May 1, 2025

DICKINSON, N.D. – The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) announced their 2025 Softball All-Conference Teams, Gold Glove team and postseason awards Thursday evening.  The awards recognition was held at the Buck Auditorium in Kleinfelter Hall on the campus of Dickinson State (N.D.).

The NSAA Softball All-Conference Teams, Gold Glove Team and postseason awards were voted by the league coaches.  The 2025 NSAA All-Conference Teams consists of 31 recipients, 20 athletes on the first team and 11 athletes on the second team.  The Champions of Character recipients are also announced. 

Dickinson State (N.D.) has a total of eight individuals on the All-Conference teams, six recipients on the First Team All-Conference.

The North Star also announced its 9-member Gold Glove team for displaying their outstanding defensive performance.

In the NSAA postseason awards, Hope Ransome of Jamestown (N.D.) was selected as Pitcher-of-the-Year.  Celina Wilharm of Dickinson State and Katie Cunningham of Bellevue was selected as Co-Player-of-the-Year. Mariah Unverzagt of Bellevue (Neb.) was chosen as the Newcomer-of-the-Year, while her teammate Kaitlyn Fisher was named the Freshman-of-the-Year.  Kevin Gall of Jamestown was named the NSAA Softball Coach-of-the-Year.

A new postseason award was added this year, an Assistant Coach of the Year.  That award went to Kelly Cheshier of Bellevue.

The 2025 NSAA Softball Postseason Tournament kicked off earlier Thursday.

The double-elimination tournament format continues through Sunday with the championship game.  The conference tournament is being held on Bravera Field on the Sanford Sports Complex in Dickinson.

Below are the complete listings of all All-Conference Teams selections, postseason awards and Gold Glove Team:

2025 North Star Athletic Association Softball All-Conference First Team
 

Position	First Name, Last Name	Year	School	Hometown
P	Hope Ransome	Sophomore	Jamestown (N.D.)	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
P	Katie Cunningham	Senior	Bellevue (Neb.)	Bellevue, Neb.
P	Alison Eldrigde	Senior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Billings, Mont.
C	HaiLeigh Davis	Senior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Billings, Mont.
INF	Celina Wilharm	Sophomore	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Benson, Ariz.
INF	Logan Gronberg	Junior	Valley City State 9N.D.)	Bismarck, N.D.
INF	Maddie Spaeth	Junior	Jamestown (N.D.)	Sabin, Minn.
INF	Kaitlyn Fisher	Freshman	Bellevue (Neb.)	Omaha, Neb.
INF	Lindsey Tulla	Sophomore	Mayville State (N.D.)	Bovey, Minn.
OF	Trinity Gregg	Junior	Jamestown (N.D.)	Barnesville, Minn.
OF	Hannah McFarland	Junior	Dakota State (S.D.)	Lawtey, Fla.
OF	Mackenzie Hughes	Senior	Mayville State (N.D.)	Thompson, N.D.
OF	Makenzee Stone	Senior	Valley City State (N.D.)	Blaine, Minn.
DP	Brooke Lijewski	Junior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Casper, Wyo.
UTIL	Mariah Unverzagt	Sophomore	Bellevue (Neb.)	Papillion, Neb.
At-Large	Kayla Quintanilla	Senior	Jamestown (N.D.)	Moreno Valley, Calif.
At-Large	Ashlyn Diemert	Senior	Valley City State (N.D.)	West Fargo, N.D.
At-Large	Bailey Hansen	Senior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Riverton, Utah
At-Large	Madison Terres	Sophomore	Mayville State (N.D.)	Cold Springs, Minn.
At-Large	Breanne McMurty	Sophomore	Bellevue (Neb.)	Bellevue, Neb.

2025 North Star Athletic Association Softball All-Conference Second Team
 

Position	First Name, Last Name	Year	School	Hometown
At-Large	Kiley Hubby	Junior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Lake Stevens, Wash.
At-Large	Kylee Banerd	Freshman	Valley City State (N.D.)	Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
At-Large	Allyson Farrington	Freshman	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Peoria, Ariz.
At-Large	Maddy Zander	Senior	Valley City State (N.D.)	Bismarck, N.D.
At-Large	Maddie Hairgrove	Freshman	Jamestown (N.D.)	Tucson, Ariz.
At-Large	Michelle Evdos	Senior	Dakota State (S.D.)	Parker, Colo.
At-Large	Madison Hazelton	Freshman	Valley City State (N.D.)	Winona, Minn.
At-Large	Ellie Zoucha	Sophomore	Bellevue (Neb.)	Omaha, Neb.
At-Large	Miranda Garcia	Junior	Bellevue (Neb.)	Los Lunas, N.M.
At-Large	Cassidy Venner	Senior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Billings, Mont.
At-Large	Lacey Mathiowetz	Sophomore	Mayville State (N.D.)	Sleepy Eye, Minn.

2025 North Star Athletic Association Softball Postseason Awards
Pitcher-of-the-Year:  Hope Ransome – Jamestown (N.D.)
Co-Player-of-the-Year:  Celina Wilharm – Dickinson State (N.D.) and Katie Cunningham – Bellevue (Neb.)
Newcomer-of-the-Year:  Mariah Unverzagt – Bellevue (Neb.)
Freshman-of-the-Year:  Kaitlyn Fisher – Bellevue (Neb.)
Assistant Coach of the Year:  Kelly Cheshier – Bellevue (Neb.)
Coach-of-the-Year:  Kevin Gall – Jamestown (N.D.)

2025 North Star Athletic Association Champions of Character recipients
Bellevue (Neb.):  Emma Crisman
Dakota State (S.D.):  Hannah Feser
Dickinson State (N.D.):  Karissa Comer
Jamestown (N.D.):  Sydney Grendler
Mayville State (N.D.):  Miquela Pino
Valley City State (N.D.):  Ashlyn Diemert
 
2025 North Star Athletic Association Softball Gold Glove Team:
 

Position	First Name, Last Name	Year	School	Hometown
C	Alexa Sidel	Senior	Bellevue (Neb.)	Papillion, Neb.
1B	Logan Gronberg	Junior	Valley City State (N.D.)	Bismarck, N.D.
2B	Celina Wilharm	Sophomore	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Benson, Ariz.
3B	Kiley Hubby	Junior	Dickinson State (N.D.)	Lake Stevens, Wash.
SS	Kaitlyn Fisher	Freshman	Bellevue (Neb.)	Omaha, Neb.
OF	Trinity Gregg	Junior	Bellevue (Neb.)	Barnesville, Minn.
OF	Hannah McFarland	Junior	Dakota State (S.D.)	Lawtey, Fla.
OF	Miranda Garcia	Junior	Bellevue (Neb.)	Los Lunas, N.M.
P	Hope Ransome	Sophomore	Jamestown (N.D.)	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada