Pella Swim Meet Slips Despite Strong Relay Showings
Pella's swim team suffered its second loss of the season against Southeast foes. In medley relays and free relays, multiple Pella swimmers recorded top finishes across age groups from 8 & Under to Open, with names like Loretta Van de Kamp Sheri Timmer Carol Gritters Deb Van Maanen and Beth Van Hoeven leading several top placements.
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aPella
Loretta ‘van de Kamp
Sheri Timmer
Saral van Ee
Ann Grit
Joel Yman
Doug Rowe
Keith Folkerts
Jeff van Zee
Carol Gritters
Nancy van Hoeven
Sheri Upton
Sarah van Hoeven
Crystal ‘McDonald
Joevery
Curt Conover
Ann Gritters
Darcy van Maanen
Joel Kooyman
Colette Graber
Tom Schipper
Marty van Vliet
Deb van ‘Maanen
Peggy Martinez
Bob Folkerts
Beth van Hoeven
Rick Boat
Loretta van de Kamp
Carol van Ee
Kevin Rowe
Sarah ‘van Hoeven
David ‘van Maanen
Tim Folkerts
Deb van Maanen
Curtis ‘Kooyman
Barb Gritters
Matt Weller
Butterfly
Carol Toom
Doug Vander Weide
Cavey van Maanen
Kurt Ver Helst
Mary Peters
Janelle Bender
Curtis Kooyman
Missy van Nimwegen
Kevinne
Carrie Rozeboom
David van Maanen
Peg Martinez
John Magnussen
Greg Allen
Crystal McDonald
Joe Lavery
Gary Vos
Ann Harmeling
Brenda van Dusseldorp
Doug van der Weide
Little Dutch Beat Albia After Tough Week
The Pella High Little Dutch baseball team beat Albia 5-0 after losses to Davis County 2-0 and Centerville 8-6. Kent Van Vark pitched a four hitter with nine strikeouts against Albia. Boyd and Vande Voort drove in runs as the team built a 2-0 second inning lead. Davis County pitcher Chuck Locke no-hit the Little Dutch in a Friday game. Curt Blom's bases-loaded double sparked a 4-run first inning against Centerville, with Blom and Boyd each driving in three. The Dutch led 6-5 in the sixth before three unearned runs doomed them.
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Pella
SCC
Davis County
Centerville
Albia
Kent van Vark
Bill Boyd
Jay Vande Voort
Chuck Locke
Dennis Brass
Curt Blom
Boyd
Steve de Vries
Blom
Miller Wins Pella Amateur Golf Title In Sudden Death
Doug Miller defeated Steve Kahler and Gary Updegraff after a 105 ties in the championship flight at Pella Golf and Country Club. Updegraff exited on the first sudden death hole, Kahler shot a 5 second hole, Miller a 4 to clinch the title as about 120 golfers competed in the event withFlight winners noted in regular play and a Chronicle photograph.
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Pella
Pella Golf and Country Club
Doug Miller
Steve Kahler
Gary Updegraff
Updegraff
Kahler
Miller
George Turner
Paul Baker
Dick Mycka
John Webb
Dave Wilson
Dave Hillenberg
Sam Williamson
Nigel Burch
Don Miller
David Cragg
Norm Ryerson
Ron Marveill
J. Kemp
Max Allen
Joe Gowdy
Chronicle
Eaglettes Fall To DM East In Lopsided Loss
The Pella Christian Eaglettes trailed Des Moines East 12-2 after a two week layoff. Merrilee De Young allowed six walks with one strikeout and a double. Carol Vande Kieft and Caryn Vande Ree had singles. Corrinne De Haan earned the win in Pella Christian’s 8-7 victory, delivering two doubles. Dianne Van Gorp had two hits, while Cheri Van Haaften Jayne De Bruin Sally Swank and LuAnn Van Wyk added one each.
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Pella Christian Eaglettes
Des Moines
Merrilee de Young
Carol Vande Kieft
Caryn Vande Ree
Pella Christian
Corrinne de Haan
Dianne van Gorp
Cheri van Haaften
Jayne de Bruin
Sally Swank
LuAnn van Wyk
Lady Dutch Fall to Centerville After 14-Hit Effort
Pella High girls totaled 14 hits and five errors in their best game yet, but Centerville won 16 11. Jane Walvoord led with two triples and a single, Lori Boyd, Jane Robbins, Sheri Den Hartog, and Shellie Klein each had two hits. In junior varsity action, Pella edged Centerville 21 20 as Anna Noel collected four hits, Walvoord three, and Meulpolder two.
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Pella High
Centerville
Jane Walvoord
Lori Boyd
Jane Robbins
Sheri den Hartog
Shellie Klein
Pella
Anna Noel
Janiece Meulpolder
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