GMG’s Colin Teske bats against BGM during their Class 1A District 7 championship game on July 8 in Brooklyn. Teske was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference South Division first team after hitting .426 during league play this summer. SUN COURIER FILE PHOTO

GARWIN – GMG junior shortstop Colin Teske was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference’s South Division first team for the second year in a row, highlighting the list of five area baseball players honored to the league’s top squad.

Teske garnered the third all-conference honor of his career, earning second-team selection as a freshman before back-to-back seasons on the first team.

Three more area representatives gained promotions to the first team this season, including North Tama junior catcher Kolt Knaack and sophomore outfielder Kayler Morris. Knaack was a first-team pick two seasons ago and an honorable mention last summer, while Morris moved up from second-team honors a year ago.

BCLUW senior infielder Cael Keller gained first-team honors as well after last year’s honorable mention selection. Comet senior Calvin Zoske was voted a first-team utility pick for the first all-conference honor of his career.

Teske finished third in the South Division by hitting .426 during conference play. He tallied three doubles, two triples, a home run, 12 RBIs, 19 runs scored and 17 stolen bases to lead the Wolverines in league action. Teske was 2-2 on the mound with a 3.73 earned run average, striking out 20 batters in 15 innings.

Knaack gained his third all-conference accolade after hitting .349 with two doubles, two triples and 14 RBIs during league play. He stole 17 bases and also played error-free during conference games.

Morris was the Redhawks’ leading hitter in South Division action, batting .385 with a triple, nine RBIs and 12 runs scored. He stole 13 bases as well.

Keller ended as the league’s leading hitter, batting .491 with four doubles, a triple and 11 RBIs. He stole 10 bags and scored 19 runs, reaching base with a league-leading .542 on-base percentage.

Zoske hit .357 in his senior campaign, racking up two doubles, a home run and 17 RBIs in league action.

North Tama had three second-team selections in senior infielder Henry Hansen and juniors Josh Dostal, at pitcher, and infielder Gavin Rausch.

BCLUW freshman Eathan Petermeier made the second team as an outfielder.

Honorable mention went to North Tama senior Tyler Popelka, BCLUW junior Owen Myers and GMG sophomore Rider Kupka.

BCLUW’s Matt Zoske was voted as the South Division’s Coach of the Year. Baxter sophomore Colton Moffit was named the league’s Player of the Year.

All-Iowa Star Conference Baseball Teams

SOUTH DIVISION

Player of the Year — Colton Moffit, so., Baxter.

Coach of the year — Matt Zoske, BCLUW.

FIRST TEAM

Colton Moffit, so., P, Baxter

Kolt Knaack, jr., C, North Tama

Ben Richardson, sr., INF, Baxter

Cooper Wierson, so., INF, Collins-Maxwell

Cael Keller, sr., INF, BCLUW

Colin Teske, jr., INF, GMG

Kayler Morris, so., OF, North Tama

Perrin Sulzle, jr., OF, Baxter

Josef Dvorak, jr., OF, Collins-Maxwell

Drew Banks, sr., UT, Colo-NESCO

Calvin Zoske, sr., UT, BCLUW

Cael Wishman, so., UT, Baxter

SECOND TEAM

Josh Dostal, jr., P, North Tama

Hayden Burdess, 8th, C, Baxter

Gavin Rausch, jr., INF, North Tama

Henry Hansen, jr., INF, North Tama

Aiden Johnson, jr., INF, Baxter

Landon Gjerde, so., INF, Colo-NESCO

Liam Trent, 8th, OF, Baxter

Lane Oswaldt, sr., OF, Collins-Maxwell

Eathan Petermeier, fr., OF, BCLUW

HONORABLE MENTION

Baxter — Cody Spurgeon, so.

BCLUW — Owen Myers, jr.

Collins-Maxwell — Austin Boege, so.

Colo-NESCO — Trenton Beard, sr.

GMG — Rider Kupka, so.

North Tama — Tyler Popelka, sr.

Final Conference Standings

North Tama 10-5

Baxter 8-7

Collins-Maxwell 8-7

BCLUW 6-9

Colo-NESCO 5-10

GMG 4-11