Dassel-Cokato Softball Program

Johanna Ellison, "Dassel-Cokato Softball Program." In The Midst Of. Cokato Historical Society. (October, 2024) vol. 44, no. 3.

D-C Softball, 1995: Mona Weege, Sheila Barber, April Knuth and Melissa Mueller

The Dassel-Cokato Softball team started in 1973. Since then, the team has made it to the State Tournament three times: 1996, 1999, and in 2024.

​In 1996 the Dassel Cokato softball team went to state for the first time in the program’s history. The girls’ record that year was 16-3, and they defeated Rockford in the section champion-ship to advance to state. The team unfortunately lost two close games at state, but teammates Kristi Smith, Jennifer Hillmann, and Amanda Erickson earned All-Conference hon-ors. The team was coached by John Riewer and was com-prised of Emily Kastamo, Kristi Nyman, Lisa Niskanen, Ro-chelle Bollman, Blacke Guenningsman, Katie Keranen. Kristi Smith, Jennifer Jose, Jennifer Hillmann, Jolene Otteson, Leah Martinson, Melissa Woetzel, Alison Kern, Amanda Er-ickson, Amanda Berggren.

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