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Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. OPEN
11.0 months ago
| Mitchell Feria
Eagles Lose: -
Grand Rapids Christian closed Conference play on Tuesday night with a strong showing, treating the home crowd to a 3-0 record for the evening. Sandwiched between victories over East Grand Rapids (25-10, 25-23) and Thornapple Kellogg (25-6, 25-13), the night was highlighted by a thrilling 3-set victory over Forest Hills Eastern - currently the 3rd ranked team in the state for Division 2. In that match, the Eagles came out strong and took the opening set 25-22. The Hawks responded with a 25-22 win of their own in set 2, setting up a winner-take-all set 3: Grand Rapids Christian rose the the occasion, closing out FHE 15-9 with some of their strongest play of the year. After a slow start to the season (4-8 overall, 1-5 conference), the young Eagles team has shown tremendous growth and resilience, winning 7 of their last 8 to finish the regular season at 11-9 overall, 5-5 in the GR South Conference. In their most balanced offensive attack of the season so far, Tommie Anderson led the Eagles with 7 kills, and Willem Gronsman provided a strong all-around performance with 4 kills, 5 aces, 6 digs, and strong serve receive play. Grand Rapids Christian's postseason begins next Wednesday (5/17) with a rematch against Forest Hills Eastern in the District Playoffs.
Boys Varsity Volleyball takes 3rd in season-opening tournament
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: -
Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. OPEN
11.0 months ago
| Mitchell Feria
Eagles Lose: -
Grand Rapids Christian closed Conference play on Tuesday night with a strong showing, treating the home crowd to a 3-0 record for the evening. Sandwiched between victories over East Grand Rapids (25-10, 25-23) and Thornapple Kellogg (25-6, 25-13), the night was highlighted by a thrilling 3-set victory over Forest Hills Eastern - currently the 3rd ranked team in the state for Division 2. In that match, the Eagles came out strong and took the opening set 25-22. The Hawks responded with a 25-22 win of their own in set 2, setting up a winner-take-all set 3: Grand Rapids Christian rose the the occasion, closing out FHE 15-9 with some of their strongest play of the year. After a slow start to the season (4-8 overall, 1-5 conference), the young Eagles team has shown tremendous growth and resilience, winning 7 of their last 8 to finish the regular season at 11-9 overall, 5-5 in the GR South Conference. In their most balanced offensive attack of the season so far, Tommie Anderson led the Eagles with 7 kills, and Willem Gronsman provided a strong all-around performance with 4 kills, 5 aces, 6 digs, and strong serve receive play. Grand Rapids Christian's postseason begins next Wednesday (5/17) with a rematch against Forest Hills Eastern in the District Playoffs.
Boys Varsity Volleyball vs. OPEN
11.0 months ago
| Mitchell Feria
Eagles Lose: -
The Eagles got back on track in GR South action Tuesday night, going 2-1 on the evening. After a tight opening loss to East Kentwood (18-25, 25-27), GR Christian responded with a resouding 25-11, 25-10 victory against Thornapple Kellogg and a thrilling 26-24, 23-25, 19-17 win in a rematch against East Kentwood to close out the evening. Junior Joey Pastoor and Sophomore Max Michael shared setting duties as the Eagles employed a 6-2 rotation for the first time this season, and both played well in their new roles. Pastoor contributed 7 kills in addition to 13 assists, while Michael posted 12 assists in his first career setting action. George Boville put forth a huge effort, particularly in the finale against EKHS; he finished the night with 15 kills and 5 aces.
Boys Varsity Volleyball - Home Tri
1 year ago
| Mitchell Feria
Eagles Lose: -
The Eagles went 1-1 in their first home action of the season on Tuesday. GR Christian struggled to get things going in Match #1 and was defeated by South Christian, falling by a score of 6-25, 16-25. The Eagles managed to shrug off the slow start and rallied to defeat Thornapple Kellogg in Match #2; 21-25, 25-11, 15-6. Junior outside hitter George Boville lead the Eagles with 5 kills on the evening, adding 12 digs and 2 service aces as well. Tuesday's results push GR Christian's overall season record to 4-5.
Boys Varsity Volleyball - GR South Quad
1 year ago
| Mitchell Feria
Eagles Lose: -
Boys volleyball opened their GR South Division season with a quad at South Christian High School on Tuesday night. After dropping their first two matches to tough Caledonia and South Christian teams (16-25, 16-25 and 13-25, 19-25; respectively), Grand Rapids Christian rebounded to take down East Grand Rapids in their final match of the day - 25-12, 25-7. Junior Middle Blocker Tommie Anderson contributed 6 kills and 6 blocks for the night, junior setter Joey Pastoor notched 11 aces, and sophomore Henry Snow came off the bench against EGR to record his first kill as an Eagle. GRC is back in action next Tuesday night with home matches against South Christian (6:30pm) and Thornapple Kellogg (7:30pm).
Boys Varsity Volleyball takes 3rd in season-opening tournament
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: -
After falling short in two hard fought pool play matches in the morning, the Eagles bounced back to win the bronze bracket in Saturday's season-opening tournament at Impact Dynamic Training. In a highly competitive pool, the Eagles dropped their two opening matches; 21-25, 25-16, 7-15 to Calhoun Christian and 26-28, 25-27 to Forest Hills Eastern. GR Christian's level of play increased significantly in the afternoon, defeating East Kentwood HS by a score of 25-18, 22-25, 15-13 before dispatching Wyoming Potter's House 25-19, 25-10 in the final. Junior George Boville paced the Eagles with 24 kills on the day, and freshman Will Vanden Berg provided a needed spark after his insertion into the lineup - providing a couple of key serving runs against East Kentwood and Potter's House.