A three-run rally in the top of the seventh inning lifted the Galesburg-Augusta JV baseball team to a 17-16 win over Lawton May 1 at Lawton.

The 3-0 JVs trailed Lawton 16-14 after six innings.

Colton Robertson, who had a double and drove in three runs, Coleson Blake, who had a double and two RBI, and Breckin Vickery, each had two hits for the Rams.

Blake, who pitched the final one and two-thirds innings, earned the win in relief. He gave up two hits, two earned runs, one walk and struck out four Lawton batters.

Galesburg-Augusta 373 001 3 - 17-10-3
Lawton                    106 405 0 - 16-7-3
G-A hits: Carter Simmons 1, Colton Robertson 2 (double, 3 RBI), Ayden Maine 1 (double, 2 RBI), Coleson Blake 2 (double, 2 RBI), Z. Herring 1 (1 RBI), Breckin. Vickery 2, Alex Krugh 1 (double, 1 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Robert Cain 1
G-A stolen bases: Carter Simmons 3, Colton Robertson 1, Breckin. Vickery 1, Zach Herring 1
Ayden Maine - 3.0 IP, 3 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts
Cayden Allie - 2.1 IP, 2 hits, 7 runs, 4 earned runs, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Coleson Blake - 1.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

G-A baseball team drops two;
record pair of no-hitters

Two losses at Allegan sent the Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team into the new week with a 7-6 record.

G-A managed just two hits in a 4-3 loss in the first game and was held to four hits in the second game, a 4-2 loss.

Alex Krugh, who had a double, and Coleson Blake, who drove in one run, had the two G-A hits in the first game.

Nate Ewert was tagged with the loss on the mound, allowing six hits, four earned runs, three walks and he struck out six.

G-A only allowed three hits in the second game but the Tigers came back from a 2-1 deficit by pushing three runs across in the third inning to claim the win.

Ewert, Cayden Allie, Ayden Maine and Coleson Blake had the four Ram hits.

Carter Simmons suffered the loss, allowing three hits and three earned runs in three innings pitched. He walked four and struck out three.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 000 100 2 - 3-2-3
Allegan                   000 103 x - 4-6-3
G-A hits: Alex Krugh 1 (double), Coleson Blake 1 (1 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Ayden Maine 1
G-A stolen bases: Nate Ewert 1, Coleson Blake 1
Losing pitcher: Nate Ewert - 5.2 IP, 6 hits, 4 hits, 4 earned runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Carter Simmons - 0.1 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 002 0 - 2-4-1
Allegan                   103 x - 4-3-2
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 1, Cayden Allie 1, Ayden Maine 1, Coleson Blake 1
G-A RBI: Alex Krugh 1
G-A stolen bases: Cayden Allie 1, Carter Simmons 1
Losing pitcher: Carter Simmons - 3 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts

Sweep Over Holland Black River Features 2 No-hitters 

Alex Krugh threw a four-inning no-hitter in a 18-0 win over Holland Black River in the first game of a doubleheader and then he teamed up with Nate Ewert on another four-inning no-hitter in a 23-0 win in the second game.

Krugh walked one batter and struck out 10 batters in the first game and struck out six and walked two in two innings of work in the second game, he was also credited with the win.

Ewert had three hits, two stolen bases and drove in two runs to lead G-A in the first game.

Krugh, who had two doubles and four RBI, and Kameron Prince, who had a double and drove in five runs, led G-A at the plate in the second game with three hits apiece.

Ewert pitched two hitless innings in the second game, walking one and striking out three.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta     325 8 - 18-9-1
Holland Black River 000 0 - 0-0-4
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 3 (2 RBI), Alex Krugh 4 (2 doubles, 5 RBI), Kameron Prince 1 (home run, 3 RBI), Cayden Allie 1 (2 RBI), 
Other G-A RBI: Carter Simmons 1, Colton  Robertson 1
G-A stolen bases: Nate Ewart 2, Jonah Ranes 1
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 4 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 283 (10) - 23-13-0
Holland Black River 000 0 - 0-0-3
G-A hits: Alex Krugh 3 (2 doubles, 4 RBI), Kameron Prince 3 (double, 5 RBI), Cayden Allie 2, Ayden Maine 1 (double, 3 RBI), Jackson Houseman 1, Colton Robertson 2 (5 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (triple, 2 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Nate Ewart 1, Carter Simmons 1, Robert Cain 1
G-A stolen bases: Nate Ewert 1, Jonah Ranes 1
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
Nate Ewert - 2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts

Both the Galesburg-Augusta men and women track teams placed fourth in the four-team Gull Lake Relays April 30 at Gull Lake.

The Lady Rams totaled 58 points and had two second place finishes.

G-A junior Ellesa Callender placed second in the shot put with a distance of 27’ 2” and the 800-meter sprint medley relay team of Brooklyn James, Jenisyn Klimp, Ellesa Callender and Kayla Bortolussi finished second with a time of 2:09.39.

The G-A men finished with 50 points and had one first place finish. 

The 4x100 Throwers Relay team made up of Patrick Armock, Jonah Raines, Jackson Houseman, and Luke Dennis finished first with a time of 53.26.

Gull Lake placed first in both events, with the men finishing with 123 points and the women with 116.

Gull Lake Relays
Men’s Varsity
1. Richland Gull Lake, 123, 2. Plainwell, 113, 3. Delton-Kellogg    90, 4. Galesburg-Augusta, 50
G-A Results
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Gregory Buckner, Patrick Armock, Giovani Evans, Jonah Raines), 51.02a; 4x100 Throwers Relay - Throwers Varsity - Finals: 1. Galesburg-Augusta (Patrick Armock, Jonah Raines, Jackson Houseman, Luke Dennis), 53.26a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Tristen Jackson, Zachary Charlton, Lucas Broxholm), 1:49.15a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta, 4:20.05a; SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400] Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Lucas Broxholm, Zachary Charlton, Giovani Evans, Gregory Buckner), 1:50.64a; SMR 1600m - [200-200-400-800] Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Jason Belanger, Vincent Finedell, Ashton Dingee, Tyler Evans, 4:51.32a    ; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals Field Series: 6. Jackson Houseman, 33’ 5”, 8. Patrick Armock, 33’ 1”, 10. Luke Dennis, 32’ 5”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 3. Patrick Armock, 130’ 7”, 6. Milo Schwendinger, 100’ 3”, Jackson Houseman, ND; Long Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: James Taylor, DNS, Patrick Armock, DNS, Zachary Charlton, DNS; 
Women
1. Richland Gull Lake, 116, 2.    Plainwell, 115, 3. Delton-Kellogg    80, 4. Galesburg-Augusta, 58
G-A Results
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Charlotte Armock, Paula Ramos-Lopez, Miley Colburn, Grace Allie), 1:03.29a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Brooklyn James, Reagan McGill, Grace Allie), 2:14.93a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James), DNS: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Grace Allie, Claire Callender, Riley Wetzel, Sophia Dohm), 12:52.78a; SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400] Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Brooklyn James, Jenisyn Klimp,  Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi), 2:09.39a    ; SMR 1600m - [200-200-400-800] Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Reagan McGill, Riley Wetzel, Grace Allie, Sloan Smith), 5:35.89a;   Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 2. Ellesa Callender, 27’ 2”, 3. Claire Callender, 26’ 6.5”, 5. Alexis Thomas, 26’ 0”; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 3. Claire Callender, 66’ 11”, 4. Alexis Thomas, 63’ 8”, Ellesa Callender, ND; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 3. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 6”, 4. Sloan Smith, 4’ 2”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 9. Charlotte Armock, 9’ 11”, Kayla Bortolussi, ND, Audrey Dennis, DNS

Lady Rams Go 1-1, Boys 0-2 in SAC Tri

The Lady Rams went 1-1 and the boys were defeated twice at a SAC Tri meet at Parchment April 29.

Kalamazoo Hackett defeated the G-A boys 99-27 and Parchment defeated the Rams 88-31.

The Lady Rams fell short against Kalamazoo Hackett 78-49 but topped Parchment 72-29.

The boys had two first place finishes and five personal best performances.

G-A junior Patrick Armock, who had two second place finishes including a personal best performance in the 100-meter dash (12.51), also had a personal best performance in the shot put with a throw of 37’2” for a first place finish.

Armock also placed first in the discus with a throw of 109’9”.

The Lady Rams had two first place finishes and three personal best performances.

G-A sophomore Clair Callender won the 400-meter run with a time of 1:13.68.

Sophomore Kayla Bortolussi placed first in the long jump with a season best distance of 15’1”.

SAC Tri At Parchment
Men
1. Kalamazoo Hackett  99
2. Galesburg-Augusta, 27
1. Parchment      88
2. Galesburg-Augusta 31
G-A Results
100 Meters High School - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 12.51aPB, 10. Lucas Broxholm, 13.30a, 11. Zachary Charlton, 13.42a, 12. Tristen Jackson, 13.47a, 17. Dominic Corsi, 14.00a, 18. James Taylor, 14.03aPB, 24. Tyler Evans, 16.49a, Gregory Buckner, NT, Jason Belanger, NT, Jonah Raines, NT, Giovani Evans, NT; 200 Meters High School - Finals: 8. Lucas Broxholm, 26.49a, 17. Tyler Evans, 33.10a, Gregory Buckner, NT, James Taylor, NT, Jason Belanger, NT, Zachary Charlton, NT, Giovani Evans, NT, Tristen Jackson, NT; 400 Meters High School - Finals: 5. Lucas Broxholm, 58.62a, Vincent Finedell, NT, Giovani Evans, NT; 800 Meters High School - Finals: 5. Vincent Finedell, 2:35.61aPB, 7. Ashton Dingee, 2:47.08a; 1600 Meters High School - Finals: 4. Ashton Dingee, 6:01.69a, 5.Vincent Finedell, 6:02.10aPB; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m High School - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 16.41a; 4x100 Relay High School - Finals: Galesburg-Augusta), Gregory Buckner, Zachary Charlton, Jonah Raines, Giovani Evans, NT; 4x200 Relay High School - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Jason Belanger, Lucas Broxholm, Tristen Jackson), 1:49.31a; Shot Put - 12lb High School - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 37’ 2”PB, 4. Luke Dennis, 33’ 9.5”, 6. Jackson Houseman, 32’ 10.5”, 11. Aidan Moses, 30’ 6.5”, 13. Milo Schwendinger, 28’ 8”, 14. Brady Towery, 28’ 5”, Bradley Hubbard, ND, Jonah Raines, ND; Discus - 1.6kg High School - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 109’ 9”, 2. Milo Schwendinger, 96’ 8.5”, 4. Jackson Houseman, 94’ 9”, 8. Luke Dennis, 88’ 9”, 11. Aidan Moses, 72’ 4”, 14.  Brady Towery, 58’ 7”, Bradley Hubbard, ND, Jonah Raines, ND; Long Jump High School - Finals: 6. Zachary Charlton, 12’ 9”, Jason Belanger, ND, Gregory Buckner, ND, James Taylor, ND
Women
1. Kalamazoo Hackett  78
2. Galesburg-Augusta. 49
1. Galesburg-Augusta. 72
2. Parchment      29
G-A Results
100 Meters High School - Finals: 3. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.93a, 6. Brooklyn James, 15.51a, 8. Paula Ramos-Lopez, 16.67a, 9. Wende Trines, 16.76a, 10. Miley Colburn,17.23a, Reagan McGill, NT, Baylee Newberry, NT, Addison Coleman, NT; 200 Meters High School - Finals: 2. Jenisyn Klimp, 28.90a, 5.    Grace Allie, 32.21a, 7. Sloan Smith, 35.31a, 8. Paula Ramos-Lopez, 35.41a, 9. Miley Colburn, 35.54a, 10. Wende Trines, 36.44a, Addison Coleman, NT, Baylee Newberry, NT, Reagan McGill, NT; 400 Meters High School - Finals: 1. Claire Callender, 1:13.68a, Grace Allie, NT, Reagan McGill, NT, Riley Wetzel, NT, Addison Coleman, NT, Miley Colburn, NT; 800 Meters High School - Finals: 3. Riley Wetzel, 2:59.32a, 4. Sophia Dohm, 3:10.74a; 1600 Meters High School - Finals: 4. Sophia Dohm, 7:10.41a; 100m Hurdles - 36” / 0.914m High School - Finals: 3. Sloan Smith, 23.53aPB, Audrey Dennis, NT; 300m Hurdles - 30” / 0.762m High School - Finals: Audrey Dennis, NT; 4x100 Relay High School - Finals; 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Sloan Smith, Miley Colburn, Paula Ramos-Lopez, Grace Allie), 1:03.21a; 4x200 Relay High School - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James), 2:07.92a; 4x400 Relay High School - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James), 5:03.97a;  4x800 Relay High School - Finals: Galesburg-Augusta (Riley Wetzel, Reagan McGill, Grace Allie, Claire Callender), NT; Shot Put - 4kg High School - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 29’ 10”, 2. Claire Callender, 27’ 2”PB, 4. Alexis Thomas, 25’ 8”, 8. Rosa Ross, 17’ 2.5”, Andy Miles, ND; Discus - 1kg High School - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 85’ 6.5”, 2. Alexis Thomas, 69’ 2”SB, 3. Claire Callender, 64’ 8.5”, 9. Rosa Ross, 30’ 5.5”, Andy Miles, ND; High Jump High School - Finals: 1. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 8”PB, 4. Sloan Smith, J 4’ 3”; Long Jump High School - Finals: 1. Kayla Bortolussi, 15’ 1”SB, 3. Grace Allie, 13’ 6”PB, 3. Brooklyn James, 13’ 6”, 5. Wende Trines, 13’ 2”PB, Audrey Dennis, ND

G-A Track and Field
A Look Ahead ...
5/8 Gobles Invite 12:30 p.m.
5/15 Regionals at Hillsdale TBD

Three straight wins for Ram
softball team, sweeps Allegan

A 16-15 walk off home win May 4 in the 10th inning over Hackett Catholic Prep sent the Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team into action May 5 with a three-game winning streak.
Hackett pushed three runs across in the top of the seventh inning to force extra innings. 

The Irish moved ahead in each of the next three innings, only to watch the Lady Rams rally to continue the game all three innings before the home team  secured the win by scoring four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning.

The Irish broke an 8-8 tie by scoring a run in the top of the eighth, but G-A knotted the game in the bottom of the frame on an RBI single to left field by Kaylee Bastian
 Hackett had a chance to win the game again by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth but G-A responded with three runs to send the game into the 10th inning.

An RBI double by Piper Snodderly pulled G-A to within 12-10.

Snodderly advanced to third base on a passed ball and Aaryln Gains walked. Snodderly then scored on an RBI groundout by Ava Schelb, and Gains advanced to third base.
Gains scored on a passed ball, evening the score again at 12-12.

The Lady Rams, G-A, now 6-10, fought back again after Hackett took a 15-12 lead in the top of the 10th.

A one out RBI triple by Kaylin Wetzel, pulled G-A to within 15-13. Sienna Owens then laced a single to center field that scored Wetzel for a 15-14 deficit.
Caitlyn Valadez singled, sending Owens to third base.

Owens scored on a passed ball and Valadez advanced to third on the same play.

Valadez then stole home for the winning run and walk off win.

 Kaylin Wetzel, who had two triples and drove in one run, had three hits to lead G-A at the plate.

Wetzel earned the win in relief of starting pitcher Kaylee Bastian. She allowed one hit, 0 earned runs, four walks, and struck out three in three and one-third innings.
Hackett Cath. Prep  210 200 313 3-15-8-2
Galesburg-Augusta 305 000 013 4-16-13-10
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 3 (2 triples, 1 RBI), Sienna Owens 2 (double, 1 RBI), Caitlyn Valadez 1, Piper Snodderly 2 (double, 1 RBI), Ava Schelb 1 (1 RBI), Brooklyn Krontz 1 (2 RBI), Kaydin Rice 1, Kaylee Bastian 2 (triple, 3 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Piper Snodderly 3, Sienna Owens 3, Brooklyn Krontz 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1, Kaydin Rice 1, Ava Schelb 1
Starting pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 6.2 IP, 7 hits, 8 runs, 1 earned run, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 3.1 IP, 1 hit, 4 runs, 0 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts

G-A Sweeps Allegan

The Rams swept a doubleheader from Allegan April 30 at Allegan.

Nine Lady Rams recorded hits in a 17-hit attack leading to a 14-6 win in the first game.

BreAnna Keene, who had a home run, drove in three runs and had two stolen bases, and Kaylee Bastian, who had a double, drove in two runs and had two stolen bases, each had three hits to lead G-A at the plate.

Kaylee Bastian pitched a four-hitter and pounded out three hits at the plate to lead the Lady Rams to a 14-4 win in the second game.

Bastian allowed two earned runs, walked two and struck out four to earn the win on the mound.

Bastian had a triple and drove in three runs at the plate.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 531 041 - 14-17-7
Allegan                    121 020 -  6-3-2
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 2 (triple, home run, 1 RBI), Sienna Owens 2 (double, 3 RBI), Caitlyn Valadez 2, BreAnna Keene 3 (home run, 3 RBI), Piper Snodderly 1, Emily Coleman 2 (1 RBI), Aaryln Gain 1 (1 RBI), Ava Schelb 1, Kaylee Bastian 3 (double, 2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: BreAnna Keene 2, Kaylee Bastian 2, Emily Coleman 2, Lili Jones 1, Sienna Owens 1, Ava Schelb 1, Kayden Rice 1
Winning pitcher: Kayla Wetzel - 6 IP, 3 hits, 6 runs, 1 earned run, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 131 36 - 14-12-3
Allegan                   013 00 -    4-4-6
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 2 (2 doubles, 2 RBI), Sienna Owens 3 (double, 1 RBI), Caitlyn Valadez 3 (2 double, 2 RBI), Brooklyn Krontz 1, Kaylee Bastian 3 (triple, 3 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: BreAnna Keene 5, Sienna Owens 3, Piper Snodderly 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1, Emily Coleman 1, Ava Schelb 1
Winning pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 5 IP, 4 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts

G-A Varsity Softball
A Look Ahead ...
5/8 Marcellus (DH) Home 4 p.m.
5/12 Constantine (DH) Away 4:30 p.m.
5/13 Decatur (DH) Away 4:30 p.m.
5/16 League Tourn. TBD
5/19 Cassopolis (DH) Away 4:30 p.m.
5/20 Comstock Home  (DH) 4 p.m.

The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team suffered a 6-2 loss to Schoolcraft May 4 at G-A High School.

Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, claimed a win in two sets, 6-2, 6-4, and Jilaya Henry-Phillips, at No. 4 singles, won in two sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Schoolcraft - 6, Galesburg-Augusta - 2
Singles:
No. 1 - Adison Clark, Schoolcraft def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-4 , 1-6 , 10-6; No. 2 - Abigail Mulder, Schoolcraft def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 6-0; No. 3 - Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta def. Rachel Dykema, Schoolcraft, 6-2 , 6-4; No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta def. Autumn Kelly, Schoolcraft, 6-3 , 6-4
Doubles:
No. 1 - Olia Yefimchuk, Schoolcraft - Ally Wonders, Schoolcraft def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0 ; No. 2 - Kennedy Jones, Schoolcraft - Kennedy Beaghan, Schoolcraft def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0; No. 3 - Aubrey Tuesley, Schoolcraft - Avery Walsh, Schoolcraft def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 4 - Samantha Struber, Schoolcraft - Sofi Rinderspacher, Schoolcraft def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0

G-A Downs South Haven

The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team captured a 5-3 win over South Haven April 30 on the road.

G-A won all four singles matches and one doubles match.

Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, won by 6-0, 6-0 scores, Lauren Gates, at No. 2 singles, won by scores of 6-2, 6-1, Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, won both her matches by 6-0 scores, and Jilaya Henry-Phillips, at No. 4 singles, won by 6-0, 6-3 scores.

Celine Andersen and Alexis Hanis, at No. 2 doubles, won in three sets,  6-1, 1-6, 11-9
South Haven - 3, Galesburg-Augusta - 5

Singles:
No. 1 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Default Default, South Haven, 0-6 , 0-6; No. 2 - Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta def. Harley Nail, South Haven, 2-6 , 1-6; No. 3 - Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta def. Leah Becker, South Haven, 0-6 , 0-6; No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips, Galesburg-Augusta def. Violet Burgoyne, South Haven, 0-6 , 3-6

Doubles:
No. 1 - Sarah Diaz-Salinas, South Haven - Maria Booth, South Haven def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 6-0; No. 2 - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta - Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta def. Mireya Arvizu, South Haven - Sheyla Gonzalez, South Haven, 1-6 , 6-1 , 9-11; No. 3 - Remmi Rigozzi, South Haven - Regan Nail, South Haven def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-0; No. 4 - Grace Armendariz, South Haven - Khloi Smith, South Haven def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0

Lady Rams Fall to Holland Black River

The Rams suffered an 8-0 loss to Holland Black River April 29 at G-A High School.
Jilaya Henry-Phillips, at No. 3 singles, pushed her opponent to three sets but fell short, 3-6, 7-6, 6-10.
Galesburg-Augusta - 0, Holland Black River - 8

Singles:
No. 1 - Sophia Davis, Holland Black River def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 7-5 , 6-4; No. 2 - Kate Tingey, Holland Black River def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-3; No. 3 - Zoe Swalla, Holland Black River def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 6-7 , 10-6; No. 4 - Ida Visser, Holland Black River def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0

Doubles:
No. 1 - Juniper McDonald, Holland Black River - Sawyer Hamberg, Holland Black River def. Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta - Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-1; No. 2 - Abigail “Abby” Vesper, Holland Black River - Sharon Kain, Holland Black River def. Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 3 - Prasheta Venkatesh, Holland Black River - Naomi Telman, Holland Black River def. Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta - Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0;No. 4 - Mia Gracia, Holland Black River - Isabel Harkema, Holland Black River def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0  

Rams Blanked on Senior Day

The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team gave a good effort but fell to Allegan 8-0 April 28 at G-A High School on senior day.
G-A seniors Karlee Nigg, Lauren Gates, Alexis Hanis, and Emmalee Steinacker were recognized before the match.
Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles won three games in the a 6-3 first set loss, and Lauren Gates, at No. 2 singles and Jilaya Henry-Philips at N. 4 singles, each one one game in 6-1, 6-0 losses.
Allegan 8, Galesburg-Augusta 0

Singles:
No. 1 - Addy Fales, Allegan def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Camdyn Drozd, Allegan def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 3 - Kendall Halstead, Allegan def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 6-0; No. 4 - Ava Thompson, Allegan def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0

Doubles:
No. 1 - Madison Cook, Allegan - Ireland Dewey, Allegan def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 - Taylor Fuller, Allegan - Hanna Kievit , Allegan def. Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 3 - Sophia Augustine, Allegan - Emma Scheffler, Allegan def. Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta - Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 4 - Kaylee Haas, Allegan - Hailey Gauthier, Allegan def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0 

G-A Girls Tennis
A Look Ahead ...
5/8 Conference Tourn. TBD
5/12 Bronson Home 4:30 p.m.

By Bruce Rolfe

When Galesburg-Augusta High School senior Bradlee Hubbard was a sophomore, powerlifting at the collegiate level certainly wasn’t on his radar.

But after Galesburg-Augusta varsity football coach and powerlifting coach Chuck Hadley encouraged him to try powerlifting, Hubbard discovered he enjoyed the sport and became more dedicated to it.

“I did it my sophomore year. I only got one meet in. My junior year, I started to fall in love with it, and this year I really committed to it,” said Hubbard.

He continued to work hard at the sport and his hard work is paying off.

Hubbard signed a letter of intent to attend Davenport University and be a member of the powerlifting team at a letter signing ceremony at G-A High School April 29 with family, friends, coaches and staff present.

“It’s almost surreal. I didn’t think I was going to be able to do it for a while and then I put more effort and I committed fully and I stopped wrestling two years ago and started powerlifting more full time. I’m just happy that I was able to pull it off,” said Hubbard.

Davenport University Powerlifting coach Connor Birchmeier said Hubbard sought him out and was very eager to join the Davenport powerlifting program. Birchmeier immediately saw the qualities he was looking for in a powerlifting student-athlete.

“He had the work ethic and he wanted to do what it took to move on to the next level. So that was the thing that immediately attracted me. Wanting to be a part of something bigger then himself and really contribute to a bigger team. That was a thing that really stuck out to me,” offered Birchmeier.

Birchmeier, who was the inaugural powerlifting head coach when powerlifting started at Davenport University in 2023, said Hubbard’s class completes four years of recruitments since the inaugural powerlifting season began.

“It’s kind of a vision that we’ve had for the last four years, building to where we would have every grade and have a fully developed program. So finally now we’re getting to realize that vision that we’ve been shaping and working towards for the last four years. I’m really excited to continue to build, see what we can do next year at nationals. Right now, our women’s teams rank second, our men’s teams rank third, so the goal is to obviously move into that first place, national championship position here soon,” explained Birchmeier.

Hubbard said he’s happy to be a part of a program still in its early years and hopes to be a contributing factor that will help shape the program for long term success.

“It’s awesome. I’m just happy I get to be a part of something  bigger and make it better if I can,” said the Ram senior, who said he’s considering a business degree currently but its not totally certain what his major will be.

Hubbard will be joining Climax-Scotts High School senior Ryan Pejakovich as recent student-athletes signed by Birchmeier.

“There’s a few guys that I lifted with this year. It’s cool that people from the same kind of small town are going to be on the team with me and I get to  experience it with them,” said Hubbard.

Birchmeier said the next level of competition for Hubbard will look different then what he is accustomed to seeing.

“The next level really, the numbers are quite a bit higher, the competition’s a lot more stiff. Stricter judging. You have to really hone in on your skills as a power lifter so that you can go out there and put up a big performance and be able to win close battles with other athletes. So it really just takes dedication, focus, making sure we’re training the standards that we need to, so on competition day, we can be ready for anything,” said Birchmeier.

Hubbard said he embraces the opportunity and challenge of competing at a higher level against good athletes.

“The thing I’m most excited for is the pool of knowledge that I’ll be able to learn from. Just to be able to learn and refine all my skills at the next level is what I’m most excited for,” said the Ram senior.

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