Douglas High School senior Jackson Ovard fields a grounder and throws to first during a game this season.
Photo by Ron Harpin.
Douglas High School baseball had senior Jackson Ovard named to the Class 5A North all-league teams announced this week.
The Tigers had a second-team selection in Grayson Kamper alongside five honorable mention nods.
Carson High School had three players earn all-region honors.
Ovard was chosen first-team at third base by the Class 5A North coaches.
The Tiger senior, who was a first team selection last season at utility, posted a .296 batting average with 29 hits, seven doubles, four home runs and a team-high 25 RBIs.
The Feather River College football commit hit his four home runs between March 25 and April 24.
As a pitcher, Ovard posted a 2.10 ERA in 30 innings with 25 strikeouts to 11 walks.
Kamper, one of Douglas’ starting pitchers, put together a 3.39 ERA in 33 innings with 27 strikeouts and 16 walks.
Douglas' Blaine Bilderback picked up second team honors for his play in the outfield.
Bilderback, a sophomore, hit .255 this spring with three doubles and four RBIs. He finished the season with a .715 OPS.
HONORABLE MENTION
Carson High had three players named honorable mention.
Senior Tyler LaFollette hit .312 with six doubles, a triple and 16 RBIs. LaFollette scored a team-high 21 runs out of the leadoff spot.
Ethan Cook and Chase Grundy also were named honorable mention.
Cook, a junior, hit .309 with a team-best 20 RBIs and a team-high eight doubles.
Grundy, Carson’s catcher, finished his sophomore season with a .269 batting average and 14 RBIs.
Douglas had five players named honorable mention.
Catcher Jeffrey Peters, who earned first team honors last season, led the team with a .370 batting average and 10 doubles. Peters had 27 hits this season and tallied a triple in 28 games.
Seniors Luke Main and Jake Hoover were also chosen honorable mention.
Main hit .292 and scored a team-high 24 runs while Hoover posted a .250 batting average with two doubles and 12 runs scored.
Titus Gocke hit .230 in 2025 and recorded five doubles, two triples, and 11 RBIs.
Senior Duncan DeLange was also honorable mention, with a 3.16 ERA in 31 innings alongside 38 strikeouts to 32 walks.
(Carson High School junior Ethan Cook, right, makes a catch in the infield earlier this spring. / Ron Harpin)
CLASS 5A NORTH ALL-REGION TEAMS
Player of the year – Mack Edwards, Reno
Pitcher of the year – Wade Huntsman, Bishop Manogue
Offensive Player of the Year – Rylan Martyka, Bishop Manogue
Defensive Player of the Year – Blaise Czyz, Bishop Manogue
Relief Pitcher of the Year – Troy Riley, Reno
FIRST TEAM
P – Traeyus Choi, BM; Jaxen McAdara, McQueen; Chase Spencer, Reed; Braden Jones, Reno; Cole Schaffer, Spanish Springs.
C – Drew Fairman, Galena.
1B – Nate Lemieux, BM.
2B – Cinco Guillen, BM.
SS – Colson Kermode, Galena.
3B – Dalton Pingree, BM; Jackson Ovard, Douglas.
DH – Ky Diamond, McQueen.
OF – Jaxsyn Durst, BM; Shiloh Wilson, Galena; Brooks Porter, McQueen; Logan Ford, Reno; Noah Kiley, SpSp.
UTIL – Topher Shirley, Damonte Ranch.
SECOND TEAM
P – Jackson Burgess, BM; Grayson Kamper, Douglas; Memphis Venis, Galena; Preston Snyder, SpSp; Ryan Vanek, Reed.
C – Aidan Cruz, BM.
1B – Gavin Talonen, Galena.
2B – Steven Talafuse, Galena; Wyatt Walters, Reno.
SS – Ty Ramsey, McQueen; Bailey Moss, Reed; Landon Pahang, SpSp.
3B – Mac Vandegrift, Reno.
DH – Keenan Dolan, BM; Nico Leonard, Reed.
OF – Michael Challacomb, Reed; Lucas Tiernan, SpSp; Blaine Bilderback, Douglas; Logan Green, Galena; Tai Chang, Reed.
UTIL – Darel Dalen, Reno.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kyle Glenn, BM; Andrew Sullivan, BM; Tyler LaFollette, Carson; Ethan Cook, Carson; Chase Grundy, Carson; RJ Moffett, DR; Sammy DeSouza, DR; Nick Armstrong, DR; Matt Schreiner, DR; Luke Main, Douglas; Jake Hoover, Douglas; Titus Gocke, Douglas; Duncan DeLange, Douglas; Jeffrey Peters, Douglas; Jayden Quintero, Galena; Cade Folgner, Galena; Andrew Fincher, Galena; Huddy Culbertson, McQ; Konnor Mejia, McQ; Logan Lofstedt, McQ; Adam Garcia, McQ; Peter Park-Li, McQ; Kannen Stenberg-Klamut, Reed; Landon Harrell, Reed; Luke Goddard, Reed; Luke Brown, Reed; Gage Burns, Reed; Zac Eaton, Reed; Wilson Thornton, Reno; Rex Edwards, Reno; Tyson McNeil, SpSp; Nery Gonzalez, SpSp; Caden Fowler, SpSp.