For the first time in years the high school track team was able to host a meet on the school grounds. In Discus Natalee Williams beat all the Springport girls while teammate Hailei Manthei made her discus day debut and beat all but one of the Springport girls. In Shot put Hailei had her best put ever as she finished in third behind one Springport girl and one Bronson girl. In long Jump Alex Butterfield placed 4th, then in high jump she also placed 4th while teammate Gabby Yousif finished 5th. In the 3200 Meter relay the team of Anna Bulko, Bridgette Holton, Samantha Saenz and Skylar Thompson ran away from the competition with a first place finish. In the 100 meter dash Ceirighen Gill made a return from injury as she beat all the girls from Bronson. In the race of the day Samantha narrowly beat out one of the Bronson girls to capture first place in the 400. Skylar and Bridgette ran together in the 800 as they tied for first while Anna finished 4th. In the 160 meter run Samantha took first while teammate Skylar ran a smart race as she finished second. In the 100 hurdles Gabby finished 4th while teammate Victoria Strouss was 5th. Then in the 300 hurdles Victoria finished 4th. Then in the 1600 Meter relay Victoria, Bridgette, Madison Smith, and Natalee teamed up to have a great race as they beat Springport and narrowly loss to Bronson. Great night ladies it was awesome to watch you compete and challenge yourselves. On Friday the track teams will head to Stockbridge.
The boys track team won both dual meets against Sprinport 95 to 40 and Bronson 105 to 30. Vince Guiliano won the 100 and 200 dashes Bryan
Smith won the 400. TJ Kessman won the 800 and 1600. James Silbernagel won the 3200 Clayton Hinkle won the intermediate hurdles with a personal best time. Brayden Angianga had an all time best throw in winning the shot put. Bryce Black had an all time best in winning the discus. CJ Glaspie had an all time best in the long jump in his victory. The 400 relay team of Josh Sharp, Guiliano, Glaspie and Lance Knoch were victorious as was the 800 relay team of Sharp, Smith, Zeavion Jones, and Guiliano. The 1600 relay won with the team of Jones, Jack Freeman, Matt Record and Smith. The team of Freeman, Record, Luke Holton and Kessman won the 3200 relay. The boys are now 3 and 1 on the season and run at Stockbridge on Friday
Concord JV baseball dropped a couple games to Bronson. Game 1 8-2 And game 2 16-3
Tonight the Varsity softball team took on Leslie and pulled away with two wins. On the mound for the Yellowjackets was CarolAnn Brigham with an outstanding performance.
Game one was an 18-5 game. The team tallied 15 hits. Multiple hits were produced by Billie Weeks, Carrie Beilfuss, and Camryn Ward. Weeks collected a total of 4 hits with the first one starting in a 0-1 count and ending over the fence. Beilfuss added another double to her season and also added 4 hits total.
Concord defeated Leslie 21-6, despite allowing five runs in the third inning. The team came out swinging in the second inning as we scored 9 runs with Bailey Austin, Madison Reiniche, Makenize Collier, Brigham, and weeks driving in the runs. The Yellowjackets racked up a total of 11 hits. Collier, Weeks, Reiniche, and Ward each had multiple hits. Weeks added her sixth homerun of the season. Ward hit a triple, and Khole Rothenberger had a double.
The team will face Bronson tomorrow at Home with a 4:15 start. Come support these young ladies.
Concord JV baseball won two games against Leslie. Mercied them in game one 15-0. Win in game two 7-5. Great job guys.
The JV softball team lost both games Monday night to Napoleon. Game 1 score was 4-21, Rilee Neely struck out 4 batters and Rachelle Compeau was 2 for 2 at the plate. Game 2 score was 2-12.
On Friday at the Union City Invitational the ladies placed 7th out of 11 schools. Congratulations to Samantha Saenz who was named the meets Outstanding Performer! Samantha placed first in both the 1600 and the 3200 meter runs. She also teamed up with Bridgette Holton, Skylar Thompson, and Anna Bulko to finish second in the 3200 meter relay. Then she joined Bridgette, Anna and Natalee Williams to finish third in the 1600 Meter Relay. Skylar finished 5th in the 1600 meter run with a new career personnel best time, then had an outstanding race in the 3200 where she not only ran her fastest time ever she placed second. Gabby Yousif had her fastest time ever in the 100 meter hurdles, In Shot Put Hailie Manthei placed 8th and in High Jump Alex Butterfield finished in 7th with a new season best jump. On Wednesday we will be competing here on our new track against Springport and Bronson. Field events begin at 4:30PM.
Concord JV baseball dropped 2 to Lenawee Christian. Both were close games and the boys fought go the end.
Tonight the Varsity softball team took on Waldron and came out on top with two wins.
In game one, the final score was 18-8. As a team we collected 12 hits. Billie Weeks, Carrie Beilfuss, and Camryn Ward all managed multiple hits for the Yellowjackets. Weeks had a double and a hit her fourth home run of the season. Ward drove in 3 RBIs and hit a double.
In the field, Amber Korman was pulled up for the night and turned a double play. CarolAnn Brigham was on the mound for the Yellowjackets.
Game two had a final score of 22-2. Ward would not be denied at the plate when runners were in base, driving in six on three hits. Ward, Bailey Austin, Makenzie Collier, Brigham, and Rylie Neely each had multiple RBIs. As a team we collected 12 hits. Beilfuss added another double and so did Ward. In the field, Weeks had a double play and Brigham took the win on the mound with 7 strikeouts.
Schedule (Week of April 30-May 5th)
Monday (4/30):
Varsity BB/SB at Leslie 4:00
JV Baseball v. Leslie (HOME) 4:00
JV Softball v. Napoleon (HOME) 4:00
Tuesday (5/1):
Varsity BB/SB v. Bronson (HOME) 4:15
JV Baseball at Bronson 4:15
JV Softball at Olivet 4:15
Boys Golf at Springport Jamboree 4:00
MS Track v. Jonesville (HOME) 4:30
Wednesday (5/2):
HS Track v. Springport/Bronson (HOME) 4:30
Thursday (5/3):
Varsity BB/SB at Hillsdale 4:30
JV Baseball v. Hillsdale 4:30
MS Track at Springport Coed Relays 3:45
Friday (5/4):
JV BB/SB at Manchester 4:30
HS Track at Stockbridge Inv. 3:00
Boys Golf at Western Inv. 9:00 am
Saturday (5/5):
JV Softball at HH Invite 9:30 am
TJ Kessman signs his letter of intent to run XC at Lansing CC.
Last night the Girls track team competed against both Quincy and Reading. With 17 events and only 11 girls the Coaches could not have been prouder. As the defending Big 8 Conference Champions from Reading were challenged to the point it came down to the final event. With all most everyone of the girls participating in the maximum 4 events it was a total team effort. There were girls stepping up and doing events they had never done before all in an attempt to get the victory. Field event highlights included Natalee Williams taking second in discus, Hailei Manthei taking second in shot put, Alex Butterfield scoring in both Long Jump and High Jump. The 3200 Meter relay team of Bridgette Holton, Anna Bulko, Skylar Thompson, and Samantha Saenz started the running events off with a big Victory. Then came the 100 meter hurdles where Victoria Strouss and Gabrela Yousif finished second and third. We then had the 800 Meter relay team of Madison Smith, Alex Butterfield, Bridgette and Samantha beat Reading. That was followed by the 1600 meter run where Skylar dominated winning by about 20 seconds and Natalee Williams finished in 5th. Our 400 meter relay team of Victoria, Madison, Sarah Strouss, and Gabby finished third. Then Bridgette and Skylar teamed up in the 400 meter dash to place second and third. That was followed by the 300 hurdles where Victoria and Gabrella placed 4th and fifth. In the 800 Samantha took first and Anna placed 6th. In the 200 Bridgette took third and Alex was close behind in 4th. In the 3200 meter run Samantha and Skylar finished first and second. Then going into the last event the 1600 Meter relay Victoria, Madison, Anna and Natalee all ran their guts out as they tried to finish off the night with a huge victory. While the team ran amazing it just wasn't quite enough and we had to congratulate Reading as they edged us out. All in all it was a great night to run and a night to be proud of. On Friday the team travels to Union City to compete in the Union City Invitational
The Concord jv baseball team swept reading winning game 1 15-0 and game 2 16-10.
The Varsity softball team took two wins from Reading on Tuesday. Game one the Yellowjackets won 16-9. The team scattered 13 hits in the game. Bailey Austin, CarolAnn Brigham, Camryn Ward, and Billie Weeks all collected multiple hits. Weeks ended up with her second home run of the season. Carrie Beilfuss hit a double.
In game two, Weeks collected four hits to help defeat the Rangers, 15-5 with 3 doubles and a triple. As a team, the Yellowjackets collected 4 hits with multiple from Courtney Blonde, Ward, Madison Reiniche, and Brigham. To top off the game, Ward hit a home run for her birthday.
The Yellowjackets will play Waldron on Friday with a 4:15 start at home.
The JV Softball team won game 1 of their double header 14-4 against Hudson. Amber Korman was 3-3 at the plate and Rachelle Compeau added a double.
Game 2 they lost 12-16. Emma Marshall had two basehits, Alyssa Allen had a double and a single, Rilee Neely had 2 singles, and Amber Korman added an in the park homerun. Great job ladies!!!
The High School Robotics team was recognized today as they prepare for, The Worlds in Detroit Michigan Lance Veydt and Dr. Lee lead the team
The High School Robotics team was recognized today as they prepare for, The Worlds in Detroit Michigan Lance Veydt and Dr. Lee lead the team
Game Added: The Concord Varsity Softball team will play Waldron on Friday (4/27) in a DH starting at 4:15.
Last night (4/23) the Varsity softball team traveled to Hanover Horton and lost both games. The first game was 0-8 and the second game was 11-13. CarolAnn Brigham and Bailey Austin each collected a hit in game one.
In game two the Yellowjackets fought back after falling down by six runs in the second inning. The team evened up the things in the bottom of the fifth inning when Camryn Ward drove in 3 runs. We fell short with a hit from the Comets in the top of the seventh and failed to score in the bottom. Billie Weeks added two hits with one being a home run and a double. Ward, Makenize Collier, and Khole Rothenberger each collected a double.
The Yellowjackets travel to Reading tomorrow (4/24) to take on the Rangers for conference play.
The Concord Yellow Jackets watched both game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 10-2, and 10-1 Loss to the Hanover Horton Comets. The Yellow Jackets struggled to put runs on the board both games and struggled defensively containing the comets. Noah Waldron took the loss on the mound for the Yellow Jackets, going 3 1/3 innings, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits, but struck out 3 in game 1. Dane Funston took the Game 2 loss, allowing 8 runs on 8 hits, pitching 1 2/3 innings. Greg Kettwich led the Jackets offensively going 2 for 4 in game 1, having 2 of the jackets 3 hits. Game 2 Austyn Curtis lead the Jackets with the Jackets only hit. Positive notes is Dane Funston continued his 4 game hit streak. Funston also pitched well despite the outcome. 5 of the 8 hits allowed were infield choppers that just didn't bounce our way. Greg Kettwich made an ESPN top 10 dive in centerfield diving parallel to the ground to deep right center field. Jacob Hoath got some innings on first, stepping up for the team and played tough. Brandon Collier got his first couple innings on the bump as a sophomore and competed! Lastly, Mathew Cooke got his debut in relief and did a stellar job under the circumstances. Concord plays Reading Tuesday at 4:00 in Reading and plan on bouncing back from these tough losses.