West Ottawa boys earn tight win over Hudsonville- High school sports rewind
The West Ottawa boys lacrosse team got back on track with a 14-12 win over Hudsonville on Thursday.
Cole Tulgetske led the Panther attack with six goals and five assists. Aaron Johnson had two goals including a strong take to seal the win. Trent Mulder had three goals and Mitch Weisner, Eli Armstrong and Shane Boorman also scored for WO.
Cooper Nienhuis led the Panthers with seven ground balls.
BOYS LACROSSE
Rockford 11, Zeeland 4
Zeeland Boys Lacrosse lost to Rockford 11-4 in the MHSAA regional lacrosse tournament. David Rockel, Kyle Kender, Joey DeWeerd and Steven Garrison scored for Zeeland.
BASEBALL
Zeeland West splits with Zeeland East
Zeeland East finished a continuation game against Zeeland West on Thursday, defeating the Dux on an 11th inning walk-off hit by pitch to win 5-4.
Trevor Raade records the win for Zeeland East. Raade took the mound to begin the 8th inning and held the Dux scoreless through the 11th. In the four innings of work, Raade struck out five and didn't allow a hit.
Offensively, Max Cochran and Jace Fenlon each had multiple hits in the game. In the 11th inning, the Chix took advantage of a Max Salas lead-off walk, and a Dux error on a sac bunt on the next play. After Zeeland West intentionally loaded the bases to set up a force, Austin Keur was hit by a pitch for an RBI to win the game.
In game three of the series, Zeeland West won on a walk-off passed ball in the bottom of the 8th inning to win by a score of 6-5.
Raade continued his work on the mound pitching three scoreless innings before Zeeland West finally struck for two runs in the 4th innings. Jake Meyering and Nick Williams pitched in relief for Zeeland East. Brenston Brown, Austin Keur and Max Cochran each had two hits in the game for Zeeland East. Max Cochran had a solo home-run in the 4th inning to give the Chix an early 2-0 lead.
Zeeland West bounced back and scored three runs in the 4th inning and two more in the 6th to take a 5-2 lead into the top of the 7th. Zeeland East responded with doubles by Austin Keur and Charlie Lacny to tie the game at five. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Zeeland West loaded the bases on a single and two walks with two outs before a wild pitch allowed the winning run to score.
Zeeland East moves to 18-9 on the season and travels to West Ottawa on Friday for a double-header.
Mona Shores 4, Holland 1
The Holland Dutch fought a close battle with the Mona Shore Sailors but were unable to close the gap. Timely hitting by the Sailors plated one in the first and three in the second inning with two outs, which was all they needed. The Dutch were able to steal a run on a first-and-third play in the sixth.
Senior Zach Hop battled for yet another tough loss in what may have been his best outing of the season, pitching a complete game and allowing four runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking one.
At the plate, Senior Jackson Van Hekken led the Dutch with two hits. Carson Van Hekken and Andon Grigg had hits as well, with Grigg scoring the lone run.
The Dutch fall to 12-12 on the season and 9-9 in the OK Conference. They visit Northview on Friday, May 20 for a single, non-conference game.
SOFTBALL
Zeeland West sweeps Union
Emily Kragt threw a gem on Thursday for The Dux in game one of a doubleheader, allowing zero runs and besting Union HS by a score of 18-0
Kragt led the Dux to victory by driving in four runs. Kragt went 3-for-3 at the plate. Kragt drove in runs on a double in the first, a single in the first, and a single in the third.
Kragt took the win on the mound. She threw three innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out eight while walking zero.
The Dux Offense totaled 13 hits. Kragt, Maddie Wyckoff, Carly Sleeman, and Emily Brands each racked up multiple hits for The Dux. Wyckoff and Kragt all had three hits to lead the team. Taylor Zwagerman, Alexa Brott, and Lauren Spahr added hits for the victory.
In the second game, Maddie Wyckoff didn't allow a single run as the Dux came away with a 15-0 win.
Sleeman led Zeeland West to victory by driving in four runs. Sleeman went 3-for-3 at the plate. She drove in runs on a home run in the first, a triple in the first, and a single in the second. A double shy of hitting the cycle.
Wyckoff earned the win for the Dux. Wyckoff allowed two hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out seven and walking zero.
Sleeman and Alexa Brott both managed multiple hits. Sleeman led with three hits in three at-bats. Emily Kragt added a double and Izzy Zamora added a single in the victory.
The Dux remain on top of the OK Green Conference with a record of 10-2 with two games remaining at home on Monday 5/23 starting at 4:15 p.m. The team's overall record improves to 17-8.
Hamilton sweeps Plainwell on senior day
The Hamilton softball team took two games from Plainwell and honored their graduating seniors on Thursday.
In the first game, the Hawkeyes won 15-5 in five innings. Kianna Vork earned her sixth win of the season, throwing five innings, allowing eight hits and earning four strikeouts. Madie Jamrog went 4-for-4 with a double, triple and two stolen bases. Kyra Kleinheksel went 3-for3 with an RBI and two stolen bags as well. Vork added a home run and a triple at the plate and Megan Williams went 2-for-3 with a bomb and a three-base hit as well.
In the second game, Jamrog pitched a complete game one-hitter and helped Hamilton win 8-0. She walked just one-hitter and struck out 15.
At the plate, Jamrog went 1-for-2 and scored two runs. Kleinheksel scored twice and hit a double. Willaims had an RBI double as well.
"We had a wonderful Senior Day that was full of emotion and gratitude. Our senior class has been instrumental to the growth of our program," said coach Mark Behnke. "We got good pitching from Kianna Vork in game one and the offense came alive cranking out 15 runs on 15 hits. In game two, Madie Jamrog had a season-high strikeout total of 15 while only allowing one hit. Offensively, we continue to grow and that was on display today. Every senior had at least one hit on the evening and senior Megan Williams hit for the cycle in today's doubleheader [combined between the two games]."
GIRLS SOCCER
Hamilton 2, Saugatuck 1
For the second game in a row, Hamilton fought back from down a goal to win 2-1, this time over Saugatuck. Emily McDonald and Abbi Heneveld tallied Hawkeye goals while Noe Wedeven and Mari DellaVecchia chipped in with assists. Bailey Gauthier earned the win in net.
For the Trailblazers, Iris Kuipers scored off an assist from Adele Nieuwsma to cap the Saugatuck scoring. Kennedy Gustafson stopped 12 shots on goal in the loss.
Hamilton improves to 10-3-2 overall on the season while Saugatuck falls to 10-5-3 on the year.
Holland 5, Wyoming 0
In the second round of the O.K. Green Conference Tournament, Holland defeated visiting Wyoming 5-0.
In the first half, Ari Gray, Riley Elders, and Jen Lance all scored unassisted goals. In the second half, Riley Gainey assisted both Layray Paw and Emma Margaron for goals.
"I don't think we moved the ball very quickly in the first half," said Holland coach Greg Ceithaml. "In the second half, we did a much better job sharing the ball which led to well-constructed shots on goal."
Holland will travel to Grand Rapids Union on Monday for the finale of the Conference Tournament.
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