Eagle football tops tops Holland Christian, 38-23
Boys Varsity Football
Posted on 10/28/2024
If ESPN covered Eagle Football, the talking heads would have been focused on Holland Christian with their acrobatic receivers, strong-armed quarterback, and 6-2 record coming into Eagle Stadium. Not much talk would have been about the Eagles who, despite playing beautiful football at times throughout the season, hadn’t put all three of offense, defense, and special teams together in several games. From their studio, the analysts wouldn’t have been able to hear the pads popping and Eagle Drumline surging during pregame warmup or the love from the team and fans as the senior players and cheerleaders and their families were celebrated before the game. Watching on their screens, the reporters wouldn’t have heard the raucus cowbells and cheering from parents or felt the electricity in the blacked-out student section as the game began. There was something brewing in Eagle Stadium and Eagle fans felt it early.Holland Christian took the opening kickoff from Will Buffalini and marched down the
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Girls Varsity Cross Country Win Regionals
Girls Varsity Cross Country
Posted on 10/27/2024
Despite running with frozen toes and ice sticking to their spikes, the Eagles comfortably defeated East Grand Rapids, South Christian, and Forest Hills Eastern to win the Regional title and earn a trip to the XC State Finals. The Eagles were led by Annika TerBeek who finished 4th (PR). She was followed by Zoe Hoekstra (7th - PR), Lilah Poel (9th), Lucy Waalkes (14th), Ellie Scholma (17th), Eva Lindstrom (32nd), and Lydia Visker (33rd). Following the Regional race, the JV Eagles ran in the PROM (Post Regional Open Meet). The Eagles dominated the race with Maggie Scholma taking the win (PR), Joy Van Wyk finishing 2nd, Vivi Duncan in 4th, Gwyn Artz in 5th, and Willa Peterson in 9th. Cora Boonstra, Audrey Brouwer, Kate Bawulski, Cecilia Morales Blay, Ana Kuprina, and Maddy Baylor also ran 5k PRs (personal records). The Eagles will travel to the Michigan International Speedway this Saturday to wrap up their season at the XC State Finals.
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Boys Varsity Cross Country Win Regionals
Boys Varsity Cross Country
Posted on 10/27/2024
On a frosty Saturday morning, the Eagles narrowly defeated 5th & 6th D2-ranked Forest Hills Eastern and East Grand Rapids to claim the Regional title and stamp their ticket to the XC State Finals. The Eagles were led by Simon Triezenberg who finished in 4th place. He was followed by Sean Ryan (7th), Keegan Hoekstra (13th), Micah Small (18th), James Scholten-Holcomb (20th), Ashton Fink (26th), and Zach Hartemink (28th - PR). Following the Regional race, the JV Eagles ran in the PROM (Post Regional Open Meet). Jacob Voetberg and Elias DeJong led the charge and finished 1st & 2nd. They were followed by Calvin Brinks (5th), Jonathan Falk (11th - PR), and Isaiah Lindstrom (13th). Reece Hoyt and Andrew Cho also ran a 5k PR (personal record). The Eagles will travel to the Michigan International Speedway this Saturday to wrap up their season at the XC State Finals.
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Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Allendale
Boys Varsity Soccer
Updated on 10/27/2024
The Eagle soccer team traveled back to St. Joseph High School for the Regional Final against 4th ranked Allendale on Saturday. On another windy day near the lakeshore, the Eagles capitalized on an early chance just 12 minutes into the match when Peter Borst found himself in behind the Falcon defense from a pinpoint cross towards the far post from fellow senior John Cassiday. Borst would show great composure as he took down the cross with a perfect first touch and forced the keeper to leave his line. Borst's finishing touch was just as brilliant, as he calmly slotted the ball past the keeper and into the net to give the Eagles an important early lead. The rest of the first half would be an up-and-down affair, with each team creating some half-chances. The Eagles would attack into the wind in the second half and knew that chances would be hard to come by against a stellar defensive squad in Allendale. The Eagles' defense would certainly be tested as Al
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Boys Junior Varsity Football vs. Holland Christian High School
Boys Junior Varsity Football
Posted on 10/25/2024
For their final game of 2024, the Eagles took their show on the road to face Holland Christian ona crisp fall evening in front of a good crowd. Holland Christian took the opening kickoff and, ontheir second play from scrimmage, Eagle DB Eli Clark stepped in front of the intended receiverand made a diving catch for the interception. This gave the Eagle offense great field positionand Justin Davis hit pay dirt just three plays later, running it in from 17 yards out. Kicker EastonHowe put the extra point kick through the uprights for a 7-0 Eagle lead less than 2 minutes intothe game. The Eagle Defense, riding the momentum pushed the Maroons backwards on theirnext possession with a sack by Easton Howe and a pass breakup from Davis forcing HollandChristian off the field on 4 th down with a bad punt snap deep in their own territory. A couple ofpenalties pushed GRC backwards before HC intercepted an Eagle pass at the 5-yard line.Holland Chr then ground down the field on a 15-play TD drive and
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Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Sturgis
Boys Varsity Soccer
Updated on 10/24/2024
The Eagles made the trek south to St. Joseph High School to face Sturgis in the regional semifinal. On a beautiful fall evening, the Eagles came out sluggish and also had to attack into a stiff wind. After a challenging first 20 minutes, the Eagles began to settle in and compete for every 50-50 ball. Despite a couple quality chances, however, the match would remain 0-0 at the half.After settling down during the half-time talk, the Eagles responded brilliantly by coming out of the break with focus, purpose, and a desire to extend their season. Just two minutes into the half, Isaac Williams played the perfect bending ball just in behind the near-side center back to a streaking David Pontarelli who was able to fire it under the on-rushing goalkeeper and into the back of the net to stake the Eagles to a 1-0 lead. This “goal of the year” candidate would soon be challenged by another highlight reel goal as the Eagles connected passes in midfield, broke
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Swimming & Diving vs Unity Christian High School
Girls Varsity Swimming
Posted on 10/22/2024
It was an exciting night swimming & diving in Hudsonville last night! Some highlights from the meet were: -Maeve Harkenss took 1st place in the 50 free with a speedy time of 25.93! -Maddie Mills won the 200 free with a time of 2:03.41. Go, Maddie! -Ali Buist cruised in her 100 free split in the relay, going under a minute! -Our divers took 1st-4th place, big shoutout to Lilly Kate Devries who landed a new personal best with a score of 174.64!-Juliana Mills took 1st place in the 100 fly, touching the wall with a 1:01.65! It was a close meet, and Unity Christian ended up taking the win, we are excited to take them on at conference again in just a few weeks.
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Girls Freshman Volleyball vs. Multiple Opponents
Girls Freshman Volleyball
Posted on 10/21/2024
The GRC Freshman Volleyball team continued their impressive season with two more wins tonight. They defeated Forest Hills Eastern (FHE) in a thrilling 3-set match, coming from behind to win 25-27, 25-11, 25-10. In their second match, the team dominated Ottawa Hills (OH) in two sets, 25-5 and 25-15. Kate Triezenberg, Aubrey Visker, and Liza Kooistra led the charge from the service line, contributing to the team's strong performance.With these wins, the team now holds a 25-10-1 record and looks forward to their final game of the season next Tuesday at FHE. vs. FHE 25-27, 25-11, 15-10vs. OH 25-5, 25-15
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Girls Freshman Volleyball vs. Multiple Opponents
Girls Freshman Volleyball
Posted on 10/21/2024
This past weekend, the GRC Freshman Volleyball team delivered an impressive performance, finishing 3rd out of 8 teams in a highly competitive tournament. They finished first on their court, securing them a Gold Bracket spot, and finished 3rd overall. The team showed great resilience and skill throughout the tournament, battling hard in every match.Key moments included strong serving runs and solid defense that kept the team in contention during some close sets. Aubrey Visker continued her strong serves, contributing 15 crucial aces while Ali Stark contributed 10 aces of her own. The team’s strong finish highlights their growth from the beginning of the season until now. The girls continue to put forth effort and determination to get better as well as teamwork, setting a high standard for themselves the remainder of the year. vs. West Ottawa 25-20, 25-5vs. Jenison 25-18, 25-15vs. Hudsonville 11-25, 19-25vs. Jenison 25-19, 25-23
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Eagle Football drops game at Spring Lake, 28-62
Boys Varsity Football
Posted on 10/21/2024
The Eagles went on the road and knew they were in for a tough test against Spring Lake’sgrinding veer offense. That fact led to some aggressive play-calling and taking some chances onfourth downs early in the game. This gave Spring Lake a couple of short fields to work with andthey were able to capitalize before the Eagles got on the board midway through the secondquarter. That 65-yard, 7 play drive saw a 26-yard pitch and catch from Charlie King to AaronGholston on 4th and 5. King followed with a lovely 14-scramble and Will Owens darted in from 5yards out for the TD. Late in the first half, the Eagles received a kickoff that went off a playerand out of bounds at the 1 yard line. Behind on the scoreboard, with the full length of the fieldahead, and 1:08 on the clock before halftime, King dropped back into his own endzone and letone fly. Gholston streaked behind the Lakers defense, snared the pass, and took it the full 99yards for GRC’s second TD of the game.The first time the Eagles go
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Girls Varsity Golf vs. Multiple Opponents
Girls Varsity Golf
Posted on 10/20/2024
The varsity girls golf team finished out the 2024 season in style this past weekend as junior Lily O'Grady and senior Kiera Bishop represented our school at the Division III state tournament in Bedford Valley. Over two beautiful days, Kiera wrapped up her four years of golf at GRCHS by placing 87th overall out of all the Div. III golfers in the entire state! That is an amazing accomplishment on top of a season that included a hole-in-one and several personal bests in tournament play. Congratulations on a fantastic season, Kiera!Lily O'Grady capped off her junior year of varsity golf by improving on her finishes at state over the last two years. As a freshman Lily placed 4th at state, as a sophomore she was tied for 2nd and as a junior this season, Lily became the Division III individual state champion!! In the two day competition, Lily was tied for first after the first day when she fired a solid 75, which is 3 over par. The first day featured some g
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Boys Varsity Soccer vs. South Christian
Boys Varsity Soccer
Posted on 10/20/2024
The Varsity Eagles hosted the Sailors of South Christian in a Division 2 District Final on an incredible fall day for soccer. Just three weeks ago, the Eagles suffered a 5-0 defeat to the Sailors at Eagle Stadium, so there was no lack of motivation in a match that would decide who moves on in the MHSAA tournament and whose season comes to an end. The home side was determined to come out on the front foot and to both limit and defend South's dangerous long throws better than the last outing. The Eagles came out strong and got off to a dream start when Peter Borst served in a perfect corner kick to Emmett Vance, who calmly headed it past the keeper to give the hosts an early 1-0 lead just a few minutes into the match. From there, both teams would settle in and trade some chances. From the start, the Eagles displayed a focus and tenacity in defending the inevitable throw-ins and corner kicks the Sailors would earn. However, the Sailors would earn the
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Boys Varsity Tennis vs. Multiple Opponents
Boys Varsity Tennis
Updated on 10/18/2024
The Eagles finished up a season full of development and competition last Friday at the Regional Tournament. They spent the day in Holland and played well against stiff competition. Although the Eagles did not quality for states, they are proud of their fight and growth this year. Senior Jake Mersman at #1 singles won a three set thriller against Wayland for his 8th win of the season before falling to Zeeland East in the quarterfinals. Congratulations to Jake on earning First Team All Conference! From alternate his Junior year to All-Conference #1 Singles his Senior year is an amazing accomplishment!Senior George Kwon at #2 singles saved his best tennis for the end of the season, winning his first match in a dominant performance against Holland before losing a hard fought battle to EGR in round 2. George ended the season with 8 wins and was a great leader at the top of the lineup. Junior Nathanial Zwart at #3 singles dropped his match in against a difficult opponent in Unity C
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Boys Junior Varsity Football vs. Spring Lake High School
Boys Junior Varsity Football
Posted on 10/18/2024
The crispness in the air matched the cracking of pads on the field as the Eagles battled theLakers from Spring Lake. Eagle Fans showed up in good and boisterous numbers on a beautifulevening and supported the team throughout the game despite the final score of GRC 26, SpringLake 46.The Spring Lake option offense was tough to stop tonight but the defensive line of FelipeMartinez, Paul Kim, Jay Harris, and Wyatt Stuit were battling hard at the line of scrimmage allevening. Those guys hammered away at the line of scrimmage to try to make the playthemselves or occupy Laker blockers and give the other defenders lanes to the ball. It wastough to get the Lakers off the field tonight but the whole defense was hustling and hitting!Stuit and Justin Davis led the way with 7 tackles each, backed up by Charles Molenbeek with 6.Cooper Brisbane, Easton Howe, and Yohannes Rock had 4 tackles each. Kayden Buyck and EliClark each batted away a would-be completion by the Lakers.On offense, the Eagles once
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Girls Varsity Cross Country Win The OK White Conference
Girls Varsity Cross Country
Posted on 10/17/2024
The Eagles sealed the OK White XC Conference Championship last night as they won the Conference Finals meet (after previously winning both of the Conference Jamborees)! Racing for the third time this season at Riverside Park, the Eagles showed their dominance from start to finish by putting 3 runners in the top 5 and taking a third of the top 30 spots. Lilah Poel nearly pulled off the victory but came in a close second. She was followed by Annika TerBeek, Zoe Hoekstra, Lucy Waalkes, Ellie Scholma, Eva Lindstrom, and Vivi Duncan. Determination, teamwork, and fall temperatures led to 18 PRs (personal records)! Lilah, Annika, Zoe, Eva, Vivi, Maggie Scholma, Gwyn Artz, Joy Van Wyk, Willa Peterson, Robyn Klein, Alena Sportel, Maria Martinez, Audrey Brouwer, Natalia Oren, Ana Kuprina, Maddy Baylor, Cecila Kort, and Rosie Baylor ran their fastest 5k time.The Eagle can now focus on 10 days of training before they will compete at the Regional Meet at South Christian High School on Saturday
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Boys Varsity Cross Country Win The OK White Conference
Boys Varsity Cross Country
Posted on 10/17/2024
After splitting the first two Conference Jamborees with Forest Hills Central, the Eagles faced a winner-take-all Conference Finals last night at Riverside Park. In a back-and-forth race, the Eagles rose to the challenge and defeated FHC by 1 point - earning an OK White XC Conference Championship! Simon Triezenberg led the way by finishing 5th. He was followed by Sean Ryan, Ashton Fink, James Scholten-Holcomb, Micah Small, Keegan Hoekstra, and Zach Hartemink. All 7 Varsity runners were under 17 minutes for the first time this season. Mental toughness, perseverance, and fall temperatures led to 8 PRs (personal records). Ashton, James, Zach, Jacob Voetberg, Jonathan Falk, Micah Manion, Jake Mennega, and Joseph Sung ran their fastest 5k time. The Eagle can now focus on 10 days of training before they will compete at the Regional Meet at South Christian High School on Saturday, October 26.
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Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. East Grand Rapids High School
Girls Varsity Volleyball
Posted on 10/16/2024
In a fun showdown at Grand Rapids Christian's gym, the Eagles triumphed over their rivals, East Grand Rapids High, securing a 3-1 victory on Senior Night. The match celebrated the contributions of four outstanding seniors: Alayna McGowan, Madi Peal, Keira Porte, and Lucy VanDrunen.The Eagles set the tone early, dominating the first set with a decisive win of 25-11. East Grand Rapids responded, taking the second set 25-19 and momentarily shifting momentum in their favor.Refocusing their efforts, Grand Rapids Christian rebounded impressively in the third and fourth sets, winning with scores of 25-15 and 25-18 keeping the Pioneers under 20 points. The team’s defensive ability was evident, as they registered a total of 9 blocks, significantly stifling the EGR offense. Keira Porte stood out as a defensive powerhouse, leading with 4 blocks.The Eagles' defense didn't stop there; they racked up an impressive 54 digs, with Madi Peal leading the charge at the backline with 2, demonstrating her c
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GRCHS Swimming & Diving vs Hamilton
Girls Varsity Swimming
Posted on 10/16/2024
The Eagles had an intense night of swimming & diving vs Hamilton at their pool last night. Some highlights from our meet are below:Rebekah Poppen swam a fastest time in her 50 free with a time of 31.91! Way to go, Rebekah! Daria Vander Griend took 10 seconds off her 100 free.Lucy Molenbeek swam an awesome 500 going a 6:57 her best unsuited time! Maddie Mills smashed her 200 free with a time of 2:04.70. So Speedy! Emmarie and Lilly Kate, our super seniors, carried the energy on the diver side of the pool and performed beautifully off the boards.It’s an honor to announce that our wonderful assistant coach Hope got engaged this Saturday. While celebrating this as a team, Hamilton's team came over to join us and celebrate, a true image of good sportsmanship and community! It was a close meet, and the Eagles had an amazing night taking home an amazing hard earned win. We wouldn't have made it there without our favorite bus driver, Scott Johnson supporting us the whol
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