Before they hit the diamond this summer, members of the Highland Huskies baseball and softball teams received high marks for their work in the classroom.The Southeast Iowa Super Conference released names the All-Academic team for this year’s spring and summer sports seasons on Friday. Members of the all-academic team must be a high school student who posts a 3.5 grade point average during the recent semester.

The Huskies softball team had five athletes earn spots on the all-academic team, including Cheyann Adamson, Kelsey Hora,  Holly Schneider, Alyson Stokes, and Kylie Wood. Highland softball captured their fourth straight 20-win season, finishing the year 20-10 overall.

The Huskies baseball team had three athletes earn all-academic honors including: Caleb Brase, Bill Burton, and  Jake Wood. Highland’s coming off their winningest season in program history, finishing 24-7 overall and clinched the Huskies’ first state tournament appearance since 1984.