Dayton, Popham, Neidert on first team
By Greg Seubert
Five Waupaca baseball players have received all-conference recognition from the North Eastern Conference.
Seniors Ryan Dayton, Hayden Neidert and Jake Popham made the first team as a pitcher, catcher and infielder, respectively; while juniors Jake Pankratz and Brenden Canterbury made the second team as an infielder and outfielder.
North Eastern Conference 2017 All-Conference Baseball Teams
First Team
Pitcher: Bryce TeKulve*, senior, Luxemburg-Casco; Charlie Jadin, senior, Freedom; Ryan Dayton, senior, Waupaca.
Catcher: Kyle Routhieaux, senior, Luxemburg-Casco; Hayden Neidert, senior, Waupaca.
Infielder: Cole Evers*, sophomore, Freedom; Carson Mara*, senior, Little Chute; Colten Schild*, senior, Fox Valley Lutheran; Jake Popham, senior, Waupaca.
Outfielder: Parker Rudie*, senior, Freedom; Austin  Tlachac*, junior, Luxemburg-Casco; Cole Barrington, senior, Fox Valley Lutheran.
Designated hitter: Pete Mears, senior, Denmark.
Utility player: Isaac Gerhardt, junior, Fox Valley Lutheran.
Second Team
Pitcher: Cole Paplham, junior, Denmark; Noah Lindsley, sophomore, Luxemburg-Casco; Trey Bretl, sophomore, Marinette.
Catcher: Adam Wahl, junior, Marinette; Leighton Myers, senior, Little Chute.
Infielder: Owen VanDerHorst, sophomore, Fox Valley Lutheran; Jared Kohlmetz, senior, Fox
Valley Lutheran; Jordan Koeppen, senior, Clintonville; Jake Pankratz, junior, Waupaca.
Outfielder: Preston Kussow, junior, Wrightstown; Brenden Canterbury, junior, Waupaca; Noah Hablewitz, senior, Fox Valley Lutheran.
Designated player: Jake Thyes, senior, Luxemburg-Casco.
Honorable Mention
Pitcher: Connor Weigman, junior, Little Chute.
Catcher: Jackson Wellner, senior, Denmark; Kamdan Bloom, junior, Oconto Falls; Paul Kramer, senior, Fox Valley Lutheran; Kyle Finger, junior, Clintonville.
Infielder: Blake Derricks, senior, Denmark; Sam Erickson, senior, Freedom; Mitch Jandrin, senior, Luxemburg-Casco; Jake Lillge, junior, Little Chute; Jordan Jorgensen, senior, Luxemburg-Casco.
Outfielder: Eric Hietpas, senior, Little Chute; Jacob Schmieder, senior, Little Chute; Cory Diedrick, senior, Little Chute; Michael Griesbach, senior, Wrightstown.
Designated hitter: Tanner Brockman, senior, Freedom; Dalton Curl, senior, Oconto Falls.
Utility player: Hunter Vollmer, senior, Clintonville; Colton Kluth, junior, Â Clintonville.
Player of the Year: Colten Schild, senior, Fox Valley Lutheran.
* – Denotes unanimous selection.