Ashland, Sr. Utility / Designated Hitter — Charlie Helfrich, Springfield, Sr. HONORABLE MENTION Teresa Sorensen, North Eugene, Sr.; Abbi Pearce, Crater, Jr.; Olivia Ryerson, Crater, Sr.; Brie Sheperd, Crater, Sr.; Alexis Farmer, Churchill, Fr.; Jessica Dempsey, Springfield, Jr. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 6, 2015 at 6:13 PM Updated Jun 6, 2015 at 7:21 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction Schedules & Events --> Recent Scores --> Prep Notebook Kris Henry Challengers make it back on top in softball Winning the Southern Cascade League title seemed like a pretty bold goal this spring considering the recent history of the Cascade Christian... 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