Prep rewind: West Ottawa girls roll over Zeeland East
West Ottawa's home opener was successful as they downed the Zeeland East Chix 56-13.
The Panthers jumped out to a 13-2 first-quarter lead, which ballooned to a 39-5 halftime cushion.
West Ottawa was lead in scoring by Gabby Reynolds (18), Molly Borski (13), and Chelsea Overbeek (nine). The Panthers next game is this Friday at Hamilton.
Gobles 55, Saugatuck 47
The Saugatuck High School girls basketball team lost a tough battle against perineal power Gobles 47-55.
The Trailblazers came out on all cylinders to start the game with a 14 point first quarter and were up as much as eight late in the first half before Gobles battled back and tied it at 25 at the break.
"Very proud of how hard we played tonight, again against the better teams we have to have more of an emphasis on valuing the basketball," said Saugatuck coach Kevin Tringali. "A couple of turnovers is all it takes in games like this and that exactly what happens"
Gobles pulled away in the third, outscoring Saugatuck 17-10 but the trailblazers didn't quit cutting the lead down to four with the ball with just four minutes to go.
"Aryssa Knikelbine hit two big shots to keep us in it and for the second straight game I gave Erin Moerler a monumental task of guarding the other team's best player and handle the ball all night. She's a tough kid, doesn't complain and embraces the challenge," Tringali said. "We will continue to get better, I can assure you that."
Coloma 37, Fennville 14
Fennville lost to Coloma 37-14 Tuesday.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 11-4. Fennville went into the half down 24-8. Going into the fourth quarter Fennville continued to trail 32-14.
"We are still learning how to play the game the right way. Our girls are playing hard and I'm proud of them," said Fennville coach Josh Weimer. "It's not easy to be on this side of things while continuing to stay positive and work hard at practice, but that's where these girls are winning".
Freshmen Lila Rosema led the Blackhawks in scoring with 10 points. Freshmen Christina Mendoza and senior Najeeah Chambers each had two points on the night.
Fennville 57, Coloma 41
Tyler Schut led the Blackhawks with 23 points, while Ben Peterson was close behind, adding 16 of his own.
"Defensive battle was the theme tonight. We played extremely well on the defensive side of the ball and that is why we won this game," said Fennville coach Ty Rock. "I really feel like our team took a step in the right direction tonight and battled from start to finish. We are slowly improving and we still have a lot to work on. We will work hard these next two days to prepare for Martin and get our holiday break started hopefully with a win."
The Trailblazers dropped a tough game tonight, losing to Gobles on the road by a score of 60-49.
After the home team jumped out to a quick 10-3 run, Saugatuck battled back to make it close after one, down 15-12. However, during the second quarter, Gobles came out with more energy and intensity than the Trailblazers and pushed the lead to eight at halftime. They kept that lead throughout the rest of the game, pushing the lead to 21 points at one point in the final quarter. Saugatuck battled hard at the end to bring it back to 11, but it was too little too late.
Leading the way for the Trailblazers was sophomore Russell VandePoel with 19 points. He was followed by sophomore Matt Hartgerink and junior Will Ayers, each with 13 points. The Trailblazers will travel to Lawton on Friday before the long holiday break.
Zeeland Boys and Girls dominate South Christian
The Zeeland boys bowling team beat their opponents from South Christian by a score of 27-3. Throwing big games for Zeeland were Alex Vogt with a 204 and Nick Woodman with a 193.
Zeeland girls also went on to beat the ladies from South Christian by a score of 30-0. Alyssa Fortney rolled a 217 and Morgan Smith rolled a 214 and a 196.
West Ottawa 108, Zeeland 75
West Ottawa won the 200 IM really with a time of 1:40.99. Brody Menghini from West Ottawa won the 200 free, touching the wall in 1:52.20. Kevin Maas won the 200 IM for the Panthers in 1:58.27. Then Julian Carrier came out on top of the 50 free in 22.27 for WO.
Zeeland won the diving when Kaiden Cook came away with 207.25 points. Grant Sandstedt won the 100 butterfly for West Ottawa in 55.96. Maas won the 100 free in 48.15.
Zeeland's Owen Stevens won the 500 free in a time of 4:51.17. The Panthers won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:29.96. Then Sandstedt won the 100 back, finishing in 56.22. Isaac DeVries from Zeeland won the 100 breast in a time of 1:04.21 and the Panthers won the 400 free relay in 3:27.50.
Holland 90, Wayland 65
Holland won the 200 IM relay in a time of 1:48.79. Isaac Jekel won the 200 IM in a time of 2:18.25 for the Dutch. James Baer won the 50 free in a time of 23.25 for Holland. He also won the 100 fly in a time of 56.87.
Emmett Book won the 100 free in a time of 55.55. Hans Evenson won the 500 free in 5:34.12. The 200 free relay team for the Dutch won in a time of 1:37.52. The 400 free relay for the Dutch won in a time of 3:56.52.