The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team answered a pair of losses to begin the season with a win 7-0 over Leslie April 10 on the road.

Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, won 6-3, 7-5, Lauren Gates, at No. 2 singles, won 6-1, 6-1, Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, won in two sets 6-4, 6-1, and Jilaya Henry-Phillips, at No. 4 singles, won in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 11-9.

The Rams won Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches by forfeit, however Avery Fawcett and Alexis Hanis prevailed by scores of 6-2, 6-0.
G-A Def. Leslie, 7-0

Singles:
No. 1 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Izabella Tello, Leslie, 6-3 , 7-5; No. 2 - Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta def. Bristol Scavarda, Leslie, 6-1 , 6-1; No. 3 - Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta def. Lola Fincher-Jones, Leslie, 6-4 , 6-1; No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta def. Carley Marshall, Leslie, 6-3 , 6-3 , 11-9

Doubles:
No. 1 - Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta def. Alyssa Hawkins, Leslie - Kaitlynn Smolinski, Leslie, 6-2 , 6-0; No. 2 - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta - Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta def. Default Default, Leslie - Default Default, Leslie, 2-0 , 2-0; No. 3 - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta - Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta def. Default , Leslie - Default, Leslie, 2-0 , 2-0)

G-A Blanked By K-Christian
The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team fell to Kalamazoo Christian 8-0 April 9 at G-A High School.
Peyton Newton, at No. 3 singles, won one game in the first set and two games in the second set in a 1-6, 2-6 loss to Kalamazoo Christian’s Katie Meints.
Kalamazoo Christian - 8, Galesburg-Augusta - 0, 

Singles:
No. 1 - Kennedy Price, Kalamazoo Christian def. Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 2 - Aidan Ward, Kalamazoo Christian def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 3 - Katie Meints, Kalamazoo Christian def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-2; No. 4 - Cora DeGroot, Kalamazoo Christian def. Default, Galesburg-Augusta, 2-0 , 2-0

Doubles:
No. 1 - Bevin Maskill, Kalamazoo Christian - Katy Smith, Kalamazoo Christian def. Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta - Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Harper Scarlett, Kalamazoo Christian - MacKenzie Maskill, Kalamazoo Christian def. Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta - Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 3 - Katy Smith, Kalamazoo Christian - Reese Rigby, Kalamazoo Christian def. Maria Lockner, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 4 - Ava Degroot, Kalamazoo Christian - Tessa Chairs, Kalamazoo Christian def. Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta - Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0

G-A Falls To Pennfield In Opener
The Galesburg-Augusta girls tennis team suffered a 6-2 loss to Battle Creek Pennfield in the season opener April 7 at Pennfield.
Both of G-A’ wins came in singles play.
Karlee Nigg, at No. 1 singles, won by scores of 6-2, 6-1, and Jilaya Henry-Phillips, at No. 4 singles, won by scores of 6-4, 6-0.
Battle Creek Pennfield - 6, Galesburg-Augusta - 2 

Singles:
No. 1 - Karlee Nigg, Galesburg-Augusta def. Leah Tenney, Battle Creek Pennfield, 2-6 , 1-6; No. 2 - Carly Tenney, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Lauren Gates, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-1 , 6-0; No. 3 - Emma Boyd, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Peyton Newton, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-4 , 6-4; No. 4 - Jilaya Henry-Phillips , Galesburg-Augusta def. Layla Kelly, Battle Creek Pennfield, 4-6 , 0-6

Doubles:
No. 1 - Olivia Royer, Battle Creek Pennfield - Olivia Wills, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Avery Fawcett, Galesburg-Augusta - Alexis Hanis, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 2 - Avreen Kaur, Battle Creek Pennfield - Hadlie Trine, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Emmalee Steinacker, Galesburg-Augusta - Celine Andersen, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-0; No. 3 - Siena Bartzen, Battle Creek Pennfield - Zoey Wendell, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Luna Gray, Galesburg-Augusta - Miliyah Lock, Galesburg-Augusta, 6-0 , 6-1; No. 4 - Madalynn Hoffman, Battle Creek Pennfield - Mariah Worthington, Battle Creek Pennfield def. Galesburg-Augusta - Default, 2-0 , 2-0

The Galesburg-Augusta girls track team finished in fifth place and the boys placed ninth at the Bridgman Invitational April 10.

The girls, who finished with 70.5 points, had 17 personal best performances.

Sophomore Jenisyn Klimp led the way in the sprints with two first place finishes. She won the 100-meter dash with a personal best time of 13.28 and finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.89.

Ellesa Callender earned a second place finish in the discus with a throw of 85’10”.

Niles Brandywine won the 13-team womens event with 129 points.

Patrick Armock stood out for the boys with a first place finish and a third place finish.

The G-A junior won the discus competition with a personal best throw of 133’7,5” and finished third in the 110-meter hurdles with a personal time of 16.04 and 

G-A junior Luke Dennis placed third in the shot put with a personal best toss of 36’,3.5”.

Buchanan won the mens event with 136.5 points. G-A totaled 27 points.

Bridgman Invitational
Mens 
1. Buchanan, 136.5, 2. Schoolcraft, 93.5, 3. Bridgman, 70, 4. Eau Claire    54.5, 5. Watervliet, 52, 6. Decatur, 50, 7. Niles Brandywine, 48, 8. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 30, 9. Galesburg-Augusta, 27, 10. Bangor, 22, 11. Marcellus, 19, 12.    St Joseph Michigan Lutheran, 14.5, 13. Benton Harbor Countryside, 6

G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 24. Zack Charlton, 13.19aPB, 26. Jason Belanger, 13.33aSB, 27. Gregory Buckner, 13.65aSB; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 17. Lucas Broxholm, 27.04aPB, 21. Tristen Jackson, 27.58aPB, 32.    Tyler Evans, 33.39aPB; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 13. 9 Lucas Broxholm, 1:00.27aPB, 18. Giovani Evans, 1:01.63aPB, 24. Vincent Finedell, 1:08.37aPB; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 23. Vincent Finedell,  2:50.42aPB, Ashton Dingee, SCR; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 21. Vincent Finedell, 6:10.49aPB, Ashton Dingee, SCR; 110m Hurdles - 39" / 0.991m Varsity - Finals: 3. Patrick Armock, 16.04aPB; 4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: G-A: Patrick Armock, Gregory Buckner, Giovani Evans, Jonah Raines, SCR;  4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 7. Galesburg-Augusta (Dominic Corsi, Zack Charlton, Jason Belanger, Lucas Broxholm), 1:47.53a;  Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 3. Luke Dennis, 36' 3.5"PB, 6. Bradley Hubbard, 33' 3"PB, 18. Jackson Houseman, 30' 6"PB; Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 1. Patrick Armock, 133' 7.5"PB, 13. Milo Schwendinger, 84' 3"SB, Jonah Raines, NM; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 11. Patrick Armock, 17' 5"PB, 24. James Taylor, 14' 2.75"PB, 26. Gregory Buckner, 13' 11.75"SB;

Women
1. Niles Brandywine    129, 2. Watervliet, 101, 3. Bridgman, 79, 4. Schoolcraft, 76, 5. Galesburg-Augusta, 70.5, 6. St Joseph Michigan Lutheran, 34, 7. Decatur, 29.5, 8. Buchanan, 29, 9. Bangor,    26, 10. St Joseph Our Lady of the Lakes, 16, 11. Eau Claire, 14, 12. Marcellus, 13, 13. Benton Harbor Countryside, 1

G-A Results
100 Meters Varsity - Finals; 1. Jenisyn Klimp, 13.28aPB, 8.    Brooklyn James, 14.33aSB, 17. Miley Colburn, 15.99aPB; 200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1. Jenisyn Klimp, 27.89aSB, 20. Sloan Smith, 34.51aPB, 24. Miley Colburn, 35.84aPB; 400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11. Claire Callender, 1:14.79aPB, 12. Grace Allie, 1:15.64aPB, 13. Miley Colburn, 1:17.02aPB; 800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 6. Riley Wetzel, 3:08.23aPB, 9. Claire Callender, 3:10.03aSB, 10. Sophia Dohm, 3:10.27aPB; 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 9. Sophia Dohm, 6:58.94aPB; 100m Hurdles - 33" / 0.838m Varsity - Finals: 5. Audrey Dennis, 19.03aPB, 12. Sloan Smith, 23.99aPB; 300m Hurdles - 30" / 0.762m Varsity - Finals: 9. Audrey Dennis, 1:02.68aSB; 4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Kayla Bortolussi, Ellesa Callender, Brooklyn James, Jenisyn Klimp), 1:58.79a;  4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 4. Galesburg-Augusta (Kayla Bortolussi, Grace Allie, Jenisyn Klimp, Brooklyn James), 4:46.31a;  Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 3. Ellesa Callender, 28' 2"PB, 5. Alexis Thomas, 26' 6"SB, 8. Claire Callender, 25' 4"SB; Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 2. Ellesa Callender, 85' 10"SB, 10. Alexis Thomas, 66' 2"SB, 18. Rosa Ross, 48' 0"PB; High Jump Varsity - Finals Field Series: 4. Kayla Bortolussi, 4' 3"PB, 6. Sloan Smith, 4' 0"PB, Charlotte Armock, NH, Grace Allie, SCR, Claire Callender, SCR; Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 3. Kayla Bortolussi, 14' 6"SB, 13. Charlotte Armock, 11' 7"PB, 14. Wende Trines, 11' 3"PB

After winning the season opener 12-2 over Battle Creek Central, the Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team hit hard times with six straight losses.

The Rams answered a game they were no hit in by Union City in the first game of a doubleheader with a 13-hit attack in the second game however the team dropped both games April 11 at Union City.

The Rams struggled defensively in a 15-0 loss in the first game, committing seven errors.

Kaylin Wetzel suffered the loss, allowing five earned runs, 11 hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Sienna Owens, who had a triple and drove in two runs, Caitlyn Valadez, Aarylin Gain, and Kaylin Wetzel each had two hits to lead G-A at the plate in the second game.

Kaylee Bastian suffered the loss, allowing nine earned runs and four walks. She struck out three.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 000 -  0-  0-7
Union City              924 - 15-11-0
G-A hits: none
G-A stolen bases: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Hayden Myers 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 2.2 IP, 11 hits, 15 runs, 5 earned runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 121 000 0 - 4-13-1
Union City              110 106 x - 9-14-0
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Sienna Owens 2 (triple, 2 RBI), Caitlyn Valadez 2, BreAnna Keene 1 (1 RBI), Piper Snodderly 2, Emily Coleman 1 (1 RBI), Kaylee Bastian 1 (double), Aarylin. Gain 2
G-A stolen bases: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Caitlyn Valadez 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 6 IP, 14 hits, 9 runs, 9 earned runs, 4 walks, 3 strikes 
Gobles Sweeps Lady Rams
Gobles jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the top of the first inning and went on to post a 23-1 win over the Lady Rams in the first game of a doubleheader April 9 at G-A High School. The Tigers pounded out 18 hits in a 25-5 win over G-A in the second game.
Wetzel, Sienna Owens, Ava Schelb, Caitlyn Valadez and BreAnna Keene, who had a double and drove in G-A’s lone run, collected the five Ram hits in the first game.
Wetzel suffered the loss, although 10 G-A errors led to 19 unearned runs.
The Rams were held to five hits in the second game as well, with Owens’ two hits leading the way.
G-A struggled in the field in the second game also, committing nine errors that led to nine unearned runs on Bastian’s ledger as the losing pitcher.

Game 1
Gobles                 (15) 62 - 23-12-0
Galesburg-Augusta 1  00 -  1- 5-10
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 1, Sienna Owens 1, Ava Schelb 1, Caitlyn Valadez 1, BreAnna Keene 1 (double, 1 RBI)
Losing pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 3 IP, 12 hits, 23 runs, 4 earned runs, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts

Game 2
Gobles                    674 8 - 25-18-0
Galesburg-Augusta 023 0 -  5-  5-9
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 1, Sienna Owens 2, BreAnna Keene 1 (double), Emily Coleman 1 (1 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Caitlyn Valadez 1, Kaylee Bastian 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 3 IP, 14 hits, 17 runs, 8 earned runs, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts
Kaylin Wetzel - 1 IP, 4 hits, 8 runs, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts

Parchment Tops G-A Twice
After pounding out 12 hits in a 12-2 season opening win over Battle Creek Central the Galesburg-Augusta varsity softball team was held to a combined four hits in two losses to Parchment April 7 at G-A High School .
A third inning single to rightfield by Ava Schelb in the first game in a 17-0, three inning loss was the lone hit for the Rams in the opener.
Two hits by Kaylin Wetzel and one by Caitlyn Valadez accounted for G-A’s hits in the second game.
Kaylee Bastian took the loss in the opener, allowing 15 hits and 16 earned runs with three walks and four strikeouts.
 Kaylin Wetzel started and suffered the loss in the second game. She allowed seven hits and seven earned runs to go with five walks and two strikeouts.
Five G-A errors in the second game led to 10 unearned runs for Parchment.

Game 1
Parchment              (15) 20 - 17-15-0
Galesburg-Augusta 0    00 -   0-  1-5
G-A hit: Ava Schelb 1
G-A stolen bases: Ava Schelb 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylee Bastian - 3 IP, 15 hits, 17 runs, 16 earned runs, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts

Game 2
Parchment               0 (11) 0 - 17-7-1
Galesburg-Augusta 0   0   0 -   0-3-5
G-A hits: Kaylin Wetzel 2, Caitlyn Valadez 1
Losing pitcher: Kaylin Wetzel - 3 IP, 7 hits, 17 runs, 7 earned runs, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts

While the Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team suffered its first two losses of the season in a April 11 doubleheader at Union City April 11, the Rams began the new week with a 4-2 record.

G-A struggled defensively in both losses to Union City, committing five errors in each game.

Nate Ewart, Justin Martin, who drove in one run, and Alex Krugh, who also drove in one run, each had two hits for the Rams in a 15-6 loss in the first game.

 Ewart started and suffered the loss on the mound. He allowed seven hits and four earned runs with two walks over four innings pitched.

Five errors led to nine unearned runs in G-A’s 17-7 loss in the second game.

Ewart, Justin Martin, Krugh, who had a double and one RBI, Ranes, who drove in one run, and Kameron Prince, who had one RBI, had G-A’s hits.

Prince was tagged with the loss.

Game 1
Galesburg-Augusta 000 132 0 -  6- 6-5
Union City              420 045 x - 15-12-3
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 2, Justin Martin 2 (1 RBI), Alex Krugh 2 (1 RBI)
Losing pitcher: Nate Ewart - 4 IP, 7 hits, 6 runs, 4 earned runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts
Ayden Maine - 1.2 IP, 4 hits, 9 runs, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
Kameron Prince - 0.1 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts

Game 2
Galesburg-Augusta 200 23 -  7- 5-5
Union City              228 23 - 17 12 3
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 1, Justin Martin 1, Alex Krugh 1 (double, 1 RBI), Jonah Ranes 1 (1 RBI), Kameron Prince 1 (1 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: Cayden Allie 1
G-A Stolen bases: Nate Ewart 4, Colton Robertson 2, Jonah Ranes 1
Losing pitcher: Kameron Prince - 3 IP, 11 hits, 12 runs, 4 earned runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
Jonah Ranes - 1.2 IP, 1 hit, 5 runs, 4 earned runs, 6 walks, 3 strikeouts

G-A Sweeps Gobles
The Rams exploded for 14 runs in the first inning and added 10 more runs in the second inning in a 24-0 win over Gobles in the first game of a doubleheader April 9 at G-A High School.

While the Rams only had four hits in the second game, the home team took advantage of seven Gobles errors and 19 walks issued by Tiger pitchers in a 21-6 G-A win in the second game.

Jonah Ranes and Carter Simmons each had three hits and drove in three runs in the first game.

Alex Krugh pitched three hitless innings and struck out 10 to earn the win in the first game.

Ranes had a triple and drove in five runs for G-A in the second game.

Justin Martin pitched the first three and one-third innings and was credited with the win. 

He allowed five hits, five earned runs and five walks with five strikeouts.

Game 1
Gobles                       0    0  0 -   0-  0- 6
Galesburg-Augusta (14)(10) x - 24-10-0
G-A hits: Justin Martin 2 (triple, 4 RBI), Alex Krugh 1, Jonah Ranes 3 (3 RBI), C. Allie 1 (2 RBI), C. Simmons 3 (double, 3 RBI)
Other G-A RBI: C. Blake, Colton Robertson 2
G-A stolen base: Justin Martin 1
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 10 strikeouts

Game 2
Gobles                    012 3 - 6-5-7
Galesburg-Augusta 449 4 - 21-4-1
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 1 (triple), Justin Martin 1 (1 RBI), Alex Krugh 1, Jonah Ranes 1 (triple, 5 RBI), 
Other G-A RBI: Kameron Prince 1, Ayden Maine 1, Cayden Allie 1, Colton Robertson 1
G-A stolen bases: Justin Martin 2, Jonah Ranes 2, Alex Krugh 2, Cayden Allie 1, Nate Ewart 1
Winning pitcher: Justin Martin - 3.1 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned runs, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Kameron Prince - .2 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts

G-A Tops Bloomingdale Twice
The Galesburg-Augusta varsity baseball team enjoyed a strong start to the season with a doubleheader sweep over Bloomingdale April 7 at G-A High School.
The Rams captured a 10-0, four inning win over Bloomingdale in the first game and held off the visitors 7-5 in the second game in five innings.
A 10-run first inning and a combined one-hitter by Alex Krugh and Ayden Maine helped the Rams to the 10-0 win in the first game.
Alex Krugh’s three hits, including a double, and three RBI paced G-A at the plate in the first game. Justin Martin, with a double, and Cayden Allie, each had one hit and drove in two runs.
Krugh started and was credited with the win. He allowed no hits and just one walk with seven strikeouts.
Mayne pitched the final two innings and allowed one hit, one walk and he struck out two. 
Three Ram pitchers combined on a five inning no-hitter in the second game, however nine walks led to five Bloomingdale runs to keep the game close.
Justin Martin started and was credited with the win. He did not allow a hit in two and one-thirds innings pitched, but gave up two earned runs, one walk, hit one batter and had two wild pitches with four strikeouts.
Nate Ewart pitched one and two-thirds innings and allowed one earned run with four walks, one wild pitch and one hit batter to go with two strikeouts. Carter Simmons pitched the final inning and allowed one earned run with four walks and one strikeout.
Krugh had two hits including a double and drove in two runs for G-A. Jonah Ranes also had a pair of hits and drove in two runs for the winners. 

Game 1
Bloomingdale            0   00 0 - 0-1-3
Galesburg-Augusta (10) 00 -  10-6-1
G-A hits: Justin Martin 1 (double, 2 RBI), Alex Krugh 3 (double, 3 RBI), Kameron Prince 1, Cayden Allie 1 (2 RBI)
G-A stolen bases: Nate Ewart 2
Winning pitcher: Alex Krugh - 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
Ayden Maine - 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts

Game 2
Bloomingdale          012 11 - 5-0-3
Galesburg-Augusta  230 11 - 7-7-1
G-A hits: Nate Ewart 1 (double), Justin Martin 1 (double), Alex Krugh 2 (double, 2 RBI), Jonah Ranes 2 (2 RBI), Cayden Allie 1, 
Other G-A RBI: Colton Robertson 1
G-A stolen bases: Justin.Martin 4, Alex Krugh 2, Jonah Ranes 1
Winning pitcher: Justin Martin - 2.1 IP, 0 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
Nate Ewart - 1.2 IP, 0 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 4 walks, 2 strikeouts
Carter Simmons - 1 IP, 0 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 4 walks, 1 strikeout

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