Bulldog ball players earn state, conference honors

Whitefish baseball and softball players were recognized as among the best in the state as awards were announced last week.  

Whitefish softball player Charlei Walz was named to second-team All-Conference as a freshman and sophomore Elyse Sharpnack earned honorable mention.   

Six Whitefish baseball players earned honors. Tait Orme capped an impressive senior season with first team All-State honors. Senior teammate Reed Boyer and junior Carter Godsey were selected for second team. Bulldogs Finn Ryan, Reyd Hobart and Luke Dalen earned honorable mentions.   

2026 Northwest A Softball All-Conference teams  

First team 

Kylie Gjesdal-Davis* sr.    Columbia Falls  

Onnikka Lawrence* jr.    Columbia Falls  

Katie Bulawski* jr.    Columbia Falls  

Leah Rusdal* jr.    Libby  

Weslee MacDonald* so.    Libby  

Ahri Rushing* jr.    Polson  

Logan McCrea* so.    Polson  

Neveah Perez* sr.    Ronan  

Opal Nash jr.     Polson  

Keeley Jackson fr.    Ronan  

*-denotes All-State selection  

Second team 

Bella Mann, sr.    Columbia Falls  

Alexa Friske, jr.    Columbia Falls  

Maddie Willis, jr.    Libby  

Bently Houston, so.     Libby  

Maddie Turner, jr.    Polson  

Adrienne Crockett, jr.     Polson  

Aleysia Black, jr.    Polson  

Autumn Lozeau, so.    Ronan  

Charlei Walz, fr.    Whitefish  

Honorable mentions 

Maya Andreas, jr. Browning; Chevell Bedford, sr. Columbia Falls; Tessa Purdy, jr. Libby; Hadleigh Wood, so. Libby; Shelby Taylor, sr. Ronan; Elyse Sharpnack, so. Whitefish.     

2026 North AB All-Conference baseball teams  

First team 

Haden Mayer* sr.    Bigfork 

Mason Lewis* jr.    Bigfork  

Nico Young* sr.    Columbia Falls  

Jett Pitts* jr.    Columbia Falls  

Rowan Burow* sr.    Eureka  

Tyce Van Orden* jr.    Eureka  

Cody Haggard* sr.    Polson  

Cole Wadsworth* jr.     Polson  

Tait Orme* sr.    Whitefish  

Bransen Holzer sr.     Libby  

*-denotes All-State selection  

Second team 

Max Schara, sr.    Bigfork  

Jory Hill, jr.    Columbia Falls  

Jaxson Cadwell, so.    Columbia Falls  

Rogan Lytle, sr.    Eureka  

Emmet McKim, sr.    Eureka  

Brody Chapman, so.    Eureka  

Holden Emerson, sr.    Polson  

Reed Boyer, sr.    Whitefish  

Carter Godsey, jr.    Whitefish  

Honorable mentions 

Rye Rodriguez, jr. Bigfork; Cavin Wiest, jr. Bigfork; Zeke Dunn, sr. Columbia Falls; Tristan Victor, jr. Columbia Falls; Dalton Cannon, sr. Libby; Finn Ryan, jr. Whitefish; Reyd Hobart, jr. Whitefish; Luke Dalen, jr. Whitefish.