The cold didn’t stop the Pella spring sports teams from a solid Tuesday of competition.
Pella’s Girls Golf 3rd at Home Invitational
The Pella Girls Golf team placed 3rd in a triangular with Norwalk and DCG at the Pella Golf and Country Club. Pella scored a 243 compared to Norwalk’s 211 and DCG’s 195. Leading scores for the Dutch were: Ellie Wogen (57), Ella Jahner (60), Reagan VanWyk (62), and Olivia Hood (64). See more photos below.
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Pella Boys, Girls Soccer Win Tight Matches with Newton
The No. 8 Pella boys soccer team defended their home turf against Newton in a 2-0 win to stay perfect in the Little Hawkeye Conference season. Pella was able to withstand an aggressive Cardinals’ attack that had a few close calls to goals. The Dutch were paced by the 11th goal in nine games for Isaac Semini in the first half and Teddy A-post-olo-poulos in the 65th minute off of a corner assist. The No. 8 Dutch are 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the conference.
On the road, Pella’s girls were able to take a first half lead with a goal by Abby Warner in the 23rd minute, only to give up a late Newton goal with 1:05 remaining before the final horn, which forced overtime. The Lady Dutch and Cardinals were knotted after one extra period, and Pella’s Roselande Vanderhoff hit the game winning golden goal after regulation. Pella’s girls are 5-1 overall and 1-1 in league competition. Both Dutch soccer teams are at home for non-conference action Thursday; Pella’s boys host Ottumwa at Pella High School, while the girls welcome North Polk at the City of Pella soccer complex.
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Dutch Tennis Teams Stay Perfect Against Tough Tigers’ Teams
Both the No. 2 in 1A Pella boys tennis team and No. 7 in 1A Lady Dutch battled tough with Grinnell, but swept the matches against the Tigers Tuesday.
The Dutch boys won 11-0, but had to grind out three tiebreakers to do so. Pella had singles wins from Jack Edwards, Vaughn Thompson, Lucas Heap, Caleb Briggs, Jack Briggs, and Joshua Roozeboom in his varsity singles debut.
The Lady Dutch edged Grinnell 7-4, against a senior-heavy Tigers team. Pella was strong in the lower spots in their lineup, with wins in the match by Emily Blom, Allie Singer (tiebreaker), Noelle Ruckman, and Jade Chapman in singles, and doubles wins by the 3-5 spots in the lineup, including Ruckman/Willa Kelpe, Chapman/Demrie Vander Leest, and Maranda Verschuure/Mallory Westerkamp.
Both Pella High tennis teams improve to 4-0 in dual matches, and both take on Oskaloosa Thursday, with the girls back at Caldwell Park.
