The Galesburg-Augusta girls track team enjoyed four first place finishes and the boys had five third place finishes in a SAC meet at G-A High School April 22.

G-A’s Jenisyn Klimp and Ellesa Callender both placed first in one event and helped a relay team to a first place finish.

Klimp finished first in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 27.2. The Ram sophomore combined with Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James and Kayla Bortolussi in a first place effort in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:56.2.

Callender also placed first in the discus throw with a toss of 93’7”.

G-A sophomore Kayla Bortolussi won the long jump with a distance of 14’11”.

In the boys event Schoolcraft defeated G-A 127-8 and Lawton defeated G-A 98-19.

In the girls event Schoolcraft defeated the Lady Rams 78-48 and G-A defeated Lawton 61.5-36.5. 

Men’s Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals:
8. Jonah Raines, 12.3PB, 8.    Giovani Evans, 12.3PB, 11. Zachary Charlton, 12.7PB, 12. Dominic Corsi, 12.9PB, 14. Jason Belanger, 13.0SB, 14. Gregory Buckner, 13.0SB, 14. Tristen Jackson, 13.0PB, 21. James Taylor, 14.0SB 23. Tyler Evans, 15.9PB; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Giovani Evans, 25.8PB, 16. Tristen Jackson, 27.1, 17. Jason Belanger, 27.6SB, 19.    James Taylor, 27.9PB, 23. Tyler Evans, 32.4PB, Lucas Broxholm, NT, Dominic Corsi, NT; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4. Giovani Evans, 58.8PB, Lucas Broxholm, NT; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Vincent Finedell, 2:44.8, 9. Ashton Dingee, 2:45.1; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 6. Patrick Armock, 5:57.4PB, 7. Ashton Dingee, 5:59.4SB, 9. Vincent Finedell, 6:03.0PB; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 3. Patrick Armock, 15.7PB; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Zachary Charlton, Gregory Buckner, Jonah Raines, Giovani Evans), 48.8; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Tristen Jackson, Jason Belanger, Zachary Charlton), 1:46.1; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 3. Jonah Raines, 38’ 4”, 6. Luke Dennis, 35’ 8”, 7. Patrick Armock, 35’ 1”PB, 9. Jackson Houseman, 32’ 9.5”, 10.    Bradley Hubbard, 32’ 3.25”, 13. Aidan Moses, 30’ 4.75”, 14. Brady Towery, 29’ 3”, 18. Milo Schwendinger, 27’ 3.5”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Patrick Armock, 124’ 5”, 6. Jackson Houseman, 97’ 11”PB, 7. Luke Dennis, 97’ 7”SB, 8.    Jonah Raines, 97’ 2”PB, 11. Milo Schwendinger, 85’ 1”, 12. Aidan Moses, 78’ 11”, 13. Bradley Hubbard, 78’ 10”, 18. Brady Towery, 65’ 5”SB; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 5. Zachary Charlton, 16’ 6.5”, 11. James Taylor, 10’ 2.25”, Jason Belanger, ND
Women
G-A Results

SAC Meet At G-A April 20
Men’s
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5. Jonah Raines, 12.4PB, 9. Giovani Evans, 12.7PB, 10. Lucas Broxholm, 12.8PB, 11. Zack Charlton, 12.9PB, 14. Gregory Buckner, 13.2SB, 14. Jason Belanger, 13.2, 14. Dominic Corsi, 13.2PB, 20. James Taylor, 14.4SB, 25. Tyler Evans, 16.6PB, Tristen Jackson, NT; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Giovani Evans, 26.0PB, 11. Lucas Broxholm, 26.3, 12. Tristen Jackson, 26.4PB, 13. Zack Charlton, 26.5PB, 17. Jason Belanger, 27.8SB, 20.    James Taylor, 29.1PB, 23. Tyler Evans, 34.4, Gregory Buckner, NT, Dominic Corsi, NT; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4. Lucas Broxholm, 56.9PB, 6. Giovani Evans, 59.2, Vincent Finedell, NT; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Vincent Finedell, 2:43.7PB, 12. Ashton Dingee, 2:53.8; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Ashton Dingee, 6:03.7, 13. Vincent Finedell, 6:06.1PB; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 16.2; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Patrick Armock, Giovani Evans, Jonah Raines, Gregory Buckner), 48.8; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Jason Belanger, Tristen Jackson, Lucas Broxholm), 1:45.0; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 117’ 2”, 2. Milo Schwendinger, 103’ 9”PB, 6. Luke Dennis, 96’ 8”SB, 8. Jackson Houseman, 94’ 4”PB, 10. Jonah Raines, 92’ 9”PB, 12.    Aidan Moses, 83’ 2”PB, 15. Bradley Hubbard, 80’ 3”PB, 21. Brady Towery, 65’ 0”SB; High Jump Varsity - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 5’ 10”PB; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 6. Zack Charlton, 16’ 7.5”PB, 16. James Taylor, 13’ 9.25”, 18. Jason Belanger, 13’ 3.75”SB, Tristen Jackson, ND
Women
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals:
1. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.1, 4.    Brooklyn James, 14.7, 12.    Wende Trines, 16.0PB, 14. Miley Colburn, 16.3, 15. Paula Ramos-Lopez, 16.4PB, 17. Addison Coleman, 16.6PB, 18.    Charlotte Armock, 16.7PB, 21. Baylee Newberry, 17.8PB; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Jenisyn Klimp, 27.7, 6.    Grace Allie, 32.6PB, 12. Sloan Smith, 34.0PB, 14. Miley Colburn, 34.4PB, 16. Paula Ramos-Lopez, 35.0PB, 18. Wende Trines, 35.4PB, 24. Baylee Newberry, 39.8PB, 25. Addison Coleman, 40.4PB; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 3. Riley Wetzel, 1:11.7PB, 4. Claire Callender, 1:12.1, 6. Grace Allie, 1:19.6; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5.    Riley Wetzel, 3:01.2, 7.    Claire Callender, 3:05.2SB;  100m Hurdles - 33” / 0.838m Varsity - Finals: 3. Audrey Dennis, 17.6PB, 7. Sloan Smith, 21.5PB; 300m Hurdles - 30” / 0.762m Varsity - Finals: 3. Audrey Dennis, 1:00.5; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Miley Colburn, Charlotte Armock, Paula Ramos-Lopez, Grace Allie), 1:03.4; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James, Jenisyn Klimp), 1:56.7; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Brooklyn James, Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender), 4:43.9; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Ellesa Callender, 28’ 2”, 7. Claire Callender, 26’ 9”, 15. Andy Miles, 16’ 0”PB, 17. Rosa Ross, 15’ 5”PB, Alexis Thomas, ND; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 94’ 4”SB, 8. Claire Callender, 68’ 6”PB, 16. Rosa Ross, 44’ 7”, 21. Andy Miles, 32’ 8”PB, Alexis Thomas, ND; High Jump Varsity - Finals: 2. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 6”, 5. Sloan Smith, 4’ 0”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 4. Kayla Bortolussi, 14’ 5.75”, 5. Audrey Dennis, 14’ 3.25”SB, 7. Brooklyn James, 13’ 10.5”PB, 9. Grace Allie, 13’ 0.5”PB, 12. Wende Trines, 11’ 8.5”, 13. Charlotte Armock, 11’ 6.75”

G-A Track and Field
A Look Ahead ...
5/5 League final meet At Gobles TBD
5/8 Gobles Invite 12:30 p.m.

G-A baseball team splits with Martin

A doubleheader split against Martin April 21 sent the Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team into the new week with a 5-4 record.

G-A won the first game 3-1 and Martin bounced back to win the second game 10-6.

Alex Krugh had two of G-A’s hits at the plate in the first game and won the game on the mound.

The Ram senior pitched the first six and one-third innings,. allowing three hits, one earned run and five walks. He struck out 15 Clippers, giving him an eye popping 49 strikeouts in 18 and two-thirds innings.

Nate Ewart pitched the last two-thirds of an innings for the save. He did not a allow a hit, run, or walk.

The Rams attempted to come back from a seven-run deficit but fell short in the second game, 10-6.

Jonah Ranes, who had a double and drove in two runs, had two hits for the Rams in the second game.

Kameron Prince suffered the loss on the mound in relief of starting pitcher Nate Ewart. Ewart pitched the first two-thirds of an inning and gave up two hits, three earned runs and two walks.

Prince allowed seven hits, six earned runs and three walks to go with three strikeouts.

The scheduled doubleheader against Battle Creek Pennfield April 24 was postponed because of rain.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 001 000 2 - 3-4-0
Martin                     000 010 0 - 1-3-3
G-A hits: Alex Krugh 2 (1 RBI), Nate Ewart 1, Colton Robertson 1
G-A stolen bases: Nate Ewart 2
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 6.1 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 5 walks, 15 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 120 30 -  6-6-0
Martin                     343 0x - 10-9-6
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 1 (double, 1 RBI), Alex Krugh 1, Jonah Ranes 2 (double, 2 RBI), Kameron Prince 1, Zach Herring 1
G-A stolen bases: Jonah Ranes 1
Starting pitcher: Nate Ewart - 0.2 IP, 2 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts
Losing pitcher: Kameron Prince - 3.1 IP, 7 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts

District Tournament Is May 30 at K-Christian

The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team will play the winner of the Kalamazoo Christian-Comstock game May 30 at 10 a.m. at Kalamazoo Christian.
The winner will advance to the district championship game later in the day at 2 p.m.
Tickets ($7) can be purchased in advance at Gofan.co or with a credit card at the game.

G-A Varsity Baseball
A Look Ahead ...
5/5 Saugatuck (DH) Home 4 p.m.
5/12 League Rain Date

The Galesburg-Augusta girls varsity softball team entered a doubleheader April 27 with a 3-10 record after the team suffered two setbacks at Martin April 21, 21-14 and 14-13.

The Lady Rams couldn’t overcome 12 errors that led to 12 unearned runs in the opening game loss.

Caitlyn Valadez hit her second home run of the season, added a triple and drove in four runs for a team high 15 RBI so far this season.

Kaylin Wetzel had three hits including a double and drove in one run.

Kaylee Bastian suffered the loss on the mound.

Martin had a walk off win over the Rams in the second game by erasing a 13-9 deficit with a five-run seventh inning.

G-A struggled defensively again, with nine errors leading to 12 unearned Martin runs.

BreAnna Keene had three hits including two doubles and drove in one run and Sienna Owens had three hits and four stolen bases for the Rams.

Kaylee Wetzel was tagged with the loss on the mound.

A scheduled  home doubleheader against Comstock April 27 was cancelled because of rain.

A scheduled doubleheader against Battle Creek Pennfield April 24 was also cancelled because of rain.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 104 360 0 - 14-9-12
Martin                     305 472 x - 21-9-3
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 3 (double, 1 RBI), Sienna Owens 1, Caitlyn Valadez 2 (triple, home run, 4 RBI), BreAnna Keene 2 (double, 1 RBI), Emily Coleman 1
Other G-A RBI: Piper Snodderly 1, Ava Schelb 1
G-A stolen bases: Kaylee Bastian 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1, Sienna Owens 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 6 IP, 9 hits, 21 runs, 9 earned runs, 6 walks, 5 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 016 240 0 - 13-14-9
Martin                     301 311 5 - 14- 9-3
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 2 (triple, 1 RBI), Sienna Owens 3, Caitlyn Valadez 2 (2 RBI), BreAnna Keene 3 (2 doubles, 1 RBI), Piper Snodderly 2, Ava Schelb 2 (1 RBI), 
Other G-A RBI: Kaylee Bastian 1
G-A stolen bases: Sienna Owens 4, Caitlyn Valadez 3, Piper Snodderly 1, BreAnna Keene 1, Ava Schelb 1, Hayden Myers 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 6.2 IP, 9 hits, 14 runs, 2 earned runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts

Lady Rams Will Face Kalamazoo Christian in District Opener

The Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team will play Kalamazoo Christian in the district opener May 30 at noon at Kalamazoo Christian.
The winner advances to the district championship game at approximately 2 p.m.
Tickets ($7) can be purchased in advance at Gofan.co or with a credit card at the game.

G-A Varsity Softball
A Look Ahead ...
5/4 Hackett Home 4:30 p.m.
5/8 Marcellus (DH) Home 4 p.m.

Tennis team places third at
Niles tournament; falls to Hackett

The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team placed third at the Niles Brandywine Tournament April 25.

Kalamazoo Central won the tournament with 12 points, Niles Brandywine placed second with 11 points and G-A finished with one point in third place.

Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, secured G-A’s lone point with a three set win over Kalamazoo Central’s Elliana Oram, 7-6, 4-6, 10-8.

Nigg lost her second round match to Niles Brandywine’s Sydney Olson, 6-0, 3-6, 10-2.

The scheduled home match April 21 against Schoolcraft that was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for April 27, was postponed again because of rain.

Niles Brandywine Tournament
1-Kalamazoo Central, 12, 2-Niles Brandywine 11, 3-Galesburg-Augusta 1
G-A Results
Singles:
No. 1 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Elliana Oram, Kalamazoo Central, 7-6 , 4-6 , 10-8; No. 1 - Sydney Olson, Niles Brandywine def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 3-6 , 10-2;
No. 2 - Georgia Jones, Kalamazoo Central def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-2; No. 2 - Louisa Peterson, Niles Brandywine def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-0
No. 3 - Izzy Andrick, Kalamazoo Central def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 7-5 , 6-2; No. 3 - Chelsy Olson, Niles Brandywine def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-3
No. 4 - Audrey Ackerman, Kalamazoo Central def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-2;
No. 4 - Khloe Austin, Niles Brandywine def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-3
Doubles:
No. 1 - Genevieve Carroll, Kalamazoo Central - Leah Kucharzyk, Kalamazoo Central def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 1 - Karleigh Byrd, Niles Brandywine - Lily Gill, Niles Brandywine def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0
No. 2 - Emeli Guanon, Kalamazoo Central - Naomi Lavender, Kalamazoo Central def. Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 2 - Allison Murray, Niles Brandywine - Holly Anderson, Niles Brandywine def. Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1
No. 3 - Anna DeYoung, Kalamazoo Central - Sadie Furman, Kalamazoo Central def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 3 - Khloe Vanderboegh, Niles Brandywine - Aleyna Vollman, Niles Brandywine def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
No. 4 - Peyton Biddle, Kalamazoo Central - Maya Graham, Kalamazoo Central def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0; No. 4 - Makenzi Myer, Niles Brandywine - Alaina Roberts, Niles Brandywine def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0  
Lady Rams Blanked by Hackett

The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team was defeated by a very talented Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep squad 8-0 April 23 at Hackett.

Although Lauren Gates lost her match 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, and Peyton Newton lost 7-5 at No. 3 singles, the two Rams were the the lone G-A players to record a game win in a match.

Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - 8, Galesburg-Augusta - 0
Singles:
No. 1 - Paige Zeigler, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Marissa Toweson, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-0; No. 3 - Elizabeth Kennedy, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 7-5 , -, -; No. 4 - Caroline Zygadlo, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Ella Barry, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - Carly Stanek, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Addy Holder, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - Regan Ray, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 3 - Lilliana Arechiga, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - Lourdes Lopez, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 4 - Sophia Johansson, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - Hannah wolf, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0

G-A Girls Tennis
A Look Ahead ...
5/7 Conf. Tourn. Play In TBD
5/12 Bronson Home 4:30 p.m.

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