NPCC softball players recognized for academics/skills on the field

Nine members of the North Platte Community College Knights Softball Team have been named All-America Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. 

They are: Ellie Toelle, of Maxwell; Janay Brauer, of Sidney, Neb.; Jayden Horner, of Firestone, Colo.; Elena Montoya, of Denver, Colo.; Cameron Rollison, of Anchorage, Alaska; Taelyn Dakamas, of Wailua, Hawaii; Gracie Hodgson, of Olds, Alberta, Canada; Jenny Singer, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Lili Kukučková, of Vienna, Austria. 

All were recognized by the NFCA for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. 

"These are the honors we want our athletes to strive for every year," said Janelle Higgins, NPCC head women's softball coach. "They put in the work off the field, and it showed. I'm very proud of each one of our athletes." 

Dakamas was also named to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II First Team for the Midwest Region. 

"Taelyn worked hard in the classroom and on the field, and it paid off," said Higgins. 

Dakamas was voted onto the First Team by NFCA member coaches from the Midwest Region based on her stats on the field.