Mankato West Softball

06/10/2026

Here are the last of the Varsity awards from Monday night that get voted on based on season performance by committees:

All-Conference:
*Lydia Banse
*Lilly Considine
*Riley Fitzloff

All-Conference Honorable Mention:
*Olivia Grack

All-Section:
Cora Aanenson

All-City:
*Lydia Banse
*Maddie Kaus
*Lilly Considine
*Riley Fitzloff
*Olivia Grack

06/09/2026

Varsity ended the season 13 - 9. We were 3rd in the conference standings and seeded 3rd in 2AAA Section. The girls' team BA was .343 with 211 hits, 150 R, 19 HR, and 126 RBIs. Here are the varsity team award recipients:
*Offensive MVP: Lilly Considine
*Defensive MVP: Madison Kaus
*Overall MVP: Lydia Banse
*Scarlet Award: Emma Lewis & Kamille Brown
*Most Improved: Erianna Ubongen

06/09/2026

It's so amazing how great of students our athletes are! Varsity received Gold Team Academic All State with an ave 3.9887 GPA (weighted) amongst them. Our ten members awarded this honor were:

* Lydia Banse (also All State Individial Academic)
* Madison Kaus (also All State Individual Academic)
* Maria Hagen (also All State Individiual Academic)
* Emma Lewis
* Claire Roering (Award of Excellence recipient - 3 sport athlete with 3.75 or higher GPA)
* Lilly Considine
* Taylor Fitzloff
* Maleah Grunst
* Norah Davis
* Riley Fitzloff

So so proud of all our ladies in the classroom at all three levels in this program!

06/09/2026

JV end the season 13-1 with a tram batting average of .417 (180 H and 9 HR). Here are the team awards:
*Offensive MVP: Greta True and Brittany Fenner
*Defensive MVP: Macie Houlihan
*Overall MVP: Payton Kaminski
*Scarlet Award: Kate Becker
*Most Improved: Aunika Barten
Congratulations ladies on your success thia season!

06/09/2026

Monday night was our program banquet for all three levels. They had a perfect season going 13 - 0 with a team batting average of .510 (182 H and 14 HR). Here are the awards for C Team:
*Offensive MVP: Evie Hatlestad
*Defensive MVP: Avery Anderson
*Overall MVP: Ellena Crimmins
*Scarlet Award: Haylie Goettl
*Most Improved: Lolo Nelson
Congratulations ladies on an amazing season!

06/07/2026

Celebrating two Mankato West players today at 2026 MFCA All Star games: Lydia Banse was named to play in the all star games for Section AAA and Kendra Steffi (Huettl) was inducted into the hall of fame as a former Mankato West player with her success at the high school and MSU.

06/02/2026

And this just dropped today: https://varsity.startribune.com/2026-all-minnesota-softball-team-from-strib-varsity/601838416
You will see TWO Mankato softball players on this list. Wow! Congrats Lydia and Emily. Your careers have been amazing.

Strib Varsity selected the state’s top 25 softball players from the 2026 season across all four classifications based on individual success and input from coaches from various conferences and classes.

06/02/2026

In honor of State Softball starting today, lets celebrate Lydia Banse's amazing season and her being awarded the All-State First Team for AAA!

05/28/2026

Our athletes are doing great things on the field but also in school. This week two of our 8th graders were awarded Spirit of the Youth recipients for their dedication and inclusion in their Unified PE class at DMMS. Being a leader is optional. Being inclusive is a action you choose. So proud of these young ladies: congrats Haylie Goettl and Cora Aanenson! 👏 👏 👏

05/28/2026

Congratulations Coach Johns on the Golden Apple Teaching Award. You truly care for all your students and athletes like they are your very own. Thank you for all you do for this program. 🍎

Meet the final Golden Apple Award winner for this school year, Dianne Johns at Franklin Elementary! READ: https://www.keyc.com/2026/05/28/golden-apple-award-winner-dianne-johns/