NRHEG spring sport athletes celebrated
Recipients of golf awards during the 2025 NRHEG Spring Sports Awards banquet. Photo courtesy Eli Lutgens, NRHEG Star Eagle
NRHEG Activities Director Dan Stork extended many statements of gratitude as he opened the 2025 Spring Sports Banquet ceremony at 6:30 p.m. the evening of Tuesday, June 3 in the high school gym in New Richland.
NRHEG spring sports were celebrated. Coaches from baseball, softball, track and field and golf all spoke.
In total, 13 senior athletes were recognized: Harbor Cromwell, Alden Dobberstein, Cole Hutchens, Jace Ihrke, Carter Martens, Sierra Misgen, Logan Schiell, Aidan Schlaak, Carter Schlaak, Gavin Sletten, Seth Staloch, Aspyn Stenzel and Brock Ziembke.
Many well-deserved awards were handed out. A sense of gratitude encompassed the room as speakers, coaches and players reflected on their memorable seasons, and for some, entire careers.
The banquet concluded with photos and good conversation among the hundreds of students, parents, family members and coaches in attendance.
Awards
Golf
Head golf coach Brad Root shared that NRHEG golfers won 25% of their competitions this year, a goodly amount.
Receiving awards this year were
Most Improved - Braxton Arnold and Alexis Olson
Most Dedicated - Shan Hansen and Olivia Wilkenson
MVP - Reid Sandry and Olivia Wilkenson
Captains Award - Carter Schlaak and Shan Hansen; Olivia Wilkenson and Alexis Olson
Sportsmanship Award - Reid Sandry and Olivia Wilkenson
Baseball
Golden Arm - Owen Wayne
Golden Glove - Carter Martens
Golden Bat - Owen Wayne
Most Improved - Seth Staloch
Captains - Alden Dobberstein, Aidan Schlaak and Wyatt Larson
First Team All Conference - Owen Wayne
Sportsmanship Award - Brooks Gilliland
Softball
Golden Glove - Olivia Berg
Golden Bat - Camryn VanMaldeghem
Oil Can Award - Chloe Stork, Brooklyn Sommer and Addy Stadheim
Most Improved - Brooklyn Sommer
MVP - Camryn VanMaldeghem
Captains - Chloe Stork and Addy Stadheim
All Conference - Camryn VanMaldeghem
Honorable Mention All-Conference - Addy Stadheim
Sportsmanship Award - Chloe Stork
Track and Field
Most Valuable Track Events - Jacob Karl and Gabby Schlaak
Most Valuable Field Events - Lavon Jewison and Kylie Olson
Most Valuable Track and Field - Harbor Cromwell and Chloe Riewer
Most Improved - Jacob Karl and Kylie Olson
Rookie of the Year - AJ Deen and Peyton Frye
Panther Award - Jack Bartlett and Clara Buendorf
Captains - Logan Schiell, Jacob Karl and Cole Hutchens; Sierra Misgen and Quinn VanMaldeghem
All-Conference - 3200m Julieann Wobbrock
All-Conference - 1600m Jacob Karl
Honorable Mention All-Conference - Lavon Jewison, Gabby Schlaak, Brendon Schmidt, Anika Ladlie, Trevor Selover and Kylie Olson
Sportsmanship Award - Cole Hutchens and Sierra Misgen.