Pella Dutch Dominate at Home Tulip Time Relays
Fresh off of a busy weekend at the 2025 Drake Relays, the Pella boys and girls track and field teams hosted the Tulip Time Relays Monday. Both varsity teams won in the team score race.
First Place Finishes for the Pella Girls:
800 Meters – Carleigh Altwine (2:26.52)
1500 Meters – Marissa Ferebee (4:52.28)
400 Meter Hurdles – Kyla Barnes (1:07.66)
4×200 Relay (Abby Melvin, Haylie DeVries, Genevieve Treur, Mara Schiebout) – 1:46.53
4×400 Relay (Josie Settles, Bryn Paulsen, Chloe Punt, Erica Vos) – 4:17.34
4×800 Relay (Raegan Snieder, Lizzy VandeVoort, Carleigh Altwine, Lizzie Neumann) – 9:50.62
Sprint Medley (Abby Melvin, Aurora Rankin, Josie Settles, Chloe Punt) – 1:55.9
Distance Medley (Kamry Trine, Kyla Barnes, Erica Vos, Marissa Ferebee) – 4:24.06
First Place Finishes for the Pella Boys:
200 Meters – Colin Kerndt (23.37)
800 Meters – Mason Gaulke (2:02.97)
3200 Meters – Asher Schiebout (11:11.52)
110 Meter Hurdles – Caiden Johnson (15.43)
400 Meter Hurdles – Rex Rhamy (57.25)
4×100 Relay (Owen Kettler, Harry Tallman, Emmanuel Diers, Landen Pleima) – 43.65
4×200 Relay (Landen Pleima, Bailey Shetterly, Rex Rhamy, Nate Warner) – 1:31.95
4×400 Relay (Nathaniel Ligman, Nate Warner, Cruz Van Hauen, Colin Kerndt) – 3:35.19
4×800 Relay (Noah Schuknecht, Cruz Van Hauen, Nathaniel Ligman, Jonah Ebersole) – 8:48.45
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Levi Shetterly, Logan VanDenBroek, Ben O’Halloran, Caiden Johnson) – 59.6
High Jump – Logan VanDenBroek (6-2)
Discus – Raegan Anderson (140-11)
Dutch Boys Soccer Team Narrowly Falls to Ottumwa
The newly-ranked in Class 3A Pella boys soccer team battled the stiff south breeze at the Pella Sports Park and a tough Ottuwma team, falling to the Bulldogs 3-2. Tyson Barnes gave the Dutch a 1-0 lead before Ottumwa tied it just before halftime. Hank Duffy was able to tie the game on a free kick after the Bulldogs took another lead. Ottumwa scored one more time in the 2nd half to win. Head Coach Will Foskett commended the efforts of Goalkeeper Carter Gilmer and the defensive backline, who held off an aggressive Bulldogs pressure attack. Pella falls to 5-2-3 overall.
Pella Girls Golf 3rd in 2nd Round of LHC Meet
The Pella Dutch Varsity Girls Golf Team placed 3rd in the 2nd regular season Little Hawkeye Conference meet on Monday at Westwood Golf Club in Newton. The team shot a score of 364. Leading scorers for the Dutch were meet medalist Karsyn Lyons (80), Harper Phillips (89), Emerson Lee (94), and Carlyn Henry (101).
In action today:
Pella Boys Golf at Oskaloosa – 1 p.m.
Pella Girls Golf at Home vs. Knoxville, Albia, Oskaloosa – 4 p.m.
Pella Girls Tennis vs. North Polk – 4:15 p.m.
Pella Boys and Girls Track and Field at Grinnell – 4:15 p.m.
Pella Girls Soccer at Pella Christian – 5:30 p.m.
Pella Boys Soccer vs. Pella Christian – 5:30 p.m.