Pella Christian Boys Soccer Team Downs Albia in Restarted Match

Picking up Monday night’s suspended contest, the Pella Christian boys soccer team improved to 2-1 on the season Friday night with a 6-4 win at Albia.

Theo Hugen gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead Monday night with a goal in the second minute of the game, before the match was called off in the tenth minute due to a lightning delay. Picking things back up at that mark Friday, the score remained 1-0 until Albia scored around the 30th minute to tie the game, and the 1-1 score held into halftime. Hugen pushed Pella Christian back in front with a goal in the 53rd minute, before the Blue Demons re-tied the game. From there, the Eagles got a flurry of goals from Hugen, Camden Parker, and Ethan Van Arendonk to pull back in front 5-2. Albia clawed back to get within one goal late, but Hugen put the game on ice with his fourth goal of the game on a breakaway in the 89th minute.

Pella Christian gets the weekend to rest up, before returning to the pitch on Monday at Des Moines Christian.

Eagles Tennis Teams Fall to Grinnell and Pella on Friday

The Pella Christian boys tennis team fell on the road at Grinnell 8-3 Friday night, while the Eagles girls tennis team was swept 11-0 in their home debut against Pella.

The PC boys match in Grinnell Friday was made-up after it had previously been postponed on Tuesday, March 26th and again on Monday. Kirby Van Wyngarden provided the Eagles with their only win in singles play at the #5 spot in the lineup. In doubles action, Shaun Bos and Aaron Meinders were victorious in the #1 spot in the lineup, while Josiah Vos and Carson Tukker added Pella Christian’s other win at #5. 

On Eagle Lane, the Eagle girls struggled to keep up with a solid Pella squad. In singles play, Reagan De Vries came the closest to earning a win, falling at #2 by a score of 6-2, 6-3. In doubles actions, Leah Mulder and Ava Breems were the only duo to win three games, falling 6-3, 6-1 at #3.

Both Pella Christian tennis teams fell to 1-1 overall on the season with their losses on Friday. The Eagle girls are back in action on Monday at Saydel, while the boys squad returns to the court on Tuesday at Pella.