KMCH SPORTS: Maquoketa Valley athletes sign college letters of intent

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

A pair of Maquoketa Valley seniors signed their letters of intent to compete as a student-athlete at the college level Tuesday afternoon inside the MVHS Gym in Delhi.

Kallie Freiburger will play softball for Loras College in Dubuque. As a junior for the Wildcats last summer, she appeared in 23 games helping MV to a 23-13 record, the most wins in a season since 2016. Freiburger posted a 14-3 record with 1 save, an ERA of 1.12 and tallied 164 strikeouts last season – breaking the previous program record of 122 in one season. In her career she has garnered 389 K’s heading into her senior campaign.

Grace Richter will continue her basketball playing career in Waverly at Wartburg College. Richter was a 4-year varsity player for the Wildcats, she was a part of 71 wins, 3 regional finals, 1 state tournament trip and was the 2nd leading scorer on her team averaging 15 points and 6 rebounds per game this past season. In mid-January Grace became the 7th player in Wildcats girls’ program 5 on 5 history to reach the 1,000 point plateau, ending her career with 1,140 points that put her 3rd on the all-time scoring list.