Pella Christian Girls Track and Field 4th, Boys 5th at Panther Relays

In the final meet before the deadline to submit Drake Relays qualifying times, the Pella Christian girls track and field team took 4th place and the boys finished in 5th place at the Panther Relays in Knoxville on Thursday. 

The Eagle boys finished in the top two of four events on the night. After setting a season low time of 44.60 seconds at their home meet on Tuesday, the boys 4x100m relay team of Landon Nunnikhoven, Brecken Ritzert, Caleb Volk, and Adam Kacmarynski followed that up by winning the event Thursday with a time of 44.02 seconds. The other event victory for the Pella Christian boys came from the 4×200 meter relay team of Logan Nunnikhoven, Jude Lubbers, Garrett Wielard, and Ezra Ochsner (1:38.33). The two second place finishes for the Eagle boys came from the distance medley relay team of Hudson Ritzert, Ely Cadwell, Logan Gallaher, and Hudson Meixner (4:05.50) and the 4x400m relay team of Cadwell, Meixner, Logan Nunnikhoven, and Sawyer Meinders (3:38.37).

The Pella Christian girls had top two finishes in three events at the meet. The girls distance medley relay team of Rachel Kacmarynski, Amaia Agre, Maisy Meinders, and Greta Vos posted an event winning time of 4:26.86, while the 4x100m relay team of Kacmarynski, Bailey Vos, Claire Westerkamp, and Meredith Van Wyk also won their event with a time of 49.60 seconds. The lone second place finish for the Eagle girls came from the 4x200m relay team of Bailey Vos, Westerkamp, Agre, and Ashlyn Ver Meer (1:47.82).

Find full results from the Panther Relays here. The final high school start lists for the 115th running of the Drake Relays will be posted before noon on Saturday. The Eagles track and field teams are slated to be back in action Tuesday, with the girls running at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and the boys competing at BGM. 

Pella Christian Soccer Teams Fall to Des Moines Christian

Two second half goals doomed the Pella Christian boys soccer team in a 2-0 loss at home against Des Moines Christian Thursday night, while the Eagle girls fell 7-0 on the road against the Class 1A #4 Lions.

On Eagle Lane, the Pella Christian and Des Moines Christian boys played a scoreless match for much of the night. Neither squad found the back of the net in the first half, and the scoreless tie remained in place through the first 30 minutes of the second half. The Lions put an end to the tie with just under 10 minutes remaining in the contest, netting a deep goal to go ahead 1-0 in the 70th minute, before adding the game’s final goal in the 74th minute. Pella Christian’s record fell to 4-3 overall on the season with the loss.

In Urbandale, the Des Moines Christian girls jumped out to a 5-0 lead at halftime, before adding two second half goals to secure the 7-0 victory. Eagles head coach Matt Dowie said that he saw improvement in his squad from Tuesday’s loss to Dallas Center-Grimes, and they were more organized for longer stretches in the game. Dowie added that goalkeeper Julianne Van Gorp made some big saves in the net to help give Pella Christian chances during the game.

The Pella Christian boys soccer team returns to the pitch on Saturday to compete in the West Central Valley Tournament at 10 am, while the girls soccer squad is off until hosting Oskaloosa on Tuesday.

 

Friday Spring Sporting Events for Pella Christian:
Boys Golf at day one of the Dutch Masters at Bos Landen Golf Course – 11 am