Zeeland East baseball junior lefthander Ethan Campbell continued his dominating season on the mound last Friday, throwing his second no-hitter in 10 days in a 14-0 victory over Hamilton.
This time, Campbell went the full seven innings, striking out 18 Hawkeyes. He allowed just two baserunners, one on a walk and one on a fielding error.
Campbell threw a five-inning no-hitter April 21 against Holland Christian, striking out 12 in an 11-0 win.
The Chix gave Campbell plenty of offensive support, pounding out 15 hits. Ryan Kuzma led the East attack with three hits and two RBIs, while Mason Raade also had three hits. Zeek Ramadhani added two hits.
East swept both halves of a doubleheader with Holland April 28, 12-1 and 6-0.
Peyton Davis led the offense in the first game with three hits and three RBIs. Raade, Campbell and Tyler Chandler each added two hits.
Raade allowed just one hit and an unearned run for the pitching victory. He struck out six and walked one.
In the second game, Caden Hunderman threw a complete game one-hit shutout. He struck out nine and did not walk a batter. Campbell led the offense with three hits and Chandler added two.
On Saturday, East hosted its own invitational tournament, defeating Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 4-1 but falling in the championship game to White Lake Lakeland 13-3.
East entered this week with a record of 8-1 in the O-K Black Conference and 18-4 overall.
This time, Campbell went the full seven innings, striking out 18 Hawkeyes. He allowed just two baserunners, one on a walk and one on a fielding error.
Campbell threw a five-inning no-hitter April 21 against Holland Christian, striking out 12 in an 11-0 win.
The Chix gave Campbell plenty of offensive support, pounding out 15 hits. Ryan Kuzma led the East attack with three hits and two RBIs, while Mason Raade also had three hits. Zeek Ramadhani added two hits.
East swept both halves of a doubleheader with Holland April 28, 12-1 and 6-0.
Peyton Davis led the offense in the first game with three hits and three RBIs. Raade, Campbell and Tyler Chandler each added two hits.
Raade allowed just one hit and an unearned run for the pitching victory. He struck out six and walked one.
In the second game, Caden Hunderman threw a complete game one-hit shutout. He struck out nine and did not walk a batter. Campbell led the offense with three hits and Chandler added two.
On Saturday, East hosted its own invitational tournament, defeating Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 4-1 but falling in the championship game to White Lake Lakeland 13-3.
East entered this week with a record of 8-1 in the O-K Black Conference and 18-4 overall.
East’s Raab Breaks 1,600- Meter School Record
Zeeland East sophomore Adalyn Raab is rewriting the record book in the girls 1,600-meter run this spring.
Raab broke her own school record in the event last Saturday at the EK Early Qualifier Invitational at East Kentwood, running the metric mile in a time of 4 minutes, 55.66 seconds, winning the race by nearly 16 seconds over her nearest competitor. That run came just seven days after Raab ran another record time of 4:57.28 at the GR Elite Challenge.
East finished third in the boys meet with 46.5 points, while Zeeland West finished fourth with 42 points. In the girls meet, the Chix took fourth place with 50.5 points while the Dux finished 18th with 13 points.
West had two individual champions at the boys meet, as Clayton Ramsdell won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 5 inches, and the team of Keagan Smith, Reid Cousins, Ethan Dalman and Robert Dodd won the 4x800-meter relay in 8:07.60.
Cousins finished second in the boys 300-meter hurdles (40.84) while East got a runnerup finish from Sam Sietsema in the boys discus (155-1). In the girls 4x800, the Chix finished second (Raab, Libby Post, Taryn DiLaura and Meredith Cook) in 9:43.04 while the Dux took third (Avery Towne, Rowan Sloothaak, Samantha Koppenol and Evie Kleinheksel) in 9:48.83.
Raab broke her own school record in the event last Saturday at the EK Early Qualifier Invitational at East Kentwood, running the metric mile in a time of 4 minutes, 55.66 seconds, winning the race by nearly 16 seconds over her nearest competitor. That run came just seven days after Raab ran another record time of 4:57.28 at the GR Elite Challenge.
East finished third in the boys meet with 46.5 points, while Zeeland West finished fourth with 42 points. In the girls meet, the Chix took fourth place with 50.5 points while the Dux finished 18th with 13 points.
West had two individual champions at the boys meet, as Clayton Ramsdell won the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 5 inches, and the team of Keagan Smith, Reid Cousins, Ethan Dalman and Robert Dodd won the 4x800-meter relay in 8:07.60.
Cousins finished second in the boys 300-meter hurdles (40.84) while East got a runnerup finish from Sam Sietsema in the boys discus (155-1). In the girls 4x800, the Chix finished second (Raab, Libby Post, Taryn DiLaura and Meredith Cook) in 9:43.04 while the Dux took third (Avery Towne, Rowan Sloothaak, Samantha Koppenol and Evie Kleinheksel) in 9:48.83.
Dux Baseball Rolls to Five Straight Wins
The Zeeland West varsity baseball team reeled off five consecutive wins last week, including a three-game sweep of conference rival Hamilton and taking the championship of the Wayland Wildcat Invite.
West started the week with a sweep of Hamilton April 28, 4-3 and 9-2.
In the first game, the Dux rallied from a 3-0 deficit with a run in the third inning, then three in the fourth on a two-run homer by Josh Kuipers and a bases-loaded walk to Jakson Keeler.
Dom Sczczerowski shut down the Hawkeyes from there, throwing a complete-game four-hitter. He struck out nine Hawkeyes and walked three.
Logan Nash led the way for West in game two, allowing three hits and one earned run over 6-1/3 innings for the pitching victory. Nash also had two hits and drove in three runs, including a solo homer in the first inning.
Jace Pyper added two hits and stole three bases in the game, and Kuipers also had a pair of hits.
Last Thursday, West completed the series sweep of Hamilton with a 6-2 win behind the combined four-hit pitching of Lincoln Deppe and Bryson Overway.
Nash led the Dux with two hits while Pyper drove in a pair of runs.
Then on Saturday in the Wayland tournament, West defeated Comstock Park 9-3 and romped over Howard City Tri-County 11-1.
Against Comstock Park, the Dux fell behind 3-0 in the top of the first, but matched the Panthers in the bottom of the frame as Colt Bonstell doubled in a run and Keeler singled in another.
West then took advantage of a dropped third strike and a fielding error to score three more runs in the second to take the lead for good.
Overway went the first 6-1/3 innings for the win. He allowed five hits and did not walk a batter.
In the championship game, the Dux exploded for seven runs in the fourth, highlighted by a three-run double by Nash, and went on to win by the 10-run rule after five innings.
Deppe went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs for West, while Nash added a pair of hits.
West improved to 8-1 in the
O-K Black and 12-3 overall.
West started the week with a sweep of Hamilton April 28, 4-3 and 9-2.
In the first game, the Dux rallied from a 3-0 deficit with a run in the third inning, then three in the fourth on a two-run homer by Josh Kuipers and a bases-loaded walk to Jakson Keeler.
Dom Sczczerowski shut down the Hawkeyes from there, throwing a complete-game four-hitter. He struck out nine Hawkeyes and walked three.
Logan Nash led the way for West in game two, allowing three hits and one earned run over 6-1/3 innings for the pitching victory. Nash also had two hits and drove in three runs, including a solo homer in the first inning.
Jace Pyper added two hits and stole three bases in the game, and Kuipers also had a pair of hits.
Last Thursday, West completed the series sweep of Hamilton with a 6-2 win behind the combined four-hit pitching of Lincoln Deppe and Bryson Overway.
Nash led the Dux with two hits while Pyper drove in a pair of runs.
Then on Saturday in the Wayland tournament, West defeated Comstock Park 9-3 and romped over Howard City Tri-County 11-1.
Against Comstock Park, the Dux fell behind 3-0 in the top of the first, but matched the Panthers in the bottom of the frame as Colt Bonstell doubled in a run and Keeler singled in another.
West then took advantage of a dropped third strike and a fielding error to score three more runs in the second to take the lead for good.
Overway went the first 6-1/3 innings for the win. He allowed five hits and did not walk a batter.
In the championship game, the Dux exploded for seven runs in the fourth, highlighted by a three-run double by Nash, and went on to win by the 10-run rule after five innings.
Deppe went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs for West, while Nash added a pair of hits.
West improved to 8-1 in the
O-K Black and 12-3 overall.
West Bests East in Girls Tennis
The new Zeeland High tennis courts hosted the first-ever Bird Bowl match between West and East on Monday, with the Dux posting a 6-2 victory.
West swept all four singles flights in straight sets and split the four doubles flights. Following is the match summary:
No. 1 singles – Emily Haskill (ZW) def. Trinh Kleikamp (ZE), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 singles – Harley Brown (ZW) def. Emma Rohrer (ZE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles – Halle Reider (ZW) def. Taylor Bouws (ZE), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 singles – Aneliece Yin (ZW) def. Aubree Assink (ZE), 6-2, 6-0
No. 1 doubles – Mahalia Vis/Elizabeth Rogovich (ZE) def. Samantha Edwards/Caroline Miller (ZW), 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Molly Settlemyre/Brailee Bursley (ZW) def. Pippa Boerman/Olivia Grotenhuis (ZE), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 doubles: Kiana Samora/Raeleigh Jones (ZE) def. Alice Smead/Elise Fobar (ZW), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 doubles: Natalie Lauritzen/Abby TenBroeke (ZW) def. Elyana VanderKlok/Jaelynn Velderman (ZE), 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
West swept all four singles flights in straight sets and split the four doubles flights. Following is the match summary:
No. 1 singles – Emily Haskill (ZW) def. Trinh Kleikamp (ZE), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 singles – Harley Brown (ZW) def. Emma Rohrer (ZE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles – Halle Reider (ZW) def. Taylor Bouws (ZE), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 singles – Aneliece Yin (ZW) def. Aubree Assink (ZE), 6-2, 6-0
No. 1 doubles – Mahalia Vis/Elizabeth Rogovich (ZE) def. Samantha Edwards/Caroline Miller (ZW), 7-5, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Molly Settlemyre/Brailee Bursley (ZW) def. Pippa Boerman/Olivia Grotenhuis (ZE), 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 doubles: Kiana Samora/Raeleigh Jones (ZE) def. Alice Smead/Elise Fobar (ZW), 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 doubles: Natalie Lauritzen/Abby TenBroeke (ZW) def. Elyana VanderKlok/Jaelynn Velderman (ZE), 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
East Softball Sweeps Dutch
The Zeeland East softball team got out the brooms on April 28 against Holland, sweeping the Dutch, 19-4 and 15-4.
The Chix wasted little time in jumping out to a big lead in the first game, erupting for seven runs in the first inning. Megan Kuzma’s two-run triple was the big blow in that uprising, and Jordynn Berens and Daveyana Phasavo added run-scoring triples.
East then put together another seven-run inning in the third. Kuzma blasted a two-run homer and Cora Ter Haar added a two-run double as the Chix lead grew to 16-4. East then added three more runs in the fourth.
East collected 16 hits in the game. Kuzma went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored to lead the way. She also gained the pitching victory, striking out six over three innings.
TerHaar added two hits and three RBIs for the Chix, while Phasavo went 3-for-3 with two runs knocked in, and Leah Keur had two hits and two RBIs.
In the second game, East exploded for six runs in the third to break the game open. Kuzma’s bases-loaded single plated two runs as the key hit in that inning.
Keur hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in the seventh to close out the scoring.
Kuzma went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Summer Chatman had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two. Keur had two hits, scored four runs and knocked in two.
Ter Haar went the distance for the win in the circle, striking out nine and allowing five hits and five walks.
East was swept last Thursday in a doubleheader by Hamilton, 18-8 and 18-6, and lost both ends of a doubleheader with Grand Rapids Covenant Christian on Saturday, 7-5 and 13-9.
The Chix entered the week 4-2 in the O-K Black Conference and 4-8 overall.
The Chix wasted little time in jumping out to a big lead in the first game, erupting for seven runs in the first inning. Megan Kuzma’s two-run triple was the big blow in that uprising, and Jordynn Berens and Daveyana Phasavo added run-scoring triples.
East then put together another seven-run inning in the third. Kuzma blasted a two-run homer and Cora Ter Haar added a two-run double as the Chix lead grew to 16-4. East then added three more runs in the fourth.
East collected 16 hits in the game. Kuzma went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and four runs scored to lead the way. She also gained the pitching victory, striking out six over three innings.
TerHaar added two hits and three RBIs for the Chix, while Phasavo went 3-for-3 with two runs knocked in, and Leah Keur had two hits and two RBIs.
In the second game, East exploded for six runs in the third to break the game open. Kuzma’s bases-loaded single plated two runs as the key hit in that inning.
Keur hit a two-run inside-the-park home run in the seventh to close out the scoring.
Kuzma went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while Summer Chatman had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two. Keur had two hits, scored four runs and knocked in two.
Ter Haar went the distance for the win in the circle, striking out nine and allowing five hits and five walks.
East was swept last Thursday in a doubleheader by Hamilton, 18-8 and 18-6, and lost both ends of a doubleheader with Grand Rapids Covenant Christian on Saturday, 7-5 and 13-9.
The Chix entered the week 4-2 in the O-K Black Conference and 4-8 overall.
West Softball Wins Four Straight
The Zeeland West varsity softball team swept a pair of conference rivals last week to maintain a share of first-place in the O-K Black Conference with Hudsonville Unity Christian.
The Dux swept a doubleheader from Hamilton April 28, 11-2 and 8-4, then took two from Holland last Thursday, 12-2 and 9-0, to improve to 6-0 in the conference and 11-5 overall. West was to face Unity Christian in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.
Against Hamilton, Megan Strabbing led the Dux in the first game with three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run triple and a run-scoring double. Karissa Oetman also had three hits.
Sadie Kragt picked up the win in the circle, scattering five hits and allowing one earned run in doing the distance. She struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
In the second game, Strabbing delivered a bases-loaded triple that highlighted a six-run third inning that erased a 4-1 Hawkeye lead and put the Dux ahead 7-4.
Kragt went 3-for-3 at the plate, including a triple, and stole two bases for West, while Bri Kamer drove in two runs.
Oetman threw a complete-game six-hitter, allowing two earned runs and striking out nine.
In the first game against Holland, West scored six runs in the sixth inning to blow the game open. Bryn Laarman singled in two runs and Lauren Ensing delivered a bases-loaded triple to drive in three.
Strabbing and Jenna Hendricks led a 17-hit attack for West with four hits apiece. Kamer added three hits and Ensing two.
Kragt, meanwhile, allowed just three hits, striking out 10 and walking two for the win.
In game two, Oetman fired a two-hit shutout and helped her own cause with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. Kamer drove in three runs on two hits, while Hendricks added two hits as well.
The Dux swept a doubleheader from Hamilton April 28, 11-2 and 8-4, then took two from Holland last Thursday, 12-2 and 9-0, to improve to 6-0 in the conference and 11-5 overall. West was to face Unity Christian in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.
Against Hamilton, Megan Strabbing led the Dux in the first game with three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run triple and a run-scoring double. Karissa Oetman also had three hits.
Sadie Kragt picked up the win in the circle, scattering five hits and allowing one earned run in doing the distance. She struck out seven and did not walk a batter.
In the second game, Strabbing delivered a bases-loaded triple that highlighted a six-run third inning that erased a 4-1 Hawkeye lead and put the Dux ahead 7-4.
Kragt went 3-for-3 at the plate, including a triple, and stole two bases for West, while Bri Kamer drove in two runs.
Oetman threw a complete-game six-hitter, allowing two earned runs and striking out nine.
In the first game against Holland, West scored six runs in the sixth inning to blow the game open. Bryn Laarman singled in two runs and Lauren Ensing delivered a bases-loaded triple to drive in three.
Strabbing and Jenna Hendricks led a 17-hit attack for West with four hits apiece. Kamer added three hits and Ensing two.
Kragt, meanwhile, allowed just three hits, striking out 10 and walking two for the win.
In game two, Oetman fired a two-hit shutout and helped her own cause with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. Kamer drove in three runs on two hits, while Hendricks added two hits as well.
