Stella Johnson, with mom Mimi Iverson, is enjoying a successful sophomore softball season at Boyle County High School in Kentucky. (Photo courtesy Iverson)
Johnson and a teammate hoist some hardware after winning a district title. (Photo property Boyle County softball)
One of Coupeville’s best continues to kill it, halfway across the country.
Stella Johnson, who was a key player on a Central Whidbey Little League softball team which went to state in 2017, lives and plays in Danville, Kentucky these days.
A sophomore at Boyle County High School, she’s a vital part of a Rebels squad which just won a district championship, and now opens regionals this Saturday.
Johnson and Co. beat Garrard County 2-0 in the championship game of the District 45 tournament.
The Rebels, sitting at 24-6 on the season, open regional play against McCreary Central, needing three wins in as many days to clinch another title.
Johnson is in her second season on the Boyle County roster, having made her debut as an 8th grader.
Her hopes of being a five-year varsity high school player were snatched away, however, when the pandemic erased spring sports last year.
After scoring 16 runs and swiping three bases as an 8th grader for a team which advanced to state, Johnson has racked up 13 runs, six stolen bases, and three RBI in her second go-round for the Rebels.
Stella is the daughter of former Coupeville High School great Mimi Iverson, and is following in the athletic footsteps of older brother Elliott, who found success as a competitive bass fisher after the family’s move to Kentucky.
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