G-A tennis team falls to Harper Creek
The Galesburg-Augusta tennis team managed just one win in a 7-1 loss to Battle Creek Harper Creek May 13.
Karlee Nigg, at No. 2 singles, secured the lone win for G-A, 6-2, 2-6, 10-7.
Battle Creek Harper Creek - 7, Galesburg-Augusta - 1
Singles:
No. 1 - Celia Kyger, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Grace Carter, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 2 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Mia DeRose, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 6-2 , 2-6 , 10-7; No. 3 - Everlyn VanValkenberg, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-4 , 6-4; No. 4 - Addison Woodruff, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0.
Doubles:
No. 1 - Paije Dickenson, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Jade Phillips, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta - Charlotte Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 2 - Haylie Szarejko, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Gabby Jude, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0;
No. 3 - Emily Purucker, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Elena Sandel, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0; No. 4 - Aurora Arendsen, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Remi Zirkle, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
Kalamazoo Christian tops G-A, 8-0
The Galesburg-Augusta tennis team suffered an 8-0 loss to a very strong Kalamazoo Christian team May 8 at G-A High School.
While G-A lost all four singles matches, Karlee Nigg, at No. 2 singles, pushed her opponent in the second match before losing 4-6.
G-A was also scheduled to compete in the SAC Tournament May 9, however because the first round was cancelled and only the top four seeds in each flight participated May 10, and G-A did not have anyone in
the top 4, the Rams did not have any participants.
Kalamazoo Christian - 8, Galesburg-Augusta - 0
Singles:
Karlee Nigg, at No. 2 singles, secured the lone win for G-A, 6-2, 2-6, 10-7.
Battle Creek Harper Creek - 7, Galesburg-Augusta - 1
Singles:
No. 1 - Celia Kyger, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Grace Carter, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 2 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Mia DeRose, Battle Creek Harper Creek, 6-2 , 2-6 , 10-7; No. 3 - Everlyn VanValkenberg, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-4 , 6-4; No. 4 - Addison Woodruff, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0.
Doubles:
No. 1 - Paije Dickenson, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Jade Phillips, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta - Charlotte Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 2 - Haylie Szarejko, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Gabby Jude, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0;
No. 3 - Emily Purucker, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Elena Sandel, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0; No. 4 - Aurora Arendsen, Battle Creek Harper Creek - Remi Zirkle, Battle Creek Harper Creek def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
Kalamazoo Christian tops G-A, 8-0
The Galesburg-Augusta tennis team suffered an 8-0 loss to a very strong Kalamazoo Christian team May 8 at G-A High School.
While G-A lost all four singles matches, Karlee Nigg, at No. 2 singles, pushed her opponent in the second match before losing 4-6.
G-A was also scheduled to compete in the SAC Tournament May 9, however because the first round was cancelled and only the top four seeds in each flight participated May 10, and G-A did not have anyone in
the top 4, the Rams did not have any participants.
Kalamazoo Christian - 8, Galesburg-Augusta - 0
Singles:
No. 1 - Scarlett Hindbaugh, Kalamazoo Christian def. Grace Carter, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-1
No. 2 - Katie Meints, Kalamazoo Christian def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-4
No. 3 - MaKenna Ekkens, Kalamazoo Christian def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-1
No. 4 - Teagan Randall, Kalamazoo Christian def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 2 - Katie Meints, Kalamazoo Christian def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-4
No. 3 - MaKenna Ekkens, Kalamazoo Christian def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-1
No. 4 - Teagan Randall, Kalamazoo Christian def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Grace DAngelo, Kalamazoo Christian - Lola Stecker, Kalamazoo Christian def. Sophia Corsi, Galesburg-Augusta - Charlotte Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
No. 2 - Samantha Huffstetler, Kalamazoo Christian - Johanna VanDyke, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 3 - Piper Scarlett, Kalamazoo Christian - Bevin Maskill, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 4 - Joelle Wheeler, Kalamazoo Christian - Leah Smith, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
Lady Rams have 1 event champion, men
Jaidyn Klimp won one event and placed second in three others to lead the Galesburg-Augusta womens track team at the Gobles Little Guys Invite May 10.
The G-A men’s track team enjoyed five top five finishes.
Saugatuck won both events, with the men totaling 81 points and the women 134 points.
The G-A women placed sixth in the 17-team event with 42 points and the Ram boys finished in fifth place with 61 points out of 17 teams.
Klimp won the long jump with a distance of 15’0.25”. The G-A junior settled for second place finishes in the 200-meter dash with a season record time of 27.42, the 400-meter dash with a personal record time of 59.43, and the high jump with a personal record height of 5’2”.
John Klimp, with a season record time of 53.10 in the 400-meter dash, and a throw of 42’2” in the shot put, earned a pair of second place finishes to lead the men.
Third place finishes for G-A took place in the 800-meter run where Landon Bouchard posted a personal record time of 2:08.74, the 3200-meter run, where Carter Stevents finished with a season record time of 10:50.22, and the 4x200-meter relay, where Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Ben Smeltzer and Klimp teamed up with a time of 1:37.51.
G-A athletes will be aiming to qualify for the Division 3 State Finals at the regionals May 17 at Hillsdale.
The top two finishers in each event and athletes who meet a qualifying standard qualify for the state finals.
Gobles Little Guys invite
Men’s
1. Saugatuck, 81, 2. Three Oaks River Valley, 78, 3. Delton-Kellogg, 68, 4. Gobles, 64, 5. Galesburg-Augusta61, 6. Kalamazoo Christian, 48, 7. Eau Claire, 40, 8. New Buffalo, 36, 9. Vermontville Maple Valley, 34, 10. Niles Brandywine, 32, 11. Holland Black River, 24, 12. Fennville, 23, 13.Marcellus, 19, 14. St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic, 16, 14. Bloomingdale, 16, 16. Allegan, 12, 17. Decatur, 10
G-A Results
100 Meters Finals: 6. Ben Smeltzer, 12.05a (-3.2); 200 Meters - Finals: 5. John Klimp, 24.18a (-1.9), 7. Ben Smeltzer, 24.68a (-1.9); 400 Meters - Finals: 2. John Klimp, 53.10aSR, 13. Owen Pfeiffer, 58.20aPR; 800 Meters - Finals: 3. Landon Bouchard, 2:08.74aPR, 13. Owen Pfeiffer, 2:24.07a; 1600 Meters - Finals: 4. Carter Stevens, 4:55.55a; 3200 Meters - Finals: 3. Carter Stevens, 10:50.22aSR, 17. Nick Stevens, 12:54.89a; 110m Hurdles - Finals: 5. Patrick Armock, 18.17a (-2.3); 300m Hurdles - Finals: 12. Conor Bortolussi, 47.40a, 13. Ethan Thomas, 47.56a; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 5. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Caden Smeltzer, Ben Smeltzer), 47.29a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Ben Smeltzer, John Klimp), 1:37.51a; 4x800 Relay - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Owen Pfeiffer, Carter Stevens, Landon Bouchard, Nick Stevens), 9:06.06a; Shot Put - Finals: 2. John Klimp, 42’ 2, Milo Schwendinger, ND; Discus - Finals: 19. Luke Dennis, 94’ 0.5PR, 28. Bradley Hubbard , 77’ 9; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 11. Jeremiah Mann, 5’ 3, Conor Bortolussi, NH; Long Jump - Finals: 13. Jeremiah Mann, 17’ 5PR, 16. Gregory Buckner, 16’ 8
Women’s
1. Saugatuck, 134, 2. Gobles, 120.5, 3. Kalamazoo Christian, 74, 4. Delton-Kellogg, 50, 5. Allegan, 48, 6. Galesburg-Augusta 42, 7. Fennville, 35, 8. Niles Brandywine, 30
9.Decatur, 22, 10. Bloomingdale, 21.5, 11. New Buffalo 21, 12. Eau Claire, 15, 13. Marcellus, 11, 14. Vermontville Maple Valley, 10, 15. St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic 8, 16. Three Oaks River Valley, 6, 17. Holland Black River, 4
G-A Results
200 Meters - Finals: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 27.42a (-1.6)SR; 400 Varsity - Finals: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 59.43aPR; 800 Meters - Finals: 18. Keala Luchies, 3:14.21aPR; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 6. Ellesa Callender, 54.28aPR; Shot Put - Finals: 4. Caitlyn Valadez, 30’ 9.5; 18. Ellesa Callender, 22’ 9; Discus - Finals: 12. Caitlyn Valadez, 75’ 6, 16. Ellesa Callender,69’ 6.5; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 5’ 2PR, Brooklyn James, DNS; Long Jump - Finals: 1. Jaidyn Klimp, 15’ 0.25, 15. Brooklyn James, 11’ 4
No. 2 - Samantha Huffstetler, Kalamazoo Christian - Johanna VanDyke, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 3 - Piper Scarlett, Kalamazoo Christian - Bevin Maskill, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 4 - Joelle Wheeler, Kalamazoo Christian - Leah Smith, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
Lady Rams have 1 event champion, men
enjoy 5 top 3 finishes at Gobles Invite
Jaidyn Klimp won one event and placed second in three others to lead the Galesburg-Augusta womens track team at the Gobles Little Guys Invite May 10.
The G-A men’s track team enjoyed five top five finishes.
Saugatuck won both events, with the men totaling 81 points and the women 134 points.
The G-A women placed sixth in the 17-team event with 42 points and the Ram boys finished in fifth place with 61 points out of 17 teams.
Klimp won the long jump with a distance of 15’0.25”. The G-A junior settled for second place finishes in the 200-meter dash with a season record time of 27.42, the 400-meter dash with a personal record time of 59.43, and the high jump with a personal record height of 5’2”.
John Klimp, with a season record time of 53.10 in the 400-meter dash, and a throw of 42’2” in the shot put, earned a pair of second place finishes to lead the men.
Third place finishes for G-A took place in the 800-meter run where Landon Bouchard posted a personal record time of 2:08.74, the 3200-meter run, where Carter Stevents finished with a season record time of 10:50.22, and the 4x200-meter relay, where Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Ben Smeltzer and Klimp teamed up with a time of 1:37.51.
G-A athletes will be aiming to qualify for the Division 3 State Finals at the regionals May 17 at Hillsdale.
The top two finishers in each event and athletes who meet a qualifying standard qualify for the state finals.
Gobles Little Guys invite
Men’s
1. Saugatuck, 81, 2. Three Oaks River Valley, 78, 3. Delton-Kellogg, 68, 4. Gobles, 64, 5. Galesburg-Augusta61, 6. Kalamazoo Christian, 48, 7. Eau Claire, 40, 8. New Buffalo, 36, 9. Vermontville Maple Valley, 34, 10. Niles Brandywine, 32, 11. Holland Black River, 24, 12. Fennville, 23, 13.Marcellus, 19, 14. St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic, 16, 14. Bloomingdale, 16, 16. Allegan, 12, 17. Decatur, 10
G-A Results
100 Meters Finals: 6. Ben Smeltzer, 12.05a (-3.2); 200 Meters - Finals: 5. John Klimp, 24.18a (-1.9), 7. Ben Smeltzer, 24.68a (-1.9); 400 Meters - Finals: 2. John Klimp, 53.10aSR, 13. Owen Pfeiffer, 58.20aPR; 800 Meters - Finals: 3. Landon Bouchard, 2:08.74aPR, 13. Owen Pfeiffer, 2:24.07a; 1600 Meters - Finals: 4. Carter Stevens, 4:55.55a; 3200 Meters - Finals: 3. Carter Stevens, 10:50.22aSR, 17. Nick Stevens, 12:54.89a; 110m Hurdles - Finals: 5. Patrick Armock, 18.17a (-2.3); 300m Hurdles - Finals: 12. Conor Bortolussi, 47.40a, 13. Ethan Thomas, 47.56a; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 5. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Caden Smeltzer, Ben Smeltzer), 47.29a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Adam Hubbard, Ben Smeltzer, John Klimp), 1:37.51a; 4x800 Relay - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Owen Pfeiffer, Carter Stevens, Landon Bouchard, Nick Stevens), 9:06.06a; Shot Put - Finals: 2. John Klimp, 42’ 2, Milo Schwendinger, ND; Discus - Finals: 19. Luke Dennis, 94’ 0.5PR, 28. Bradley Hubbard , 77’ 9; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 11. Jeremiah Mann, 5’ 3, Conor Bortolussi, NH; Long Jump - Finals: 13. Jeremiah Mann, 17’ 5PR, 16. Gregory Buckner, 16’ 8
Women’s
1. Saugatuck, 134, 2. Gobles, 120.5, 3. Kalamazoo Christian, 74, 4. Delton-Kellogg, 50, 5. Allegan, 48, 6. Galesburg-Augusta 42, 7. Fennville, 35, 8. Niles Brandywine, 30
9.Decatur, 22, 10. Bloomingdale, 21.5, 11. New Buffalo 21, 12. Eau Claire, 15, 13. Marcellus, 11, 14. Vermontville Maple Valley, 10, 15. St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic 8, 16. Three Oaks River Valley, 6, 17. Holland Black River, 4
G-A Results
200 Meters - Finals: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 27.42a (-1.6)SR; 400 Varsity - Finals: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 59.43aPR; 800 Meters - Finals: 18. Keala Luchies, 3:14.21aPR; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 6. Ellesa Callender, 54.28aPR; Shot Put - Finals: 4. Caitlyn Valadez, 30’ 9.5; 18. Ellesa Callender, 22’ 9; Discus - Finals: 12. Caitlyn Valadez, 75’ 6, 16. Ellesa Callender,69’ 6.5; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 5’ 2PR, Brooklyn James, DNS; Long Jump - Finals: 1. Jaidyn Klimp, 15’ 0.25, 15. Brooklyn James, 11’ 4
Two setbacks for G-A softball team;
cross river rivalry game at C-S approaching
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team suffered two setbacks to Saugatuck May 8, lowering the teams’ record to 5-16.
G-A managed just four hits in a 11-0, five-inning loss in the first game and then watched Saugatuck erupt for 10 runs in the second inning in a 21-6, four-inning setback in the second game.
Rhyann Wilson, Caitlyn Valadez, Haven Bowsher, who had a double, and Kiya Dolph collected G-A’s hits in the first game.
Liliana Thompson pitched all five innings and suffered the loss after allowing 10 hits, nine earned runs and five walks with five strikeouts.
Rhyann Wilson recorded three of G-A’s seven hits in the second game.
Starting pitcher Breanna Keene received the loss after yielding 12 hits, 18 earned runs and walks, but she did strikeout three batters.
The Lady Rams will be busy leading up to the district tournaments, competing in the SAC Tournament May 18, at Loy Norrix May 21 for a doubleheader and at Climax-Scotts May 22 at 4 p.m. in the cross river rivalry game.
Game 1
Saugatuck 233 21 - 11-10-0
Galesburg-Augusta 000 00 - 0-4 -9
G-A hits: Rhyann Wilson 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1, Haven Bowsher 1 (double), Kiya Dolph 1
Losing pitcher: Liliana Thompson - 5 IP, 10 hits, 9 earned runs, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Game 2
Saugatuck 3 (10) 2 6 - 21-13-1
Galesburg-Augusta 0 4 2 0 - 6- 7-0
G-A hits: Suzanna Nichols 1 (1 RBI), Rhyann Wilson 3, Caitlyn Valadez 1 (2 RBI), Kiya Dolph 1, Emily Coleman 1 (2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Kiya Dolph 1, Emily Coleman 1
Losing pitcher: Breanna Keene - 3.1 IP, 12 hits, 18 earned runs, 11 walks, 3 strikeouts
Haven Bowsher - 0.2 IP, 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Consistency continues for G-A baseball team
Avoiding losing streaks has been just one of many key components in a very impressive season for the Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team this season.
After dropping a 9-7 decision to Saugatuck in the first game of a doubleheader May 8, the Rams rebounded with a 13-5 win in the second game.
G-A, now 15-3, has not lost back to back games yet this season. G-A followed each of its first two losses with three and two-game winning streaks respectively, after starting the season 9-0.
G-A struggled defensively in the first game loss to Saugatuck, committing six errors that led to five unearned runs.
Kameron Prince, with two RBI, accounted for two of G-A’s five hits.
Ethan Gibson suffered the loss in relief of starting pitcher Jaden Fawcett. Gibson allowed four hits and no earned runs with two walks and three strikeouts.
The Ram bats came to life in the second game when the team pounded out 11 hits.
Prince had a big game, driving in six runs with three hits including a double.
Nolan Brewer scattered four hits and did not allow a earned run or walk to go with nine strikeouts for the win.
G-A will play the annual cross river rivalry game at Climax-Scotts May 22 at 4 p.m.
Game 1
Saugatuck 040 010 4 - 9-12-5
Galesburg-Augusta 212 101 0 - 7-5-6
G-A hits: Alex Krugh 1, Colin Hatton 1 (double, 1 RBI), Kameron Prince 2 (2 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1
Other G-A RBI: Ethan Gibson 1, Nate Ewert 1
G-A stolen Bases: Nolan Brewer 3
Starting pitcher: Jaden Fawcett - 4.0 IP, 8 hits, 4 earned runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts
Losing pitcher: Ethan Gibson - 3.0 IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, 0 earned runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
Game 2
Saugatuck 120 02 - 5- 4-4
Galesburg-Augusta 254 02 - 13-11-0
G-A hits: Ethan Gibson 2 )1 RBI), Alex Krugh 2 (2 RBI), Nolan Brewer 2 (2 RBI), Kameron Prince 3 (double, 6 RBI), Wes Hoffman 2
G-A stolen bases: Alex Krugh 1, Nolan Brewer 1
Winning pitcher: Nolan Brewer - 5 IP, 4 hits, 5 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts
