STURGIS — Greetings once again. Here are some of the top performances from the past week or so in the area.
Check out some of the best performances from last week below. I am trying my best to get this updated on a weekly basis and I think the best option moving forward is to have a top performances story for as many sports as I can. The individual ones should work better, I think, but for now it's a bit of a smorgasbord.
I'm always open to suggestions as well. Many of you know that and you can reach me by the email address listed as the end of this story.
Sturgis girls track
There were several strong performances from the Sturgis girls track and field team this week. The 400 relay team of Tenley Banaszak, Angela Cary, Hannah Garbine and Keyanna O'Tey posted a time of 50.66 seconds, one of the best times in the state. The 800 relay team of Banaszak, Garbine, Kinder Smith and O'Tey is one of the best in the state for D2 as well at 1:45.48.
Eleena Kelley won the discus with a personal best distance of 126 feet, 3 inches. Kenzie Eicher won the long jump with a personal best at 15-5 feet. Kylie Brooks won the 100 hurdles as well, she ran 16.85 seconds.
Tessa Hatt won the mile (5:38.30) and the 800 (2:34.30).
Addison Eicher ran to first in the 100 dash (12.93) and Sydney Bir won the 400 at 59.92 seconds.
Bir then ran to first place in the 400 at Byron Center on Saturday with a time of 59.25 seconds.
Colon softball team
The Colon softball team four of five games last week, sweeping Camden Frontier plus beating Athens and Union City. In those five combined games, Colon scored 89 combined runs. Alyssa Hess won four of those games from inside the circle, striking out 24 hitters over her time on the mound.
From an offensive standpoint, Raegan Thaxton had an incredible week. She posted 15 total hits, including a pair of home runs, with 17 total runs driven in during those five games. Jaci Borgert totaled 10 hits with eight runs driven in, Rylie Kyle collected seven hits and six RBI during the week.
Bronson softball team
The Bronson softball team beat up on Maple Valley, winning 18-0 and 22-0 in a pair of games. Each of the Viking pitchers threw three inning no-hitters as well. Ashlynn Harris struck out eight in the first game, Madison Shaw struck out seven in the second.
Braelynn Gimenez homered twice in the first game, she totaled five runs driven in in the two games. Delanee Carpenter and Aurora Deck-Phair each had three hits while Kalyeah Shoup drove in three runs in the second game.
White Pigeon pitchers
White Pigeon beat Lawrence a couple of times last week, 7-0 and 11-1. In those games, Brody Block and Clayton Grandstaff combined to strike out 26 hitters. Block allowed one hit in his start with 17 punchouts, Grandstaff struck out 11 and did not allow a hit in five innings of work.
Three Rivers baseball team
Three Rivers won five out of six games last week. The Wildcats beat Vicksburg twice, split with Coldwater and then swept Dowagiac as well. Three Rivers scored 42 combined runs in those games. The pitching was solid with the Cats getting wins from Kaleb Williams, Aidan Williams, Caron Beuter, Peyton Hradsky and Gabe Young — they combined to register 25 strikeouts. Young also recorded seven hits in the games.
Colon baseball team
The Colon baseball team beat up on Athens last week, 16-6. Ayden Delp blasted a homer and had three total hits with four runs driven in. Collin Trattles and Jeremiah West each had three hits as well with four RBI. Colon's pitchers combined to strike out 13.
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