Pewamo-Westphalia’s boys and girls track and field teams both won the CMAC League Championship meet on Wednesday at Saranac.

The boys finished with 169 points to win the event. Saranac finished fifth with 72 points and Portland St. Patrick placed ninth with 37 points.

On the girls side the Pirates scored 207.5 points to capture the championship. Saranac and Portland St. Patrick finished fifth and sixth respectively.

Cameron Wirth won the 200 meter (22.93) and 400 (50.20), Ashton Walker won the 1600 (4:32.20), and Nathan Spitzley won the shot put (51-09) and discus (168-10.50).

The relay team of Evan Thelen, Ashton Walker, Hayden Germain, and Wirth won the 4x400 (3:29.80).

For Saranac, Bryce Harder won the 100 meter (11.46), Grayson Rasmus won the 3200 (10:13.31), and Ryan Cadwallader won the pole vault (12-06).

Paul Cook earned the lone win for the Shamrocks in the 300 hurdles (42.46).

Sophie Thelen of P-W won the 100 meter (12.96), 200 meter (26.32), and 400 meter (58.96). Aubrey George won the 800 (2:22.55), Katie Lehman won the shot put (35-02), and Amelia Thelen won the long jump (16-03.50).

Lindsey Pohl, Annabelle Schafer, Lily Schafer, and Amelia Thelen won the 4x100 relay (51.34), Aubrey George, Sophie Thelen, Emily Nurenberg, and Amelia Thelen won the 4x200 (1:47.35), and Nurenberg, Cailey George, Bailey Droste, and Aubrey George won the 4x400 relay (4:09.04).


Lakewood shuts out Belding

The Lakewood girls soccer team defeated Belding in the district opener, 3-0.

Ionia falls

The Ionia girls soccer team lost to Northview 8-0 in the district opener.


Ionia boys win CAAC White

The Ionia boys track and field team finished in first place at the CAAC White Conference meet on Wednesday.

The boys scored 153.5 points, while Portland placed fifth with 56 points.

On the girls side, Ionia finished third and Portland sixth.

Riley Frisbie won the 200 meter (23.62) and 400 (50.91), Jared Christensen won the shot put (44-05.50) and discus (125-03), and Raven Groce won the long jump (21-00.25).

Groce, Bobby Luginbuhl, Jimmy Peabody, and Frisbie won the 4x200 relay (1:33.01), Heath LaPointe, Peabody, Groce, and Frisbie won the 4x400 relay, and Zakk Hensley, Riley Husted, Nick Brown, and LaPointe won the 4x800 (8:33.51).

Portland’s Florian Klindt, Chris Teachout, Jake Veale, and Alex Michell won the 4x100 relay (45.85).

Allyson Diebel won the 3200 meter (12:50.35) and Morgan Waterman won the pole vault (10-00.00) to lead Ionia.

Jolee Pung of Portland won the high jump (4-10.00) and Lesley Barker won the long jump (16-01).

Lakewood hosts GLAC Championship

The Lakewood track and field teams competed at the GLAC Championship on Wednesday.

The boys finished second, 104 points behind first place Olivet, while the girls placed fourth with 49 points.

Garret Zuver won the 400 meter (52.33), Payne Hanna won the pole vault (13-06), and Garrett Stank won the long jump (19-02).

The lone win for the girls was in the 4x400 relay which featured Chloe Haight, Kristine Possehn, Brooke Bouwens, and Pasty Morris (4:18.43).


Ionia sweeps Saint Johns

Ionia’s softball team swept Saint Johns by scores of 10-5 and 5-4 on Wednesday in a doubleheader.

Brittany Levine, Alexis Spratto, and Danielle Schafer each had three hits to lead the Ionia offense. Schafer contributed three RBI.

Sara Bevington threw a complete-game in the win while recording seven strikeouts.

In game two, Ionia scored in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie.

Levine and Josie Phelps each had two hits.

Phelps earned the win by tossing all seven innings and striking out three.


Saranac swept by Laingsburg

The Saranac baseball team lost to Laingsburg 7-6 and 5-2.

In the first game, Cole Edwards allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings. Kellan Smith took the loss in relief. Edwards, Cole and Parker, had two hits each. Garrett Bowen also had two hits and two RBIs. Brady Jackson had a three-run home run.

In the second game, Chris Devers took the loss, allowing four runs in 2 1/3 innings, with one walk and one strikeout. Parker Edwards allowed one run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts. Garret Bowen had two hits including a double and Kellan Smith also had two hits including a double and an RBI.