Men’s track team claims
2nd straight West Division
championship; women finish 4th
A strong team effort and 15 top three finishes helped the Climax-Scotts mens track team to the schools’ second straight SCAA West Division championship May 14 at Colon.
The Panther men totaled 169 points, just ahead of former SJV rivals Mendon, which finished with 167 points.
The C-S women finished in fourth place with 78 points. Athens won the womens event with 155 points.
C-S coach Dave Lodes said he pulled some athletes out of some relay events so they could participate in individual events in an attempt to secure more points and the Panther athletes responded with some impressive performances. Even though the 4x100, 4x200, 4x200 and 4x800-meter relay teams had different runners, they still did well, finishing second, first, third and third respectively.
“The kids ran in some events they might not normally do to get us points. It was a great team effort,” said the Panther coach.
First place finishes for the men came from Chase VanMiddlesworth, in the 200-meter dash (23.81), the 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Jordan Grove, Jackson Bagwell, Chase VanMiddlesworth, Josh Walman (1:36:53.02), Ryan Pejakovich in the shot put (42’ 3), and Miles Shannon in the high jump (6’ 0).
The Lady Panthers had six top three finishes.
Paige Amos, in the 100-meter dash (13.67 personal record) and 200-meter dash (28.53), Addy Reeves, in the 400-meter dash (1:10.19 season record) and long jump (14’2”), and the 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Paige Amos, Sophie Braithwaite, Lillie Edwards, Annabelle Edwards (15:56.15), all earned second place finishes for C-S.
Men qualify for MITCA D4 team state meet; regionals next
A top eight ranking has qualified the Climax-Scotts mens track team for the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 4 Team State Power Rankings meet May 25 at Davison.
C-S is currently ranked seventh in the Division 4 Power Rankings.
However, members of both the Panther mens and womens track teams will be aiming to qualify for the Division 4 State Finals at the regionals May 17 at Concord at 3 p.m.
The top two finishers in each event and athletes who meet a qualifying standard qualify for the state finals.
SCAA West Division Championships (At Colon)
Men’s Varsity
1.Climax-Scotts, 169, 2. Mendon, 167, 3. Athens, 140, 4. St Philip Catholic Central, 53, 5. Colon, 47, 6. Bellevue, 41, 7. Burr Oak, 3, 8. Tekonsha, 2
C-S Results
100 Meters - Finals:
2. Miles Shannon, 11.67a, 3. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 11.69a, 6. Josh Walman, 12.11a, 7. Jordan Grove, 12.15a, 9.Ben Crocker, 12.58a, 12. Logan Gilbert, 12.71aSR, 14. Jose Espino, 12.85a, 15. Tyler Smith, 12.86a, 16. Liam Lasala, 12.88a, 19. DeShon Newton, 13.18a, 20. Blake Buddemeier, 13.22aPR, 26. Carter Pio, 13.50aSR, 29. Leo Bagwell, 13.59a, 33. Mason Shannon, 14.01a, 35. Zack Roebuck, 14.31a, Elijah Bowron, NT; 200 Meters - Finals: 1. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 23.81a, 4. Miles Shannon, 24.25a, 5. Luke Lawrence, 24.42a, 6. Jordan Grove, 25.20a, 8. Josh Walman, 26.02a, 10. Ben Crocker, 26.58a, 12. Maddox Wyman, 27.72a, 20. Leo Bagwell, 30.39a, 30. Jose Espino, 25:17.47a, Tyler Smith, NT, DeShon Newton, NT, Elijah Bowron, NT; 400 Meters - Finals: 3. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 57.73a, 7. Josh Walman, 59.60aPR, 10. Liam Lasala, 1:00.44a; 800 Meters - Finals: 3. Ryan Dehaan, 2:18.45a, 8. Aiden Klusman, 3:04.86a, Logan Gilbert,NT, Ethan Seage, NT; 1600 Meters - Finals: 4. Ryan Dehaan, 5:41.19a; 3200 Meters - Finals: 5. Dean Parks, 13:27.80a, 6. Jackson Bagwell, 13:42.60a; 110m Hurdles - Finals: 2. Luke Lawrence, 16.35a, 7. Eli DeWaal, 20.99aPR, 8. Blake Buddemeier, 21.26a, 11. Aiden Klusman, 23.47a; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 2. Luke Lawrence, 43.34a, 8. Eli DeWaal, 53.07aPR, 10. Blake Buddemeier, 54.30a; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 2. Climax-Scotts (Jackson Bagwell, Ben Crocker, Jordan Grove, Luke Lawrence), 47.14a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 1. Climax-Scotts (Jordan Grove, Jackson Bagwell, Chase VanMiddlesworth, Josh Walman), 1:36:53.02a’; 4x400 Relay - Finals: 3. Climax-Scotts (Ryan Dehaan, Logan Gilbert, Liam Lasala, Maddox Wyman), 4:08.53a; 4x800 Relay - Finals: 3. Climax-Scotts (Maddox Wyman, Ethan Seage, Dean Parks, Logan Gilbert), 10:47.00a; Shot Put - Finals: 1. Ryan Pejakovich, 42’ 3, 3. Sam Bleeker, 40’ 4, 8. Gabe Walliczeck, 35’ 10.5PR, 9. Brayan Simbron, 35’ 5PR, 15. Max Bleeker, 31’ 5.5. 18. Zack Roebuck, 30’ 6; Discus - Finals: 6. Ryan Pejakovich, 98’ 5SR, 7. Gabe Walliczeck, 96’ 2 9. Liam Lasala, 91’ 7, 14. Zack Roebuck, 81’ 5PR, 16. Sam Bleeker, 80’ 3, 17. Max Bleeker, 76’ 2, 26. Brayan Simbron, 62’ 2; High Jump - Finals: 1. Miles Shannon, 6’ 0, 4. Mason Shannon, 5’ 6PR, 4. Rosendo Garcia, 5’ 6; Long Jump - Finals: 2. Miles Shannon, 19’ 4.5, 8. Ryan Dehaan, 15’ 11. 9. Rosendo Garcia, 15’ 9.5PR, 10. Mason Shannon, 15’ 3, 11. Elijah Bowron, 15’ 2.5PR, 12. Carter Pio, 15’ 2, 13. Dean Parks, 14’ 10.75, 15. Eli DeWaal, 13’ 10.5PR, 16. Aiden Klusman, 13’ 9PR, 17. Blake Buddemeier, 13’ 6
Women’s Varsity
1.Athens, 155, 2. Mendon, 134, 3. Colon, 92, 4. Climax-Scotts, 78, 5. Bellevue, 43, 6. Tekonsha, 24, 7. St Philip Catholic Central, 23, 8. Burr Oak, 6
C-S Results
100 Meters - Finals: 2. Paige Amos, 13.67aPR, 3. Sophie Braithwaite, 13.75aPR, 8. Lillie Edwards, 14.41a, 14.Lylah Parirsh, 14.96aPR, 24. Fanni Zauner, 15.34aPR, 28. Chloe Czuk, 16.32aPR; 200 Meters - Finals: 2. Paige Amos, 28.53a, 4. Sophie Braithwaite, 29.62a, 6. Lillie Edwards, 30.79a, 12.Fanni Zauner, 32.36a, 14. Lylah Parirsh, 34.31a, Annabelle Edwards, NT; 400 Meters - Finals: 2. Addy Reeves, 1:10.19aSR; 800 Meters - Finals: 5. Ona Hagedorn, 3:41.40a; 100m Hurdles - Finals: 6. Alexis Brown, 25.49a, Paige Fraley, NT; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 12. Alexis Brown, 1:24.02a, Paige Fraley, NT; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 2. Climax-Scotts (Paige Amos, Lillie Edwards, Paige Fraley, Sophie Braithwaite), 54.90a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 5. Climax-Scotts (Paige Amos, Sophie Braithwaite, Lillie Edwards, Annabelle Edwards), 15:56.15a; 4x400 Relay - Finals: 4. Climax-Scotts (Annabelle Edwards, Paige Fraley, Lylah Parirsh, Addy Reeves), 5:08.30a; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 3. Annabelle Edwards, 4’ 9PR; Long Jump - Finals: 2. Addy Reeves, 14’ 2, 8. Lylah Parirsh, 11’ 2.5, 14. Chloe Czuk, 10’ 1
Lady Panthers top Battle Creek Central,
The Panther men totaled 169 points, just ahead of former SJV rivals Mendon, which finished with 167 points.
The C-S women finished in fourth place with 78 points. Athens won the womens event with 155 points.
C-S coach Dave Lodes said he pulled some athletes out of some relay events so they could participate in individual events in an attempt to secure more points and the Panther athletes responded with some impressive performances. Even though the 4x100, 4x200, 4x200 and 4x800-meter relay teams had different runners, they still did well, finishing second, first, third and third respectively.
“The kids ran in some events they might not normally do to get us points. It was a great team effort,” said the Panther coach.
First place finishes for the men came from Chase VanMiddlesworth, in the 200-meter dash (23.81), the 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Jordan Grove, Jackson Bagwell, Chase VanMiddlesworth, Josh Walman (1:36:53.02), Ryan Pejakovich in the shot put (42’ 3), and Miles Shannon in the high jump (6’ 0).
The Lady Panthers had six top three finishes.
Paige Amos, in the 100-meter dash (13.67 personal record) and 200-meter dash (28.53), Addy Reeves, in the 400-meter dash (1:10.19 season record) and long jump (14’2”), and the 4x200-meter relay team consisting of Paige Amos, Sophie Braithwaite, Lillie Edwards, Annabelle Edwards (15:56.15), all earned second place finishes for C-S.
Men qualify for MITCA D4 team state meet; regionals next
A top eight ranking has qualified the Climax-Scotts mens track team for the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 4 Team State Power Rankings meet May 25 at Davison.
C-S is currently ranked seventh in the Division 4 Power Rankings.
However, members of both the Panther mens and womens track teams will be aiming to qualify for the Division 4 State Finals at the regionals May 17 at Concord at 3 p.m.
The top two finishers in each event and athletes who meet a qualifying standard qualify for the state finals.
SCAA West Division Championships (At Colon)
Men’s Varsity
1.Climax-Scotts, 169, 2. Mendon, 167, 3. Athens, 140, 4. St Philip Catholic Central, 53, 5. Colon, 47, 6. Bellevue, 41, 7. Burr Oak, 3, 8. Tekonsha, 2
C-S Results
100 Meters - Finals:
2. Miles Shannon, 11.67a, 3. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 11.69a, 6. Josh Walman, 12.11a, 7. Jordan Grove, 12.15a, 9.Ben Crocker, 12.58a, 12. Logan Gilbert, 12.71aSR, 14. Jose Espino, 12.85a, 15. Tyler Smith, 12.86a, 16. Liam Lasala, 12.88a, 19. DeShon Newton, 13.18a, 20. Blake Buddemeier, 13.22aPR, 26. Carter Pio, 13.50aSR, 29. Leo Bagwell, 13.59a, 33. Mason Shannon, 14.01a, 35. Zack Roebuck, 14.31a, Elijah Bowron, NT; 200 Meters - Finals: 1. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 23.81a, 4. Miles Shannon, 24.25a, 5. Luke Lawrence, 24.42a, 6. Jordan Grove, 25.20a, 8. Josh Walman, 26.02a, 10. Ben Crocker, 26.58a, 12. Maddox Wyman, 27.72a, 20. Leo Bagwell, 30.39a, 30. Jose Espino, 25:17.47a, Tyler Smith, NT, DeShon Newton, NT, Elijah Bowron, NT; 400 Meters - Finals: 3. Chase VanMiddlesworth, 57.73a, 7. Josh Walman, 59.60aPR, 10. Liam Lasala, 1:00.44a; 800 Meters - Finals: 3. Ryan Dehaan, 2:18.45a, 8. Aiden Klusman, 3:04.86a, Logan Gilbert,NT, Ethan Seage, NT; 1600 Meters - Finals: 4. Ryan Dehaan, 5:41.19a; 3200 Meters - Finals: 5. Dean Parks, 13:27.80a, 6. Jackson Bagwell, 13:42.60a; 110m Hurdles - Finals: 2. Luke Lawrence, 16.35a, 7. Eli DeWaal, 20.99aPR, 8. Blake Buddemeier, 21.26a, 11. Aiden Klusman, 23.47a; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 2. Luke Lawrence, 43.34a, 8. Eli DeWaal, 53.07aPR, 10. Blake Buddemeier, 54.30a; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 2. Climax-Scotts (Jackson Bagwell, Ben Crocker, Jordan Grove, Luke Lawrence), 47.14a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 1. Climax-Scotts (Jordan Grove, Jackson Bagwell, Chase VanMiddlesworth, Josh Walman), 1:36:53.02a’; 4x400 Relay - Finals: 3. Climax-Scotts (Ryan Dehaan, Logan Gilbert, Liam Lasala, Maddox Wyman), 4:08.53a; 4x800 Relay - Finals: 3. Climax-Scotts (Maddox Wyman, Ethan Seage, Dean Parks, Logan Gilbert), 10:47.00a; Shot Put - Finals: 1. Ryan Pejakovich, 42’ 3, 3. Sam Bleeker, 40’ 4, 8. Gabe Walliczeck, 35’ 10.5PR, 9. Brayan Simbron, 35’ 5PR, 15. Max Bleeker, 31’ 5.5. 18. Zack Roebuck, 30’ 6; Discus - Finals: 6. Ryan Pejakovich, 98’ 5SR, 7. Gabe Walliczeck, 96’ 2 9. Liam Lasala, 91’ 7, 14. Zack Roebuck, 81’ 5PR, 16. Sam Bleeker, 80’ 3, 17. Max Bleeker, 76’ 2, 26. Brayan Simbron, 62’ 2; High Jump - Finals: 1. Miles Shannon, 6’ 0, 4. Mason Shannon, 5’ 6PR, 4. Rosendo Garcia, 5’ 6; Long Jump - Finals: 2. Miles Shannon, 19’ 4.5, 8. Ryan Dehaan, 15’ 11. 9. Rosendo Garcia, 15’ 9.5PR, 10. Mason Shannon, 15’ 3, 11. Elijah Bowron, 15’ 2.5PR, 12. Carter Pio, 15’ 2, 13. Dean Parks, 14’ 10.75, 15. Eli DeWaal, 13’ 10.5PR, 16. Aiden Klusman, 13’ 9PR, 17. Blake Buddemeier, 13’ 6
Women’s Varsity
1.Athens, 155, 2. Mendon, 134, 3. Colon, 92, 4. Climax-Scotts, 78, 5. Bellevue, 43, 6. Tekonsha, 24, 7. St Philip Catholic Central, 23, 8. Burr Oak, 6
C-S Results
100 Meters - Finals: 2. Paige Amos, 13.67aPR, 3. Sophie Braithwaite, 13.75aPR, 8. Lillie Edwards, 14.41a, 14.Lylah Parirsh, 14.96aPR, 24. Fanni Zauner, 15.34aPR, 28. Chloe Czuk, 16.32aPR; 200 Meters - Finals: 2. Paige Amos, 28.53a, 4. Sophie Braithwaite, 29.62a, 6. Lillie Edwards, 30.79a, 12.Fanni Zauner, 32.36a, 14. Lylah Parirsh, 34.31a, Annabelle Edwards, NT; 400 Meters - Finals: 2. Addy Reeves, 1:10.19aSR; 800 Meters - Finals: 5. Ona Hagedorn, 3:41.40a; 100m Hurdles - Finals: 6. Alexis Brown, 25.49a, Paige Fraley, NT; 300m Hurdles - Finals: 12. Alexis Brown, 1:24.02a, Paige Fraley, NT; 4x100 Relay - Finals: 2. Climax-Scotts (Paige Amos, Lillie Edwards, Paige Fraley, Sophie Braithwaite), 54.90a; 4x200 Relay - Finals: 5. Climax-Scotts (Paige Amos, Sophie Braithwaite, Lillie Edwards, Annabelle Edwards), 15:56.15a; 4x400 Relay - Finals: 4. Climax-Scotts (Annabelle Edwards, Paige Fraley, Lylah Parirsh, Addy Reeves), 5:08.30a; High Jump - Finals Field Series: 3. Annabelle Edwards, 4’ 9PR; Long Jump - Finals: 2. Addy Reeves, 14’ 2, 8. Lylah Parirsh, 11’ 2.5, 14. Chloe Czuk, 10’ 1
Lady Panthers top Battle Creek Central,
fall to Lakeview
A four-inning no-hitter by Holly Talbert and 10-hit outburst by the offense helped the Climax-Scotts varsity softball team to a 17-2 win over Battle Creek Central in the first game of the Battle Creek All City Tournament May 11 at Bailey Park.
C-S, now 7-11, dropped the second game of the tournament to Battle Creek Lakeview 9-6.
C-S’ scheduled home game against Colon May 7 and twinbill at Camden-Frontier May 9 were postponed. A makeup game at home against Colon has been rescheduled for May 20 at 5 p.m.
A seven-run first inning, highlighted by RBI singles by Gina Smith and Addi Dzwik, got C-S off to a good start in the win over Battle Creek Central.
Smith finished with three hits and three RBI, and Dzwik, who had a double and two RBI, and Holly Talbert, who had two doubles and two RBI, each contributed two hits.
Holly Talbert pitched four hitless innings and gave up no earned runs for the win. She walked five and struck out four.
While C-S got off to another strong start and out hit Lakeview, the Spartans overcame an early deficit to record a 9-6 win over the Lady Panthers in the second game of the tournament.
C-S answered a two-run Lakeview first inning with five runs in the bottom of the first inning, but the Spartans pushed five runs across in the top of the second and never trailed the rest of the way.
Hailey Talbert, who had a double and one RBI, and Addi Dzwik, who had a double, each had two hits for C-S.
Panthers gain split in All City Tournament
A 7-2 win over Battle Creek Central in the second game of the Battle Creek City Tournament at Bailey Park gave the Climax-Scotts varsity baseball team a split in the tournament.
C-S, which had home games against Colon May 7 and Camden-Frontier May 9 postponed because of rain, entered a doubleheader at Bellevue May 14 with a 14-5 overall record.
The Colon game has been rescheduled for May 20 at C-S at 5 p.m.
C-S suffered a 13-3 loss to Battle Creek Lakeview in the first game of the All City Tournament in five innings.
C-S got off to a strong start, pushing three runs across in the top of the first inning, but watched the Bearcats enjoy multiple-run innings in each of the five innings.
A single to center field by Ben Nelson after a nine-pitch battle in the top of the first inning and a one out single by Tyler Smith to left field were the only hits C-S managed in the loss to Lakeview.
Starting pitcher Gavin Eyre absorbed the loss after pitching the first two innings and yielding two hits, five earned runs, and six walks while striking out three.
Panther coach Kevin Langs received a combined three-hit effort from Logan Gilbert and Ben Nelson to help the Panthers post a 7-2 win over Battle Creek Central in C-S’ second game.
Gilbert allowed just one hit, one walk and no earned runs with two strikeouts for the win.
Nelson provided four innings of strong relief, yielding two hits, one earned run, two walks and he struck out two.
Eyre, with a double and two RBI, Crocker, with a single and one RBI, Carter Dzwik, with a single and two RBI and Kasey Carman, with a single, had the C-S hits.
C-S, which had home games against Colon May 7 and Camden-Frontier May 9 postponed because of rain, entered a doubleheader at Bellevue May 14 with a 14-5 overall record.
The Colon game has been rescheduled for May 20 at C-S at 5 p.m.
C-S suffered a 13-3 loss to Battle Creek Lakeview in the first game of the All City Tournament in five innings.
C-S got off to a strong start, pushing three runs across in the top of the first inning, but watched the Bearcats enjoy multiple-run innings in each of the five innings.
A single to center field by Ben Nelson after a nine-pitch battle in the top of the first inning and a one out single by Tyler Smith to left field were the only hits C-S managed in the loss to Lakeview.
Starting pitcher Gavin Eyre absorbed the loss after pitching the first two innings and yielding two hits, five earned runs, and six walks while striking out three.
Panther coach Kevin Langs received a combined three-hit effort from Logan Gilbert and Ben Nelson to help the Panthers post a 7-2 win over Battle Creek Central in C-S’ second game.
Gilbert allowed just one hit, one walk and no earned runs with two strikeouts for the win.
Nelson provided four innings of strong relief, yielding two hits, one earned run, two walks and he struck out two.
Eyre, with a double and two RBI, Crocker, with a single and one RBI, Carter Dzwik, with a single and two RBI and Kasey Carman, with a single, had the C-S hits.
