Cross country teams compete in two events
The Galesburg-Augusta mens cross country team finished sixth at the men finished in sixth place in the high school mens race and three members of the middle school cross country team set personal records at the Bloomingdale Invite October 11.
G-A finished with 135 points in the mens race. Hartford won the mens race with 48 points.
G-A did not have any runners in the high school womens race. Martin won the womens race with 19 points.
Senior Knighten Rockwell was the first Ram to finish, posting a time of 19:56.88 in 22nd place out of a field of 50.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the only runner for the Rams in the womens race, finishing 11th out of a field of 50 runners with a time of 23:53.45.
G-A had three runners establish personal record times in the 2 mile middle school race.
G-A eighth grader Neva Freed finished second out of a field of 15 runners with a season record time of 15:51.48, just over 2:17 behind the first place finisher (13:34.19).
Seventh grader Sienna Metty set a personal record time of 17:23.41.
G-A sixth grader Louie Finedell was the first Ram to finish in the middle school boys race in sixth place out of a field of 23 runners with a time of 14:11.29, however two other teammates set personal records.
Lincoln Lovely (15:40.73) and Connor Schroeder (25:06.97) both set personal records.
Bloomingdale Invite
5000-meter mens race
G-A Results
22. Knighten Rockwell, 19:56.88, 24. Nick Stevens, 20:04.96, 25. Ashton Dingee, 20:11.37, 38. Vincent Finedell, 22:32.25, 49. Aaiden Schroeder, 29:49.99
5000-meter womens race
G-A Results
11. Sophia Dohm, 23:53.45
2-Mile Middle School Men’s Race
G-A Results
6. Louie Finedell, 14:11.29, 9. Hershel Dohm, 14:55.18, 12. Lincoln Lovely, 15:40.73, 16. Everett Finedell, 16:57.58, 20. Cameron Kuhse, 18:37.71, 22. Matthew Chichester, 19:42.83, 23. Connor Schroeder, 25:06.97
2-Mile Middle School Women’s Race
G-A Results
2. Neva Freed, 15:51.48, 5. Sienna Metty, 17:23.41, 8. Sylvia Millard, 19:39.60
Two Set Personal Records at SAC Jamboree
G-A did not have any all conference or all conference honorable mention runners at the SAC Championship Race at the Gilmore Car Museum October 9, but two runners on the mens team set personal records and a third runner set a season record.
The top 20 runners at the event were all conference and the 21st through 30 finishers were honorable mention.
Junior Nick Stevens was the first G-A runner to finish in the mens race, posting a season record time of 19:28.57 in 48th place.
Senior Knighten Rockwell (19:45.84), and freshman Vincent Finedell (22:02.65) both posted personal records.
Saugatuck won the mens race with 35 points.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the only runner for the Rams in the womens race, finishing 46th with a time of 23:32.84.
Saugatuck won the womens race with 57 points. G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team.
SAC Jamboree #3 at Gilmore Car Museum
Men
Official Team Scores
1. Saugatuck, 35, 2. Holland Black River, 64, 3. Schoolcraft, 122, 4. Delton-Kellogg, 143, 5. Gobles, 152, 6. Kalamazoo Hackett, 155, 7. Constantine, 218, 8. Fennville, 221, 9. Watervliet, 224, 10. Martin, 229, 11. South Haven, 251, 12. Bridgman, 267, 13. Galesburg-Augusta, 322, 14. Parchment, 325
G-A finished with 135 points in the mens race. Hartford won the mens race with 48 points.
G-A did not have any runners in the high school womens race. Martin won the womens race with 19 points.
Senior Knighten Rockwell was the first Ram to finish, posting a time of 19:56.88 in 22nd place out of a field of 50.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the only runner for the Rams in the womens race, finishing 11th out of a field of 50 runners with a time of 23:53.45.
G-A had three runners establish personal record times in the 2 mile middle school race.
G-A eighth grader Neva Freed finished second out of a field of 15 runners with a season record time of 15:51.48, just over 2:17 behind the first place finisher (13:34.19).
Seventh grader Sienna Metty set a personal record time of 17:23.41.
G-A sixth grader Louie Finedell was the first Ram to finish in the middle school boys race in sixth place out of a field of 23 runners with a time of 14:11.29, however two other teammates set personal records.
Lincoln Lovely (15:40.73) and Connor Schroeder (25:06.97) both set personal records.
Bloomingdale Invite
5000-meter mens race
G-A Results
22. Knighten Rockwell, 19:56.88, 24. Nick Stevens, 20:04.96, 25. Ashton Dingee, 20:11.37, 38. Vincent Finedell, 22:32.25, 49. Aaiden Schroeder, 29:49.99
5000-meter womens race
G-A Results
11. Sophia Dohm, 23:53.45
2-Mile Middle School Men’s Race
G-A Results
6. Louie Finedell, 14:11.29, 9. Hershel Dohm, 14:55.18, 12. Lincoln Lovely, 15:40.73, 16. Everett Finedell, 16:57.58, 20. Cameron Kuhse, 18:37.71, 22. Matthew Chichester, 19:42.83, 23. Connor Schroeder, 25:06.97
2-Mile Middle School Women’s Race
G-A Results
2. Neva Freed, 15:51.48, 5. Sienna Metty, 17:23.41, 8. Sylvia Millard, 19:39.60
Two Set Personal Records at SAC Jamboree
G-A did not have any all conference or all conference honorable mention runners at the SAC Championship Race at the Gilmore Car Museum October 9, but two runners on the mens team set personal records and a third runner set a season record.
The top 20 runners at the event were all conference and the 21st through 30 finishers were honorable mention.
Junior Nick Stevens was the first G-A runner to finish in the mens race, posting a season record time of 19:28.57 in 48th place.
Senior Knighten Rockwell (19:45.84), and freshman Vincent Finedell (22:02.65) both posted personal records.
Saugatuck won the mens race with 35 points.
G-A freshman Sophia Dohm was the only runner for the Rams in the womens race, finishing 46th with a time of 23:32.84.
Saugatuck won the womens race with 57 points. G-A did not have enough runners to score as a team.
SAC Jamboree #3 at Gilmore Car Museum
Men
Official Team Scores
1. Saugatuck, 35, 2. Holland Black River, 64, 3. Schoolcraft, 122, 4. Delton-Kellogg, 143, 5. Gobles, 152, 6. Kalamazoo Hackett, 155, 7. Constantine, 218, 8. Fennville, 221, 9. Watervliet, 224, 10. Martin, 229, 11. South Haven, 251, 12. Bridgman, 267, 13. Galesburg-Augusta, 322, 14. Parchment, 325
G-A Results
48. Nick Stevens, 19:28.57, 61. Knighten Rockwell, 19:45.84, 62. Ashton Dingee, 19:51.57, 92. Vincent Finedell, 22:02.65, 102. Aaiden Schroeder, 28:23.79
Women
G-A Results
46. Sophia Dohm, 23:32.84
48. Nick Stevens, 19:28.57, 61. Knighten Rockwell, 19:45.84, 62. Ashton Dingee, 19:51.57, 92. Vincent Finedell, 22:02.65, 102. Aaiden Schroeder, 28:23.79
Women
G-A Results
46. Sophia Dohm, 23:32.84
GALESBURG-AUGUSTA CROSS COUNTRY
A Look Ahead ...
10/18 Gobles Inv. Away 9:30 a.m.
10/24 or 25 Regionals TBD
A Look Ahead ...
10/18 Gobles Inv. Away 9:30 a.m.
10/24 or 25 Regionals TBD
G-A has strong effort at Tournament
While the Galesburg-Augusta varsity volleyball team flourished in multiple areas that led to a set win over some tough teams, the team missed an opportunity to win the tournament trophy with hitting and serving errors in one key match at the Comstock Tournament October 11.
G-A split with Hackett (16-25, 25-22), took two wins over Comstock (25-22, 25-22), defeated Maple Valley twice (25-17, 25-19), split with Allegan (25-16, 19-25) and split with Loy Norris (21-25, 25-17).
“The girls proved they can beat all the teams present at the tourney, winning a set against tough teams like Hackett and Loy Norrix. Unfortunately, after missing multiple serves against Allegan, we decided to give them a win on a set, taking away our chances for the trophy,” explained G-A coach Jonica Klimp.
Klimp said setter Lexi Coburn , who piled up 76 assists in the tournament, had one of her best events of the year, moving the ball well that gave the offense a variety of options.
The G-A coach adds libero Lily Gilbert led the team in defense and serve receive pulling up 47 digs. She also took 70 serves and held a 2.19 average which Klimp said was stellar.
“Having her in the back row full time has improved our passing game,” said Klimp.
Kayla Bortolussi also had a strong day leading in kills with a .345 hitting average and 29 kills.
Grace Gibson also had a strong day serving, piling up 14 aces.
Comstock Tournament
G-A split with split with Hackett 16-25, 25-22); G-A def Comstock (25-22, 25-22, G-A def. Maple Valley twice 25-17, 25-19), G-A split with Allegan 25-16, 19-25; G-A split with Loy Norris 21-25, 25-17
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 19 kills, 5 digs; Charlotte Lockner - 4 aces, 16 digs; Lily Gilbert - 3 aces, 3 kills, 47 digs, 10 assists; Lexi Coburn - 8 aces, 6 kills, 17 digs, 76 assists; Addison Born - 10 digs, 4 assists; Wende Trines - 7 aces, 24 kills, 13 digs, 2 block shots, 2 block assists; Grace Gibson - 14 aces, 22 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 2 block assists; Hayden Myers - 3 digs; Kayla Bortolussi - 29 kills, 1 dig, 5 blocks, 1 block assist; Jeni Klimp - 4 aces, 8 kills, 14 digs, 2 blocks, 2 block assists
Lady Rams Take Down Lawton in 3 Sets
G-A split with Hackett (16-25, 25-22), took two wins over Comstock (25-22, 25-22), defeated Maple Valley twice (25-17, 25-19), split with Allegan (25-16, 19-25) and split with Loy Norris (21-25, 25-17).
“The girls proved they can beat all the teams present at the tourney, winning a set against tough teams like Hackett and Loy Norrix. Unfortunately, after missing multiple serves against Allegan, we decided to give them a win on a set, taking away our chances for the trophy,” explained G-A coach Jonica Klimp.
Klimp said setter Lexi Coburn , who piled up 76 assists in the tournament, had one of her best events of the year, moving the ball well that gave the offense a variety of options.
The G-A coach adds libero Lily Gilbert led the team in defense and serve receive pulling up 47 digs. She also took 70 serves and held a 2.19 average which Klimp said was stellar.
“Having her in the back row full time has improved our passing game,” said Klimp.
Kayla Bortolussi also had a strong day leading in kills with a .345 hitting average and 29 kills.
Grace Gibson also had a strong day serving, piling up 14 aces.
Comstock Tournament
G-A split with split with Hackett 16-25, 25-22); G-A def Comstock (25-22, 25-22, G-A def. Maple Valley twice 25-17, 25-19), G-A split with Allegan 25-16, 19-25; G-A split with Loy Norris 21-25, 25-17
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 19 kills, 5 digs; Charlotte Lockner - 4 aces, 16 digs; Lily Gilbert - 3 aces, 3 kills, 47 digs, 10 assists; Lexi Coburn - 8 aces, 6 kills, 17 digs, 76 assists; Addison Born - 10 digs, 4 assists; Wende Trines - 7 aces, 24 kills, 13 digs, 2 block shots, 2 block assists; Grace Gibson - 14 aces, 22 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 2 block assists; Hayden Myers - 3 digs; Kayla Bortolussi - 29 kills, 1 dig, 5 blocks, 1 block assist; Jeni Klimp - 4 aces, 8 kills, 14 digs, 2 blocks, 2 block assists
Lady Rams Take Down Lawton in 3 Sets
The Lady Rams continued to display confidence in new roles in a three set win over Lawton October 9, 25-17, 25-17, 25-19.
Grace Gibson had a team high 11 kills, Lily Gilbert led the team with 18 digs, and Lexi Coburn led the team with four aces and 28 assists.
G-A Def. Lawton 25-17, 25-17, 25-19
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 8 kills, 2 digs, 1 block assist; Charlotte Lockner - 3 aces, 6 digs; Lily Gilbert - 2 aces, 18 digs, 3 assists; Lexi Coburn - 4 aces, 1 kills, 4 digs, 28 assists; Addison Born - 3 digs; Wende Trines - 9 kills, 4 digs, 1 block; Grace Gibson - 1 ace, 11 kills, 4 digs; Emily Coleman - 4 digs; Ava Schelb - 1 dig; Kayla Bortolusi - 2 aces, 5 kills, 1 block; Jeni Klimp - 2 aces, 2 kills
Lineup Settles into Place for Lady Rams
After a number of matches with different lineups caused mainly by injuries, Galesburg-Augusta varsity volleyball coach Jonica Klimp and her assistant coach Olivia Fox have locked in a lineup for the remainder of the season.
The lineup clicked in a three set sweep over Gobles October 7 on the road, 25-15, 25-20, 25-21.
The Lady Ram coach said with Lily Gilbert as libero her other hitters “are taking ownership of the net”, where G-A put down 31 kills between seven players in the win over Gobles.
“It was a great game to get our rhythm and flow in this line-up,” said the Lady Ram coach.
Gilbert finished with a team high six aces and led the team with seven digs. Senior Grace Gibson had a team high nine kills and Lexi Coburn led the team with 27 assists.
G-A Def. Gobles, 25-15, 25-20, 25-21
G-A Stat Leaders
BreAnna Keene - 7 kills; Charlotte Lockner - 4 aces, 4 digs; Lily Gilbert - 6 aces, 7 digs, 3 assists; Lexi Coburn - 3 aces, 1 kill, 6 digs, 27 assists; Addison Born - 1 assist; Wende Trines - 1 ace, 8 kills, 2 digs; Grace Gibson - 9 kills, 6 digs; Emily Coleman - 1 kill, 1 dig; Ava Schelb - 1 ace; Hayden Myers - 2 aces, 1 dig; Kayla Bortolusi - 4 kills; Jeni Klimp - 1 kill, 1 block
G-A FRESHMAN/JV/VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
A Look Ahead ...
10/18 Constantine Tourn. (Var.) Away 9 a.m.
10/18 Martin Tourn. (JV) Away 9 a.m.
10/21 SAC Triangular (Var.) At Valley Div. School Away TBD
10/22 SAC Triangular (JV) at Lakeshore school TBD
10/27 C-S (JV) Home 5:30 p.m.
10/27 C-S (Var.) Home 7 p.m.
10/29 K-zoo Home School (9th/JV/Var.) Home 5:30 p.m.
10/18 Constantine Tourn. (Var.) Away 9 a.m.
10/18 Martin Tourn. (JV) Away 9 a.m.
10/21 SAC Triangular (Var.) At Valley Div. School Away TBD
10/22 SAC Triangular (JV) at Lakeshore school TBD
10/27 C-S (JV) Home 5:30 p.m.
10/27 C-S (Var.) Home 7 p.m.
10/29 K-zoo Home School (9th/JV/Var.) Home 5:30 p.m.
JV football team falls to Delton-Kellogg
The Galesburg-Augusta JV football team will be looking to end a three-game losing skid after the team suffered a 32-8 loss to Delton-Kellogg October 9 at Maskill Field.
Owen Cowles scored G-A’s lone touchdown.
The JVs, now 1-5, did not play the previous week after Saugatuck announced it had to cancel the scheduled October 2 game because the school did not have enough players to field a team.
The JVs played a road game at Coloma October 16 and will close out the season October 23 at home against South Haven at 6 p.m.
Owen Cowles scored G-A’s lone touchdown.
The JVs, now 1-5, did not play the previous week after Saugatuck announced it had to cancel the scheduled October 2 game because the school did not have enough players to field a team.
The JVs played a road game at Coloma October 16 and will close out the season October 23 at home against South Haven at 6 p.m.
G-A JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
A Look Ahead ...
10/23 South Haven Home 6 p.m.
A Look Ahead ...
10/23 South Haven Home 6 p.m.
Rams upset at Delton
By Dale Martin
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity football team was dealt a major blow in its bid to make the playoffs this year, losing 36-32 to the host Panthers of Delton-Kellogg last Friday.
Needing two wins in their last three games to qualify for the playoffs the Rams will now need to win their final two games, home against Coloma and at South Haven, to have a chance of extending their season. The last time G-A made the playoffs was in 1996.
G-A (3-4) jumped out to a 14-0 lead on touchdown passes of 47 yards to CJ Bernard and 36 yards to Giovanni Evans from Patrick Armock. Delton-Kellogg (2-5) would narrow the lead with :23 seconds to play in the half on a 39 yard touchdown pass from Tucker Tack to his receiver.
The third quarter was a disaster for the Rams as they gave up 21 unanswered points.
After kicking off to Delton Colton Robertson intercepted a pass giving G-A the ball at the Rams 35 yard line. After picking up a first down, an Armock pass in the flats was intercepted by Tack and he returned it 70 yards for the tying touchdown.
A failed fourth down try by the Rams gave the ball to the Panthers at the G-A 18 yard line. It took just four plays for Delton to take the lead on an 8 yard run.
G-A’s next possession ended badly with Delton gaining possession at the Rams’ 20 yard line. Five plays later it was Tuck scoring from the one yard line giving the Panthers a 28-14 lead as the third quarter ended.
With their backs against the wall the Rams went on a furious fourth quarter run. Giovanni Evans capped a 63 yard drive with a 3 yard touchdown run. He added the two point conversion, narrowing the Delton lead to 28-22.
The G-A defense forced a three and out and a short Panther punt gave the Rams the ball on the Delton 38 yard line.
A 23 yard run by Greg Buckner gave G-A a first down at the 8 yard line and he followed it up with an 8 yard scoring run. Evans again added the two point conversion and the Rams now led 30-28 with 6:30 to play.
Delton responded with a 7 play, 81 yard drive to retake the lead. Once again it was Tack getting the score on a 9 yard run. Tack passed to a teammate for the two point conversion and the Panthers had regained the lead at 36-30 with three minutes to play.
Taking possession at their own 35 yard line, the Rams came roaring back. A 15 yard completion to Jonah Ranes, a 35 yard run by Evans and an 11 yard run by Ranes put the Rams on the 3 yard line with just seconds left but that’s where the drive stalled. Two straight attempts from the one yard line were stopped giving the ball back to Delton on the one foot line.
Dominic Corsi tackled Tack in the endzone for a Ram safety, reducing the deficit to 36-32.
G-A got one last chance.
A 35 yard completion to Bernard put them on the Panther 31 yard line as time expired.
Evans was G-A’s leading rusher with 76 of the teams total of 173 yards. He was also the leading receiver with 3 catches for 116 yards. Armock completed 10 of 17 passes for 248 yards.
Corsi finished the game with 12 tackles for G-A. Robertson made 10 tackles and Ranes and Evans finished with 9 each.
On October 17 the Rams will finish the home season celebrating Senior Night with Coloma (3-4) coming to G-A.
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity football team was dealt a major blow in its bid to make the playoffs this year, losing 36-32 to the host Panthers of Delton-Kellogg last Friday.
Needing two wins in their last three games to qualify for the playoffs the Rams will now need to win their final two games, home against Coloma and at South Haven, to have a chance of extending their season. The last time G-A made the playoffs was in 1996.
G-A (3-4) jumped out to a 14-0 lead on touchdown passes of 47 yards to CJ Bernard and 36 yards to Giovanni Evans from Patrick Armock. Delton-Kellogg (2-5) would narrow the lead with :23 seconds to play in the half on a 39 yard touchdown pass from Tucker Tack to his receiver.
The third quarter was a disaster for the Rams as they gave up 21 unanswered points.
After kicking off to Delton Colton Robertson intercepted a pass giving G-A the ball at the Rams 35 yard line. After picking up a first down, an Armock pass in the flats was intercepted by Tack and he returned it 70 yards for the tying touchdown.
A failed fourth down try by the Rams gave the ball to the Panthers at the G-A 18 yard line. It took just four plays for Delton to take the lead on an 8 yard run.
G-A’s next possession ended badly with Delton gaining possession at the Rams’ 20 yard line. Five plays later it was Tuck scoring from the one yard line giving the Panthers a 28-14 lead as the third quarter ended.
With their backs against the wall the Rams went on a furious fourth quarter run. Giovanni Evans capped a 63 yard drive with a 3 yard touchdown run. He added the two point conversion, narrowing the Delton lead to 28-22.
The G-A defense forced a three and out and a short Panther punt gave the Rams the ball on the Delton 38 yard line.
A 23 yard run by Greg Buckner gave G-A a first down at the 8 yard line and he followed it up with an 8 yard scoring run. Evans again added the two point conversion and the Rams now led 30-28 with 6:30 to play.
Delton responded with a 7 play, 81 yard drive to retake the lead. Once again it was Tack getting the score on a 9 yard run. Tack passed to a teammate for the two point conversion and the Panthers had regained the lead at 36-30 with three minutes to play.
Taking possession at their own 35 yard line, the Rams came roaring back. A 15 yard completion to Jonah Ranes, a 35 yard run by Evans and an 11 yard run by Ranes put the Rams on the 3 yard line with just seconds left but that’s where the drive stalled. Two straight attempts from the one yard line were stopped giving the ball back to Delton on the one foot line.
Dominic Corsi tackled Tack in the endzone for a Ram safety, reducing the deficit to 36-32.
G-A got one last chance.
A 35 yard completion to Bernard put them on the Panther 31 yard line as time expired.
Evans was G-A’s leading rusher with 76 of the teams total of 173 yards. He was also the leading receiver with 3 catches for 116 yards. Armock completed 10 of 17 passes for 248 yards.
Corsi finished the game with 12 tackles for G-A. Robertson made 10 tackles and Ranes and Evans finished with 9 each.
On October 17 the Rams will finish the home season celebrating Senior Night with Coloma (3-4) coming to G-A.
GALESBURG-AUGUSTA VARSITY FOOTBALL
A Look Ahead ...
10/17 Coloma Home 7 p.m.
Senior night
10/24 South Haven Away 7 p.m.
