Ram Sports

G-A baseball team pushes
winning streak to 5 games


A 17-2 win over Our Lady Of the Lake Catholic and 15-1 victory over Bangor at the Bangor triangular May 3 gave the Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team a five-game winning streak entering play May 6 at Saugatuck.

The Rams, now 11-6, took advantage of four Our Lady of the Lake errors, nine stolen bases and enjoyed strong pitching in a 17-2 win in the first game.

The four Our Lady of the Lake errors led to nine unearned runs for the Rams, who also enjoyed nine walks.

Alex Krugh, who had a triple and drove in two runs, led the G-A hitting attack with three hits.

Ashton Matrau allowed just two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts across three and two-thirds innings to earn the win on the mound.

Jaden Fawcett and Alex Krugh combined on a one-hitter, helping G-A to a 15-1 win over Bangor in the second game.

Fawcett started and earned the win, holding Bangor without a hit over three innings. He did not walk a batter and had six strikeouts.

Krugh finished with two and two-thirds innings pitched, allowing one hit and one earned run. He walked one batter and struck out seven.

Ethan Gibson, who had three hits, drove in three runs to lead G-A at the plate. Jonah Ranes, who had a double, also drove in three runs and had two hits.

Game 1
Our Lady Of The Lake 101 0 -  2-2-4
Galesburg-Augusta       446 3 - 17-7-3
G-A hits: Ethan Gibson 1, Ashton Matrau 1, Alex Krugh 3 (triple, 2 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (triple, 2 RBI), Kameron Prince 1 (double, 2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Alex Krugh 3, Jonah Ranes 2, Nate Ewert 1, Ethan Gibson 1, Ashton Matrau 1, Coleson Blake 1
Winning pitcher: Ashton Matrau - 3.2 IP, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
Cayden Allie - 0.1 IP, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 302 235 - 15-10-1
Bangor                     000 100 -   1- 1-5
G-A hits: Ethan Gibson 3 (3 RBI), Ashton Matrau 2 (triple, 2 RBI), Alex Krugh 1 (1 RBI), Jonah Ranes 2 (double, 3 RBI), Nate Ewert 1, Kameron Prince 1 (1 RBI),
Other G-A RBI: Jaden Fawcett 1
G-A stolen bases: Ethan Gibson 1, Coleson Blake 1, Alex Krugh 1
Winning pitcher: Jaden Fawcett - 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts
Alex Krugh - 2.2 IP, 1 hit, 1 earned runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts

Pitching Is Key in 2 Wins for G-A Varsity Baseball Team

The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team held Holland Black River to just five hits and no runs in a doubleheader sweep over the River Rats April 29 at G-A High School.

G-A pounded out 15 hits in an 8-0 win in the first game and then Jaden Fawcett threw a five-inning one-hitter in a 10-0 win in the second game.

Ashton Matrau had a home run and drove in two runs on three hits to lead G-A at the plate in the first game.

Alex Krugh allowed just two hits over the first five innings and struck out 14 River Rats to earn the win.

Ethan Gibson allowed just one hit in one inning to complete the shutout.

Fawcett, who threw 37 of his 67 pitches for strikes, started the game by retiring 10 straight batters before a Holland Black River player reached on a one out error in the top of the fourth inning.

Ethan Gibson had two hits in the second game.

Game 1
Holland Black River 000 000 0 - 0-4-4
Galesburg-Augusta  311 301 0 - 8-15-0
G-A hits: Ethan Gibson 1, Ashton Matrau 3 (home run, 2 RBI), Alex Krugh 2 (double, 2 RBI), Jaden Fawcett 2 (double, 2 RBI), Coleson Blake 1, Kameron Prince 2, Nate Ewart 2, Jonah Ranes 2 (1 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Ethan Gibson 2, Alex Krugh 1, Jaden Fawcett 1
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 5 IP, 2 hits, 0 earned runs, 4 walks, 14 strikeouts
Ethan Gibson - 1 IP, 1 hit, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout

Game 2
Holland Black River 000 00 - 0-1-2
Galesburg-Augusta 400 15 - 10-9-1
G-A hits: Ethan Gibson 2, Ashton Matrau 1 (2 RBI), Alex Krugh 1 (double), Jaden Fawcett 1 (double, 1 RBI), Kameron Prince 1, Nate Ewart 1 (1 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (1 RBI), Wes Hoffman 1
G-A stolen bases: Ethan Gibson 4, Wes Hoffman 2, Jonah Ranes 1, Nate Ewart 1, Ashton Matrau 1, Kameron Prince 1, Alex Krugh 1
Winning pitcher: Jaden Fawcett - 5 IP, 0 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 10 strikeouts
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G-A JV/Varsity Baseball
5/9 Coldwater (JV) DH Away 4:30 p.m.
5/13 League rain date
5/17 SAC Tourn. At Valley Div. School TBD
5/20 Cassopolis DH (Var.) Home 4 p.m.
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Lady Rams overtake Hackett with late rally


The Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team broke a 13-13 tie with a five-run seventh inning and went on to post an 18-13 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Prep May 2 at Hackett.

G-A, now 4-11, pulled out to a 13-10 lead entering the bottom of the sixth, but the Irish pushed three runs across to tie the game.

However G-A scored five runs when Lilli Thompson scored on a passed ball, Emily Coleman scored on a fielder’s choice, Kaylee Bastian scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball, Rhyann Wilson drove in a run with a triple, and Ava Schelb scored on a steal of home.

Wilson, who had two doubles and drove in two runs, Thompson, who had a double, Coleman, who drove in two runs and Hayden Myers, who drove in four runs, all had three hits.

Thompson earned the win in relief of starter Bastian. Thompson gave up two hits, five earned runs and three walks to go with six strikeouts in two and two-thirds innings pitched.

Galesburg-Augusta 214 006 5 - 18-17-3
Hackett Prep            013 243 0 - 13-5-6
G-A hits: Rhyann Wilson 3 (2 doubles, 2 RBI), Suzy Nichols 2 (double), Brianna Keene 1 (1 RBI), Lilli Thompson 3 (double), Emily Coleman 3 (2 RBI), Hayden Myers 3 (4 RBI), Lilli Jones 2 (double, 1 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Ava Schelb 1
G-A stolen bases: Ava Schelb 2, Brianna Keene 2, Hayden Myers, Kaylee Bastian, Rhyann Wilson
Starting pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 4 IP, 3 hits, 4 earned runs, 7 walks, 4 strikeouts
Winning pitcher: Lilli Thompson - 2.2 IP, 2 hits, 5 earned runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
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G-A Varsity Softball
5/13 Delton-Kellogg DH Home 4:30 p.m.
5/17 SAC Tourn. Home 9 a.m.5/17 SAC Tournament Home 9 a.m.
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Lady Ram tennis team drops 2 matches,
scheduled to compete May 9


The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team dropped an 8-0 decision to Holland Black River May 4 at G-A High School.

Despite falling short, G-A had competitive matches at No. 1 singles, where Karlee Nigg lost 7-5, 6-2, and No. 2 singles, where Peyton Newton lost 6-2, 6-2.

G-A is scheduled to compete in the conference finals match May 9 at Allegan.

Galesburg-Augusta - 0, Holland Black River - 8
Singles:
No. 1 - Ayla Meier, Holland Black River def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 7-5, 6-2
No. 2 - Chloe Weiss, Holland Black River def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Lily Jackson, Holland Black River def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0, 6-0,
No. 4 - Ellis Hanneken, Holland Black River def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Sophia Davis, Holland Black River - Kate Tingey, Holland Black River def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 2 - Ida Visser, Holland Black River - Zoe Swalla, Holland Black River def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 3 - Lindsey Cook, Holland Black River - Maryam Weiss, Holland Black River def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0, 2-0
No. 4 - Savanna Thelen, Holland Black River - Sharon Kain, Holland Black River def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0, 2-0

Bronson Tops G-A, 8-0

Bronson won all four singles matches and won all four doubles matches by forfeit to record an 8-0 win over the Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team April 30 at G-A High School in a makeup contest.

Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, lost in two sets but did register three wins in the second set and won one game in the first set.

Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, won two games in the second set but fell short in both sets, 6-0, 6-2.

Bronson 8, Galesburg-Augusta 0
Singles:
No. 1 - Cheyanne Villisan, Bronson def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-3
No. 2 - Aleah Brackett, Bronson def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
No. 3 - Aubree Wyant, Bronson def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-2
No. 4 - Hailey Francom, Bronson def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Ella Ramsey, Bronson - Braylyn Dow, Bronson def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 2 - Kyleigh Springman, Bronson - Sophia Reed, Bronson def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 3 - Anna-Luisa Pinon, Bronson - Aubrey Gump, Bronson def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 4 - Jasmine Tomadewicz, Bronson - Maria Paiva, Bronson def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
G-A Blanked by Allegan
The Galesburg-August girls tennis team dropped an 8-0 decision to Allegan April 29 at Allegan.
While Lauren Gates, at No. 2 singles lost in two sets, she did win one game in each set.
Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, also lost in two sets but won one game in the first set.

Galesburg-Augusta - 0, Allegan - 8
Singles:
No. 1 - Addy Fales, Allegan def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
No. 2 - Sophia Augustine, Allegan def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-1
No. 3 - Kendall Halstead, Allegan def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0
No. 4 - Serenity Puente, Allegan def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 - Hanna Kievit , Allegan - Taylor Fuller, Allegan def. Charlotte Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0
No. 2 - Madison Cook, Allegan - Ireland Dewey, Allegan def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 3 - Kaylee Haas, Allegan - Emma Scheffler, Allegan def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
No. 4 - Shy Thompson, Allegan - Lilli Kelley, Allegan def. Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta - Default Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0
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G-A Tennis
5/9 Conference Finals at Allegan TBD
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G-A’s Karlee Nigg is pictured in No. 1 singles action against her Holland Black River opponent May 4 at G-A High School.

Peyton Newton, at No. 2 singles, is pictured battling her opponent from Holland Black River May 4 at G-A High School.
(Photos by Bruce Rolfe)

Track teams look ahead to regionals


Athletes on both the Galesburg-Augusta track teams will be aiming to qualify for the State Finals at the regionals May 15 at Bangor at 1 p.m.

Athletes still qualify for the state finals at the regionals with a top two finish or by meeting a qualifying standard, however for the first time this year, athletes could qualify through early qualifying.

To qualify through early qualifying, athletes have to reach a much higher standard based on the 6th place time, distance or height at the state finals last year.

G-A senior Jaidyn Klimp has already qualified in long jump.

Both the Galesburg-Augusta girls and boys track teams enjoyed some encouraging performances at the highly competitive SAC Conference meet May 5 at Lawton.

The G-A girls finished in eighth place out of 17 teams with 43 points and the boys finished in 14th place out of 17 teams with 14.5 points.

Kalamazoo Hackett Prep won the boys meet with 129.83 points and Gobles won the girls event with 83 points.

A third place finish by Jeremiah Mann in the high jump with a season record leap of 5’8” was G-A’s highest finish in the boys event.

Patrick Armock enjoyed a fourth place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.70.

The Lady Rams had two second place finishes and three third place finishes.

Senior Jaidyn Klimp finished in a second place tie with Kalamazoo Christian’s Elli VanDusen in the high jump finals with a height of 5’2” and freshman Kayla Bortolussi finished in second place in the long jump with a personal record distance of 15’3.25”, five inches behind Coloma’s Brandy Starling.

Earning third place finishes for G-A was Jaidyn Klimp in the 400-meter run (1:01.31) and shot put (33’1”) and Caitlyn Valadez in the discus with a personal record throw of 95’3”.
SAC Conference Meet (At Lawton)

Men’s Varsity
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 129.83, 2. Lawton, 84, 3. Parchment, 79, 4. Constantine, 70 5. Saugatuck, 50, 6. Schoolcraft, 44.5, 7. Kalamazoo Christian, 44, 8. South Haven, 28, 9. Holland Black River, 25, 10. Gobles, 24.5, 11. Watervliet, 18, 12. Delton-Kellogg, 17.33, 13. Bridgman, 16, 14. Galesburg-Augusta    14.5, 15. Allegan, 9,16. Martin, 7, 17. Coloma, 1.33
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Prelims: 17. Levi Born, 11.92a (-1.1), 28. Owen Pfeiffer, 12.45a (1.8); 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Levi Born, 25.21a (-0.9); 200 Meters Varsity - Prelims: 7. Levi Born, 24.07a (1.8)PR, 28. Owen Pfeiffer, 25.35a (1.8): 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Landon Bouchard, 54.82a, 25. Q Pongwattana,, 1:00.21aPR, 29. Owen Cowles, 1:06.69a; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Landon Bouchard, 2:10.41aSR, 28. Ashton Dingee, 2:28.07aPR; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10. Carter Stevens, 4:49.45aPR; 33. Nick Stevens, 5:41.26a; 3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 12. Carter Stevens, 11:20.21a; 110m Hurdles - 39” Varsity - Finals: 4. Patrick Armock, 16.70a (-1.2); 110m Hurdles - 39” Varsity - Prelims: 4. Patrick Armock, 16.59a (1.0)
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals:
12. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, Jayden Roe, Owen Pfeiffer), 48.73a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 13. Galesburg-Augusta (Patrick Armock, Levi Born, Owen Pfeiffer, Jayden Roe), 1:42.02a;  4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 13. Galesburg-Augusta (Jason Belanger, Owen Cowles, Ashton Dingee, Q Pongwattana), 4:13.09a; 4x800 Relay Varsity - Finals: 9. Galesburg-Augusta (Ashton Dingee, Jayden Roe, Carter Stevens, Nick Stevens), 9:38.03a; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 24. Luke Dennis, 34’ 1”, 36. Milo Schwendinger, 26’ 11”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 7. Patrick Armock, 125’ 4”, 13. Luke Dennis, 100’ 1”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 3. Jeremiah Mann, 5’ 8”SR; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 23. Gregory Buckner, 16’ 2”, 27. Q Pongwattana, 15’ 6.5”

Women’s Varsity
1. Gobles, 83, 2. Kalamazoo Hackett, 68, 3. Bridgman, 60, 4. Kalamazoo Christian, 55, 5. Schoolcraft, 53, 6. Saugatuck, 52, 7. Coloma, 46, 8. Galesburg-Augusta, 43, 8. Allegan, 43, 10. Constantine, 39, 11. Parchment, 33, 12. Lawton, 32, 13. Martin, 21, 14. South Haven, 14, 15. Fennville, 10, 16. Delton-Kellogg, 6, 17. Holland Black River, 4
G-A Results:
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Jenisyn Klimp, 14.12a (-1.0); 100 Meters Varsity - Prelims: 3. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.38a (-0.1)PR. 23. Holley Coburn, 15.02a (-2.2); 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5. Jaidyn Klimp, 27.27a (-0.1), Jenisyn Klimp, SCR; 200 Meters Varsity - Prelims: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 26.99a (0.3), 6. Jenisyn Klimp, 27.47a (0.1)PR; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 3. Jaidyn Klimp, 1:01.31a; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 12. Claire Callender, 2:48.89aPR; 100m Hurdles - 33” Varsity - Prelims: 10. Ellesa Callender, 17.90a (1.3)PR, 19. Audrey Dennis, 19.97a (1.3); 300m Hurdles - 30” Varsity - Finals: 12. Ellesa Callender, 54.49a, 20. Audrey Dennis, 1:00.22a; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 13. Galesburg-Augusta (Holley Coburn, Claire Callender, Addison Born, Audrey Dennis), 57.69a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 10. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Claire Callender, Ellesa Callender), 5:01.09a; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Jaidyn Klimp, 33’ 1”, 9. Caitlyn Valadez, 31’ 2.5”, 21. Holley Coburn, 26’ 7.5”; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Caitlyn Valadez, 95’ 3”PR, 4.    Ellesa Callender, 91’ 8”; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 5’ 2”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 2. Kayla Bortolussi, 15’ 3.25”PR, Jenisyn Klimp, SCR

Rams Have Solid Outing at Parchment Relays

The Galesburg-Augusta girls track team earned five top 2 finishes including one first place finish, helping the team to a fourth place finish at the Parchment Relays May 2.

The G-A boys track team finished in seventh place.

The Lady Rams, who finished with 60 points, won the 800-meter Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400) with the team of Holley Coburn, Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, and Jaidyn Klimp posting a time of 1:56.60.    

A fourth place finish by the 4x100-meter relay team of Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, Owen Pfeiffer and Jayden Roe (48.11) and  a fourth place finish by the 800 Sprint Medley Relay team (100-100-200-400) made up of Carter Stevens, Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, and Owen Pfeiffer (1:45.63) were the top finishers for the boys.

Parchment Relays

Men’s Varsity
1. Otsego, 112, 2. Richland Gull Lake, 98, 3. Plainwell, 88, 4. Parchment, 62, 5. Delton-Kellogg 57, 6. Lawton 48, 7. Galesburg-Augusta, 31, 8. Allegan, 19
G-A Results
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, Owen Pfeiffer, Jayden Roe), 48.11a; 4x100 Throwers Relay - Throwers Varsity - Finals: 6. Galesburg-Augusta (Patrick Armock, Luke Dennis, Bradley Hubbard, James Taylor), 55.29a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 6. Galesburg-Augusta (Patrick Armock, Levi Born, Owen Pfeiffer, Jayden Roe), 1:42.90a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 6. Galesburg-Augusta (Ashton Dingee, Owen Cowles, Jayden Roe, Q Pongwattana), 4:19.36a; 4x800 Relay Varsity - Finals: 5. Galesburg-Augusta (Ashton Dingee, Jayden Roe, Carter Stevens, Nick Stevens), 10:02.80a    7.; SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400] Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Carter Stevens, Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, Owen Pfeiffer), 1:45.63a    ; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals Field Series: 12. Luke Dennis, J34’ 10.75”, 17. Bradley Hubbard, 32’ 2”, 23. Milo Schwendinger, 25’ 10”; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 6. Patrick Armock,  J124’ 1.5”, 15. Luke Dennis, 94’ 7”, 20. Jackson Houseman,85’ 3”PR; Long Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 15. Gregory Buckner, 15’ 8.5”, 18. Q Pongwattana, J14’ 9.5”, Tony James, ND

Women’s Varsity
1. Otsego, 102, 2. Richland Gull Lake, 92, 3. Plainwell, 86, 4. Galesburg-Augusta, 60, 5. Delton-Kellogg, 49, 6. Lawton, 42, 7. Allegan, 28, 8. Parchment, 20
G-A Results
4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 5. Galesburg-Augusta (Addison Born, Holley Coburn, Claire Callender, Audrey Dennis), 57.69a; 4x100 Throwers Relay - Throwers Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Jaidyn Klimp, Ellesa Callender, Caitlyn Valadez, Alexis Thomas), 57.94a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Holley Coburn, Kayla Bortolussi, Jaidyn Klimp, Jenisyn Klimp), 1:56.12a;    4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Claire Callender, Ellesa Callender), 4:46.43a; SMR 800m - [100-100-200-400] Varsity - Finals: 1. Galesburg-Augusta (Holley Coburn, Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi, Jaidyn Klimp), 1:56.60a; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, J34’ 4.75”, 5. Caitlyn Valadez, 33’ 2.25”PR, 11. Holley Coburn, 27’ 7.5”; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals Field Series: 5. Ellesa Callender, J88’ 0”, 8. Caitlyn Valadez, 81’ 0”, 19. Alexis Thomas, 62’ 8”; Long Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 2. Kayla Bortolussi, 14’ 7”, 3. Jenisyn Klimp, J14’ 5”

G-A Women Defeat Parchment, Men Fall Short

The Galesburg-Augusta girls track team defeated Parchment while the boys fell short in a tri-meet at Parchment April 30.

Hackett also participated but G-A only competed against Parchment.

The Lady Rams placed in the top two in nine events, including three G-A won.

Earning first place finishes for G-A was Jaidyn Klimp in the high jump (5’02”), Caitlyn Valadez in the shot put with a personal record throw of 33’01”, and Ellesa Callender in the discus with a personal record throw of 93’02.50.

The G-A men won one event and placed in the top two in three events.

Levi Born won the 100-meter dash with a season record time of 11.72.

The 4x800-meter relay team, consisting of Ashton Dingee, Jayden Roe, Nick Stevens, and Carter Stevens, finished second with a time of 9:52.51 and Patrick Armock placed second in the discus with a throw of 107’02.50”.

Women
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 88, 2. Galesburg-Augusta, 47, 3. Parchment, 29
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 7. Holley Coburn, 14.54aPR, 9. Addison Born, 15.88aSR; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Jaidyn Klimp, 26.93aSR, 5. Kayla Bortolussi, 30.84a, 6. Holley Coburn, 31.30a, 9. Addison Born, 34.34aSR; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 1:02.13a, 11. Keala Luchies, 1:25.09aSR; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals:  3. Claire Callender, 2:55.50a, 5. Keala Luchies, 3:34.10a; 100m Hurdles - 33” Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 18.26aPR, 4. Audrey Dennis, 20.13a; 300m Hurdles - 30” Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 53.19aPR, 4. Audrey Dennis, 58.03a; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Holley Coburn, Addison Born, Audrey Dennis, Claire Callender), 57.39a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Claire Callender, Ellesa Callender, Jenisyn Klimp, Kayla Bortolussi), 4:42.73a; Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Caitlyn Valadez, 33-01.00PR, 2. Jaidyn Klimp, 31-09.00, 3. Holley Coburn, 27-02.5, 4. Alexis Thomas, 26-06.50, 5. Claire Callender, 26-01.00PR, 8. Megan Ranes, 25-00.00, 11. Addison Born, 21-11.00PR, 12. Emily Bailey, 21-05.00; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Ellesa Callender, 93-02.50PR, 3. Caitlyn Valadez, 76-05.00, 7. Megan Ranes, 65-06.50, 8. Alexis Thomas, 55-04.00, 9. Emily Bailey, 47-09.00; High Jump Varsity - Finals: 1. Jaidyn Klimp, 5-02.00; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 2. Kayla Bortolussi, 13-09.00;

Men’s Varsity
1. Kalamazoo Hackett, 81, 2. Parchment, 64, 3. Galesburg-Augusta, 16
G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Levi Born, 11.72aSR, 6.    Owen Pfeiffer, 12.54a, 9. Gregory Buckner, 12.90a, 10. Jayden Roe, 12.92aPR, 15. Tony James, 13.33aPR, 17. Jason Belanger, 13.51a, 18. Michael Abuga, 13.57aPR, 19. Luke Dennis, 13.58aPR, 20. Dominic Corsi, 13.70a, 22. Q Pongwattana, 13.82a, 23. Owen Cowles, 13.96a, 24. James Taylor, 14.10aPR, 25. Lawerence Abuga, 14.24a, 27. Bradley Hubbard, 15.12aPR, 28. Milo Schwendinger, 16.80aPR, 29. Brady Towery, 17.43a; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 3. Levi Born, 24.32a, 7. Owen Pfeiffer, 25.50a, 13. Gregory Buckner, 27.12a, 15. Jason Belanger, 27.21a, 17. Tony James, 27.62aPR, 19. Lawerence Abuga, 28.15aPR, 20. Owen Cowles, 28.98a, 21. Dominic Corsi, 29.30a, Michael Abuga, NT; J400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 8. Q Pongwattana, 1:02.80a, 9. Owen Cowles, 1:02.90a; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 7. Nick Stevens, 2:34.83a;1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4. Carter Stevens, 5:02.69a, 8. Ashton Dingee, 5:41.14a, 9. Nick Stevens, 5:45.03a; 3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 3. Carter Stevens, 11:15.08a;  4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Gregory Buckner, Jayden Roe, Owen Pfeiffer), 48.36a; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Levi Born, Patrick Armock, Owen Pfeiffer, Jayden Roe), 1:42.66a; 4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3. Galesburg-Augusta, 4:22.82a; 4x800 Relay Varsity - Finals: 2. Galesburg-Augusta (Ashton Dingee, Jayden Roe, Nick Stevens, Carter Stevens), 9:52.51a; Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 5. Luke Dennis, 34-11.50PR, 6. Milo Schwendinger, 33-03.50, 7. Bradley Hubbard, 32-03.00, 11. Jackson Houseman, 28-10.50, 13.    Brady Towery, 27-10.00, 16. James Taylor, 25-07.50; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Patrick Armock, 107-02.50, 5. Luke Dennis, 100-09.00PR, 11. Bradley Hubbard, 77-07.50SR, 12. Milo Schwendinger, 77-03.50, 13. Jackson Houseman, 75-06.00, 15. James Taylor, 62-05.00, 17. Brady Towery, 56-03.00; High Jump Varsity - Finals: Jeremiah Mann, NH; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 7. Gregory Buckner, 16-04.00, 8.    Tony James, 16-01.00PR, 11. Michael Abuga, 14-05.00, 11. Q Pongwattana, 14-05.00, 14. Jason Belanger, 14-00.00, 14. Lawerence Abuga, 14-00.00

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Seniors sign letters of intent


Galesburg-Augusta held a celebration signing day for five G-A High School seniors April 28 in the G-A High School Library.

Nolan Brewer and Owen Pfeiffer both signed letters of intent to play football at Olivet College, Jaden Fawcett signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Spring Arbor University, Levi Born signed a letter of intent to participate in track at Olivet College and Jaidyn Klimp signed a letter of intent to participate in track at Hope College.


Nolan Brewer

Owen Pfeiffer

Jaden Fawcett

Levi Born

Jaldyn Klimp

(Photos by G-A Superintendent Dr. Lindsey Newton)

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