Rusdal, MacDonald All-State for Libby Loggers softball

Senior Kylie Gjesdal-Davis led a trio of All-State selections for the Columbia Falls Wildkats as teams were announced Thursday.

Joining Kjesdal-Davis was Onnikka Lawrence and Katie Bulawsky, the trio were also first-team all-Northwest A. Bella Mann and Alexa Friske earned second-team all-conference honors with Chevelle Bedford being an honorable mention. 

Libby had a pair of All-State selections as well with Leah Rusdal and Weslee MacDonald named to the team. Maddie Willis and Bently Houston were second-team, while Tessa Purdy and Hadleigh Wood were honorable mentions.

Polson’s Ahri Rushing and Logan McCrea also garnered All-State honors, while Opal Nash joined the pair as a first-team all-conference selection. A trio of Lady Pirates were named to the second-team also: Maddie Turner, Adrienne Crockett and Aleysia Black. 

Ronan had the final selections to the first-team all-Northwest squad with Neveah Perez and Keeley Jackson earning honors. Perez was an All-State choice as well. Autumn Lozeau joined the Maidens selections with a second-team honor with Shelby Taylor as an honorable mention. 

Whitefish’s Charlei Walz was named to the second-team in her freshman year with Bulldogs teammate Elyse Sharpnack as an honorable mention. 

Browning’s Maya Andreas was the lone choice for the Lady Indians as an honorable mention. 

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 mention

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.    

    Weslea MacDonald delivers the 2-0 pitch to Eureka's Laina Conard for strike one top of the first Tuesday, March 31. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
 Photo by Paul Sievers