UPDATED: AGWSR's Barrick on 1A all-state top team

AGWSR junior Taryan Barrick was selected to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association's All-State Softball Teams as a first-team pick in Class 1A, with teams released for all five classes last Thursday morning.
 
Barrick is one of four Cougars with all-state recognition, including second-teamer MaKenna Kuper, third-team pick Ali Gerbracht and honorable mention recipient Rachel Sicard.
 
In Class 2A, BCLUW's Kiersten Kruse was a second-team pick, with Comet teammates Bailey Ashton and Parker Scurr earning honorable mention. Grundy Center's Landry and Kyah Luhring both earned honorable mention.
 
Barrick, the pitcher for this summer's Class 1A state runners-up, finished her junior season with a state-leading 392 strikeouts in 195 and two-third innings pitched. She allowed 26 earned runs on 82 hits with 65 walks and an opponent batting average of .122. After making one appearance as an eighth-grader, Barrick has now accumulated 843 strikeouts in her high school career entering her senior year. At the plate, Barrick hit .353 with 15 doubles and 22 runs batted in.
 
Kuper hit 10 home runs in her freshman season, good for the 2nd-most in Class 1A. She collected 34 runs batted in and had a .430 batting average with a .571 on-base percentage fueled by 24 walks. She was also strong in the infield with only two errors in 73 chances.
 
Behind the plate, Gerbracht held down her end with three runners caught stealing and just six errors in 419 chances. At the plate, she hit .367 for the Cougars, with four doubles, 24 runs batted in, seven stolen bases and a team-leading 19 sacrifices. Sicard was the other heavy hitter for the Cougars this season aside from Kuper, slamming seven home runs with a team-leading 42 runs batted in and a .349 batting average.
 
Kruse led the Comets with a .438 batting average, adding five doubles, two triples and 23 runs batted in, stealing 25 bases in 27 attempts. Ashton was BCLUW's leading pitcher, throwing 147 and one-third innings for the Comets. Ashton struck out 166 batters compared to 26 walks, allowing 42 earned runs with an opponent batting average of .218. Scurr batted .311 for the Comets with 18 stolen bases.
 
Landry Luhring hit .455 for the Spartans in her senior season with seven doubles, three triples, one home run and 21 runs batted in. She also threw 69 and one-third innings in the circle with 75 strikeouts and 34 walks. Little sister Kyah, a sophomore, batted .453, stealing 15 bases and leading the Spartans with 23 runs scored.
 
Iowa Girls Coaches Association
All-State Softball Teams
 
Class 1A
First team
(Alphabetical by school name)
Taryan Barrick, AGWSR, jr.; Brynn VanEldik, Akron-Westfield, sr.; Kelsey Lint, BGM, jr.; Kori Wedeking, Clarksville, so.; Mikayla Houge, Collins-Maxwell, so.; Alexis Houge, Collins-Maxwell, 8th; Jade Hays, Coon Rapids-Bayard, sr.; Sophia Peppers, Exira-EHK, sr.; Talia Schon, Glidden Ralston, so.; Kendra Cooper, Kee, sr.; Chloe Severson, Kee, sr.; Bradi Harvey, Kingsley-Pierson, sr.; TJ Stoaks, Lenox, fr.; Skylar Sadler, Lisbon, jr.; Kaitlyn Schad, Martensdale-St. Marys, sr.; Emma McDaniel, Moravia, sr.; Breianna Klein, Murray, jr.; Layney Loyd, New London, so.; Lily Castle, Newman, Mason City, so.; Olivia Larsen, Sidney, so.; Autum Barthelman, Sigourney, sr.; Haylee Fortune, Wayne, sr.; Lexi Lander, West Monona; so.; Payge Ronfeldt, Woodbury Central, sr.
 
Second team
(Local players only)
MaKenna Kuper, AGWSR, fr.

 
Third team
(Local players only)
Ali Gerbracht, AGWSR, so.
 
Honorable mention
(Local players only)
Rachel Sicard, AGWSR, so.
 
 
Class 2A
First team
Hannah Ausenhus, Central Springs, jr.; Abby Kraemer, Alta-Aurelia, jr.; Abby Flanagan, North Linn, so.; Peyton Gross, IKM-Manning, sr.; Krayton Allen, Sumner-Fredericksburg, sr.; Lily Peterson, Alta-Aurelia, sr.; Kamryn Meyer, Durant, sr.; Kylan Straight, Logan-Magnolia, sr.; Taryn Hintz, South O'Brien, so.; Isabelle True, Louisa-Muscatine, jr.; Meagan Blomgren, Van Meter, jr.; Emma Veenstra, Des Moines Christian, jr.; Mady Reid, Wapello, so.; Shayden Blankenship, West Sioux, Hawarden, so.; Hannah Happ, Durant, jr.; Sydni Huisman, Treynor, jr.; Ries Wilson, Colfax-Mingo, sr.; Taylor Hipsley, Earlham, sr.; Denali Loecker, Ogden, so.; Kylee Sanders, Louisa-Muscatine, fr.; Chloe Wells, Wilton, fr.; Katie Bracken, Iowa City Regina, jr.
 
Second team
(Local players only)
Kiersten Kruse, BCLUW, so.
 
Third team
(Local players only)
N/A.
 
Honorable mention
(Local players only)
BCLUW – Bailey Ashton, jr.; Parker Scurr, jr.
Grundy Center – Landry Luhring, sr.; Kyah Luhring, so.