Since 1992, the talented softball players at Papillion-LaVista High School have led the Monarchs to 16 State Championships and 6 runner up finishes in 30 State Tournament appearances.
The girls individual performances and leadership on the field have also led to many individual honors. The Monarchs have had 54 girls selected one or more times by the Class A high school coaches and the Omaha World-Herald or Lincoln Journal-Star as All-Nebraska selections.
Following are those girls and the year(s) in which they were selected. The players marked with an * were selected as the honorary captains of that years team. The players marked with an # were selected to the Omaha World-Herald 2018 Silver Anniversary team.
As of 2020, only 7 girls have been selected as All-Nebraska since softball became a sanctioned sport. The Monarchs have had 4 of those girls. They are Leigh Suhr, Gina Metzler, Jordyn Bahl and Brooke Dumont.
In 2020, Jordyn Bahl joined Peaches James as girls being selected All-Nebraska team captains in both their junior and senior years.
Click on the link below to view photos of these girls.
Photos courtesy of Dennis Hassel / 402-290-7775 / hasselphotography@gmail.com
Julia Andersen - 2013, 2014
Jordyn Bahl - 2017, 2018, 2019*, 2020*
Cayte Billman - 2001, 2002, 2003
Erin Bluml - 1998, 1999, 2000
Kelly Cantrell - 2003, 2004
Casie Conrad - 2004
Emma Dargy - 2015
Sam Dellinger - 2014, 2015* #
Emily Drummy - 2009
Brooke Dumont - 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Julie Hickman - 1995, 1996
Taylor Hoelscher - 2016, 2017
Karissa Hovinga - 2008, 2009, 2010* #
Kylie Hovinga - 2006, 2007
Peaches James - 1997, 1998*, 1999* #
Mia Jarecki - 2018, 2019, 2020
Amanda Johnson - 2004, 2005
Tiffany Jones - 1995, 1996, 1997
Meghan Kenny - 2004
Ashley Killeen - 2001, 2002
Katie Kimball - 1999
Chelsea Koch - 2005
Lindsay Larry - 2001, 2002
Joselyn Mays - 1998
Rhianna Mays - 1997
Hannah McCarville - 2016
Gina Metzler - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 #
Molly Middleton - 2009
Amanda Neumann - 2008
Angela Palma - 2000
Marlee Petersen - 2008
Tami Phillips - 2002
Tina Powers - 1994*, 1995
Melinda Rainge - 2003
Lindsay Redding - 2007, 2008
Jamie Reiss - 2002
Stacey Rybar - 1998, 1999
Ashley Schilling - 2011
Kylie Schwarting - 2013
Kiley Schwedhelm - 2001, 2003
Lindsey Schwedhelm - 2000
Sara Sempek - 2015
Sara Sortino - 2001, 2002
Megan Southworth - 2006, 2007, 2008
Jessica Stigge - 2005
Alex Stoner - 2021
Hilary Stockwell - 1995 *
Leigh Suhr - 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997* #
Emily Townsend - 1995
Jordan Van Roy - 2014
Maggie Vasa - 2019, 2020
Madeline Vejvoda - 2017, 2018
Taylor Wachholtz - 2012
Kaylee Wagner - 2019, 2020
Courtney Wallace - 2015, 2016, 2017* #
Kelsey Whipple - 2010
Emmie Wills - 2021
Alyssa Windham - 2003
Lindsey Zastrow - 2005, 2006