Jul 31, 2025
T-R FILE PHOTO – GMG pitcher Colin Teske delivers to the plate during the Wolverines’ Class 1A district final against BGM on July 8, 2023, in Brooklyn. Teske was named to the all-Iowa Star Conference South Division first team for the third year in a row this summer.
For the third year in a row, GMG’s Colin Teske is a first-team all-conference pick.
The Wolverines’ top all-around player, Teske was one of seven local preps selected to the first team of the all-Iowa Star Conference’s South Division. It’s the fourth all-conference honor of his high school career after earning second-team status as a freshman.
Teske led the Iowa Star South with a .537 batting average, a .578 on-base percentage, 10 doubles and a triple this summer to represent GMG on the first team. He scored 14 runs, didn’t strike out in 41 at-bats, and stole five bases.
On the mound, Teske compiled a 4-1 record in conference play. The remainder of his pitching statistics are incomplete, but his impact was evident in his third-straight first-team selection.
BCLUW, which won its first Iowa Star title, had three first-time honorees on the first team. Senior Ryan Busch was voted to a utility role, junior Daniel Zoske was picked as an infielder, and sophomore Will Feldpausch was selected as an outfielder.
Busch batted .340 in conference play with three doubles, a triple, 16 RBIs and 14 runs scored for the Comets, who went 11-5 to win the South Division. Zoske hit .382 with two doubles and 20 RBIs while also going 4-1 on the mound with a 2.55 earned run average and 34 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched. Feldpausch finished with a .333 average in league play with 10 RBIs and 14 runs scored.
Comet head coach Matt Zoske was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the second summer in a row.
North Tama, which tied for second place in the division at 10-6, had three first-team honorees as well. Junior Kayler Morris returned to the first team as an outfielder, while seniors Gavin Rausch and Josh Dostal both got promoted after consecutive seasons as second-team selections.
Morris hit .352 with eight RBIs, 15 runs scored and 12 stolen bases. He was 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings as well. Rausch hit .326 with two doubles, nine RBIs and 13 runs scored while stealing a league-leading 21 bases. Dostal went 5-2 on the mound with a 2.26 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched).
Collins-Maxwell junior Cooper Wierson was voted the Iowa Star South’s Player of the Year after batting .393 with six doubles, a home run and 13 RBIs. On the mound he was 4-1 with a 0.53 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched. He posted a 0.70 WHIP after issuing only 14 total walks while opposing batters hit just .131 against him.
BCLUW had a pair of second-team selections in senior pitcher Owen Myers and sophomore infielder Eathan Petermeier. North Tama had three second-team picks in senior catcher Kolt Knaack, junior outfielder Clayton Williams and sophomore infielder Kayvin Morris. GMG senior Grady Dieleman was a second-team outfielder as well.
Honorable mention selections included BCLUW junior Maverick Grafke, North Tama senior Chaz Hall, and GMG senior Joaquin Williams.
All-Iowa Star Conference South Division Baseball Teams
Player of the Year — Cooper Wierson, jr., Collins-Maxwell
Coach of the Year — Matt Zoske, BCLUW
FIRST TEAM
Colton Moffit, jr., P, Baxter
Cooper Wierson, jr., P, Collins-Maxwell
Cael Wishman, jr., C, Baxter
Daniel Zoske, jr., INF, BCLUW
Gavin Rausch, sr., INF, North Tama
Josef Dvorak, sr., INF, Collins-Maxwell
Colin Teske, sr., INF, GMG
Will Feldpausch, so., OF, BCLUW
Liam Trent, fr., OF, Baxter
Kayler Morris, jr., OF, North Tama
Austin Boege, jr., OF, Collins-Maxwell
Ryan Busch, sr., UT, BCLUW
Josh Dostal, sr., UT, North Tama
SECOND TEAM
Owen Myers, sr., P, BCLUW
Kolt Knaack, sr., C, North Tama
Eathan Petermeier, so., INF, BCLUW
Colten Damman, fr., INF, Baxter
Kayvin Morris, so., INF, North Tama
Landon Gjerde, jr., INF, Colo-NESCO
James Esqueda, sr., OF, Baxter
Clayton Williams, jr., OF, North Tama
Landon Vaughn, jr., OF, Collins-Maxwell
Grady Dieleman, sr., OF, GMG
Brady Handsaker, jr., OF, Colo-NESCO
HONORABLE MENTION
Hayden Burdess, fr., C, Baxter
Maverick Grafke, jr., UT, BCLUW
Cade Veren, fr., INF, Collins-Maxwell
Jonas Porter, so., UT, Colo-NESCO
Joaquin Williams, sr., UT, GMG
Chaz Hall, sr., UT, North Tama
Final Conference Standings
BCLUW 11-5
North Tama 10-6
Baxter 10-6
Collins-Maxwell 8-8
GMG 6-10
Colo-NESCO 4-12
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