A trio of Niles players were named to the SMAC All-West Division softball team.

The Vikings, who finished third in the West Division, landed Tala Gentry, Olivia Jordan and Jordan Rank on the first team.

Kylee Myer and Courtney Ankrapp were both honorable mention selections.

West Division champion Portage Central had four players on the first team.

 

SMAC ALL-WEST SOFTBALL

First team

Haley Thibeault, Lakeshore

Leah Forester, Portage Central

Tala Gentry, Niles

Gina Verdreco, Portage Central

Kyla Nickrent, Mattawan

Olivia Jordan, Niles

Maddie Franks, Portage Northern

Brooke Wyman, Portage Central

Olivia Shinrick, St. Joseph

Julia Carpenter, Lakeshore

Alex Forsythe, Lakeshore

Joanna Bartz, Mattawan

Rachel Clem, Lakeshore

Emily Jean, Kalamazoo Central

Erica Espinoza, Mattawan

Amber Forester, Portage Central

Abby Gooten, Portage Northern

Jordan Rank, Niles

 

Honorable mention

Kylee Myer, Niles

Courtney Ankrapp, Niles