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2024 Season Info

2024 Season Recap

Horicon (21-3 Overall) and Johnson Creek (23-6) shared the Trailways-South crown a season ago. Deerfield (15-10-1), Palmyra-Eagle (15-13), Williams Bay (10-10), Dodgeland/Hustisford (8-13), Parkview (5-13), Rio (3-16) and Fall River (1-16) rounded things out. Horicon would advance to the Sectional Final where they would fall to eventual Division 4 Runner up Cuba City.

2025 Preview

Note: The Trailways has split into three dIvisions this season. Horicon and Dodgeland/Hustisford move to the Trailways-East and Rio/Fall River moves to the Trailways-West.

2025 Predicted Order of Finish

1) Johnson Creek
2) Deerfield
3) Palmyra-Eagle
4) Williams Bay
5) Parkview

Players To Watch

Hailee Walk Sr P Johnson Creek
Madi Brigowatz Sr 2B Johnson Creek
Lainey Benz Sr SS Johnson Creek
Addison Klein Sr P/IF Deerfield
Cora Nelson Sr C/SS Deerfield
Lydia Mack Sr IF Deerfield
Briahna Covarrubias Jr C Palmyra-Eagle
Brooklyn West r C/IF Palmyra-Eagle
Teagan Koutsky Sr P/SS Palmyra-Eagle
Sarena Brown Jr OF/1B Williams Bay

Team Previews

Johnson Creek was a sectional qualifier a season ago, and will have some strong competition in its underclassman group to fill vacating senior spots, notably Jenna Fincutter at 3rd Base (Conference POY, 57 Hits, 12 Home Runs, 65 RBI, .564 avg). Logan Peot (53-28 in 4 seasons) says they have tons of senior leadership, pitching, speed and the biggest freshman class he has seen in his tenure as the Blue Jays Head Coach. Six all-conference selections highlight the roster for Johnson Creek this season. The team went to Pigeon Forge, TN for spring break and got three games in the first week of the season. The Blue Jays are in the same Sectional with Barneveld, Belmont and Juda/Albany, and have Trailways-West favorite Cambria-Friesland and conference foe Palmyra-Eagle in its regional group.

Returnees: Hailee Walk Sr P (1st Team All Conference 17-4 115 IP 2.50 ERA ), Madi Brigowatz Sr 2B (1st Team All Conference 49 Hits 49 Runs Scored 25 RBI 20 Stolen Bases 24 Walks) (Committed to Bryant & Stratton College WI), Lainey Benz Sr SS (2nd Team All Conference 54 Hits 42 RBI), Hailey Fincutter Sr CF (2nd Team All Conference), Molly Altreuter Sr RF (HM All Conference), Taylor Buglass Jr C (HM All Conference).

Other Losses: Hailey Kvalheim LF (2nd Team All Conference)

Deerfield returns a majority of its 2024 squad that will look to battle for the top of the Trailways South in 2025. The Demons are highlighted by all-conference returnees Addison Klein Sr P/IF (14-10 120 ⅔ IP 4.35 ERA), Cora Nelson Jr C/SS (35 Hits 8 Home Runs 36 RBI 16 Stolen bases .473 avg), Lydia Mack Sr 1B (37 Hits 26 RBI), and Rowan Lasack Jr OF. Deerfield will find themselves in a challenging postseason bracket with Waterloo, Horicon and Oakfield.

Palmyra-Eagle has a number of all-conference returnees back this season, including Briahana Covarrubias Jr C/IF (41 Hits 41 RBI 40 run scored), Brooklyn West Jr C/IF (40 RBI), Teagan Koutsky Sr P/SS, Presley Koss Sr 2B (20 Stolen bases), and Sophia Lean Jr P/IF. Both Lean and Koutsky shared the innings in the circle last season for the Panthers.

Williams Bay is in a rebuilding phase and will look to three all-conference selections in 2025 in Masie Smith Jr C/1B, Sarena Brown Jr OF/1B and Katelyn McKean Jr SS. The Bulldogs also have a new head coach this season with Marty Count taking over.

Parkview has a new head coach this season, Mark Stark takes over the program. The Vikings graduated its only all-conference selections in 2024 and will look to Abby Farnsworth So P/OF and Abby Anderson Sr OF/P to lead the team this year.