It was another special year for the athletes in green and white at Pella High School, which was headlined by another class of tremendous state champions.

Those title winners came largely in racing sports for the Dutch in 2023, highlighted by a distance king sweep by Chase Lauman at the state track and field meet in May that ultimately led to the Class 3A team trophy for the Dutch. Chase was featured in the first ever show of “Today’s Lely Radio Sports Page” (Click here for the feature).

After several years of runner-up trophies, the elite Pella boys tennis team claimed gold in the state doubles bracket, as Joshua Roozeboom and Jack Briggs claimed first place in Class 1A. The duo was also featured in a lengthy podcast following the season:

Pella’s cross country teams entered the 2023 fall season as the favorites to repeat their “Day of the Dutch” team championship sweep. The Dutch came seven points shy of taking all four first place trophies in Class 3A, as the Dutch girls earned back-to-back state titles, and Canaan Dunham and Marissa Ferebee swept the individual races.

State girls title winners post-race interview: