By Murray Gleffe
Correspondent

BROWN COUNTY – With another winter behind us, local softball teams are looking to hit the diamonds – some in Green Bay and others farther south.

Pulaski won the Fox River Classic Conference title in 2018 and made it to the sectional semifinals.

Meanwhile, Ashwaubenon won a regional championship by beating Bay Port.

However, it was Green Bay Preble that made the most noise in the postseason.

The Hornets took it one step farther, advancing to the sectional finals before losing to Appleton North for a chance to go to state.

These teams, and possibly others, will be looking to add a title for their school in 2019.

Ashwaubenon

Head coach: Shannon VanLaanen

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 23-6

FRCC record: 14-4

2018 all-conference: *Alexa Blasczyk (first-team outfielder, co-player of the year), Chloe Brabant (first-team catcher) Kally VanLaanen (second-team infielder), Katelynn Cleveland (second-team pitcher), Zion Estano (honorable-mention outfielder) and Josie Hilbert (honorable-mention outfielder).

Bay Port

Head coach: Amber Francour

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 14-8

FRCC record: 13-5

2018 all-conference: Maddy Ehlke (first-team infielder), Emma Hock (first-team catcher), *Sydney LaPoint (second-team pitcher) and Jourdan Lee (honorable-mention outfielder).

De Pere

Head coach: Matthew Eakin

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 13-7

FRCC record: 12-6

2018 all-conference: *Katelyn Simoens (first-team outfielder), Rachel Kerkhoff (first-team infielder), McKayleigh Piper (second-team infielder), Makayla Alexander (second-team catcher) and Natalie Cerrato (honorable-mention infielder).

Green Bay East

Head coach: Craig Kozlowski

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 10-11

Bay record: 6-7

2018 all-conference: *Iyana Grajeda (second-team outfielder), Kendra Flashberger (second-team infielder), Teagan Delarwelle (second-team catcher), Mariana Grajeda (second-team pitcher) and Morgan Nemecek (honorable-mention pitcher).

Green Bay West

Head coach: George Wehausen

Division: 2

2018 overall record: 0-18

Bay record: 0-14

Green Bay NEW Lutheran

Head coach: Kellie Meerstein

Division: 5

2018 overall record: 0-14

Packerland record: 0-11

2018 all-conference: *Dawn Pettyjohn (honorable-mention catcher) and *Mikala Perino (honorable-mention infielder).

Green Bay Preble

Head coach: Ron Metzler

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 21-6

FRCC record: 15-3

2018 all-conference: *Katie Kugel (first-team infielder), Keegan Piton (first-team infielder), *Brittany Baneck (first-team pitcher/co-player of the year), *Kennedy Kingston (second-team outfielder), *Cameron Koch (second-team outfielder), *Evelyn Hoge (second-team infielder), Camryn Baenen (honorable-mention infielder) and *Cassie Foytik (honorable-mention catcher).

Green Bay Southwest

Head coach: Tom Dietz

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 4-17

FRCC record: 3-15

2018 all-conference: Erin Flynn (second-team infielder) and *Julia Bolssen (honorable-mention infielder).

Notre Dame Academy

Head coach: Steve Broekman

Division: 2

2018 overall record: 3-19

FRCC record: 2-16

2018 all-conference: Katie Peters (honorable-mention infielder).

Pulaski

Head coach: Billi Vertz (FRCC coach of the year)

Division: 1

2018 overall record: 19-3

FRCC record: 16-2

2018 all-conference: *Emily Higgins (first-team infielder), Lauren Dixon (first-team pitcher), Hannah Kreuser (second-team outfielder), *Mallory Ruechel (second-team catcher), McKenzie Niespodzany (honorable-mention outfielder), *Madi Winter (honorable-mention infielder), *Kristin Burdeau (honorable-mention infielder) and Emma Wiese (honorable-mention pitcher).

West De Pere

Head coach: Tom Zimdars

Division: 2

2018 overall record: 17-4

Bay record: 12-2

2018 all-conference: Anna Young (first-team infielder), Genesis Eggart (first-team pitcher), Hannah Bearson (second-team outfielder), Breanna Schneider (honorable-mention infielder), Alexa Thomson (honorable-mention infielder) and Evie Larson-VanEgeren (honorable-mention catcher).

Editor’s note: All stats and information was taken from the wissports.net 2018 season and school websites.