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High school sports top performers for the week, Oct. 19-24
The fall season is winding down for Holland-area high school sports. Here is a look at the top performers this week. Kinley Mares, West Ottawa volleyball The Panthers junior setter passed the 1,000 assist milestone for her career as she continues to grow into one of the top setters in West Michigan. Max Post, West Ottawa cross country The Panthers sophomore finished ninth at the OK Red Conference meet in a time of 16:10.5 on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Riverside Park to lead West Ottawa to third place as a team. Luke Rund-Scott, Holland soccer The Dutch senior scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Zeeland West in the Division 2 district semifinals on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Chava Carranza, Fennville soccer The Blackhawks forward scored the game-winner in a district championship game. Collette Wierks, West Ottawa cross country The Panthers senior raced to eighth place at the OK Red Conference championships in 19:00.2 on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Riverside Park, helping West Ottawa finish fourth. Alyssa Volkers, Hamilton swimming The senior became the first swimmer in school history to qualify for the state championship meet in all 11 swimming events - the 50 freestyle, 100 free, 100 backstroke, 100
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Zeeland West, Zeeland East, Saugatuck qualify for playoffs, check out their opponents
The matchups are set for the MHSAA football playoffs. Qualifying teams were set by the MHSAA playoff formula which gives points for wins, more points for wins over higher-division teams, and also factors in opponents records. There are eight divisions of 11-player football and 8-player football has two divisions. In Division 3, Zeeland West (7-2) will host Niles (4-5) in the first round of the playoffs. The Dux have made the playoffs in 20 of their 22 seasons as a program, including the past 17 seasons in a row. Zeeland West has won five state championships. The other side of that district is Battle Creek Harper Creek (6-3), hosting Battle Creek Central (5-4). Zeeland East (5-4) will play at St. Joseph (7-2) in the first round in another Division 3 district. It is the fourth consecutive playoff appearance for the Chix, who have made it 15 of the past 17 seasons. The other side of that bracket is Coldwater (6-3) at Middleville (6-3). In Division 8, Saugatuck (6-3) will play at Springport (8-1) in the first round. The other side of their district has Vermontville Maple Valley at Decatur. Saugatuck is making the playoff for the third time in four
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Hope earns top-10 ranking for first time in history, lives up to it by crushing Alma
The Hope College football team made it into the top-10 national rankings for the first time in program history this week. Then the Flying Dutch backed that up with a dominating performance that looked like a top-10 team. No. 9 Hope crushed Alma 38-3 on Saturday, Oct. 24, on the road, moving to 7-0 and 4-0 in the MIAA . Alma fell to 2-5 and 2-2 in the MIAA. The Scots took a 3-0 lead with a field goal late in the first quarter but then didn't get on the board again. More: Hope football turns on the jets in second half to race past Olivet, remain unbeaten More: How the Hope defense put up a dominating shutout of historic proportions vs Albion Just 17 seconds after the field goal, Hope quarterback Alex Thole threw a 76-yard touchdown pass to Trevor Griffiths. Thole then found Kaden DeHorn for a 22-yard touchdown strike and Avery Umphrey nailed a 28-yard field goal to make it 16-3 at halftime. Another long drive opened the third quarter and Hope scored when Thole found Will DeYoung for a 3-yard touchdown. Brody Schuiteman scored on a 1-yard run, AJ Martel scored on a 30-yard run and
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GVSU football stunned by SVSU for detrimental third loss in a row, playoff chances dwindle
Coming off of a loss to rival Ferris State, the Grand Valley State football team had no margin for error if the Lakers wanted to make the playoffs. GVSU had already lost to Michigan Tech in overtime and three losses would likely keep the Lakers out of the playoffs as it did last season. Grand Valley State moved to its next rival and a slow start doomed the Lakers in a 27-20 loss at Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, Oct. 24. It was the third consecutive loss for the Lakers, who dropped to 5-3. More: GVSU has zero margin for error after couple costly plays come up short vs Ferris State | D'Addona More: No. 1 Ferris State football overcomes early deficit to beat No. 13 GVSU GVSU had not lost three games in a row since 2014 when the team went 6-5. Since the winless season in 1984, GVSU has only lost three games in a row five times. Saginaw Valley State improved to 4-4 after three touchdown passes form Connor Wolf staked the Cardinals to a 20-0 lead with 13:51 to go in the second quarter. The Cardinals wouldn't score again until a fourth-and-goal rush with 1:50 to
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Rams ease past Jenison 42-14 to clinch playoff berth
Coming off of a disappointing loss to Hudsonville last week despite carrying the play for nearly the entirety of the contest, it was little surprise that the Rams came out flat against a Jenison team that had been absolutely crushed the previous two games. But Rockford still made plenty of winning plays as they emerged victorious by the score of 42-14 at Carlson-Munger Stadium in Rockford on Friday, October 23. Two special team touchdowns highlighted the evening for the Rams beginning with a Bryce Miller 89-yard return of the opening kickoff from the Starburst formation. Wyatt Colson later added a blocked punt that he fell on in the end zone for the final score of the night. The one glaring issue for Rockford on the evening was a total of ten penalties for 92 yards against Rockford. But they still managed to overcome that stat and emerge with the win.
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Holland football ends tough season with loss to Hopkins, misses playoffs
HOPKINS - There were a lot of handshakes and hugs after the game as the players and coaches lingered on the field. The season ended on a disappointing note for the Holland High School football team as it lost 49-7 to a dominant Hopkins team on Friday, Oct. 23 , in the final game of the regular season. “It’s a special group,” coach Will Siffin said. “You see them first in middle school and then all throughout high school. We try to build a family here as best we can. It’s emotional no matter how we end up.” Holland had a shot at the playoffs if they could have won on Friday, but the Dutch finished the season 4-5. Hopkins, the No. 9 ranked team in Division 5 and conference champion, improved to 8-1. More: Week 9 high school football live scoreboard and roundup for Holland area “Hopkins is a good team,” Siffin said. “They’re a tough offense to stop with their run game.” The score was 28-0 at halftime. Holland got its lone score when quarterback Cole Owen connected with Finn Galloway for a 45-yard touchdown pass with 9:33 to go in the third quarter. “It sucks that it