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Catch 22 poll winners announces for local high schools and Hope

dan d'addona, the holland sentinel
·6 min read

The voting has concluded for the Holland Sentinel Catch 22 series and nearly 250,000 total votes were tallied.

Thanks to the thousands of voters who participated in this summer series.

Below are the results for each school and links back to the 22 finalists.

West Ottawa wrestler Spencer Nadolsky at North Carolina.
West Ottawa wrestler Spencer Nadolsky at North Carolina.

West Ottawa

For West Ottawa, more than 45,000 votes were tallied with several athletes earning a lot of support.

Wrestler Spencer Nadolsky received 24,299 votes to win the poll. He finished ahead of CJ Van Wieren, who had 17,628 votes, and gymnast Nicole Artz, who finished with 8,000 votes and was the top female vote-getter for the Panthers. Diving state champion Natalie Stitt (700) and swimming state champion Tabahn Afrik (630) rounded out the top five.

More: Catch 22 West Ottawa: Vote for Top Panthers from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Spencer Nadolsky and Nicole Artz

Sentinel staff choice: CJ Van Wieren/Tabahn Afrik and Nicole Artz

Nathan Ricketts
Nathan Ricketts

Holland High

Holland High School received nearly 7,500 votes and had two clear front-runners.

All-state linebacker Nathan Ricketts topped the poll with 3,165 votes, while soccer all-stater Sadie Misiewicz had 2,157 votes. Wrestler Nikolas Leal (528), soccer star Daniel Arellano (511) and swimmer Cassie Misiewicz (347) topped the poll.

More: Catch 22 Holland High: Vote for top Dutch athletes from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Nathan Ricketts and Sadie Misiewicz

Sentinel staff choice: Corey Willis/Chris DeJong and Courtney Bartholomew/Taylor Garcia

Holland Christian's Kirby Eggers runs the ball to the Holland side fo the field Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Holland High School.
Holland Christian's Kirby Eggers runs the ball to the Holland side fo the field Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Holland High School.

Holland Christian

Holland Christian received 3,382 votes and had a clear winner. Recent graduate Kirby Eggers, a three-time all-state soccer player, earned 2,300 votes to win the poll in a landslide.

All-state girls soccer player Taylor TenHarmsel was second (189), followed by Kirk Cousins (181), Chris Mokma (171) and Mike Mokma (170).

More: Catch 22 Holland Christian: Vote for top Maroons athlete from 2001-22

Readers'choice (m/f): Kirby Eggers and Taylor TenHarmsel

Sentinel staff choice: Kyle Steigenga and Carissa Verkaik/Alyssa Garvelink

Jenna Plewes.
Jenna Plewes.

Zeeland East

The Zeeland East Chix saw nearly 13,000 (12,997) voters and had a clear winner with basketball all-state guard Jenna Plewes receiving 9,000 votes.

The Chix, who have put together some of the greatest female athletes in the state over the past two decades, saw the top six vote-getters as female athletes.

Miss Volleyball finalist Sophie Riemersma was second with 1,200 votes, followed by three-sport all-state star Paige Westra (763), discus state champion Taylor Waterway (322), shot put and discus champion Brittany Casey (315) and all-state soccer player Kenzie Fox (213).

More: Catch 22 Zeeland East: Vote for top Chix athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): John Groendyk and Jenna Plewes

Sentinel staff choice: TJ Beelen and Sophie Riemersma/Paige Westra/Suenomi Norinh

Danny Bauder
Danny Bauder

Zeeland West

The Zeeland West Dux received 11,386 votes and had two clear favorites in the popular vote.

Football and track all-state speedster Danny Bauder received 6,044 votes to win the poll, followed by track state champion Sam Plaska, who earned 2,732 votes. Rounding out the top five were football stars Jayk Slager (657), Jason Tran (333) and Jordan VanDort (324). Abby Winn (271) was the top female vote-getter and was seventh overall.

More: Catch 22 Zeeland West: Vote for the top Dux athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Danny Bauder and Abby Winn

Sentinel staff choice: Jordan VanDort and Rachele Schulist

Bria Schrotenboer
Bria Schrotenboer

Hamilton

The Hamilton Hawkeyes received more than 35,000 votes with several athletes receiving more than a thousand votes.

Soccer and basketball star Bria Schrotenboer won the pool with 11,147 votes, ahead of football-basketball star Dustin Smith (9,105). Wrestler Shawn Pitch received 5,141 votes, followed by diver/sprinter Rayah Blood (3,305) and a tie for fifth with Emily and Molly Oren each receiving 1,881 votes.

More: Catch 22 Hamilton: Vote for the top Hawkeyes athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Dustin Smith and Bria Schrotenboer

Sentinel staff choice: Dustin Smith and Bria Schrotenboer/AJ Ediger

Jordan Watkins
Jordan Watkins

Fennville

The Fennville Blackhawks received a stunning 54,762 votes. Their poll also had one of the closest races and a ton of athletes with support.

All-state linebacker Jordan Watkins received 19,889 votes to win the poll. Cross country runner Mary Mendoza got 17,284 to top the female vote-getters. Quarterback Tyler Sessions (4,824) was third, followed by Amber VanWieren (4,500), Matthew Sanchez (3,180) and Stephanie Fuller (2,468).

Wes Leonard was not included in the list per the wishes of the Leonard family, which The Sentinel honored.

More: Catch 22 Fennville: Vote for the top athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Jordan Watkins and Mary Mendoza

Sentinel staff choice: Jordan Watkins and Selena Beltran-Pena

Sydnie Avery was a state champion for Saugatuck in the pole vault.
Sydnie Avery was a state champion for Saugatuck in the pole vault.

Saugatuck

The Saugatuck Trailblazers received 6,713 votes and had some clear favorites.

Pole vault state champion Sydnie Avery won the poll with 2,949 votes, while three-sport star Ana Capotosto also received more than 2,000 votes (2,023). Track star Benny Diaz (612) and distance runners Heather Price (435) and Corey Gorgas (132) rounded out the top five.

More: Catch 22 Saugatuck: Vote for the top athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Benny Diaz and Sydnie Avery

Sentinel staff choice: Blake Dunn/Benny Diaz and Ana Capotosto

Black River

The Black River Rats received a stunning 74,848 votes and had a couple of dominating vote-geters.

Soccer all-stater Brandon Beacham won with a stunning 38,451 votes. Cross country runner Sam Sharnas was second with 21,652 votes, followed by soccer player Abby Frankhouse (7.508), three-sport star Erin Doolittle (3.428) and runner James McCann (1,245), who rounded out the top five.

More: Catch 22 Black River: Vote for the top athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Brandon Beacham and Abby Frankhouse

Sentinel staff choice: Sam Sharnas and Kylee Poulton/Allison Vroon

Carrie Snikkers was the national player of the year and led Hope to the 2010 NCAA title game.
Carrie Snikkers was the national player of the year and led Hope to the 2010 NCAA title game.

Hope College

The Catch 22 for Hope College also was part of the series and Hope saw 11,075 total votes.

Basketball national player of the year Carrie Snikkers won the poll with 4,776 votes. All-American swimmer Erika Steele was second with 3,762 votes, followed by track and hoops star Lindsay Lange (1,009), volleyball All-American Jenna Grasmeyer (737), steeplechase national champion Erin Herrmann (265) and volleyball-track star Kara VandeGuchte (144) as women's athletes took the top six spots in the voting. The top male vote-getter was football All-American Matt Rugenstein (109).

More: Catch 22 Hope College: Vote for the top athlete from 2001-22

Readers' choice (m/f): Carrie Snikkers and Matt Rugenstein

Sentinel staff choice: Erin Herrmann/Carrie Snikkers and Josh Boss

— Contact Sports Editor Dan D'Addona at Dan.D'Addona@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @DanDAddona and Facebook @Holland Sentinel Sports.

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