One Ram places at Plainwell tournament
Two members of the Galesburg-Augusta girls wrestling team competed at the 39-team Plainwell Meert Memorial Girls Tournament December 21.
Alexis Thomas (155-pound weight class) came away with a sixth place finish and Caitlyn Valadez (170) did not place.
Thomas was 3-3 on the day, winning her three matches by pins in 2:18, :29, and 1:03.
Valadez was 2-2. She won both of her matches by pins in under 1 minute (:58 and :47).
G-A Girls Wrestling
A Look Ahead ...
1/10 Olivet Tournament Away 9 a.m.
G-A girls basketball team returns
A cancelled game with Watervliet December 16 and a postponed game against Martin December 19 left the Galesburg-Augusta girls varsity basketball team sidelined for 10 days.
The 1-0 Lady Rams returned to action December 22 in the Mendon Holiday Tournament against Sturgis.
After the brief Christmas break G-A will play a road game at Climax-Scotts December 30, beginning with the JV game at 5:30 p.m.
A Look Ahead ...
1/10 Olivet Tournament Away 9 a.m.
G-A girls basketball team returns
to action on December 30
A cancelled game with Watervliet December 16 and a postponed game against Martin December 19 left the Galesburg-Augusta girls varsity basketball team sidelined for 10 days.
The 1-0 Lady Rams returned to action December 22 in the Mendon Holiday Tournament against Sturgis.
After the brief Christmas break G-A will play a road game at Climax-Scotts December 30, beginning with the JV game at 5:30 p.m.
G-A Girls Basketball
A Look Ahead ...
12/30 C-S (JV/Var.) Away 5:30 p.m.
1/6 Schoolcraft (JV/Var.) Home 7 p.m.
A Look Ahead ...
12/30 C-S (JV/Var.) Away 5:30 p.m.
1/6 Schoolcraft (JV/Var.) Home 7 p.m.
JV girls basketball team drops 1st game
The Galesburg-Augusta JV girls basketball team suffered a 36-29 loss to Martin December 18 at Martin.
The Rams, 1-1, will play at Climax-Scotts at 5:30 p.m. December 30.
JV boys basketball team enters
break with 5-0 record
The Galesburg-Augusta JV boys basketball team entered the Christmas break with a 5-0 record after handing Martin a 41-22 setback December 18 at Martin High School.
Jerome Bailey scored 16 points and Connor Welker added 10 points.
The JVs will return to action December 29 against Martin at 5:30 p.m. in the Mendon Holiday Tournament. The winner will play the winner from the Mendon-Marcellus JV game December 30 at 7 p.m. in the auxiliary gym. The two losers will play December 30 at 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.
G-A Downs South Haven
The Galesburg-Augusta JV boys basketball team remained undefeated with a 46-42 win over South Haven December 16 at G-A High School.
G-A received 11 points apiece from Hunter Pritchard, Jerome Bailey, and Vincent Finedell.
Boys basketball team hopes to build
momentum in Mendon tournament
After dropping a 64-40 decision to South Haven December 16, that was followed with a postponed game against Martin December 19 the Galesburg-Augusta boys varsity basketball team will be looking to build momentum in the Mendon Holiday Tournament December 29 and 30.
G-A will face Martin December 29 at 7 p.m. in the main gym. Mendon and Marcellus open the tournament at 5 p.m. December 29.
The G-A and Martin JVs will play December 29 at 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym, followed by the Mendon and Marcellus JV game.
The two varsity losers will play December 30 at 5 p.m. in the main gym and the winners will clash at 7 p.m. in the main gym December 30.
The two JV losers will play December 30 at 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym and the JV winners will play at 6:30 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.
A first place trophy will be awarded for both the varsity and JV winners.
A Most Valuable Player plaque will be awarded for the varsity tournament only.
South Haven Tops G-A
A cool shooting night from the floor factored into a 64-40 loss to South Haven December 16 at G-A High School.
G-A struggled at the offensive end, shooting 28.3 percent overall from two and three-point range (13-46). The Rams made 30.8 percent (8-26) of their shots from two-point range and dropped in 5-of-20 (25 percent) three-point attempts.
South Haven led by a 16-12 count after the first quarter but stretched the lead to 30-17 at halftime after G-A managed just a three-point basket by Dontrell Bowden and a two-point basket by Giovonni Evans in the second quarter.
South Haven extended the lead to 52-29 after three quarters.
Evans led G-A with 13 points, three rebounds, three steals and four assists.
South Haven 16 14 22 12 - 64
Galesburg-Augusta 12 5 12 11 - 40
Gavin Lock 8, Ethan Metty 3, C.J. Benard 8, Dontrell Bowden 4, Giovonni Evans 13, Patrick Armock 2, Hayden Pritchard 2
Free throws: G-A 9-14/South Haven 12/19
3-point baskets: G-A 5 (Gavin Lock 2, Ethan Metty 1, C.J. Benard 1, Dontrell Bowden 1, South Haven 4 (Noah Weaver 3, Groyson Knox 1)
G-A Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Hayden Pritchard 4, Patrick Armock 4, Giovonni Evans 3, Ethan Metty 3, Aiden Moses 3
Steals: Giovonni Evans 3, C.J. Benard 3
Assists: Giovonni Evans 4
Blocked Shots: Patrick Armock 3, Hayden Pritchard 2, Aiden Moses 2
G-A will face Martin December 29 at 7 p.m. in the main gym. Mendon and Marcellus open the tournament at 5 p.m. December 29.
The G-A and Martin JVs will play December 29 at 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym, followed by the Mendon and Marcellus JV game.
The two varsity losers will play December 30 at 5 p.m. in the main gym and the winners will clash at 7 p.m. in the main gym December 30.
The two JV losers will play December 30 at 5 p.m. in the auxiliary gym and the JV winners will play at 6:30 p.m. in the auxiliary gym.
A first place trophy will be awarded for both the varsity and JV winners.
A Most Valuable Player plaque will be awarded for the varsity tournament only.
South Haven Tops G-A
A cool shooting night from the floor factored into a 64-40 loss to South Haven December 16 at G-A High School.
G-A struggled at the offensive end, shooting 28.3 percent overall from two and three-point range (13-46). The Rams made 30.8 percent (8-26) of their shots from two-point range and dropped in 5-of-20 (25 percent) three-point attempts.
South Haven led by a 16-12 count after the first quarter but stretched the lead to 30-17 at halftime after G-A managed just a three-point basket by Dontrell Bowden and a two-point basket by Giovonni Evans in the second quarter.
South Haven extended the lead to 52-29 after three quarters.
Evans led G-A with 13 points, three rebounds, three steals and four assists.
South Haven 16 14 22 12 - 64
Galesburg-Augusta 12 5 12 11 - 40
Gavin Lock 8, Ethan Metty 3, C.J. Benard 8, Dontrell Bowden 4, Giovonni Evans 13, Patrick Armock 2, Hayden Pritchard 2
Free throws: G-A 9-14/South Haven 12/19
3-point baskets: G-A 5 (Gavin Lock 2, Ethan Metty 1, C.J. Benard 1, Dontrell Bowden 1, South Haven 4 (Noah Weaver 3, Groyson Knox 1)
G-A Stat Leaders
Rebounds: Hayden Pritchard 4, Patrick Armock 4, Giovonni Evans 3, Ethan Metty 3, Aiden Moses 3
Steals: Giovonni Evans 3, C.J. Benard 3
Assists: Giovonni Evans 4
Blocked Shots: Patrick Armock 3, Hayden Pritchard 2, Aiden Moses 2
G-A Boys Basketball
A Look Ahead ...
Mendon Holiday
Tournament
12/29 Mendon (Varsity) Vs. Marcellus (Varsity) main gym 5 p.m.
12/29 G-A (JV) Vs. Martin (JV) aux. gym 5 p.m.
12/29 G-A Varsity Vs. Martin Varsity Main gym 7 p.m.
Mendon JV Vs. Marcellus JV Aux gym 7 p.m.
12/30 5 p.m. varsity loser from Monday vs. 7 p.m. loser from Monday main gym 5 p.m.
12/30 7 p.m. JV loser from Monday vs. 5 p.m. loser from Monday Aux. gym 5 p.m.
5 p.m. Varsity winner from Monday vs. 7 p.m. winner from Monday Main gym 7 p.m.
6:30 p.m. JV winner from Monday Vs. 5 p.m. winner from Monday Aux. Gym 7 p.m.
A Look Ahead ...
Mendon Holiday
Tournament
12/29 Mendon (Varsity) Vs. Marcellus (Varsity) main gym 5 p.m.
12/29 G-A (JV) Vs. Martin (JV) aux. gym 5 p.m.
12/29 G-A Varsity Vs. Martin Varsity Main gym 7 p.m.
Mendon JV Vs. Marcellus JV Aux gym 7 p.m.
12/30 5 p.m. varsity loser from Monday vs. 7 p.m. loser from Monday main gym 5 p.m.
12/30 7 p.m. JV loser from Monday vs. 5 p.m. loser from Monday Aux. gym 5 p.m.
5 p.m. Varsity winner from Monday vs. 7 p.m. winner from Monday Main gym 7 p.m.
6:30 p.m. JV winner from Monday Vs. 5 p.m. winner from Monday Aux. Gym 7 p.m.
G-A wrestling team places first
in East Jackson tournament
By Bruce Rolfe
The Galesburg-Augusta wrestling team has experienced some tough years when looking at overall results recently.
However first year coach Sam Blyveis and his team have a vision to move the program in a positive direction.
The team took a big step towards that goal by winning the East Jackson Team Tournament December 20 and was very competitive in a 45-35 loss to Climax-Scotts at G-A High School December 17.
G-A won the first place trophy at East Jackson with a 5-0 record. The Rams defeated Jonesville (48-25), Mendon (39-29), Ann Arbor Huron (58-15), Chelsea B Team, (48-30), and Walled Lake Western (42-41).
The first place trophy comes a week after the team earned a runnerup trophy at the Burton Richards Memorial Tournament at Eau Claire High School.
Blyveis said the school continues to research records but he said the last time G-A won any tournament trophy was in 2004.
G-A showed determination, winning the final match of the day by one point (42-41) with a last second pin over Walled Lake Western, which was also 4-0 entering the last match.
“Winning that tournament yesterday, and with it coming down to a last second pin to win by one point in the finals, did quite a bit for our team. Both in regards to their confidence as well as the team bonding. We did that while scratching three weights due to various injuries and other reasons. It was quite a feat, and the wrestlers knew it, and they rose to the occasion,” said Blyveis.
Blyveis said winning a trophy two straight weeks helps add to the culture he is trying to build.
“The expectation of winning brings harder work and dedication. The kids are starting to understand why we do what we do,” adds the first year G-A coach.
Jaxsen Ray, Colton Robertson and Donaven Tiffany all went 5-0 on the day at the East Jackson Tournament.
C-S wrestling coach Jason Wade, who stepped down as the C-S coach two years ago but was named head coach after Martin and C-S dissolved a co-op arrangement and Mike Reitz stepped down following last season, said he likes the direction G-A is heading after his team defeated the Rams 45-35.
The Galesburg-Augusta wrestling team has experienced some tough years when looking at overall results recently.
However first year coach Sam Blyveis and his team have a vision to move the program in a positive direction.
The team took a big step towards that goal by winning the East Jackson Team Tournament December 20 and was very competitive in a 45-35 loss to Climax-Scotts at G-A High School December 17.
G-A won the first place trophy at East Jackson with a 5-0 record. The Rams defeated Jonesville (48-25), Mendon (39-29), Ann Arbor Huron (58-15), Chelsea B Team, (48-30), and Walled Lake Western (42-41).
The first place trophy comes a week after the team earned a runnerup trophy at the Burton Richards Memorial Tournament at Eau Claire High School.
Blyveis said the school continues to research records but he said the last time G-A won any tournament trophy was in 2004.
G-A showed determination, winning the final match of the day by one point (42-41) with a last second pin over Walled Lake Western, which was also 4-0 entering the last match.
“Winning that tournament yesterday, and with it coming down to a last second pin to win by one point in the finals, did quite a bit for our team. Both in regards to their confidence as well as the team bonding. We did that while scratching three weights due to various injuries and other reasons. It was quite a feat, and the wrestlers knew it, and they rose to the occasion,” said Blyveis.
Blyveis said winning a trophy two straight weeks helps add to the culture he is trying to build.
“The expectation of winning brings harder work and dedication. The kids are starting to understand why we do what we do,” adds the first year G-A coach.
Jaxsen Ray, Colton Robertson and Donaven Tiffany all went 5-0 on the day at the East Jackson Tournament.
C-S wrestling coach Jason Wade, who stepped down as the C-S coach two years ago but was named head coach after Martin and C-S dissolved a co-op arrangement and Mike Reitz stepped down following last season, said he likes the direction G-A is heading after his team defeated the Rams 45-35.
“They’re a very well coached team. They’ve got some solid kids. I know they’ve got some kids that put some time into the offseason. A really good opponent and good team to see where we’re at,” said Wade.
G-A sophomore Owen Cowles is pictured battling Climax-Scotts’ Nate Arnett December 17 at G-A High School.
(Photo by Bruce Rolfe)
East Jackson Team Tournament G-A 54, Jonesville 25
106: Double Forfeit; 113: Briggs Baker (JONESVLE) over Jaxsen Kasten (GALEAUG) (Fall 2:54); 120: Donaven Tiffany (GALEAUG) over Blake Ryan (JONESVLE) (Fall 3:34); 126: Owen Cowles (GALEAUG) over (JONESVLE) (For.); 132: Breckin Vickery (GALEAUG) over (JONESVLE) (For.); 138: Hunter Kendall (GALEAUG) over Karter Isaac (JONESVLE) (Fall 0:26); 144: Jaxsen Ray (GALEAUG) over Cole Graves (JONESVLE) (Fall 1:20); 150: Colton Robertson (GALEAUG) over (JONESVLE) (M. For.); 157: Hunter Luke (JONESVLE) over Lance Shoup (GALEAUG) (Dec 18-15); 165: Jonah Ranes (GALEAUG) over Max Young (JONESVLE) (Fall 1:00); 175: George Managadze (JONESVLE) over (GALEAUG) (For.); 190: Noah Knepfler (JONESVLE) over Nathaniel Ellis (GALEAUG) (MD 17-6); 215: Conrad Carpenter (JONESVLE) over (GALEAUG) (For.); 285: Kameron Prince (GALEAUG) over (JONESVLE) (For.)
G-A Def. Mendon 39-29
(Individual results not available)
G-A Def. Ann Arbor Huron 58-15
(Individual results not available)
G-A Def. Chelsea B Team 48-30
(Individual results not available)
G-A Def. Walled Lake Western 42-41
(Individual results not available)
C-S Tops G-A, 45-35
While the Galesburg-Augusta wrestling team dropped a 45-35 decision to Climax-Scotts December 17 at G-A High School, there were some bright moments.
G-A got off to a good start with two wins in the lower weights when Donaven Tiffany (120-pound weight class) and Owen Cowles (126) won by pins in 1:11 and 5:45 respectively.
Jaxen Ray (144) recorded a 17-2 technical fall win and Jonah Ranes (165) won by a pin in 31 seconds.
Colton Robertson (150) and Addyson Coleman (108) both won by forfeits for G-A.
Climax-Scotts 45, Galesburg-Augusta 35
120: Donaven Tiffany (GALEAUG) over Lincoln Bartholomew (CLISCOTT) (Fall 1:11); 126: Owen Cowles (GALEAUG) over Nate Arnett (CLISCOTT) (Fall 5:45); 132: Gavin Rogers (CLISCOTT) over Breckin Vickery (GALEAUG) (Fall 0:41); 138: Jaques Porlier (CLISCOTT) over Hunter Kendall (GALEAUG) (Fall 4:12); 144: Jaxsen Ray (GALEAUG) over Caden Godbee (CLISCOTT) (TF 17-2 0:00); 150: Colton Robertson (GALEAUG) over (CLISCOTT) (For.); 157: Dean Parks (CLISCOTT) over Lance Shoup (GALEAUG) (Dec 8-3); 165: Jonah Ranes (GALEAUG) over Alexander Kasdorf (CLISCOTT) (Fall 0:31); 175: Bryce Birkham (CLISCOTT) over Lavell Cody (GALEAUG) (Fall 1:20); 190: Gixxer Blair (CLISCOTT) over Nathaniel Ellis (GALEAUG) (Fall 0:47); 215: Easton VanMiddlesworth (CLISCOTT) over (GALEAUG) (For.); 285: Malcom Smith (CLISCOTT) over Kameron Prince (GALEAUG) (Fall 0:45); 106: Addyson Coleman (GALEAUG) over (CLISCOTT) (For.); 113: Tyler Bradley (CLISCOTT) over Jaxsen Kasten (GALEAUG) (Fall 1:04)
G-A Boys Wrestling
A Look Ahead ...
1/3 Homer Tournament Away 9 a.m.
1/7 SAC Double dual at G-A W/South Haven and Fennville Home 6 p.m.
A Look Ahead ...
1/3 Homer Tournament Away 9 a.m.
1/7 SAC Double dual at G-A W/South Haven and Fennville Home 6 p.m.
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