West Ottawa runner Abby Olson named Sentinel Girls Runner of the Year
Abby Olson, a West Ottawa junior, was named The Holland Sentinel Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year after a comeback season. She earned OK Red all conference honors, won the Division 1 regional, and finished 42nd at the state championship, with top-15 finishes in 10 of 11 races and a regional crown amid an earlier track-season injury recovery.
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West Ottawa
Abby Olson
Olson
OK Red
Holland Sentinel
Unity Christian
Covenant Christian
Abby
Raeanne Hart
All-Area Cross Country First Team Honorees Listed
The first team includes Abby Olson West Ottawa Shayna Altwater Holland Gillian Fiene Holland Christian Michelle Kuipers Holland Christian Taylor Conner Saugatuck Katie Frauenheim West Ottawa Thea Johnson Saugatuck Lizzy Bruxvoort Holland Christian Mady Van Wieren West Ottawa Kaia Denhof West Ottawa Samantha Wells Zeeland West Natalie Martinson Saugatuck Jordyn Elders Holland Avery Schenk Zeeland West Mia Phillips Black River Iris Swarthout West Ottawa Emily Macina Zeeland East Megan DeMeester Holland Christian Emily Laird West Ottawa Plus more on each honoree on page B2.
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Abby Olson
West Ottawa
Shayna Altwater
Holland Gillian Fiene
Holland Christian Michelle Kuipers
Holland Christian Taylor Conner
Saugatuck
Katie Frauenheim
West
Ottawa
Thea Johnson
Lizzy Bruxvoort
Holland Christian Mady van Wieren
Kaia Denhof
Samantha Wells
Zeeland West
Natalie Martinson
Jordyn Elders
Holland
Avery Schenk
Mia Phillips
Black River
Iris Swarthout
Emily Macina
Zeeland East
Megan DeMeester
Holland Christian Emily Laird
Emma Dykens
Christina Fink
Lily Francis
Jillian Johnson
Emma Kern
Holland Christian Maya Klanderman
Hamilton
Julia Kooyer
Tally Martinez
Sophie McQueary
Taylor Schott
Kierstyn Stein — Saugatuck
Claire van Duinen
Raleigh van DeWege
Jillian Vera
Holland opens season with OT win over Comstock Park
Holland boys basketball edge Comstock Park 74 68 in overtime to start the season. Forward Anders Rasmussen delivered clutch 3 as Ethan Vollstedt and DeQuez Williams helped secure the comeback, with coach Corey Wolters praising team ball and late free throws.
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Comstock Park
Panthers
Anders Rasmussen
Ethan Vollstedt
DeQuez Williams
Ethan
DeQuez
Corey Wolters
Rasmussen
Walters
Aidan Martin
Vollstedt
Brendan McManus
Isaac Cassel
Free throws carry Hamilton over Thornapple-Kellogg in tense finish
Hamilton Hawkeyes seal a 62-54 victory over Thornapple-Kellogg as senior Brad Osborne sinks eight of his final 10 free throws in the last 2:25. Hamilton built a 12-0 run early, faced foul trouble with four Trojan players fouling out, and endured a grind-it-out fourth quarter to stay undefeated at 2-0. Osborne and teammates earned the comeback win amid a 55-foul game and a tense late surge.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Hawkeyes
Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg
Brad Osborne
Hawkeyes
Trojans
Thornapple-Kellogg
Kronemeyer
Osborne
Tyler Stczowski
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Sentinel
Chris.Zadorozny
Hollandsentinel.com
Natalie Blake
Sophie Bonnema
Bella Charron
Olivia DeGraaf
Dutch Dome
Dan D'Addona
Otwin
Dan. D’addona
Nick Kronemeyer
Marcus McIliwain
Chris Zadorozny
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