By Megan Preibisch (Class of 2027) and Faith Fessenden (Class of 2027)
It’s been a busy few weeks in Onekama athletics!
So far, the varsity volleyball team has been doing well, coming out with an 8-5-1 record . When asked about how the season is going so far, senior volleyball player Leah Gary summarized the team's start as “pretty good!” The team has high aspirations this season; while the team has performed exceptionally well in districts in recent years, the players have expressed a desire to make it past regionals in the coming seasons.
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Onekama Volleyball: (8-5-1)
8/22 @ Manistee: Onekama Win, Manistee Loss — 25-7 | 25-10 | 25-10
8/24 @ Heat on the Hardwood (Mt. Pleasant): MPSH Win, Onekama Loss — 24-26 | 29-31
8/24 @ Heat on the Hardwood (Mt. Pleasant): Onekama Win, SNCC Loss — 25-21 | 25-18
8/24 @ Heat on the Hardwood (Mt. Pleasant): Onekama Win, Hale Loss — 25-14 | 25-19
8/24 vs Beaverton: Onekama Win, Beaverton Loss — 25-17 | 25-16
8/27 @ Kingsley Quad: Kingsley Win, Onekama Loss — 17-25 | 12-25
8/27 @ Kingsley Quad: McBain Win, Onekama Loss — 24-26 | 16-25
8/27 @ Kingsley Quad: Manton Win, Onekama Loss — 25-13 | 17-25 | 17-25
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Onekama Win, Mancelona Loss — 25-19 | 25-10
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Onekama Win, Mesick Loss — 25-9 | 25-8
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Onekama Win, Mason County Central Loss — 25-14 | 25-20
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Onekama Win, Mason County Central Loss — 25-19 | 25-16
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Onekama/Manton Tie — 11-25 | 25-23
9/7 @ Manton Invite: Manton Win, Onekama Loss — 23-25 | 18-25
The Portagers travel to Glen Lake for varsity and junior varsity matchups today. The action kicks off at 5:30 PM.
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Onekama Cross-Country
Saturday, August 24th, our cross country team competed earning great scores for the team overall! Mason Sinke led the boys team with a 4th place finish overall, getting a personal best time of 15:58. Along with Greyson Hoeflinger being the second laker to cross the finishing line putting him in 53rd place. Caleb Forward, Nolan Koscinski and Michael Daugherty rounded out the scoring for the boys, who finished in 13th place out of 19 teams.
For the girl’s race, Addy Zeller was the first laker to cross the line earning her 5th place overall with a personal best time of 20:13. Also on the medal stand was Natalie Brown, who finished in 29th with a time of 22:24. Peyton Buckner, Libby Daugherty, Isabella Card and Lauren Pulido-Huber all contributed great times for this early in the season, pacing the girls team to a 10th place overall finish among 15 complete teams.
Since their opening races, the cross country team has competed in a WMD (Western Michigan D-League) race in Big Rapids. Mason Sinke finished third with a time of 17:30.24, while Addy Zeller claimed first place in the girls' race with a time of 20:59.75. The team also raced this past Saturday at the Bear Country Invitational in Buckley. Mason Sinke set a school record with a 15:43 time in a third-place finish; Addy Zeller led the girls with her own third-place finish, clocking in at 19:56.53.
Congratulations to everyone on a strong start to the season!