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2024

Hart’s Varsity Baseball roster consists of, front row, left to right: JJ Bizon, Brandon Moul, Kevon Gray, Noah Smith, Halen Boos, Clayton Riley and Chase Gale; back row, left to right: Assistant Coach Adam Smith, Mitchell Slade, Blake Weirich, Aiden Coker, Avery Guikema, Carter Ramseyer, Brendan Hiddema Ty Schlukebir, Head Coach Dave Riley and Manager Buck Riley. • Photo Courtesy of Dave Riley

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APRIL 30

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APRIL 16

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APRIL 23

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MAY 22

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2024

*Team photos for Hesperia’s Varsity Baseball team were not made available at print time.*

MAY 7

MAY 31

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MAY 10

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HOLTON

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QUARTER FINALS

APRIL 23

MCC

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MAY 21

SHELBY

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Pentwater’s Varsity Boys Basketball roster consists of, left to right: Malichi Bigsby, Jonny Arnouts, Kaleb Brown, Wyatt Roberts, Brody Austin, Edgar Vasquez, Abram Kieda, Kyle Oomen and Ben Roberson. Not pictured is Head Coach Anthony Davis. • Photo Courtesy of Anthony Davis

APRIL 9 (W 3-2, L 6-12)

HESPERIA JV

APRIL 15

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Shelby’s Varsity Baseball roster consists of, front row, left to right: DayDay Garcia, Carson Stovall, Eli Kelley, Chase Simon, Trevor Fitzgerald, Kamiron Sparks and Garrin Waller; back row, left to right: Head Coach Brian Wright, Trevor Weiss, Lalo Garcia, Evan Waller, Cam Smith and Assistant Coach Garcia. • Brendan Samuels/ECHO

APRIL 5

( W 15-0, W 18-3)

BEAR LAKE

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( L 3-4, W 7-4)

MASON C.C APRIL 12

MANISTEE APRIL 13

MARION APRIL 16

RAVENNA APRIL 23

HART

APRIL 26

ORCHARD VIEW (MARSH FIELD)

APRIL 30

HOLTON MAY 7

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WHITE CLOUD MAY 14

N. MUSKEGON MAY 20

MCE MAY 21

HESPERIA

MAY 31

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QUARTER FINALS JUNE 14

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APRIL 2

( W 17-2, W 17-2)

MASON C.E.

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APRIL 12

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APRIL 18

LUDINGTON

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MAY 14

APRIL 23

SHELBY

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APRIL 25

MAY 22

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H esperia P anthers S oftball

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2024

*Team photos for Hesperia’s Varsity Softball team were not made available at print time.*

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MAY 31

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MAY 10

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APRIL 9

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APRIL 16

HOLTON

PINE RIVER

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JUNE 8

APRIL 18

MUSKEGON

LAKEVIEW

MAY 18

QUARTER FINALS

APRIL 23

MCC

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APRIL 25

MAY 21

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P entwater S oftball

( W 16-1, W 20-13)

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MARION APRIL 18

BEAR LAKE APRIL 22

BIG RAPIDS CC APRIL 29

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CHIPP. HILLS MAY 13

BALDWIN MAY 16

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Pentwater’s Varsity Softball roster consists of, front row, left to right: Ireland Breitner and MaKenna Hasil; middle row, left to right: Bailey Alltop, Maggie Jorissen, Alazae Acevedo and Emma WerkemaGrondsma; back row, left to right: Head Coach Troy Holstad, Mandi Sayles, Charlie Swanger, Aubrie Adams, Amelia Barter, Lauren Davis and Assistant Coach Maddy Holstad. • Photo Courtesy of Ralph Baker

By: Brendan Samuels The Oceana Echo Sports Editor

Spring sports are back in full force for Pentwater. The Falcons have four teams competing in 2024, but perhaps none more interesting than the softball program.

After taking a break in 2023 due to a lack of numbers, the limited number of girls interested in getting on the diamond were able to join forces with their male counterparts to form a co-ed baseball team. That squad finished their season at 2-6 in a year where the focus was on learning the game.

Now, Pentwater’s softball program has rallied and will have the numbers needed to compete. Circumstances are likely to be different this time around as the team looks quite a bit different than it did in 2022.

With a roster oozing talent two years ago, Pentwater went 19-4 and rode mo-

mentum into a nice postseason push that ended in the regional semifinals. That squad featured the likes of Haidyn Adams, Crysta Cluchey, Bailee Hasil, Haley Powers, Marissa Sayles and ace pitcher Mikaylyn Kenney. Kenney is now the top arm at Alma College where she owns a 1.50 ERA and a 10-1 record in games pitched so far this year.

Kenney and her former teammates are a lot to replace, but if early returns are any indication of what the new Pentwater softball team are capable of, hopes should be trending upward. The Falcons earned a sweep of Hesperia’s JV squad, ending both games early by way of the mercy rule.

The Falcons were led in that effort by a pair of doubles from Charlie Swanger and Mandi Sayles. Emma Werkema-Grondsma, Maggie Jorissen and Mackenna Hasil all were involved on the sticks as well, earning crucial runs batted in.

The key for Pentwater maintaining the

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S h e l by T i ge r s S of t ba l l

SCHEDULE

2024

Shelby’s Varsity Softball roster consists of, front row, left to right: Genessa Girard, Maria Silva, Ella Kroll, Elaina Davis, Emma Stovall, Remington Johnson, Allie Stovall, Ellie Monroe, Lexie Williams, Abby Cortes and Addison Shook; back row, left to right: Head Coach Harmony Blount, Abigail Eckert, Stella Springer, Jaeyden Allen, Mary Winterhalter, Izzie Rudat, Adria Beyer, Hali Hayes, Aspen Corey, Daniella Zarraga, Makailyn Meyers, Assistant Coach Kaylynn Clark and Manager Aspen Corey. Not pictured is Assistant Coach Tori Dekkinga. • Brendan Samuels/ECHO

APRIL 5

MAY 10

JUNE 5

WHITE CLOUD

REGIONALS

APRIL 9

MAY 14

JUNE 8

MASON C.C.

N. MUSKEGON

APRIL 16

MAY 20

BEAR LAKE

RAVENNA APRIL 23

HART

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HOLTON

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SEMIFINALS

MAY 21

HESPERIA MAY 24

APRIL 30

QUARTER FINALS

JUNE 15

FINALS

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Fcontinued alcons Softball from p. 11 pace they set early on will be consistent contributions from a lot of young athletes.

Bailey Alltop, Jorissen, Alazae Acevedo, Werkema-Grondsma, Amelia Barter, Lauren Davis, Charlie Swanger and Aubrie Adams are all still underclassmen. Davis has a bit more experience than the rest of the younger players, having joined the baseball team where her dad, Anthony, coached.

Upperclassmen that figure to help lead the youth include seniors Ireland Breitner, Hasil

and Mandi Sayles. Sayles was a member of the 2022 team that made it to the regional finals and, like Davis, also played baseball during the softball program’s hiatus last year.

New faces on the team are accompanied by new coaches at the helm. Steve Rossiter is no longer leading the charge for the Falcons, instead it’ll be husband-wife duo Troy and Maddy Holstad who will be tasked with rebuilding the program.

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2024

*Team photos for Hart’s Varsity Girls Soccer team were not made available at print time.*

APRIL 5

( W 8-0)

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( L 0-3)

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MUSKEGON CATH. CENTRAL

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WHITEHALL

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LUDINGTON

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Shelby Tigers Girls Soccer

SCHEDULE

2024

Shelby’s Varsity Girls Soccer roster consists of, front row, left to right: Hailey Jones, America Cruz, Kendall Zaverl, Biloxi Lee, Molli Schultz, Hannah Frees, Michelle Nuevo and Cynthia Bahena; middle row, left to right: Luz Mendieta, Audrey Horton, Ariana Garza, Alyse Erickson, Zilah Brito, Brissia Gonzalez, Genesis Perez, Micaela Diaz; back row: Assistant Coach Jairo Coronado, Eden Visger, Kylie Brown, Brianna Cook, Brylee Friedman, Head Coach Pete Peterson and Manager Mauricio ‘Mo’ Castillo. • Brendan Samuels/ECHO

APRIL 8

( W 2-0)

LAKEVIEW

APRIL 26

MAY 24

APRIL 29

WHITEHALL

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JUNE 4

APRIL 13

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APRIL 15

JUNE 11

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SEMIFINALS

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( L 0-1)

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RAVENNA APRIL 19

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Hart’s Girls Track & Field roster consists of, front row, left to right: Lauren Hopkins, Kenai Kokx, LexieBeth Nienhuis, Jessie Jazwinski, Nina Frick, Lillian Payne, Dani Casillas, Elea Bachmann, Harriet Kidder, Imogene Brumbaugh and Cadence Delon; back row, left to right: Naomi Bitely, Jaclyn Greiner, Macy Riley, Lilly Hopkins, Brooklyn Carter, Grace Hallack, Addison Hain, Rosemary Hernandez, Laura Bitely, Addi Hovey, Shelbie Choponis, Julia McTaggart, Gissel Lara, Daria Pesavento and Jenny DeBrot. Not Pictured are Alyson Enns, Chanyanuch Sooksarn, Jasmyne Villanueva and Head Coach Calvin Ackley. • Photo Contributed by Lauren Butkevich

By: Brendan Samuels with juniors Addi Hov- excel in as well. Hovey The Oceana Echo ey and Jessie Jazwinski posted a personal record Sports Editor leading the way.

(PR) in the high jump last Hovey has been a season, posting a 5-footThere is no tamper- shockingly good addi- 11 mark. She didn’t quite ing the expectations for tion to the team. Though need that much lift in Hart’s track and field her first sport has always the state finals, claiming program in 2024 – par- been basketball, track an individual title with a ticularly on the girls side and field seems to be jump of 5-4. of competition. something that she can For Jazwinski, distance Head Coach Calvin Ackley has led the Pirates to consecutive state titles in 2022 and 2023 and the hopes are high that a third trophy will be making its way into the already loaded trophy case inside Hart High School.

That shouldn’t be too difficult with the loaded roster that the Pirates and Ackley boast. There are multiple individual state Hart’s girls track and field team pose with their newly acquired hardware champions on the team, after winning a state title in 2023. • Brendan Samuels/ECHO

running is where she really brings home the bacon. Jazwinski claimed her second individual state title in 2023, placing first in the 3200-meter run. In 2022, Jazwinski was also a member of the Pirates’ first place 3200 relay team with Alyson Enns, LexieBeth Nienhuis and Audrianna Enns.

Alyson is back on the team this year, though it’s unclear if she’ll be able to compete at any point.

Enns missed out on the entirety of the cross country season with injury and has been in street clothes for the early portion of Hart’s 2024 conference schedule.

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Hart’s Boys Track & Field roster consists of, front row, left to right: Eman Hertzler, Tyler Larios-Mendez, Pablo Ortega-Rubio, Joseluis Andaverde, Greg Escamilla, Joaquin Flores and Dominic Fulford; middle row, left to right: Emmanuel Ortega, Chase Lorenz, Lyric Fielder, Ethan Schaner, Carson Ackley, Aiden Schaner, Rhet Johnson and Connor Edwards; back row, left to right: Jack Slotman, Caleb Ackley, Bobby Jazwinski, Mason Opalewski, Bryce VanderKodde, Jason Collins-Crothers and Nick Ramirez. Not Pictured are Kaine Burns, Hunter Chaffee, Matt Fraiser, Johnny Rodriguez, Zaden Smith, Payden Stone, Jose Torres, Tyler VanderZanden, Caleb Westerbeek and Head Coach Ken Kimes.• Photo Contributed by Lauren Butkevich

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Luckily, there are plenty of other athletes that have shown flashes of talent. Jasmyne Villanueva pairs with Hovey as two of the Pirates’ top sprinters. Villanueva is

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place finish in both shot put and discus in the Pirates’ clobbering of Shelby and North Muskegon at a recent WMC Meet.

Plenty of positives surround the girls team, but they’ll have to overcome the loss of some important athletes. Aspen Boutell is probably the most notable loss, but other contributors like Savanna Owens and Abigail and Lauren Pretty have moved on as well.

The boys side has plenty of talent to spare as well, but the early returns from them show plenty of work left for Ken Kimes and his squad.

Returning this year are Bryce VanderKodde, Caleb Ackley, Caleb Westerbeek, Chase Lorenz, Connor Edwards, Eman Hertzler, Ethan Schaner, Greg Escamilla, Hunter Chaffee, Jack Slotman, Joseluis Andaverde, Lyric Fielder, Pablo Ortega-Rubio, Payden Stone and Tyler Larios-Mendez. Those are plenty of big names, but none of them stand up to what Hart lost to graduation.

Heavy hitting seniors

graduated at the end of the 2023 season including Kellen Kimes, Seth and Clayton Ackley, Revin Gale, Max Stitt, Wyatt Dean, Guillermo Ortega, Caleb Bitely and Easton VanderZwaag.

Others decided not to run with Kaden Bond, Chase Gale and Austin Martinez among them.

It seems only fitting that the theme for the boys this season will be growth. Plenty of new athletes will need to step in and fill the gaps left behind and the Pirates are hoping that’ll be the case. Luckily, there are some young faces that have joined the ranks,

continued from p. 19 including freshmen Bobby Jazwinski and Carson Ackley whose blood lines speak for themselves.

The upperclassmen will need to lead the way however. Westerbeek is one that has his hands on a variety of events and figures to be a swiss army knife that can compete in any sprinting, hurdle and relay event.

Andaverde and Edwards are two that have shown big jumps as well and Hertzler’s speed has become vital in picking up placement points in the 100 and 200.

Perhaps the biggest loss for Hart will be the

Hart’s Joseluis Andaverde hands the baton to teammate Eman Hertzler as the two compete in a relay race. • Brendan Samuels/ECHO

absence of Kimes in the throwing events. In years past, placement points were a guarantee for the Pirates in the shot put, discus and even hammer throwing events.

Now, there is uncertainty in the throwing ranks.

Joaquin Flores is a newcomer that has shown promise alongside Jose Torres and Jason Collins-Crothers, but one or more will have to improve leaps and bounds to make up for the loss of Kimes.

Regardless of what’s been gained or lost in recent years, Hart has come out on top of the first two events of their early season. The girls dominated the Hart & Sole Music Invite, claiming first place out of more than 10 teams competing. The boys landed in fifth, but made up for it in their next meet, defeating both North Muskegon and Shelby.

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