West Fork’s Clay Emhoff reacts after tagging out a runner at the plate in the Class 1A district tournament at Mason City last month. Emhoff earned his second all-state honor from the INA, gaining first team catcher, announced Tuesday. (File photo)

  DES MOINES ­– Collecting his second straight all-state accolades to cap his career, West Fork catcher Clay Emhoff was voted first team by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

  Emhoff, a third team utility player by the INA a year ago, batted .500 as a lead-off hitter for the Warhawks.

  He helped lead coach Lance Thompson’s team to a 22-5 record, falling in the Class 1A District final to eventual state champion Mason City Newman.

The full story appears in the Aug. 3 print editions of the Sheffield Press and Pioneer Enterprise.