For the first time in school history, your Bluejay softball team are the STATE CHAMPS🏆
What a season, what a team and what a ride💙 thank you to all of the community for your support - you are unmatched
And, for the final time this season…
#Believe
#ITB
Championship game, here we come‼️
Your Bluejays win a back and forth game against a relentless & hard-hitting Central City team, 17-13
30 runs, 35 hits and nearly 3 hours but we are Omaha bound 😎
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
Can’t miss this girl...Senior Kiara Libal signed to be a Morningside Mustang. They picked up a great one! Excited to see her compete at the next level.
Ticket is punched💙
Your Bluejay softball team is heading to Hastings after winning the three game series 2-1 against a strong FCEMF team!
All the time in the offseason & summer has led to this moment and we couldn’t be more proud of the girls
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
In her final year as a Bluejay, KIARA LIBAL earned First-Team All-Capitol Conference. Kiara’s instincts on the field and the bases have led our program for four years. She is irreplaceable!
#WhateverItTakes
The girls battled all day and are walking away as the Blair Tournament Runner-Up! Extremely proud of the effort these girls put forward today, and they competed with the best of them!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
#nebpreps
What a send off for our girls!! The community showed up & we couldn’t be more thankful for their support💙
Thank you to Ashland Fire and Rescue for the escort & all of the Bluejay faithful who lined the streets…gameday is almost here!!
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
🎥:
@briceballard1
The team won the first two games against DC West and Wahoo to take us to the Capitol Conf Championship where we battled a tough game with Arlington losing 10-8. Conference Runner-Up! 💙
Your Bluejay softball comes up just short in a great, NCC championship game 3-2 against a solid
@YutanMeadSB
team
Loved the relentlessness and grit these girls showed all day and proud of their performance 💙
#WEGO
#AGRise
#nebpreps
Last night was a special one as Mayor James Anderson & the Ashland City Council presented our team with a signed proclamation, honoring our state championship!
Thank you to Mayor Anderson, City Council Members & this wonderful community!
Ashland-Greenwood is second to none💙🤍
What an awesome moment to watch
@kkfisher25
, surrounded by friends and family, sign her letter of intent to play softball for
@Raven_Softball
! We are so proud of you and cannot wait to watch you grow and excel at the next level!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
A little late, but wanted to extend a HUGE thank you to
@RRamsSoftball
&
@RalstonHS
for allowing our girls to use your incredible facilities!
The field is top notch & your hospitality is second to none; we cannot thank you enough!💙🤍
It was signing day for Bree as she committed and signed to continue her softball career at Doane University! ✍️
We couldn’t be more proud of Bree and we’re grateful for all that she has given to this program and school💙🤍
#Believe
#AGRise
#GoDoane
Senior
#1
: Paige Comstock (
@paigeC_24
)
Paige is the daughter of Shawn & Tammy Comstock. She’ll attend Neb. Wesleyan, playing softball & majoring in finance. PC’s favorite memory is beating both Wahoo teams & Paige has been such an huge part of our program - we will miss her!
Made it to GI and the dinner spot of choice: Texas Roadhouse 🤠
Rolls by the dozen, honey butter flowing and bellies full
Thank you
@AgBooster
for providing our state dinner
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
Blue and White Scrimmage ✅
Thank you to all of the parents, family members and friends who made their way down to Jack Anderson Ball Park this morning; the support is second to none!
T-minus 5 days until Game 1️⃣
#Believe
#AGRise
Held our annual Blue & White Scrimmage this morning & the girls brought energy, passion, & competitiveness!
Thank you to ALL the family & friends who attended, Clark Washburn for umpiring, & Shawn Emanuel for helping with just about everything!
Thursday can’t come soon enough!
AG Softball has started the year 3-3...Two big wins against Omaha Mercy and Arlington today at the Blair Tournament sent us to the championship where we took home second place after a loss to Blair. Keep working Bluejays.
#whateverittakes
It was another special day as Paige signed to further her softball career at Nebraska Wesleyan! We are excited to watch PC in the upcoming years & wish her nothing but the best💙
Congrats, Paige!
#Believe
#YipYip
What a way to start off the season! Both teams saw the bats come to life as the JV’s win 12-1 and the Varsity secured a 10-2 victory shortly after.
Incredibly proud of these girls and excited to get back to work early tomorrow morning!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
#nebpreps
Coach Mo is selfless, an incredible leader and gives everything she has to our softball program; we are lucky to call her our head coach! Congrats
@morgankylie96
on Coach of the Year🎉
Look at this beautiful addition to the softball field😍
A HUGE thank you to our sponsors who helped make this possible
- City of Ashland
- Ashland Rotary Club
- Farmer & Merchants Bank of Ashland
- AYBA
- AG Booster Club
- AGPS Foundation
- I3 Bank
- Von Rentzell’s Van & Storage
On Thursday (I know, a tad late 😬) we got to reflect back and celebrate a tremendous year💙
From postseason awards to all of the delicious food - it was a memorable night and one we will never forget
#Believe
#ITB
Check out the award winner thread ⬇️
It’s a 1-1 split up in Elkhorn as JV loses a tough one, 6-5 & Varsity wins a wild one, 8-7
#Build
#ITB
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Highlights🎥
- 💣 from
@reese_fisher5
,
@SofiaDill2
(go ahead HR) & our new member, Megan Gerdes, as her first 💣 is a GRAND SLAM
-
@estein25
goes 3-4 w/ 2 RBI
It’s a 3-0 day & your Bluejays are Ashland Tournament Champions🏆
These girls showed grit, toughness and had that
#ITB
mindset throughout the day! Highlights from each game coming soon
#Believe
#AGRise
#nebpreps
The season comes to an end, as your Lady Bluejays lose to Waverly in the subdistrict final. Cannot thank the fans, family, and friends who all came out to pack the park!
It may not have gone as we had hoped, but the relentlessness and heart these girls showed is unmatched!
Senior
#2
: Kealie Riecken (
@kealie_riecken
)
Kealie is the daughter of Chad & Mindy Riecken & is undecided on her plans after HS. Favorite softball memory was B2B conference champs in 2020 & 2021! Kealie brings out the best in others & our softball team is better because of her💙
With the final softball games wrapping up this past weekend, it is time to start announcing postseason honors
For your A-G Softball team, your 1st Team Nebraska Capitol Conference selections are👀:
- Paige Comstock (
@paigeC_24
)
- Reese Fisher (
@reese_fisher5
)
District Finals are released & we just miss the cut 😕
What a season! From our rockstar seniors to our managers who were selfless & willing to help w/ all aspects of games/practices, we thank you 💙
Thank you for the memorable moments & being a part of the Bluejay program
#WEGO
With the possibility of weather delay’s & an evening start time - it’s time for Bluejay Bootcamp💪
No better place for it than the hotel parking lot…next stop, Chipotle🌯
Lincoln Journal Star released their Super-State & all-state softball team and we spotted some familiar names👀
#ITB
Super-State First Team
- Reese Fisher (
@reese_fisher5
)
Class C All-State First Team
- Reese Fisher
- Sofia Dill (
@SofiaDill2
)
- Paige Comstock (
@paigeC_24
)
To our seniors:
- Thank you for your tremendous leadership
- Thank you for playing the right way & with all that you had; every game
- Thank you for wearing the Bluejay jersey with pride & respect
- Thank you for being role models for so many others, whether you knew it or not
A day to remember for softball in Nebraska.
First TV broadcast on NPM, first championship in Omaha in 17 years and nearly 4,500 people in attendance… The way softball should be celebrated.
🎥 :
@MrKyleByers
/
@collinstilen
Your Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays are BACK-TO-BACK Nebraska Capitol Conference Champions! With a 3-1 win over Yutan-Mead, the title is coming back to Ashland!
So incredibly proud of the entire team & thank you to all who came out and supported!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
#nebpreps
Today marks the start of our favorite three days of the summer as our future Bluejay softball stars get to hang out with us 🥎
The 1st and 2nd graders brought it today and their reward? A well deserved lollipop 🍭
What a wild, 2️⃣ days for the A-G softball team
Yesterday, we spent a day in Hastings & took in the state 🥎 tournament
Tonight, we honored our team & the awesome season we had. So many memorable moments that we’ll hold onto forever💙
Going to miss these girls
#WEGO
#GoBluejays
The bats came alive in Plattsmouth tonight as we go 2-0 and we had a few girls who notched their first 💣 of the year!! Proud of this team and loved the way all of our girls stepped up 💪
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
Check out the highlights ⬇️
2020 Record Breakers...
Senior, KIARA LIBAL currently holds the following school records -
Career Hits, 130
Career Doubles, 33
Single Season Homeruns, 6
Career Homeruns, 10
Career Batting Average, .382
Career Runs Scored, 117
Senior #⃣1⃣: Ava Miller (
@avarmiller
)
After HS, Ava plans to attend NW Missouri St. & major in biomedical science. Ava's favorite part of softball is the friendships/relationships she's made over the years! Thank you Ava for all you've given & sacrificed for our program!
What a night at Jack Anderson Ball Park!!
On Senior Night, your Bluejays go 2-0 against a quality Malcolm team🔥
JV gets the 9-2 win while the Varsity sees their three seniors drive in 7 of the 10 runs in a 10-0 victory!
Highlights ⬇️
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
1st place finish in the consolation bracket for our Freshmen State team 🥇
These ladies played several games, grew a lot, and most importantly worked as a team. Can’t wait for season to start very soon!
Also, shoutout to Halle Rech for her 💣 today! Way to go!
Our second, senior spotlight today is Danielle Tonjes (
@danielletonjes
)! Dani’s future plan is to attend UNO, UNL or Grand Canyon University to pursue a career as a Nurse Practitioner.
We’re grateful for everything Dani has done for our program & wish her nothing but the best!
Happy Birthday Coach Mo!
Not only a fearless leader who is always putting the team before herself, but someone who embodies the culture and beliefs that she/we preach.
Have a great birthday🎉
In her FIRST year as a Bluejay, KAELYN FISHER earned First-Team All-Capitol Conference. KK’s power and consistency led her to a .500 batting average this season!
#WhateverItTakes
Photo by Anna Boggs
OWH All-State Selections⬇️
Class C First Team
- Sofia Dill (Honorary Captain), Paige Comstock, Reese Fisher, Bree Schefdore
Class C Second Team
- Ellie Milburn & Joslyn Sargent
All-Omaha Team
- Sofia Dill
Honorable Mention
- Ellie Stein, Lexi Hasse & Gracie Hofmeister
Check out the Nebraska high school softball All-Class, All-Metro Conference and All-Omaha area teams and honorable mention selections for the 2023 season.
#nebpreps
On their last day, we wish our three incredible seniors nothing but the best as they enter into the next chapter of their lives! Thank you for your leadership & commitment to our program; we are so proud of you🤍
An awesome team outing at Spaghetti Works with the majority of our team! Our season is right around the corner and we are so fortunate to get to spend time with the girls!
Here’s to the 2022 Softball season 🥎
An incredible night celebrating not only our six seniors but to all family and friends who have supported, coached, & positively influenced the girls along the way!
As a program, we cannot thank you enough for raising & molding our seniors into mature & respectful young adults!
The bats were on fire during our second game as the girls beat Omaha Mercy 16-0 in 3 innings. A huge thank you to the parents and family members for supplying food between games!
Now, we wait to see who we play next!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
What a big time performance versus a talented Yutan-Mead team! JV wins it in 3 innings, 15-3 & Varsity bats their way to a 7 inning thrilling victory, 8-1! So proud of these girls and their hunger to be better each and every game!
#CrossTheLine
#AGRise
#nebpreps
It’s a successful night in Springfield as both JV & Varsity pick up the wins 👍
#Build
#ITB
In the ⭕️:
-
@AvaEgger
3 IP & 5 K (JV)
-
@reese_fisher5
5 IP & 10 K (Var)
- Both w/ one hitters 👀
From the plate:
-
@elliemilburn02
w/ 2 💣 & 5 RBIs (Var)
- Olivia Keith 4 RBIs (JV)
🚌State Title Send Off🚌
Your Bluejays are in the Class C State Championship game at UNO’s Connie Claussen field!
The team plans to leave town on Monday (10/16) at 10:20AM & we hope to see the Bluejay faithful at the corner of 14th & Silver Street to cheer on the team💙
A back and forth affair for much of the game but just ran out of gas & Beatrice was solid, 1-9 all game!
Trailblazer Conference Tournament Runner-up and a lot of moments to be very proud of!
Highlights ⬇️
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
JV Team Camp ✅
A huge thank you to
@SewardSoftball
for hosting us tonight and organizing such a fun & competitive team camp!
We’re back tomorrow with the Varsity but first we are so proud of these girls & how they battled today 💙
It was an amazing week with our softball campers! We are so grateful for the 120 1st-8th graders who were eager to learn and play hard. We are so grateful to get to work with the future of Bluejay Softball! 🥎
Senior
#3
: Bree Schefdore (
@bree_schef11
)
The daughter of Helen & James Schefdore, Bree plans to attend Doane, play softball & major in something cool! Favorite memory: Hearing her teammate sing the national anthem! Bree’s a warrior & is always giving 100%; a leader we’ll miss!
A huge honor for one of our many leaders on the team! Congrats
@reese_fisher5
on being named the KMAland Nebraska Softball Player of the Year; an accomplishment that is well-deserved!
It’s Gameday‼️
The Class C State Championship has finally arrived!!
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
🆚: Bishop Neumann Cavaliers (
@BNCavsSoftball
)
📍: Connie Claussen Field
⏰: 1 pm
📺: Nebraska Public Media
💻: GameChanger
🎙️: Mark Adel on
What a night at The Jack as your Bluejays put together a complete game, on Senior Night🤍, with a 15-2 win over the Blue Devils of Plattsmouth
#Build
#ITB
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The 4th spotlight is Abby Fisher (
@abbyfisher__
)! Abby plans to attend NW Missouri State & major in Biomedical Sciences. Like KK, this is Abby’s 2nd year of playing for AG but they have fit right in since the beginning! Thank you for your dedication, Abby!
A successful Blue & White scrimmage is in the books!
Loved what we saw from both teams and it’s always fun playing in front of family and friends💙
Thank you to the field crew &
@DeterdingAD
- the field looked perfect and Clark Washburn for umping! See you Saturday
#Build
#ITB
Good first day of Freshmen State 🥎 Lots of great plays, bats, and growth! Back at it again tomorrow at 2:00 vs. Beatrice.
Shout out to
@AlexBallard2029
on her 💣 in our Elkhorn North game
Senior Night is 4 days away, so it’s time to celebrate our eight seniors!
First up is Kaelyn Fisher (
@kkfisher25
)! KK will be continuing her academic & softball journey at Benedictine College & we couldn’t be more proud of her! Thank you for all that you’ve done for AG softball!
Happy
#WorldSoftballDay
to all of our fellow players, coaches and fans!! A sport that has given us so many memories and an even better collection of players 💙
@elliemilburn02
🥎Strikeouts & ERA (Both Season)🥎
New Record: 212 Strikeouts & 2.12 ERA
- Sofia Dill (
@SofiaDill2
)
Previous Record: 163 Strikeouts & 2.95 ERA
- Held by Kirsten Goff (2010 & 2011)
We are off to the championship game as your Bluejays win 7-0 in the second game of pool play!
Evie Hofmeister goes the distance again & a birthday bomb 💣🎉 from
@SofiaDill2
We will see you all at 5 pm (approx.) back at The Jack
#Build
#ITB
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A great turnout for our first open field of the season! Loved the effort from all of our girls and the leadership from our seniors
It’s the best time of the year 🥎💙
What an awesome 3 days of camp with our future bluejays 💙 There was lots of offense, defense, smiles, and slip ‘n’ sliding had by all!
#youthcamp
#AGbluejays
#funbyall
The Class C State Softball Bracket has been released!
Your Bluejays take on the Monarchs of Aquinas Catholic at 9 am on Field 4!
We hope to see all the Bluejay faithful in Hastings this Wednesday 💙
#Believe
#ITB
#AGRise
#nebpreps
🚌State Sendoff🚌
Your Bluejays are leaving the high school parking lot at 4:30 pm tomorrow & making their way down Furnas, then towards the center of town on 14th street
Meet us at the intersection of 14th and Silver by 4:30 pm & cheer on the girls as we head off to state💙
Today and every day we celebrate the successes and triumphs of our softball girls & coaches. They make this program & sport special and we are proud to honor you! Happy National Girls and Women in Sports Day!
#NGWSD
#AGRise
Two, big time wins for the Bluejay softball team, with the JV putting together a complete, 6-0 win while the Varsity shows resilience and comes back in the 7th for a 8-7 win
The girls battled all day and proud of their ability to work through adversity 😎
#WEGO
#nebpreps