G-A spikers take Martin in five sets
Still playing shorthanded, the Galesburg-Augusta varsity volleyball team showed resilience with a conference win over Martin in five games September 23 on the road.
Middle blocker BreAnna Keene is still sidelined with an ankle injury, however Wende Trines returned to the court from an injury.
G-A coach Jonica Klimp said the match was competitive from the start.
G-A lost the first set 22-25, but rebounded to win the next two games, 25-19, 25-22. The Rams could not close out the match in the fourth game, falling short 26-24, but won a close fifth and deciding game 15-12.
“We knew the team with fewer errors was going to win the match. Our girls were able to move the ball around to get the attack from different angles, as well as playing defense well against a powerful hitting team,” said Klimp.
Lily Gilbert had a team high 14 kills, Lexi Coburn had a team high 28 assists, Grace Gibson led the team with five aces and 14 digs and Jeni Klimp had three blocks.
G-A took a 2-0 Central Division record into a division home match September 30 against Delton-Kellogg.
G-A def. Martin, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 15-12
G-A Stat Leaders
Charlotte Lockner - 2 aces, 1 kill, 9 digs; Lily Gilbert - 2 aces, 14 kills, 9 digs, 4 assists; Lexi Coburn - 1 kill, 10 digs, 1 block, 28 assists; Addison Born - 8 digs; Wende Trines - 1 ace, 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Grace Gibson - 5 aces, 8 kills, 14 digs; Emily Coleman - 1 kill, 6 digs; Kayla Bortolussi - 2 aces, 5 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks; Jeni Klimp - 1 kill, 3 digs, 3 blocks
Cross country teams compete in SAC event
The Galesburg-Augusta mens cross country team finished 12th out of 14 schools that had enough runners to score at the 18-team SAC Jamboree #2 race at Parchment September 24.
The women did not have enough runners to score as a team.
G-A senior Knighten Rockwell was the first Ram to finish in the mens race, posting a time of 20:02.57 in 47th place out of a field of 133 runners
Vincent Finedell recorded a personal record time of 22:36.01.
Saugatuck, occupying four of the top six spots, won the mens race with 30 points. Saugatuck also won the womens race with 49 points.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the lone Lady Ram to compete in the womens race, finishing 29th out of 125 runners with a time of 23:41.93.
SAC Jamboree At Parchment
Men
1. Saugatuck, 30, 2. Holland Black River, 81, 3. Kalamazoo Hackett, 118, 4. Schoolcraft, 129, 5. Delton-Kellogg, 149, 6. Gobles, 158, 7. Watervliet, 199, 8. Fennville, 210, 9. Martin, 250, 10. Constantine, 252, 11. Parchment, 275, 12. Galesburg-Augusta, 300, 13. Coloma, 305, 14. Kalamazoo Christian, 383
G-A Results
47-Knighten Rockwell, 20:02.57, 53-Ashton Dingee, 20:14.59, 65-Nick Stevens, 21:10.45, 93-Vincent Finedell, 22:36.01, 131-Aaiden Schroeder, 31:44.75
Women
1. Saugatuck, 49, 2. Kalamazoo Hackett, 84, 3. Gobles 90, 4. Martin, 97, 5. Bridgman, 151, 6. Fennville, 172, 7. Watervliet, 188, 8. Holland Black River 207, 9. South Haven 213, 10. Constantine, 217, 11. Allegan, 258, 12. Schoolcraft, 326, 13. Kalamazoo Christian 336, 14. Delton-Kellogg, 359, 15. Coloma, 411,
G-A Results
29-Sophia Dohm, 23:41.93
The women did not have enough runners to score as a team.
G-A senior Knighten Rockwell was the first Ram to finish in the mens race, posting a time of 20:02.57 in 47th place out of a field of 133 runners
Vincent Finedell recorded a personal record time of 22:36.01.
Saugatuck, occupying four of the top six spots, won the mens race with 30 points. Saugatuck also won the womens race with 49 points.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the lone Lady Ram to compete in the womens race, finishing 29th out of 125 runners with a time of 23:41.93.
SAC Jamboree At Parchment
Men
1. Saugatuck, 30, 2. Holland Black River, 81, 3. Kalamazoo Hackett, 118, 4. Schoolcraft, 129, 5. Delton-Kellogg, 149, 6. Gobles, 158, 7. Watervliet, 199, 8. Fennville, 210, 9. Martin, 250, 10. Constantine, 252, 11. Parchment, 275, 12. Galesburg-Augusta, 300, 13. Coloma, 305, 14. Kalamazoo Christian, 383
G-A Results
47-Knighten Rockwell, 20:02.57, 53-Ashton Dingee, 20:14.59, 65-Nick Stevens, 21:10.45, 93-Vincent Finedell, 22:36.01, 131-Aaiden Schroeder, 31:44.75
Women
1. Saugatuck, 49, 2. Kalamazoo Hackett, 84, 3. Gobles 90, 4. Martin, 97, 5. Bridgman, 151, 6. Fennville, 172, 7. Watervliet, 188, 8. Holland Black River 207, 9. South Haven 213, 10. Constantine, 217, 11. Allegan, 258, 12. Schoolcraft, 326, 13. Kalamazoo Christian 336, 14. Delton-Kellogg, 359, 15. Coloma, 411,
G-A Results
29-Sophia Dohm, 23:41.93
Rams can’t stop Blue Devils ground game
By Dale Martin
Last Friday the Galesburg-Augusta Rams varsity football team dropped a home game to the Lawton Blue Devils 62-24.
Lawton scored on all 8 of its possessions, including five in the first half that helped build a 36-0 halftime lead.
Runs of 18 yards by Wyatt Streeter, 43 yards by Calden Mitchell, 9 and 14 yards by Greyson Burrous and a 69 yard pass from Brady Quick to Jack Fletcher accounted for the Blue Devils first half scores. Chase Triemstra added four extra point kicks.
G-A opened the second half with an 80 yard drive culminated by a 16 yard pass from Patrick Armock to C.J. Bernard for G-A’s first score.
Lawton responded with a 65 yard drive with Streeter scoring on a 12 yard run.
G-A took the ensuing kickoff and drove 80 yards in 5 plays with Jonah Ranes connecting with Bernard on a 65 yard halfback pass.
Dillon Carlson fielded the Ram kickoff and raced 69 yards for another Blue Devil score.
G-A needed just 5 plays to go 79 yards for the home teams’ third score of the half with Armock and Ranes teaming up on a 47 yard scoring pass.
Lawton’s next possession started at mid-field and on the second play Tyler McCartney raced 47 yards for a Blue Devil touchdown.
Greg Buckner returned the Lawton kickoff to the Ram 34 yard line. On the very next play Armock and Giovanni Evans hooked up on a 66 yard scoring pass.
In the final minute of the game the Rams had the Blue Devils pinned down on their own 8 yard line. Freshman quarterback Brock Williamson avoided a tackle at the 10 yard line and raced untouched 92 yards for the game’s final score.
For the game Lawton rolled up 419 rushing yards, 11.7 yards per carry. G-A ended up with 155 rushing yards with Evans gaining 69 and Ranes 64 yards.
The Ram passing game featured Armock completing 8 of 11 throws for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard had 5 catches for 108 yards and two scores.
Defensive leaders for G-A were Dominic Corsi with 10 tackles and Ranes with 8.
On October 3rd the Rams will celebrate homecoming 2025 against Saugatuck.
Last Friday the Galesburg-Augusta Rams varsity football team dropped a home game to the Lawton Blue Devils 62-24.
Lawton scored on all 8 of its possessions, including five in the first half that helped build a 36-0 halftime lead.
Runs of 18 yards by Wyatt Streeter, 43 yards by Calden Mitchell, 9 and 14 yards by Greyson Burrous and a 69 yard pass from Brady Quick to Jack Fletcher accounted for the Blue Devils first half scores. Chase Triemstra added four extra point kicks.
G-A opened the second half with an 80 yard drive culminated by a 16 yard pass from Patrick Armock to C.J. Bernard for G-A’s first score.
Lawton responded with a 65 yard drive with Streeter scoring on a 12 yard run.
G-A took the ensuing kickoff and drove 80 yards in 5 plays with Jonah Ranes connecting with Bernard on a 65 yard halfback pass.
Dillon Carlson fielded the Ram kickoff and raced 69 yards for another Blue Devil score.
G-A needed just 5 plays to go 79 yards for the home teams’ third score of the half with Armock and Ranes teaming up on a 47 yard scoring pass.
Lawton’s next possession started at mid-field and on the second play Tyler McCartney raced 47 yards for a Blue Devil touchdown.
Greg Buckner returned the Lawton kickoff to the Ram 34 yard line. On the very next play Armock and Giovanni Evans hooked up on a 66 yard scoring pass.
In the final minute of the game the Rams had the Blue Devils pinned down on their own 8 yard line. Freshman quarterback Brock Williamson avoided a tackle at the 10 yard line and raced untouched 92 yards for the game’s final score.
For the game Lawton rolled up 419 rushing yards, 11.7 yards per carry. G-A ended up with 155 rushing yards with Evans gaining 69 and Ranes 64 yards.
The Ram passing game featured Armock completing 8 of 11 throws for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Bernard had 5 catches for 108 yards and two scores.
Defensive leaders for G-A were Dominic Corsi with 10 tackles and Ranes with 8.
On October 3rd the Rams will celebrate homecoming 2025 against Saugatuck.
G-A JV football team falls to Lawton
The Galesburg-Augusta JV football team dropped a 49-0 decision to Lawton September 25 at Lawton.
The loss drops G-A’s overall record to 1-4.
Details were not available.
The JVs will play at Coloma October 16 at 6 p.m.
The loss drops G-A’s overall record to 1-4.
Details were not available.
The JVs will play at Coloma October 16 at 6 p.m.
