Gladstone’s Garling named to all-state team

He may just be only a sophomore, but Hunter Garling is already making a name for himself on the diamond. The Gladstone baseball player was named to the Division 3 all-state first team.

Garling was one of the bats that carried the Braves to the Division 3 state semifinals. He hit .478 with 4 home runs and 25 RBI during the regular season. The Braves fell to Decatur, 2-1 in the semifinals on Friday.

Luke Striekar from Rudyard was named to the Division 4 All-State first team.