G-A spikers place 2nd in pool play, fall in
championship bracket at tournament
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity volleyball team fell in the first round of championship bracket play after placing second in pool play in the Comstock Tournament October 11.
G-A started strong with a dominating win over Maple Valley, 25-5, 25-12.
The Rams were pushed by Comstock in the second pool play game but prevailed 25-20, 25-17, before falling to a tall Hackett Catholic squad, 18-25, 12-25.
In the single elimination bracket play contest, G-A lost to Decatur, 13-25, 20-25.
“Going forward we will be looking at our serve receive and adjusting it to better start each point. We have both Hackett and Decatur in our district bracket this year. Looking forward to a re-match,” observed G-A coach Jonica Klimp.
Jaidyn Klimp led the team with 26 kills and nine blocks to go with 15 digs in the tournament, Suzanne Nichols led the team in assists with 46, and aces with 13, and Lily Gilbert had a team high 23 digs.
Comstock Tournament
Pool Play
G-A Def. Maple Valley, 25-5, 25-12;G-A Def, Comstock, 25-20, 25-17; Hackett Catholic Def. G-A, 25-18, 25-12
Bracket Play
Decatur Def. G-A, 25-13, 25-20
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 1 ace, 26 kills, 15 digs, 9 blocks, 2 assists/Suzanne Nicholas - 13 aces, 6 kills, 13 digs, 1 block, 46 assists/Megan Ranes - 1 ace, 13 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks/Lily Gilbert - 9 aces, 9 kills, 23 digs, 2 blocks, 5 assists/Lili Thompson - 6 aces, 10 digs, 2 assists/Rhyann Wilson - 8 kills, 4 digs, 4 assists/Samantha Mobley - 4 digs/BreAnna Keene - 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 block/Grace Gibson - 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 block, 2 assists/Addison Born - 1 kill, 14 digs, 2 assists/Charlotte Lockner - 3 assists.
Constantine Takes G-A In 3 Games
Constantine handed the Lady Rams a loss October 10 at G-A High School in three games, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15.
“We knew they were going to be a hard team to beat going into the match. When this group of athletes is zoned in and focused, I believe they can go head-to-head against anybody. We saw that in set 2 against the Falcons. This was by far our best set of the night. They tightened up the defense and stayed alert and active through every point. More consistent serving would have won us this set,” points out coach Jonica Klimp.
Jaidyn Klimp had nine kills, seven digs and three blocks, Suzanne Nichols had 12 assists, and Lily Gilbert had seven digs.
Constantine Def. G-A, 25-14, 26-24, 25-15
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 9 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks/Suzanne Nichols - 2 aces, 5 digs, 12 assists/Megan Ranes - 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 assist/Lily Gilbert - 1 ace, 1 kill, 7 digs/Lili Thompson - 1 ace, 5 digs/Rhyann Wilson - 6 digs, 2 assists/Samantha Mobley - 6 digs, 1 assist/BreAnna Keene - 2 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks/Grace Gibson - 4 digs/Addison Born - 2 digs
G-A’s Landen Bouchard continues
record setting pace
Galesburg-Augusta High School senior Landen Bouchard continued his impressive season by breaking his own school record for the third time at the SAC Championships at Motorsports Park October 10.
Bouchard, who set a new G-A School record September 25 with a time of 17:29.86 and again October 5 with a time of 17:16.1, broke his own record again at the SAC Championships with a time of 17:06.28. He finished 11th out of a field of 103 runners.
With senior Carter Stevens, who suffered an ankle injury recently unavailable, G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team.
Saugatuck won the mens race with 52 points.
G-A did not have any runners in the womens run, won by Gobles with 63 points.
SAC Championship at Motorsports Park
High School
Men
1-Saugatuck, 52, 2-Holland Black River, 71, 3-Kalamazoo Hackett, 100, 4-Bridgman, 121, 5-Schoolcraft, 135, 6-Parchment, 178, 7-Constantine, 190, 8-Watervliet, 211, 9-Delton-Kellogg, 261, 10-Gobles, 272, 11-Martin, 278, 12-South Haven, 294, 13-Coloma, 301, 14-Fennville, 334
G-A Results
11-Landen Bouchard, 17:06.28, 39-Nick Stevens, 18:54.29, 43-Ashton Dingee, 19:05.71, 67-Knighten Rockwell, 20:44.61
Women
1-Gobles, 63, 2-Saugatuck, 71, 3-Bridgman, 72, 4-Kalamazoo Hackett, 94, 5-Schoolcraft, 130, 6-Martin, 140, 7-Kalamazoo Christian, 141, 8-Holland Black River, 181, 9-Watervliet, 209, 10-Delton-Kellogg, 225
1-Saugatuck, 52, 2-Holland Black River, 71, 3-Kalamazoo Hackett, 100, 4-Bridgman, 121, 5-Schoolcraft, 135, 6-Parchment, 178, 7-Constantine, 190, 8-Watervliet, 211, 9-Delton-Kellogg, 261, 10-Gobles, 272, 11-Martin, 278, 12-South Haven, 294, 13-Coloma, 301, 14-Fennville, 334
G-A Results
11-Landen Bouchard, 17:06.28, 39-Nick Stevens, 18:54.29, 43-Ashton Dingee, 19:05.71, 67-Knighten Rockwell, 20:44.61
Women
1-Gobles, 63, 2-Saugatuck, 71, 3-Bridgman, 72, 4-Kalamazoo Hackett, 94, 5-Schoolcraft, 130, 6-Martin, 140, 7-Kalamazoo Christian, 141, 8-Holland Black River, 181, 9-Watervliet, 209, 10-Delton-Kellogg, 225
Bouchard Places 2nd at Bloomingdale Invite
While Bouchard did not break his own record again at the Bloomingdale Invite October 12, the Ram senior finished second with a time of 17:14.55, about 48 seconds behind the first place finisher.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team. Bangor placed first with 61 points.
G-A did not have any runners in the womens race won by Centreville, with 28 points.
The G-A Middle School boys finished fourth in the 2-mile middle school race.
Vinny Finedell, with a time of 15:30.42, was the first Ram to cross the finish line in 25th place.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team in the girls middle school race, however 6th grader Sophia Dohm finished fifth with a time of 14:24.75 out of a field of 43 runners.
Bloomingdale Invite
Men
1-Bangor, 61, 2-Centreville, 60, 3-Three Oaks River Valley, 68, 4-Hartford, 77, 5-Bloomingdale, 94, 6-Comstock, 167
G-A Results
2-Landen Bouchard, 17:14.66, 6-Carter Stevens, 17:37.59, 28-Nick Stevens, 19:31.71, 34-Ashton Dingee, 20:19.14
2-Mile Middle School Race
Boys
1-Centreville, 21, 2-River Valley, 55, 3-Martin, 63, 4-Galesburg-Augusta, 95
G-A Results
25-Vinny Finedell, 15:30.42, 26-Hershel Dohm, 15:57.74, 30-Cameron Kuhse, 16:26.29, 36-Colten Tiller, 18:58.64, 37-Matthew Chichester, 19:20.09, 41-Aaiden Schroeder, 23:43.69
2-Mile Middle School Race
Girls
G-A Results
5-Sophia Dohm, 14:24.75, 13-Neva Freed, 15:57.78,
While Bouchard did not break his own record again at the Bloomingdale Invite October 12, the Ram senior finished second with a time of 17:14.55, about 48 seconds behind the first place finisher.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team. Bangor placed first with 61 points.
G-A did not have any runners in the womens race won by Centreville, with 28 points.
The G-A Middle School boys finished fourth in the 2-mile middle school race.
Vinny Finedell, with a time of 15:30.42, was the first Ram to cross the finish line in 25th place.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team in the girls middle school race, however 6th grader Sophia Dohm finished fifth with a time of 14:24.75 out of a field of 43 runners.
Bloomingdale Invite
Men
1-Bangor, 61, 2-Centreville, 60, 3-Three Oaks River Valley, 68, 4-Hartford, 77, 5-Bloomingdale, 94, 6-Comstock, 167
G-A Results
2-Landen Bouchard, 17:14.66, 6-Carter Stevens, 17:37.59, 28-Nick Stevens, 19:31.71, 34-Ashton Dingee, 20:19.14
2-Mile Middle School Race
Boys
1-Centreville, 21, 2-River Valley, 55, 3-Martin, 63, 4-Galesburg-Augusta, 95
G-A Results
25-Vinny Finedell, 15:30.42, 26-Hershel Dohm, 15:57.74, 30-Cameron Kuhse, 16:26.29, 36-Colten Tiller, 18:58.64, 37-Matthew Chichester, 19:20.09, 41-Aaiden Schroeder, 23:43.69
2-Mile Middle School Race
Girls
G-A Results
5-Sophia Dohm, 14:24.75, 13-Neva Freed, 15:57.78,
G-A JVs top Saugatuck
The Galesburg-Augusta JV football team earned a 44-29 win over Saugatuck October 3 at G-A High School.
G-A entered the October 10 game against Delton-Kellogg with a 3-3 record.
Cayden Allie scored two touchdowns, Hunter Krugh had one touchdown reception, Patrick Armock had one rushing touchdown and threw three touchdown passes and Greg Buckner, J.J. Bailey and Gio Evans each had one rushing touchdown.
The JVs close out the season October 24 at South Haven.
G-A gets big win over Delton-Kellogg
By Dale Martin
Last Friday the Rams ended a three game winless streak with a 35-16 win over the Panthers of Delton-Kellogg to the delight of a large homecoming crowd at Maskill Field.
Giovanni Evans returned the opening kickoff 28 yards to the Delton-Kellogg 47-yard line. Eleven plays later Evans covered the final three yards for the game’s first score. Evans added the two-point conversion on a run and the Rams led 8-0 half way through the first quarter.
Owen Pfeiffer’s kickoff sailed into the end zone so Delton-Kellogg started its first drive of the game at its own 20-yard line. Three running plays gave them a first down at the 47-yard line. Tucker Tack tossed a short sideline pass that was intercepted by Ethan Thomas. A late hit out-of-bounds gave G-A the ball at the Panther’s 31-yard line. Nolan Brewer scored from the one on a quarterback sneak, Pfeiffer added the point after kick and the Rams held a 15-0 lead with a minute and a half left in the quarter.
Delton-Kellogg started its second possession of the game on its own 15-yard line. They went on a 85-yard drive with Tack scoring from the one-yard line. Tack passed to Ezra Smith for the two-point conversion cutting the Rams lead to 15-8 with two and a half minutes to play in the half. The 22 play Delton drive consumed twelve minutes.
The Rams wasted little time. Levi Born returned the ensuing kickoff 22 yards to the G-A 35-yard line. A 10 yard run by Jonah Ranes, two short pass completions by Brewer to Thomas and Jeremiah Mann and a 12-yard run by Brewer put the Rams on the Delton 40-yard line. On the next play Brewer tossed a perfect pass to Ranes who raced untouched into the endzone for another Ram touchdown. Pfeiffer added the point after kick, giving G-A a 22-8 halftime lead.
Two Ram penalties and 8 straight Delton running plays carried the Panthers to the G-A 23-yard line. The defense stiffened and held ground on a fourth and four giving the ball back to the Rams at their own 23-yard line.
A quick three and out and a short punt put the Panthers back in business at the G-A 40-yard line. Two Tack completions of 12 and 19 yards gave Delton a first down at the G-A two yard line. Menden Phillips scored on the next play and Tack passed to Mason Ferris for the conversion and the Ram lead was cut to 22-16 with two and a half minutes to play in the third quarter.
It took the Rams just four plays and a minute to score this time. Evans’ 19-yard kickoff return set G-A up at its own 35-yard line. After a three yard run by Born and an eight yard completion to Evans, Brewer called his own number and raced around left end on a keeper of 52 yards and a first down at the Delton-Kellogg two. Born scored on the next play and the G-A’s lead swelled to 28-16.
Moving into the fourth period the Ram defense forced Delton-Kellogg to punt and the Rams were back in control at their own 46-yard line. G-A covered the 54 yards in eight plays, Brewer’s 27-yard run giving them a first down at the Delton-Kellogg nine. On a fourth and one Brewer sprinted around left end the final yard for a score. Pfeiffer added the point after kick and the Rams were in complete control, 35-16 with six minutes remaining in the game.
Delton-Kellogg managed to move the ball down to the G-A 27-yard line but were stopped, giving the ball back to G-A with one minute on the game clock. The Rams ran out the clock, preserving the much needed win.
G-A’s offense was led by Nolan Brewer. He rushed 8 times for 117 yards and completed 5 passes for 60 yards. Born had 43 yards rushing and Ranes picked up 33.
The defense was led by Jonah Ranes. He collected 18 tackles and two quarterback sacks. Born, Anakin Jordan and Dominic Corsi each recorded 10 tackles.
On Oct 18th G-A (3-4) will travel to Coloma (2-5) and Delton(1-6) will host Schoolcraft.
Last Friday the Rams ended a three game winless streak with a 35-16 win over the Panthers of Delton-Kellogg to the delight of a large homecoming crowd at Maskill Field.
Giovanni Evans returned the opening kickoff 28 yards to the Delton-Kellogg 47-yard line. Eleven plays later Evans covered the final three yards for the game’s first score. Evans added the two-point conversion on a run and the Rams led 8-0 half way through the first quarter.
Owen Pfeiffer’s kickoff sailed into the end zone so Delton-Kellogg started its first drive of the game at its own 20-yard line. Three running plays gave them a first down at the 47-yard line. Tucker Tack tossed a short sideline pass that was intercepted by Ethan Thomas. A late hit out-of-bounds gave G-A the ball at the Panther’s 31-yard line. Nolan Brewer scored from the one on a quarterback sneak, Pfeiffer added the point after kick and the Rams held a 15-0 lead with a minute and a half left in the quarter.
Delton-Kellogg started its second possession of the game on its own 15-yard line. They went on a 85-yard drive with Tack scoring from the one-yard line. Tack passed to Ezra Smith for the two-point conversion cutting the Rams lead to 15-8 with two and a half minutes to play in the half. The 22 play Delton drive consumed twelve minutes.
The Rams wasted little time. Levi Born returned the ensuing kickoff 22 yards to the G-A 35-yard line. A 10 yard run by Jonah Ranes, two short pass completions by Brewer to Thomas and Jeremiah Mann and a 12-yard run by Brewer put the Rams on the Delton 40-yard line. On the next play Brewer tossed a perfect pass to Ranes who raced untouched into the endzone for another Ram touchdown. Pfeiffer added the point after kick, giving G-A a 22-8 halftime lead.
Two Ram penalties and 8 straight Delton running plays carried the Panthers to the G-A 23-yard line. The defense stiffened and held ground on a fourth and four giving the ball back to the Rams at their own 23-yard line.
A quick three and out and a short punt put the Panthers back in business at the G-A 40-yard line. Two Tack completions of 12 and 19 yards gave Delton a first down at the G-A two yard line. Menden Phillips scored on the next play and Tack passed to Mason Ferris for the conversion and the Ram lead was cut to 22-16 with two and a half minutes to play in the third quarter.
It took the Rams just four plays and a minute to score this time. Evans’ 19-yard kickoff return set G-A up at its own 35-yard line. After a three yard run by Born and an eight yard completion to Evans, Brewer called his own number and raced around left end on a keeper of 52 yards and a first down at the Delton-Kellogg two. Born scored on the next play and the G-A’s lead swelled to 28-16.
Moving into the fourth period the Ram defense forced Delton-Kellogg to punt and the Rams were back in control at their own 46-yard line. G-A covered the 54 yards in eight plays, Brewer’s 27-yard run giving them a first down at the Delton-Kellogg nine. On a fourth and one Brewer sprinted around left end the final yard for a score. Pfeiffer added the point after kick and the Rams were in complete control, 35-16 with six minutes remaining in the game.
Delton-Kellogg managed to move the ball down to the G-A 27-yard line but were stopped, giving the ball back to G-A with one minute on the game clock. The Rams ran out the clock, preserving the much needed win.
G-A’s offense was led by Nolan Brewer. He rushed 8 times for 117 yards and completed 5 passes for 60 yards. Born had 43 yards rushing and Ranes picked up 33.
The defense was led by Jonah Ranes. He collected 18 tackles and two quarterback sacks. Born, Anakin Jordan and Dominic Corsi each recorded 10 tackles.
On Oct 18th G-A (3-4) will travel to Coloma (2-5) and Delton(1-6) will host Schoolcraft.
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