The Pella boys golf team is state tournament bound. The score of 310 from the No. 3 ranked Dutch was 17 shots better than runner up and host Oskaloosa (327). Pella was led by Junior John Oltman’s 75, Junior Luke Galeazzi’s 76, Freshman Will Simpson’s 79, and Junior Trey Wood’s 80. Senior Ethan Gordon and Junior Colin Henry followed up with 86’s. Pella will compete for a state championship in Fort Dodge on Thursday and Friday of next week.

Pella’s girls golf team wrapped up the regular season Thursday night at home, edged out by the second ranked team in class 2A Williamsburg on Thursday night. The Lady Dutch shot a 198 compared to Williamsburg’s 190. Leading scores were Lauren VanWyk (47), Karissa Galeazzi (48), Halie Veenstra (49), and Reagan VanWyk (54). Pella competes in the Class 3A regional at Oskaloosa Monday.

The No. 8 ranked Lady Dutch soccer team held off No. 13 Winterset at Pella High School, winning one-nil. The lone goal didn’t come until late, when Hailey Kowzan found Macy Shultz in the 65th minute. There were only 11 shots on goal for the entire contest. Pella improves to 11-2 and hosts Grinnell this evening for the final regular season home game of the season.

Pella traveled to Perry in the heat to play their final regular season game of 2019. Fans were treated to an exciting 40 minutes of play in the Varsity match, according to head coach Mark Solomon. Perry scored quickly in the 4th minute, taking advantage of some defensive coverage errors by Pella. But the Dutch fought back, starting with a turnover forced by Denzel Poulter, and he finished it in the back of the net. Pella then saw a goal minutes later by Jared Bruxvoort after the ball bounced around multiple times inside the Perry 18′ box. Finally, Levi Dugger provided a cross that Ben Nelson connected with perfectly, scoring and bringing it to 3-1 just seconds before halftime. Severe weather moved into the area during the break, and the game was called. Pella finishes the regular season 8-8 and awaits the winner of Fairfield and Oskaloosa on May 22nd.