Eagles Boys Track and Field Takes 3rd at BGM, Girls Track and Field 9th at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
The Pella Christian boys track and field team took third place in Division A at BGM’s Bear Trax Classic Tuesday night, while the girls squad finished in ninth place at the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont meet.
The Eagle boys won seven events to record a team score of 108 at BGM. After breaking the 100m dash record that had stood for 30-years earlier this season, Adam Kacmarynski re-broke that record Tuesday with a winning time of 10.27 seconds. Sawyer Meinders won the 800m run (2:03.47), Brecken Ritzert won the long jump (22-3.25), and Will Vanden Bosch (4:44.66) and Griffin Stoltz (4:49.84) went 1-2 in the 1600m run. The Eagles added three victories in the relay events, winning the 4x200m (1:30.96), sprint medley (1:36.04), and distance medley (3:52.78) relays.
At Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, the Eagle girls won five events to post a team score of 70. Maisy Meinders won the 400m dash with a time of 1:02.91, while Hayley Rens posted the winning time of 5:24.52 in the 1500m run. Pella Christian also won three relay events on the night, with the quartet of Meinders, Amaia Agre, Olivia De Haan, and Rachel Kacmarynski winning the 4x100m (50.32) and sprint medley (1:50.63) relays, while Kacmarynski, Agre, De Haan, and Meredith Van Wyk won the 4x200m relay (1:46.98).
The Eagles track and field teams will next compete at the Newton Cardinal Co-Ed Invite on Thursday, before sending a contingent of runners to the Drake Relays on Friday and Saturday.
Pella Christian Girls Soccer Downs Oskaloosa, Boys Soccer Narrowly Falls to Oskaloosa
The Pella Christian girls soccer teams used two goals in each half to defeat Oskaloosa 4-0 Tuesday evening, while an early goal doomed the Class 1A #8 Eagle boys in a 1-0 loss to the Indians on the road.
The Pella Christian girls grabbed the lead early in the contest and never looked back. Taityn De Vries found the back of the net just four and a half minutes into the game, before Lexi Terpstra beat defense on a breakaway in the 23rd minute to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Pella Christian continued to grow their lead after half, as a shot attempt was deflected by the goalie right to a wide open De Vries, who found the net for her second goal in the 52nd minute. The Eagles added their final goal in the 62nd minute, when Maggie Vos’ free kick found Terpstra, and her shot was deflected by the goalie to Jenna Vander Wilt for her first goal of the year. Tori Van Zee added an assist in the win, as Pella Christian improved to 6-3 overall.
In Oskaloosa, the ranked Eagle boys surrendered an early goal in the contest, which proved to be the difference. Head coach Mike Vander Molen said that the offense had some good possessions built up throughout the contest, but just couldn’t find the back of the net in falling to 7-4 overall.
The Pella Christian boys return to action on Thursday at Sigourney-Keota at 5:30 pm, while the girls are off until traveling to cross-town rival Pella next Tuesday.
Eagles Boys Golf Show Progress at Second Little Hawkeye Conference Meet of the Year
The Pella Christian boys golf team took a step in the right direction on Tuesday while competing at the second Little Hawkeye Conference golf meet. Despite finishing at the bottom of the pack, the Eagles carded their best team score of the season so far at 346. Pella Christian were led by two sophomores on day, with Trevor Vos carding a season best 83 with 2 birdies, and Levi Fransman recording his season best of 84. Senior Devan Runner shot a personal season best round of 87, while sophomore Lewis Menninga rounded out the team scoring with a 92. The varsity squad also included sophomore Kade Geetings with a 93, which was matched by senior Garrett Wielard with a 93 as well. The Eagles are set to be back in action on Thursday at the Grinnell Invite held at the Grinnell College Golf Course.
Pella Christian Boys Tennis Falls to Indianola
The Pella Christian boys tennis team made progress on Tuesday evening, but fell 10-1 in a home Little Hawkeye Conference match to Indianola. The Eagles got their lone win of the contest in doubles play, with the #2 tandem of Liam Zula and Blake Gallaher nabbing a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Pella Christian also dropped a pair of hard fought matches against the Indians, with the #3 doubles team of Luke Schreur and Sam Acquaviva falling 5-7, 4-6, and Zula falling 2-6, 3-6 at #3 singles. The Eagles fell to 0-6 overall on the season with the loss, and will look to bounce back on Thursday with a 4:15 pm match at Oskaloosa.
