Landen Bouchard, Carter Stevens
qualify for state finals
By Bruce Rolfe
Galesburg-Augusta High School seniors Landen Bouchard and Carter Stevens qualified for the State Finals after the two Rams earned top 10 finishes October 26 at the Division 3 Regionals at Portage Central High School.
The lower peninsula Division 3 and 4 State Finals will be held November 2 at 9:30 a.m. at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
Bouchard has broken the G-A school record four times. The G-A senior, who set a new G-A School record September 25 with a time of 17:29.86 and broke his own school record two other times (17:16.1 and 17:06.28), broke his own school record again at the regionals with a time of 17:03.88. He finished seventh out of a field of 89 runners.
Stevens finished 10th with a personal record time of 17:09.
According to G-A Athletic Director Mike Woodard Bouchard and Stevens now own the two fastest times for mens cross country at G-A.
Both also participated in the recent ball carry from Delton-Kellogg to G-A as part of homecoming week. Bouchard ran the entire 17.5 miles from Delton to Maskill Stadium at G-A, and Stevens ran 10 miles in the ball carry.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team at the regionals. Saugatuck won the event with 20 points.
G-A sophomore Ellesa Callender was the first Lady Ram runner to finish, posting a personal record time of 25:18.85 in 65th place. G-A freshman Claire Callender also had a personal record with a time of 25:36.28.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team. Union City were regionals champions with 61 points.
Galesburg-Augusta High School seniors Landen Bouchard and Carter Stevens qualified for the State Finals after the two Rams earned top 10 finishes October 26 at the Division 3 Regionals at Portage Central High School.
The lower peninsula Division 3 and 4 State Finals will be held November 2 at 9:30 a.m. at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
Bouchard has broken the G-A school record four times. The G-A senior, who set a new G-A School record September 25 with a time of 17:29.86 and broke his own school record two other times (17:16.1 and 17:06.28), broke his own school record again at the regionals with a time of 17:03.88. He finished seventh out of a field of 89 runners.
Stevens finished 10th with a personal record time of 17:09.
According to G-A Athletic Director Mike Woodard Bouchard and Stevens now own the two fastest times for mens cross country at G-A.
Both also participated in the recent ball carry from Delton-Kellogg to G-A as part of homecoming week. Bouchard ran the entire 17.5 miles from Delton to Maskill Stadium at G-A, and Stevens ran 10 miles in the ball carry.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team at the regionals. Saugatuck won the event with 20 points.
G-A sophomore Ellesa Callender was the first Lady Ram runner to finish, posting a personal record time of 25:18.85 in 65th place. G-A freshman Claire Callender also had a personal record with a time of 25:36.28.
G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team. Union City were regionals champions with 61 points.
Galesburg-Augusta High School seniors Carter Stevens (left) and Landen Bouchard both qualified for the Division 3 state cross country finals.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)MHSAA Division 3 Regionals - At Portage Central High School
Boys
G-A Results
7-Landen Bouchard, 17:03.88, 10-Carter Stevens, 17:09.1756-Nick Stevens, 19:41.84, 61-Ashton Dingee, 20:10.07
Boys
G-A Results
7-Landen Bouchard, 17:03.88, 10-Carter Stevens, 17:09.1756-Nick Stevens, 19:41.84, 61-Ashton Dingee, 20:10.07
Girls
65-Ellesa Callender, 25:18.85, 69-Claire Callender, 25:36.28, 88-Kayla Bortolussi, 28:46.41
65-Ellesa Callender, 25:18.85, 69-Claire Callender, 25:36.28, 88-Kayla Bortolussi, 28:46.41
G-A volleyball team displays positive play but can’t close out C-S
By Bruce Rolfe
After winning the first two games and being on what seemed like well on the way to sweeping the Climax-Scotts varsity volleyball team, Galesburg-Augusta ultimately couldn’t overcome mistakes and a gritty Lady Panther team, falling in five games, 25-12, 25-22, 24-26, 23-25, 11-15 Monday at C-S Jr.Sr. High School.
G-A enjoyed stretches of strong play at the net, and defensively by bringing back many hard hit C-S balls, but Ram coach Jonica Klimp felt ultimately her team committed too many errors.
“Climax-Scotts are fighters. We saw that. We just had trouble with errors. That’s been our battle the whole time. Serving errors, passing errors, hitting errors. There were some good things. We had some great hits and we had some great offensive plays,” said the Ram coach.
With Lily Gilbert serving, G-A zoomed out to a 7-0 lead and dominated the first game. G-A’s largest lead was 13 points twice, 24-11 and the final score.
The second game was much closer, with G-A rallying late to earn a 25-22 victory.
C-S led 18-14, however a kill by BreAnna Keene sparked a 4-0 run that tied the game 18-18.
C-S moved in front 20-18, however the Rams closed the second game with a 5-2 run.
The Lady Rams appeared to be headed towards the win in the third game, moving in front 22-15 before C-S mounted a comeback.
C-S caught G-A 24-24 on a Ram hitting error and then the home team closed out the 26-24 win by scoring the next two points including another G-A hitting error on the final point.
The fourth set was close as well, however C-S led most of the way after breaking a 10-10 tie with four straight points.
The Rams caught C-S and tied the game 21-21, however the home team finished off the 25-23 win after G-A pulled to 24-23.
G-A took an 11-9 lead in the fifth and deciding game, however C-S closed out the game and match by scoring the next six points.
G-A senior Jaidyn Klimp had a huge game, totaling 26 kills to go with 23 digs and four blocks, Suzanne Nichols, who earned her 1000th career assist in the first game, racked up 40 assists to go with 18 digs, Lily Gilbert had 19 digs along with five aces, Megan Ranes had 17 kills and Addison Born had 19 digs.
G-A will host Lawton in the district opener November 4 at 5 p.m.
G-A’s BreAnna Keene sends a ball over the net during action against Climax-Scotts Monday at C-S Jr./Sr. High School.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)C-S Def. G-A12-25, 22-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-11
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp 26 Kills, 23 Digs 4 Blocks
Suzanne Nichols 4 Aces 6 Kills 40 Assists 18 Digs
Lily Gilbert 5 Aces 6 Kills 19 Digs
Megan Ranes 1 Ace 17 Kills 8 Digs 1 Block
Addison Born 19 Digs
Samantha Mobley 10 Digs
Rhyann Wilson 3 Aces 6 Kills 4 Digs 1 Block
Grace Gibson 2 Kills 6 Digs
BreAnna Keene 2 Kills
Lili Thompson 2 Aces 1 Dig
G-A Volleyball Team Captures 2 Wins in SAC Triangular
The Lady Rams earned two wins in a SAC triangular at G-A High School October 22.
G-A defeated Kalamazoo Hackett Prep in three games, 25-18, 11-25, 15-10 and took down Watervliet in two games, 25-20, 25-18
In the Hackett match, Jaidyn Klimp had eight kills and three blocks, Suzanne Nichols had 15 assists and nine digs and Lily Gilbert had a team high 14 digs and four aces.
In the two-game win over Watervliet, Klimp had six kills, Nichols totaled 17 assists and Megan Ranes had five aces and six kills.
G-A Def. Kalamazoo Hackett 25-18, 11-25, 15-10
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 8 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks/Suzanne Nichols - 9 digs, 15 assists/Megan Ranes - 3 aces, 5 kills, 4 digs/Lily Gilbert - 4 aces, 1 kill, 14 digs/Lili Thompson - 1 ace, 1 dig/Rhyann Wilson - 2 kills, 4 assists/Samantha Mobley - 5 digs/BreAnna Keene - 1 kill, 2 digs/Grace Gibson - 4 kills, 4 digs/Addison Born - 3 digs/Charlotte Lockner - 4 digs
G-A Def. Watervliet 25-20, 25-18
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist/Suzanne Nichols - 4 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists/Megan Ranes - 5 aces, 6 kills, 2 digs/Lily Gilbert - 4 kills, 3 digs, 2 assists/Lili Thompson - 1 ace, 4 digs/Rhyann Wilson - 1 ace, 2 kills, 2 assists/Samantha Mobley - 1 dig/BreAnna Keene - 2 kills/Grace Gibson - 1 kill, 1 dig/Addison Born - 1 dig/Charlotte Lockner - 3 digs, 1 assist
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp 26 Kills, 23 Digs 4 Blocks
Suzanne Nichols 4 Aces 6 Kills 40 Assists 18 Digs
Lily Gilbert 5 Aces 6 Kills 19 Digs
Megan Ranes 1 Ace 17 Kills 8 Digs 1 Block
Addison Born 19 Digs
Samantha Mobley 10 Digs
Rhyann Wilson 3 Aces 6 Kills 4 Digs 1 Block
Grace Gibson 2 Kills 6 Digs
BreAnna Keene 2 Kills
Lili Thompson 2 Aces 1 Dig
G-A Volleyball Team Captures 2 Wins in SAC Triangular
The Lady Rams earned two wins in a SAC triangular at G-A High School October 22.
G-A defeated Kalamazoo Hackett Prep in three games, 25-18, 11-25, 15-10 and took down Watervliet in two games, 25-20, 25-18
In the Hackett match, Jaidyn Klimp had eight kills and three blocks, Suzanne Nichols had 15 assists and nine digs and Lily Gilbert had a team high 14 digs and four aces.
In the two-game win over Watervliet, Klimp had six kills, Nichols totaled 17 assists and Megan Ranes had five aces and six kills.
G-A Def. Kalamazoo Hackett 25-18, 11-25, 15-10
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 8 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks/Suzanne Nichols - 9 digs, 15 assists/Megan Ranes - 3 aces, 5 kills, 4 digs/Lily Gilbert - 4 aces, 1 kill, 14 digs/Lili Thompson - 1 ace, 1 dig/Rhyann Wilson - 2 kills, 4 assists/Samantha Mobley - 5 digs/BreAnna Keene - 1 kill, 2 digs/Grace Gibson - 4 kills, 4 digs/Addison Born - 3 digs/Charlotte Lockner - 4 digs
G-A Def. Watervliet 25-20, 25-18
G-A Stat Leaders
Jaidyn Klimp - 6 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist/Suzanne Nichols - 4 kills, 5 digs, 17 assists/Megan Ranes - 5 aces, 6 kills, 2 digs/Lily Gilbert - 4 kills, 3 digs, 2 assists/Lili Thompson - 1 ace, 4 digs/Rhyann Wilson - 1 ace, 2 kills, 2 assists/Samantha Mobley - 1 dig/BreAnna Keene - 2 kills/Grace Gibson - 1 kill, 1 dig/Addison Born - 1 dig/Charlotte Lockner - 3 digs, 1 assist
JV football team finishes season 4-5
The Galesburg-Augusta JV football teame completed the season with a 55-12 loss to South Haven, October 24 in the season finale at South Haven.
The loss gives G-A a 4-5 finish.
Owen Cowles scored on a two-yard rin and Patrick Armock threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jaxsen Ray.
G-A entered the final game with a 4-4 record after dropping a 21-0 decision to Coloma October 17 at G-A High School .
The Rams downed Delton-Kellogg 48-20 October 10 at Delton-Kellogg.
Cayden Allie scored two touchdowns, Patrick Armock scored one touchdown rushing and threw one touchdown pass, and Gio Evans, Owen Cowles and Alex Krugh each scored one touchdown.
G-A loses final game to South Haven
By Dale Martin
The first half of last Friday’s game was the Elijah Eddy show.
The South Haven sprinter finished the first drive of the game, 80 yards in 9 plays, with a 33-yard sprint to pay dirt. Cade Hahn passed to Grayson Knox for the two points giving the visiting Rams an 8-0 lead five minutes into the game on the way to a 36-22 win over the Galesburg-Augusta varsity football team last Friday in the season finale on senior-parent night at Maskill Field.
The Rams, the Galesburg-Augusta variety, embarked on a long drive of their own. Moving from their own 38 yard line they moved down to the South Haven 21 yard line. On a fourth down play a Nolan Brewer pass was picked off by Eddy who after breaking a few tackles, raced 85 yards down the sideline for another score. Quin Hayes added the two points giving South Haven a 16-0 edge with three minutes remaining in the quarter.
After three and outs by both teams, G-A went on a thirteen play drive from its own 20-yard line down to the South Haven 19-yard line. From there it was Jonah Ranes that scored G-A’s first touchdown. Levi Born added the two point conversion on a run and G-A was back in the game trailing 16-8 with five minutes to go in the first half.
Starting from its own 20-yard line, South Haven was called for holding, pushing them back to the 10-yard line. On the next play Cade Hahn tossed a short side line pass to Eddy. He then broke a couple of tackles and 90 yards later was in the endzone again.
The half ended when August Zoet missed a 29-yard field goal attempt on the final play, sending the teams into halftime with G-A trailing 22-8.
G-A struck quickly in the third quarter with Nolan Brewer tossing a 49-yard pass to Giovanni Evans for a touchdown in the first minute of play. Owen Pfeiffer kicked the extra point, narrowing the lead to 22-15.
South Haven countered with a 65-yard, 13 play drive with Cade Hahn diving in from the one-yard line extending their lead to 28-15.
Ranes returned the ensuing kickoff 27 yards to the G-A 45-yard line. Nine plays later G-A was knocking on the door at the South Haven 17-yard line. Evans picked up 7 hard earned yards on the next play but was sandwiched by two defenders with the ball popping loose and South Haven recovering at the ten yard line as the third quarter came to an end.
South Haven used up half of the fourth quarter with a 14 play drive that was stopped at the G-A 8-yard line.
G-A put together a 90-yard scoring drive to narrow the lead to 28-22 with two minutes left to play. Brewer completed passes to Jeremiah Mann for 6 yards, 40 yards to Ethan Thomas and an 8 yarder to Evans.
After taking a hard hit he had to leave the game for one play. Patrick Armock stepped in and hit Evans for a 14-yard gain to the South Haven 6-yard line.
Brewer reentered the game and called his own number on a quarterback option for the score. Pfeiffer added the point after on a kick.
G-A attempted an onside kick but it was unsuccessful. On the very next play Dominic Guzman blasted through left, broke a couple of tackles, and raced 51 yards to seal the 36-22 victory for South Haven.
With the win South Haven improved its record to 5-4 and G-A fell to 3-6 for the season.
Ranes rushed for 69 yards, Born had 54 and Evans 48 for G-A. Brewer completed 10 of 21 passes for 164 yards. Evans caught 5 passes for 91 yards, Mann caught 4 for 42 yards and Thomas had 1 catch for 40 yards.
Evans collected a season-high 14 tackles to lead G-A. Dominic Corsi had 13 stops and Ranes had 10.
The Climax Crescent would like to thank Dale Martin for weekly recaps.
