Tennis team secures 5 points
at tournament
The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team secured five points at the SAC Conference Tournament May 8 at Allegan.
G-A won two matches at No. 4 singles and one each at No. 1, 2 and 3 singles.
Jilaya Henry-Phillips won her first match at No. 4 singles over her opponent from South Haven 6-1, 6-3 and her third round match by a 9-7 score over her opponent from Schoolcraft.
Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, won her first round match 6-3, 6-1. Lauren Gates, at No. 2 singles, won her second round match 8-5 and Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, won her second round match 8-5.
SAC Conference Tournament
Dowagiac - 7, South Haven - 6, Buchanan - 0, Niles Brandywine - 0, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - 1, Schoolcraft - 14, Kalamazoo Christian - 2, Galesburg-Augusta - 5, New Buffalo - 5, Allegan - 0, Berrien Springs - 2, LMC/Bridgman - 7, Holland Black River - 7
G-A Results
Singles:
No. 1 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Issla Wagner, New Buffalo, 6-3 , 6-1; No. 1 - Sophia Davis, Holland Black River def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 7-6 (7), 6-1; No. 1 - Hailey Spivey, Dowagiac def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 9-8 (2)
No. 2 - Kylie Lynch, Dowagiac def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 4-6 , 10-8; No. 2 - Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta def. Harley Nail, South Haven, 8-5
No. 3 - Zoe Swalla, Holland Black River def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 7-5; No. 3 - Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta def. Jacqueline Behzadi, New Buffalo, 8-5
No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta def. Violet Burgoyne, South Haven, 6-1 , 6-3; No. 4 - Lily Stockwell, LMC/Bridgman def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-3 , 6-4; No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips, Galesburg-Augusta def. Autumn Kelly, Schoolcraft, 9-7
Doubles:
No. 1 - Thandazo Jungu, Berrien Springs - Ivett Kalchev, Berrien Springs def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 - Aubrey Huber, LMC/Bridgman - Langlei Smith, LMC/Bridgman def. Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Lily Lebeda, Dowagiac - Chloe Samuel, Dowagiac def. Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 8-3
No. 3 - Abigail Douglass, LMC/Bridgman - Jamie Kasper, LMC/Bridgman def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2 , 6-2
No. 4 - Renina Levkova, New Buffalo - Louisa McGinn, New Buffalo def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
Dowagiac - 1, South Haven - 0, Buchanan - 12, Niles Brandywine - 9, Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep - 15, Schoolcraft - 4, Kalamazoo Christian - 17, Galesburg-Augusta - 0, New Buffalo - 0, Allegan - 23, Berrien Springs - 9, LMC/Bridgman - 0, Holland Black River - 6
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Seniors honored
Pictured above are G-A seniors Jacksen Houseman (left) and Bradlee Hubbard, who were recipients of the S.A.C. Scholar-Athlete Award and recognized at a luncheon May 7. G-A seniors BreAnna Keene, Alexis Hanis, and Charlotte Lockner also received the award, but they were not able to attend the luncheon. To be eligible, these seniors had to have a minimum of a 3.5 G.P.A. and also earn a minimum of four varsity letters in two different sports.
(Photo courtesy of Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools)
__________________________________________________Softball team falls to Marcellus twice
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team suffered two lopsided losses to Marcellus May 8 to fall to 7-13 overall.
G-A committed 16 errors in a 23-9 loss in the first game and committed seven more miscues in a 32-8 loss in the nightcap.
Caitlyn Valadez, who had a double, triple and drove in three runs, had three of G-A’s seven hits in the first game.
Kaylin Wetzel suffered the loss on the mound, however only five of the 23 runs she gave up were earned.
The Lady Rams recorded 10 hits in the second game but could not overcome a pair of 13-run innings by Marcellus.
Kaylin Wetzel, who drove in one run, had three hits for the Rams.
Wetzel was the losing pitcher in the second game.
Game 1
Marcellus 201 41 (15) - 23-9-4
Galesburg-Augusta 004 02 3 - 9-7-16
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 1 (triple), Caitlyn Valadez 3 (double, triple, 3 RBI), BreAnna Keene 1 (1 RBI), Brooklyn Krontz 1, Ava Schelb 1 (1 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: BreAnna Keene 4, Caitlyn Valadez 2, Sienna Owens 1, Piper Snodderly 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 6 IP, 9 hits, 23 runs, 5 earned runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts
Game 2
Marcellus 6(13)(13) - 32-13-0
Galesburg-Augusta 2 6 0 - 8-10-7
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 3 (1 RBI), Sienna Owens 2, Caitlyn Valadez 1 (1 RBI), BreAnna Keene 1 (2 RBI), Piper Snodderly 2 (3 RBI), Emily Coleman 1
G-A stolen bases: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Lili Jones 1, Sienna Owens 1, Emily Coleman 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 1.2 IP, 9 hits, 10 runs, 9 earned runs, 1 walks, 0 strikeouts
Sienna Owens - 1.1 IP, 4 hits, 18 runs, 5 earned runs, 9 walks, 2 strikeouts
Piper Snodderly - 0 IP, 0 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 3 walks
G-A Earns Split Against Wyoming Godfrey Lee
Kaylin Wetzel scattered three hits on the mound and three Rams had two hits in an 11-8 win over Wyoming Godfrey Lee in the second game of a doubleheader to give G-A a split May 5 on the road.
Wyoming Godfrey Lee won the first game 10-7.
Caitlyn Valadez, who drove in two runs, had three hits in the first game.
Wetzel allowed four earned runs, walked five and struck out six batters in the second game win.
BreAnna Keene, who had a double and drove in one run, Brooklyn Krontz, who had two RBI and Kaylee Bastian, who had a triple, double and drove in one run, each had two hits for the Rams in the second game.
Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 113 100 1 - 7-7-13
Wyoming Godfrey Lee 201 124 x - 10-5-3
G-A hits: Sienna Owens 1, Caitlyn Valadez 3 (2 RBI), BreAnna Keene 1 (double, 1 RBI), Brooklyn Krontz 1 (1 RBI), Hayden Myers 1
Other G-A RBI: Piper Snodderly 1
G-A stolen bases: Caitlyn Valadez 3, BreAnna Keene 2, Lili Jones 2, Kaylin Wetzel 1, Sienna Owens 1, Hayden Myers 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 6 IP, 5 hits, 10 runs, 1 earned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts
Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 722 000 - 11-9-4
Wyoming Godfrey Lee 312 110 - 8-3-3
G-A hits: Sienna Owens 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1 (triple, 1 RBI), BreAnna Keene 2 (double, 1 RBI), Piper Snodderly 1 (1 RBI), Kaylee Bastian 2 (triple, double, 1 RBI), Brooklyn Krontz 1 (2 RBI), Aaryln Gain 1 (triple, 1 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: BreAnna Keene 3, Brooklyn Krontz 1, Kaylin Wetzel 1, Sienna Owens 1
Winning pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel: 6 IP, 3 hits, 8 runs, 4 earned runs, 5 walks, 6 strikeouts
Qualifying for state finals is
next goal for track team members
Members of both the Galesburg-Augusta boys and girls track teams will be attempting to qualify for the State Finals at the regional meet May 15 at Hillsdale.
Athletes qualify for the Division 3 State Finals May 30 at Kent City by finishing in the top two in each event or by meeting a qualifying standard.
Three members of the girls team competed in the final regular season event at the Southwest Michigan Throwers Classic at Roy David Field in Schoolcraft May 11.
G-A junior Ellesa Callender earned two seventh place finishes, finishing with a distance of 31’2.5” in the shot put and a throw of 103’0” in the discus competition.
No Rams competed in the boys event.
Southwest Michigan Throwers Classic
Women’s
1. Vicksburg, 19, 2. Three Rivers, 17, 3. Otsego, 16, 4. White Pigeon, 11, 5. Constantine, 7, 6. Lawrence, 4, 6. Galesburg-Augusta, 4
G-A Results
Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals:
7. Ellesa Callender, 31’ 2.5”, 16. Alexis Thomas, 26’ 1”, 20. Claire Callender, 24’ 10”
Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals:
7. Ellesa Callender, 103’ 0”
Men’s
1. Otsego, 18, 2. Climax-Scotts, 15, 3. Kalamazoo Central, 12, 4. Constantine, 9, 5. Three Rivers, 6, 5. Lawton, 6, 7. Paw Paw, 4, 8. Vicksburg, 3, 8. Schoolcraft, 3, 10. Lawrence, 2
G-A Results
Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: Luke Dennis, SCR
Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: No G-A Competitors
Three Rams Place 1st at Gobles Invite
Two members of the Galesburg-Augusta girls track team and one member on the G-A boys squad earned first place finishes at the Gobles Invite May 8.
The G-A girls placed eighth in the 17-team event with 42 points and the boys finished 14th out of 18 schools with 19 points.
Saugatuck won both the boys and girls events.
G-A sophomore Jenisyn Klimp won the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.60 and Ellesa Callender placed first in the discus with a throw of 104’1”.
Patrick Armock, with a throw of 137’0”, won the discus event and was the lone Ram to place first.
Gobles Invite EQ event
Men’s
1. Saugatuck, 104, 2.Delton-Kellogg, 58, 3. Gobles, 54, 4. Kalamazoo Christian, 53, 5. Niles Brandywine, 52, 5. Bridgman, 52, 7. Eau Claire, 45 8. Vermontville Maple Valley, 40, 9. Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports, 33, 10. Decatur, 32, 11. Allegan, 27, 12. Fennville, 22, 13. Watervliet, 21, 14. Galesburg-Augusta, 19, 15. Marcellus, 16. 16. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 15, 17. Lawrence, 13, 18. Bloomingdale, 5
G-A results
400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Giovani Evans, 56.02aPB; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 26. Vincent Finedell, 2:32.18aPB, Ashton Dingee, NT; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 21. Ashton Dingee, 5:39.71aSB, 24. Vincent Finedell, 5:54.00aPB; 3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 16. Ashton Dingee, 13:14.89aPB; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 3. Patrick Armock, 16.22a; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 11. Galesburg-Augusta (Gregory Buckner, Jonah Raines, Giovani Evans, Dominic Corsi), 49.17a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Giovani Evans, Tristen Jackson, Lucas Broxholm), NT; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 8. Jonah Raines, 36’ 6.5”, 10. Luke Dennis, 35’ 11.5”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 137’ 0”, 20. Milo Schwendinger, 90’ 10”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 6. Patrick Armock, 5’ 6”
Women’s
1. Saugatuck, 82, 2. Gobles, 81.5, 3. Niles Brandywine, 65, 4. Bridgman, 62, 5. Allegan, 58, 6. Watervliet, 50 7. Kalamazoo Christian, 45, 8.Galesburg-Augusta, 42, 9. Delton-Kellogg 36, 10. Fennville, 32, 11. Vermontville Maple Valley, 29, 12. Decatur, 23.5, 13. Lawrence, 17, 14. Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports 16, 15. Eau Claire 13, 16. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 3, 16. Marcellus, 3, 16. Bloomingdale, 3
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.60a; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: Sloan Smith, NT; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 13. Reagan McGill, 1:08.87a, 17. Claire Callender, 1:11.31a; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 12. Riley Wetzel, 2:54.05a; 18. Sophia Dohm, 3:07.90a; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 15. Sophia Dohm, 6:40.45aPB, Riley Wetzel, NT; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 10. Galesburg-Augusta (Miley Colburn, Charlotte Armock, Paula Ramos-Lopez), Grace Allie), 1:01.47a ; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi), 1:55.89a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 6. Galesburg-Augusta (Reagan McGill, Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Jenisyn Klimp), 4:40.33a ; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 31’ 3”PB, 8. Claire Callender, 26’ 2”; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 104’ 1”, 18. Claire Callender, 61’ 8”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 11. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 3”, Sloan Smith, NH; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 4. Kayla Bortolussi, 15’ 4.5”SB, 18. Wende Trines, 11’ 9.75”
One First Place Finisher for Girls
At SAC Conference Meet
The Rams enjoyed one first place finish in the girls event and one second place finish in the boys meet at the SAC Conference Meet at Gobles May 5.
G-A junior Ellesa Callender won the discus competition with a personal best throw of 104’3”.
Junior Patrick Armock, with a personal best throw of 138’8”, recorded the highest finish for G-A, placing second in the discus throw.
Kalamazoo Hackett placed first in both the men’s and women’s events.
The G-A boys finished 16th out of 18 teams with 11 points. The Lady Rams finished eighth out of a field of 18 teams with 34 points.
SAC Conference At Gobles
EQ qualifier
Men
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 117, 2. Saugatuck, 72.6, 3. Constantine, 62.6, 4. Schoolcraft, 60, 5. Gobles, 49.6, 6. Lawton, 48, 7. Bridgman, 45, 8. Kalamazoo Christian, 44, 9. Delton-Kellogg, 25, 10. Parchment, 23, 10. Holland Black River, 23, 12., Martin 20, 13. South Haven, 15.6, 14. Watervliet, 15, 15. Allegan, 13.6, 16. Galesburg-Augusta, 11, 17. Coloma 10, 18. Fennville, 8
G-A Results
400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 21. Lucas Broxholm, 57.85a, Giovani Evans, SCR; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 32. Vincent Finedell, 2:36.28a, 33. Ashton Dingee, 2:45.94a; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 32. Ashton Dingee, 5:45.59aSB, 37. Vincent Finedell, 6:04.72a; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 6. Patrick Armock, 16.77a (-2.6); 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 15. Galesburg-Augusta (Lucas Broxholm, Giovani Evans, Dominic Corsi, Gregory Buckner), 50.71a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 14. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Giovani Evans, Lucas Broxholm, Tristen Jackson), 1:43.87a; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 26. Bradley Hubbard, 31’ 8.5”, 30. Jackson Houseman, 29’ 8”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 138’ 8”PB, 22. Jackson Houseman, 89’ 0”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 13. Patrick Armock, 5’ 3”
Women
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 102, 2. Constantine, 76, 3. Saugatuck, 75, 4. Gobles, 74, 5. Schoolcraft, 44, 6. Allegan, 42, 7. Bridgman,, 38, 8. Galesburg-Augusta, 34, 9.Kalamazoo Christian, 31, 10. Martin, 29, 11. Lawton, 26, 12. Watervliet, 22, 13. Fennville, 20, 14. Delton-Kellogg, 15, 15. Parchment, 13, 16. South Haven 12, 17. Coloma 7,18. Holland Black River, 2
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.84a (-1.7); 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5. Jenisyn Klimp, 28.56a (-0.7); 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 20. Claire Callender, 1:11.87a, Reagan McGill, SCR; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Riley Wetzel, 2:44.22aPB, 19. Claire Callender, 2:59.52aSB; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 20. Sophia Dohm, 6:41.48aPB; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 12. Galesburg-Augusta (Charlotte Armock, Miley Colburn, Paula Ramos-Lopez, Grace Allie), 1:02.35a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi, Jenisyn Klimp), 1:58.20a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 7. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi, Brooklyn James), 4:41.34a ; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Ellesa Callender, 30’ 10”PB, Alexis Thomas, SCR; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 104’ 3”PB, Alexis Thomas, ND; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 7. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 8”, 14. Sloan Smith, 4’ 0”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 5. Kayla Bortolussi, J 14’ 8”, 24. Wende Trines, 11’ 2.5”
Athletes qualify for the Division 3 State Finals May 30 at Kent City by finishing in the top two in each event or by meeting a qualifying standard.
Three members of the girls team competed in the final regular season event at the Southwest Michigan Throwers Classic at Roy David Field in Schoolcraft May 11.
G-A junior Ellesa Callender earned two seventh place finishes, finishing with a distance of 31’2.5” in the shot put and a throw of 103’0” in the discus competition.
No Rams competed in the boys event.
Southwest Michigan Throwers Classic
Women’s
1. Vicksburg, 19, 2. Three Rivers, 17, 3. Otsego, 16, 4. White Pigeon, 11, 5. Constantine, 7, 6. Lawrence, 4, 6. Galesburg-Augusta, 4
G-A Results
Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals:
7. Ellesa Callender, 31’ 2.5”, 16. Alexis Thomas, 26’ 1”, 20. Claire Callender, 24’ 10”
Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals:
7. Ellesa Callender, 103’ 0”
Men’s
1. Otsego, 18, 2. Climax-Scotts, 15, 3. Kalamazoo Central, 12, 4. Constantine, 9, 5. Three Rivers, 6, 5. Lawton, 6, 7. Paw Paw, 4, 8. Vicksburg, 3, 8. Schoolcraft, 3, 10. Lawrence, 2
G-A Results
Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: Luke Dennis, SCR
Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: No G-A Competitors
Three Rams Place 1st at Gobles Invite
Two members of the Galesburg-Augusta girls track team and one member on the G-A boys squad earned first place finishes at the Gobles Invite May 8.
The G-A girls placed eighth in the 17-team event with 42 points and the boys finished 14th out of 18 schools with 19 points.
Saugatuck won both the boys and girls events.
G-A sophomore Jenisyn Klimp won the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.60 and Ellesa Callender placed first in the discus with a throw of 104’1”.
Patrick Armock, with a throw of 137’0”, won the discus event and was the lone Ram to place first.
Gobles Invite EQ event
Men’s
1. Saugatuck, 104, 2.Delton-Kellogg, 58, 3. Gobles, 54, 4. Kalamazoo Christian, 53, 5. Niles Brandywine, 52, 5. Bridgman, 52, 7. Eau Claire, 45 8. Vermontville Maple Valley, 40, 9. Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports, 33, 10. Decatur, 32, 11. Allegan, 27, 12. Fennville, 22, 13. Watervliet, 21, 14. Galesburg-Augusta, 19, 15. Marcellus, 16. 16. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 15, 17. Lawrence, 13, 18. Bloomingdale, 5
G-A results
400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Giovani Evans, 56.02aPB; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 26. Vincent Finedell, 2:32.18aPB, Ashton Dingee, NT; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 21. Ashton Dingee, 5:39.71aSB, 24. Vincent Finedell, 5:54.00aPB; 3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 16. Ashton Dingee, 13:14.89aPB; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 3. Patrick Armock, 16.22a; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 11. Galesburg-Augusta (Gregory Buckner, Jonah Raines, Giovani Evans, Dominic Corsi), 49.17a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Giovani Evans, Tristen Jackson, Lucas Broxholm), NT; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 8. Jonah Raines, 36’ 6.5”, 10. Luke Dennis, 35’ 11.5”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 137’ 0”, 20. Milo Schwendinger, 90’ 10”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 6. Patrick Armock, 5’ 6”
Women’s
1. Saugatuck, 82, 2. Gobles, 81.5, 3. Niles Brandywine, 65, 4. Bridgman, 62, 5. Allegan, 58, 6. Watervliet, 50 7. Kalamazoo Christian, 45, 8.Galesburg-Augusta, 42, 9. Delton-Kellogg 36, 10. Fennville, 32, 11. Vermontville Maple Valley, 29, 12. Decatur, 23.5, 13. Lawrence, 17, 14. Kalamazoo Homeschool Sports 16, 15. Eau Claire 13, 16. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 3, 16. Marcellus, 3, 16. Bloomingdale, 3
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.60a; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: Sloan Smith, NT; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 13. Reagan McGill, 1:08.87a, 17. Claire Callender, 1:11.31a; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 12. Riley Wetzel, 2:54.05a; 18. Sophia Dohm, 3:07.90a; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 15. Sophia Dohm, 6:40.45aPB, Riley Wetzel, NT; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 10. Galesburg-Augusta (Miley Colburn, Charlotte Armock, Paula Ramos-Lopez), Grace Allie), 1:01.47a ; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi), 1:55.89a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 6. Galesburg-Augusta (Reagan McGill, Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Jenisyn Klimp), 4:40.33a ; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 31’ 3”PB, 8. Claire Callender, 26’ 2”; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 104’ 1”, 18. Claire Callender, 61’ 8”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 11. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 3”, Sloan Smith, NH; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 4. Kayla Bortolussi, 15’ 4.5”SB, 18. Wende Trines, 11’ 9.75”
One First Place Finisher for Girls
At SAC Conference Meet
The Rams enjoyed one first place finish in the girls event and one second place finish in the boys meet at the SAC Conference Meet at Gobles May 5.
G-A junior Ellesa Callender won the discus competition with a personal best throw of 104’3”.
Junior Patrick Armock, with a personal best throw of 138’8”, recorded the highest finish for G-A, placing second in the discus throw.
Kalamazoo Hackett placed first in both the men’s and women’s events.
The G-A boys finished 16th out of 18 teams with 11 points. The Lady Rams finished eighth out of a field of 18 teams with 34 points.
SAC Conference At Gobles
EQ qualifier
Men
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 117, 2. Saugatuck, 72.6, 3. Constantine, 62.6, 4. Schoolcraft, 60, 5. Gobles, 49.6, 6. Lawton, 48, 7. Bridgman, 45, 8. Kalamazoo Christian, 44, 9. Delton-Kellogg, 25, 10. Parchment, 23, 10. Holland Black River, 23, 12., Martin 20, 13. South Haven, 15.6, 14. Watervliet, 15, 15. Allegan, 13.6, 16. Galesburg-Augusta, 11, 17. Coloma 10, 18. Fennville, 8
G-A Results
400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 21. Lucas Broxholm, 57.85a, Giovani Evans, SCR; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 32. Vincent Finedell, 2:36.28a, 33. Ashton Dingee, 2:45.94a; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 32. Ashton Dingee, 5:45.59aSB, 37. Vincent Finedell, 6:04.72a; 110m Hurdles - 39” / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 6. Patrick Armock, 16.77a (-2.6); 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 15. Galesburg-Augusta (Lucas Broxholm, Giovani Evans, Dominic Corsi, Gregory Buckner), 50.71a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 14. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Giovani Evans, Lucas Broxholm, Tristen Jackson), 1:43.87a; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 26. Bradley Hubbard, 31’ 8.5”, 30. Jackson Houseman, 29’ 8”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 138’ 8”PB, 22. Jackson Houseman, 89’ 0”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 13. Patrick Armock, 5’ 3”
Women
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 102, 2. Constantine, 76, 3. Saugatuck, 75, 4. Gobles, 74, 5. Schoolcraft, 44, 6. Allegan, 42, 7. Bridgman,, 38, 8. Galesburg-Augusta, 34, 9.Kalamazoo Christian, 31, 10. Martin, 29, 11. Lawton, 26, 12. Watervliet, 22, 13. Fennville, 20, 14. Delton-Kellogg, 15, 15. Parchment, 13, 16. South Haven 12, 17. Coloma 7,18. Holland Black River, 2
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.84a (-1.7); 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5. Jenisyn Klimp, 28.56a (-0.7); 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 20. Claire Callender, 1:11.87a, Reagan McGill, SCR; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Riley Wetzel, 2:44.22aPB, 19. Claire Callender, 2:59.52aSB; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 20. Sophia Dohm, 6:41.48aPB; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 12. Galesburg-Augusta (Charlotte Armock, Miley Colburn, Paula Ramos-Lopez, Grace Allie), 1:02.35a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Brooklyn James, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi, Jenisyn Klimp), 1:58.20a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 7. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Ellesa Callender, Kayla Bortolussi, Brooklyn James), 4:41.34a ; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Ellesa Callender, 30’ 10”PB, Alexis Thomas, SCR; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 104’ 3”PB, Alexis Thomas, ND; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 7. Kayla Bortolussi, 4’ 8”, 14. Sloan Smith, 4’ 0”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 5. Kayla Bortolussi, J 14’ 8”, 24. Wende Trines, 11’ 2.5”
Krugh fans 14 in win over
Delton-Kellogg baseball team
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team broke a tie in the sixth inning and went on to defeat Delton-Kellogg 7-4 to complete a suspended game May 9 at Delton-Kellogg.
Nate Ewert had three hits and drove in one run to lead G-A at the plate.
Alex Krugh earned the win in relief, striking out 14 of the 16 batters he faced over four and two-thirds innings worked. He improved to 7-0 and entered play May 12 with 87 strikeouts over 34 and one-third innings worked. He allowed just two hits and walked four.
Galesburg-Augusta 110 212 0 - 7-5-3
Delton-Kellogg 022 000 0 - 4-4-5
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 3 (double, 1 RBI), Carter Simmons 1 (1 RBI), Kameron Prince 1 (double, 2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Jonah Ranes 3, Nate Ewert 1
Cayden Allie - 2.1 IP, 2 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 4.2 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 14 strikeouts
G-A Falls to Plainwell
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team was held without a hit and committed four errors in a 15-0, four inning loss to Plainwell May 8 at Plainwell.
Plainwell piled up 10 hits and took advantage of four G-A errors that led to seven unearned runs.
Carter Simmons suffered the loss for the 10-7 Rams, allowing five hits, one earned run and four walks with one strikeout in one and two-thirds innings pitched.
Galesburg-Augusta 000 0 - 0 -0-4
Plainwell 153 6 - 15-10-0
G-A hits: none
Losing pitcher: Carter Simmons - 1.2 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 1 earned runs, 4 walks, 1 strikeouts
Ayden Maine - 1.1 IP, 2 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Kameron Prince - 0.1 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
G-A Sweeps Saugatuck
A 9-8 walk off win in the bottom of the eighth inning gave G-A a sweep of a doubleheader over Saugatuck May 5 at G-A High School.
G-A won the opener 11-1 in five innings.
An RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Carter Simmons drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning in the second game of the doubleheader against Saugatuck.
Jonah Ranes led off the inning with a walk and stole second base.
Colton Robertson lined a single to left field, advancing Ranes to third base.
Nate Ewert was intentionally walked, followed by Simmons’ RBI fielder’s choice ground out that scored the winning run.
Ranes, who had one RBI and Colton Robertson, who had two RBI, led a 14-hit attack with three hits apiece.
Kameron Prince earned the win in relief. He pitched three innings and allowed one hit, no runs, one walk and struck out three.
G-A banged out 11 hits and held Saugatuck to four hits in an 11-1 win in the first game.
Five Saugatuck errors led to three unearned G-A runs.
Alex Krugh fell a home run short from hitting for the cycle, ringing out a single, double and triple with two RBI.
Krugh earned the win on the mound, allowing four hits, one earned run, two walks and he struck out eight.
Game 1
Saugatuck 001 00 - 1-4-5
Galesburg-Augusta 006 23 - 11-11-0
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 2 (double), Carter Simmons 1 (1 RBI), Alex Krugh 3 (triple, double, 2 RBI), Kameron Prince 2 (2 RBI), Cayden Allie 1 (1 RBI), Ayden Maine 1 (1 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (double, 2 RBI)
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 5 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Game 2
Saugatuck 040 301 00 - 8- 7-3
Galesburg-Augusta 211 022 01 - 9-14-2
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 2, Carter Simmons 1 (2 RBI),Alex Krugh 2 (2 RBI), Kameron Prince 1, Cayden Allie 1, Ayden Maine 1, Jonah Ranes 3 (1 RBI), Colton Robertson 3 (2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Jonah Ranes 2
Starting pitcher: Nate Ewert - 2 IP, 3 hits, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Carter Simmons - 3 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Kameron Prince - 3 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Nate Ewert had three hits and drove in one run to lead G-A at the plate.
Alex Krugh earned the win in relief, striking out 14 of the 16 batters he faced over four and two-thirds innings worked. He improved to 7-0 and entered play May 12 with 87 strikeouts over 34 and one-third innings worked. He allowed just two hits and walked four.
Galesburg-Augusta 110 212 0 - 7-5-3
Delton-Kellogg 022 000 0 - 4-4-5
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 3 (double, 1 RBI), Carter Simmons 1 (1 RBI), Kameron Prince 1 (double, 2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Jonah Ranes 3, Nate Ewert 1
Cayden Allie - 2.1 IP, 2 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 4.2 IP, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 14 strikeouts
G-A Falls to Plainwell
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team was held without a hit and committed four errors in a 15-0, four inning loss to Plainwell May 8 at Plainwell.
Plainwell piled up 10 hits and took advantage of four G-A errors that led to seven unearned runs.
Carter Simmons suffered the loss for the 10-7 Rams, allowing five hits, one earned run and four walks with one strikeout in one and two-thirds innings pitched.
Galesburg-Augusta 000 0 - 0 -0-4
Plainwell 153 6 - 15-10-0
G-A hits: none
Losing pitcher: Carter Simmons - 1.2 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 1 earned runs, 4 walks, 1 strikeouts
Ayden Maine - 1.1 IP, 2 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Kameron Prince - 0.1 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
G-A Sweeps Saugatuck
A 9-8 walk off win in the bottom of the eighth inning gave G-A a sweep of a doubleheader over Saugatuck May 5 at G-A High School.
G-A won the opener 11-1 in five innings.
An RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Carter Simmons drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning in the second game of the doubleheader against Saugatuck.
Jonah Ranes led off the inning with a walk and stole second base.
Colton Robertson lined a single to left field, advancing Ranes to third base.
Nate Ewert was intentionally walked, followed by Simmons’ RBI fielder’s choice ground out that scored the winning run.
Ranes, who had one RBI and Colton Robertson, who had two RBI, led a 14-hit attack with three hits apiece.
Kameron Prince earned the win in relief. He pitched three innings and allowed one hit, no runs, one walk and struck out three.
G-A banged out 11 hits and held Saugatuck to four hits in an 11-1 win in the first game.
Five Saugatuck errors led to three unearned G-A runs.
Alex Krugh fell a home run short from hitting for the cycle, ringing out a single, double and triple with two RBI.
Krugh earned the win on the mound, allowing four hits, one earned run, two walks and he struck out eight.
Game 1
Saugatuck 001 00 - 1-4-5
Galesburg-Augusta 006 23 - 11-11-0
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 2 (double), Carter Simmons 1 (1 RBI), Alex Krugh 3 (triple, double, 2 RBI), Kameron Prince 2 (2 RBI), Cayden Allie 1 (1 RBI), Ayden Maine 1 (1 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (double, 2 RBI)
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 5 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
Game 2
Saugatuck 040 301 00 - 8- 7-3
Galesburg-Augusta 211 022 01 - 9-14-2
G-A hits: Nate Ewert 2, Carter Simmons 1 (2 RBI),Alex Krugh 2 (2 RBI), Kameron Prince 1, Cayden Allie 1, Ayden Maine 1, Jonah Ranes 3 (1 RBI), Colton Robertson 3 (2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Jonah Ranes 2
Starting pitcher: Nate Ewert - 2 IP, 3 hits, 4 hits, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Carter Simmons - 3 IP, 3 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Kameron Prince - 3 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
G-A second baseman Carter Simmons (#7 right) and shortstop Cayden Allie (#3) converge onto a ground ball during game one action against Saugatuck May 5 at G-A High School.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)
