Story by Tara Hefferan Photos by Jerry Nordlund Battling injury and illness, Newaygo Lions Soccer has faced a rough patch in recent days, with losses to both Montague and Grant. Their fortunes changed on Wednesday night, however, with the Lions earning a convincing 5-1 win over the Kent City Eagles. The first 40 minutes of the match were a back and forth between the Lions and Eagles, with neither team able to net a goal. The score was 0-0 at halftime. Within two minutes of returning from break, the Eagles scored the first goal of the match. The Lions continued to battle and were able to answer with a goal of their own about midway through the second-half. On the right side of the box, Ella Soules made a short pass forward to Lena Wagner. Wagner then sent a cross to Luella Hilden, who slid the ball to the left of the Eagles’ Keeper. Newaygo was tied 1-1. Less than two minutes later, Rachel Larsen intercepted a fumbled Eagles’ attempt to clear the ball. Larsen dribbled forward a couple steps, then launched a shot to the right of keeper, bringing the Lions ahead 2-0. Soules was next to get on the board, intercepting a pass at the 18-yard line. Soules took a touch, then sent the ball in low, to the right of the Keeper. Goal four came with just over six minutes of time remaining. Wagner passed the ball to Serena Jeong, who then made a short pass to Larsen, who moved to the center of the box. Larsen again sent a strong shot into goal, beating the Keeper for a second time. The fifth and final goal of the night came after Evalyn Foster made a short pass to Jeong, again on the right side of the box. Jeong threaded the ball between two defenders into the center of the box, where Larsen met it. For the hat trick, Larsen blasted the ball into the upper left corner of the net. Natalie Richardson was in goal for the Lions. Richardson faced nine shots, with five of those on goal. She stopped all but one.
With the win, the Lions move to 3-4-0 in conference play, and 5-6-1 overall. Next week begins the CSAA Conference Tournament. The Lions will play rival Grant on Monday, May 13 at 4:30 PM in Grant.
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Krepps goal the difference
Grant visited long time nemesis Newaygo Monday and snapped a three game skid with a narrow 1-0 win. Coach Gomez de Leon: ”The Newaygo vs Grant game is always a fun one. As someone who grew up locally and won a conference title with newaygo... I know how fun it is to play a Rivalry game. No one knows that feeling better than the players. "Our team is coping with some hurt players and some season ending injuries. But the group of girls we have is very coachable and adaptable. Almost all players can play different positions which comes in handy given the circumstances. We had defenders playing forward, wings playing defense, and so on. But today the Tigers wanted it and outshot Newaygo. Lily Krepps with the only goal of the game secured the Tigers the win. But it is important to give Bella Welch, our command center , some credit for orchestrating plays. Nolana Davis, our center back, also had a good performance as a striker getting some shots on net and defending the long ball from the opponent." Grant (3-2-1, 4-6-1) willhost Reed City Wednesday while Newaygo (2-4-0, 4-6-1) visits Kent City. Photos by Cassie Rickert White Cloud 4-13 Lakeview 3-6 The White Cloud Varsity baseball team took Tuesday's game 1 in dramatic fashion, with a 4-3 walk-off victory over Lakeview. The game was tied at three in the bottom of the seventh when Joel Nichols singled, scoring the game winner. Jayson Ruether pitched a gem going 5 innings striking out 12. Mason Cruzan earned the win in relief pitching two innings of shutout ball striking out three. Cruzan led the Indians in hits going 2 for 3 with 1 RBI. Landyn McGowen, Brycen Knight and Joel Nichols each drove in one run for White Cloud. The Indians woke up the bats in game 2 scoring 13 runs in a rout over Lakeview 13-6. Edgar Rodriguez was scorching from the plate going 3-3 with 1 RBI. Landyn McGowen went 2-5 with 3 RBI'S. Reece Hewitt went 1-3 with 3 RBI's. Landyn McGowen earned the win with a solid outing on the mound pitching 4 innings striking out 6 with no earned runs. Kevin Strait secured the save pitching 3 innings and striking out 3. White Cloud 5-8 Kent City 4-2
Jayson Ruether was dominant on the moundmin the openerposting 12 strikeouts in White Cloud Varsity Indians's 5-4 victory over Kent City on Friday. Ruether allowed six hits and four runs over six and one-third innings while walking one. In the top of the seventh, White Cloud broke up the 3-3 tie when Reece Hewitt doubled, scoring one run. A pickle steal allowed the Indians to score another run which proved to be enough. Mason Cruzan collected the save. White Cloud collected nine hits in the game. McGowen provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led the Indians with two runs batted in. The number three hitter went 2-for-4 on the day. McGowen, Kevin Strait, and Hewitt each collected two hits for White Cloud Varsity Indians. In game 2 Jacob Francis collected three hits in four at bats, as White Cloud defeated Kent City 8-2 on. Francis doubled in the second inning, singled in the fifth inning, and doubled in the seventh inning. White Cloud scored six runs in the fifth inning on the way to victory. Kevin Strait tripled, scoring one run, Landyn McGowen singled, scoring one run, Reece Hewitt doubled, scoring two runs, and Francis singled, scoring two runs. The Indians got on the board in the top of the second inning after Francis doubled, and Joel Nichols grounded out, each scoring one run. McGowen earned the win for White Cloud. McGowen surrendered four hits and two runs over six innings, striking out four and walking five. Mason Cruzan collected the save. White Cloud collected 12 hits in the game. McGowen, Francis, and Hewitt each collected three hits for the Indians. White Cloud ended the game in dramatic fashion turning a triple play. Story and photos by Tara Hefferan Newaygo Lions Soccer took to the road on Wednesday to battle the Reed City Coyotes. After dominating possession for most of the 80 minutes of play, the Lions emerged victorious, with a 2-0 win against the Coyotes. The Lions entered the match with intensity, scoring just 1 minute after the opening whistle. The play unfolded with a series of sequence passing that began with Aby Lauryssens on the left side of the midfield passing the ball to Lena Wagner. Wagner dropped the ball back to Landry Hefferan Nordlund, who one-touched it forward to Rachel Larsen. Larsen did a give-and-go with Wagner, to move the ball into the box. Under defensive pressure, Larsen made a pull-back move to drop the ball to Wagner, who had moved to the 18-yard line. From that position, Wagner struck the ball to the lower left side of the net, getting Newaygo on the board. As the remaining 39 minutes of the first half unfolded, the Lions fired 14 more shots compared to the Coyotes’ 2 and entered halftime with a 1-0 lead. Following the break, the Coyotes took the field reenergized and attempted to step up their attack. The Lions continued to apply pressure of their own, however, and were rewarded for their efforts about 5 minutes into the second half. Hefferan Nordlund forced a Coyote turnover in the midfield and made a short pass to Larsen. Seeing a surging Luella Hilden pressuring the defensive line, Larsen sent a through ball to the top of the box, splitting the two Coyote defenders. Hilden sprung to pick up the pass, placing herself in a one-versus-one with the Coyote Keeper. Hilden beat the Keeper, smashing the ball into the lower left corner of the net to put the Lions ahead 2-0. Despite the Coyote’s redoubled efforts in the second half, Captain Natalie Richardson, leading her backline of Valeria Torres, Liliana Herrera, Jaycee Mielkee, and Diana Hernandez, shut down most attacks before they could become dangerous. Reed City put up five shots against Newaygo in the second half, with Keeper Ella Soules handily stopping the three that were on frame. The Lions took 9 shots in the second half, scoring on one.
The Lions are now 2-3-0 in conference play and 4-4-1 overall. Keeper Soules has earned her third clean sheet of the season with the shut-out over Reed City. The Lions next play at 5:00 PM on Friday in Montague. Photos bt Brent Foondle The White Clousd girls team traveled to Lakeview to compete dually against the Wildcats, Reed City, and Big Rapids. The girls dominated in field events averaging a 10-point edge against each school. Shaylia Richardson took 2nd place overall with a PR throw of 26-1.5 in the shot put, followed by Jayla Perrin’s PR 3rd place finish of 25-2. Shaylia also took 4th overall in the discus with 73-1. Charlotte Karnes took 6th in the discus with 72-7, and PR’d in the shot with 22-2. Payten Bird’s throw of 73-2 was a 3rd place finish, Izzy Shockley took 5th in the pole vault, Mariah Edwards was 3rd in the high jump behind Annie’s Feldpausch’s 1st place overall jump of 4’8. Long jump was led by Gabriella Dakin’s 2nd place finish (14’3) and Hailee Brown’s 4th place finish (12’10). Autri Horton also had a PR jump (8’9.74). In the running events, Justice Dixon took 3rd place in the 100 (13.4) and 4th in the 200 (28.6). Caedy Traynor ran for a 3rd place in the 100H (19.4) and 4th in the 300H (57.5). Annie took 5th overall in both the 1-mile and the 2-mile. The girls now prepare for the league championship where several of the girls are ranked in the top 10 of many events. All results can be seen at: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/520424/results/all Photos by Brent Foondle and Jana Dakin The White Cloud girls track team competed at the Kent City Elite Invitational on Saturday. Seven athletes broke personal records. Three had season best times and two athletes earned medals. Justice Dixon stole the show with an impressive night. She PR’d in all four events and medaled in 2. Dixon took 7th place in the 100 with a 13.15, broke out of her heat in the 200 with a 9th place finish 27.7, ran a 1:06 in the 400 (13th of 47 runners) and anchored the 7th place 4x100 team with Dakin, Brown and Edwards for their best time of the season: 54.8. Annie Feldpausch earned a 7th place medal in the high jump (4’8), ran a season best of 2:56 in the 800, and led the 4x800 to PR with a time of 2:56. Other standouts of the night: Mariah Edwards’ SB 14.1 in the 100, Gabriella Dakin PR 29.8 in the 200, Autri Horton PR 15.9 in the 100, Hailee Brown PR 31.9 in the 200, Payten Bird PR 1:15 in the 400, Caedy Traynor PR 19.3 in the 100H, Shaylia Richardson PR 26-0 Shotput, and Brooklyn Foondle SB 3:09 in the 800. The 4x200 also shaved time off for PR 2:02 (Traynor, Brown, Dakin, Edwards) Story by Tara Hefferan Photos by Connelly Hefferan Nordlund At home on Friday night, Newaygo Lions Soccer picked up their third win of the season, narrowly edging out the Ravenna Bulldogs 1-0. In a relatively even match-up, the first half had the Lions and Bulldogs battling for possession, with few attacks on goal. The best chance of the half came for the Lions following a sequence of passes starting in the midfield. While on the run toward goal, Lena Wagner passed the ball to Rachel Larsen on the right side of the box. Larsen immediately crossed the ball to Luella Hilden, who fired a shot at goal. The Bulldog Keeper made an impressive diving save to keep the score even at 0-0 going into halftime. In the first half, the Lions had three shots to the Bulldog’s one. Returning for the second half, Ravenna was newly energized, but Captain Natalie Richardson and Keeper Ella Soules successfully led Newaygo’s defensive efforts to withstand the stronger Bulldog attack. While Newaygo was outshot by the Bulldogs, the Lions were able to convert an important opportunity to get on the board. The play unfolded in the midfield, with Landry Hefferan Nordlund poking the ball away from the Bulldog player and to Larsen. Larsen quickly sent a ball through the Bulldog defense to Wagner. Wagner then slotted the ball past the talented Ravenna Keeper and into the lower right corner. This marks Wagner’s 4th goal of the season. Ravenna fired off 10 shots in the second half, with 3 of those shots on goal. The Lions had just two shots, with one being the game winner. Keeper Soules earned her second shut-out of the season, as the Lions emerged victorious with a score of 1-0.
Tiger Tennis Cruises
Photos by Melinda Zerlaut The Tiger tennis squad put on a powerful performance in their match with Muskegon Catholic Central sweeping the singles without yielding a game and dominating in doubles. Here are the results: Grant - 8, Muskegon Catholic Central - 0, Singles: No. 1 - Nadia Zerlaut, Grant def. Lily Kotecki, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-0 No. 2 - Madison Brooks, Grant def. Sophia Muskovin, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-0 No. 3 - Megan Zimmer, Grant def. Ella Staniforth, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-0 No. 4 - Harleigh Engelhard, Grant def. Lizzy Cone, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 - Ana Ovalle, Grant - Jocee Pleune, Grant def. Emily Muskovin, Muskegon Catholic Central - Mallory Rich, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-2 No. 2 - Kierstyn Scarbrough, Grant - Emerson Mayra, Grant def. Briseyda Salazar, Muskegon Catholic Central - Molly Caughey, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-3 , 6-1 No. 3 - Julia Simon, Grant - Ava Dewey, Grant def. Charla Simpson, Muskegon Catholic Central - Charllotte DeLong, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-0 , 6-2 No. 4 - Stephanie Velasco, Grant - Violet Rybski, Grant def. Hayden Allard, Muskegon Catholic Central - Madeline VanWalsum, Muskegon Catholic Central, 6-2 , 6-2 Photos by Brent Foondle The Girls Track team showed tenacity in their dual meet at Newaygo beating the Lions and taking 2nd place to Kent City. Senior Annie Feldpausch had an impressive showing against the Lions taking 1st place in all four of her events: Discus- 75’2 (PR), high jump- 4’8, 1-mile -6:25, and 2-mile 14:10. Freshman Justice Dixon continued her winning ways with 1st place in the 100- 13.5, the 200- 28.8 (PR), and anchor in the 1st place 4x100- 54.9 (PR) with Hailee Brown, Gabriella Dakin and Mariah Edwards. Dixon also placed 3rd in the 400- 1:11. Caedy Traynor has a solid showing in the hurdles with 1st place in the 110H- 19.77 (PR), and 2nd place in the 300 H- 57.7. She is also the lead in the 4x200 with a PR time of 2:02. Gabriella Dakin placed 2nd in the long jump- 14’7 (PR), 3rd in the 200- 30.4, and was 3rd leg of the winning 4x100 team and of the 4x200. Other members of the PR 4x200 team were Hailee Brown and Mariah Edwards. Izzy Shockley took 1st in the pole vault -6’6 and 3rd in the 400- 1:16. Shaylia Richardson was strong with a 1st place finish in the shotput- 25’8 (PR) and 2nd place in the discus- 73’7 (PR). Molly Francis earned points with 3rd place finishes in the high jump- 4’4 and the 800- 3:23. Charlotte Karnes helped sweep the discus with a 3rd place finish- 70’11. Jayla Perrin took 3rd place in the shotput- 23’9.5. A warrior shout-out to Brooklyn Foondle who persevered through the 2-mile for a 3rd place finish to give her team the edge. She also finished 2nd in the 1-mile -6:45. Photos by Cassie Rickert White Cloud Varsity took Tuesday's opener in dramatic fashion, with a 3-2 walk-off victory over Grant. The game was tied at two in the bottom of the eighth when Mason Cruzan singled, scoring the game winner. Cruzan also earned the victory in relief pitching. Jayson Ruether pitched a gem surrendering four hits and two runs (zero earned) over six and two-thirds innings, striking out five. Landyn McGowen provided pop in the middle of the lineup with two RBI's. Kevin Strait and Brycen Knight each collected two hits in the winning cause. In game two, Grant scored early and often to defeat White Cloud 13-0. Landyn McGowen started on the mound going four innings striking out four. The error bug struck White Cloud aiding Grant's cause. The Indians were led by Landyn McGowen and Kevin Strait with two hits apiece. White Cloud improves to 5-5 on the season. |
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