VIKINGS BASEBALL RANKED #19
The Vikings have been ranked in the top 20 of the Class 4A Indiana Baseball teams. Way to go Vikings!
4/30 - The Freshman team beat Andrean in a hard fought 4-3 win. The Viking defense played flawlessly behind the complete game win of Zach Troxel. On offense the Vikings scored 4 runs on 9 hits. Gabe Bush led the way with 2 doubles and scored 3 times. Trevor Fenters added a double and single with Adler Holtz and Daniel Klapp each singling twice.
5/4 - Tonight was Teacher Appreciation Night! The Seniors selected one of their most influential teachers and asked them to join them on the field for a pitch. It was great to see these hard working teachers honored! It was a double header for the Vikings against Portage to make up for a rain out on Tuesday. The teams split the wins, the Vikings took game 1 with a score of 12-2 and the Indians took game 2 1-5.
- Game 1 - Caden Crowell pitched 5 innings, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs with 10 strike outs. Ian Wilson came in to close the game allowing no hits with 2 strike outs. Adler Hazlett went 2 for 3 with 1 single, 1 double and 2 RBI's.
- Game 2 - Dillon Rodriguez pitched for 4 2/3 innings, he allowed 4 hits and had 4 strike outs. Cam Milroy relieved him to pitch the final 1 1/3 innings. He allowed 0 hits, 0 runs and had 2 strike outs. Nolan Johnson scored the lone run.
SOFTBALL
4/28 - Softball traveled to Merrillville for a rain make up game on Friday the 28th. Varsity shut out the Pirates, 16-0. Melina Rodriguez pitched all 5 innings, allowing only 2 hits and had 4 strike outs. Paiton Iliff had 1 homerun and 4 RBI's, DD Lopez had 2 singles and batted in 4 runs.
5/5 - These girls can not lose! It was a shut out win against LaPorte 9-0. Charlotte Dombrowski had a great game on the mound and at the plate. She pitched ll 7 innings allowing only 3 hits, with 15 strike outs. She aslo had 1 homerun and 4 RBI's. Paition Iliff had 1 homerun, Marley Nagy had 1 single, 1 double and 1 triple.
GOLF
4/30- The Varsity team competed at the Hall of Fame Invite in Peru and came home with the trophy. The boys had a low team score of 316, defeating Crown Point by 1 stroke and defending State Champs, Center Grove by 2. Below are the individual scores:
- Aidan Gutierrez - 72 (par, tied for 2nd over all)
- Rob Politza - 82
- Colin Danzi - 79
- Jacob Gaghan - 83
- Liam Utesch - 95
5/2 - The JV team competed against the Varsity teams from Morgan Township and South Central and still came away with the win! The team score was 194 points to South Central's 198 and Morgan's 223. Below are the individual scores:
- Max Abel - 42 (Individual 1st place)
- Drew Ebersberger - 52
- Logan Vice - 48
- Ian Dutz - 52
- Vinny Letnich - 61
TENNIS
5/2 - The Girls took on rivals Chesterton and unfortunately were defeated 0-5 in Varsity and 2-7 in JV. Below are the individual winners for JV:
- 4D - Lizzie Kwiatkowski & Beatrice Arnold-Douglas won 4-2.4-0
- 5D - Evelyn Crews & Delaney Schlesinger won 4-1.4-0.
5/4 - The Lady Vikings won a tough match against a very solid Lake Central team, 3-2. Both the #1 Singles and the #2 Singles went into a 3rd set. JV tied 6-6. Below are the individual winners:
Varsity:
- #1 S - Abby McBride - 3-6,6-2,6-2
- #2 S - Maddie Braming - 6-4,5-7,7-6(3)
- #3 S - Emily Hatseras - 6-3,6-3
JV:
- #1 S - Sara Carcas Rodrigo - 4-1,0-4,10-7
- #2 S - Reagan Williams - 4-0,4-3
- #5 D - Evelyn Crews & Delaney Schlesinger - 6-2
- #8 D - Kaitie Shideler & Zoe Cusson - 7-5
- #9 D - Sophia Cavanaugh & Rickie Pham - 6-0
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
5/4 - The Vikings traveled to Merrillville to compete against fellow DAC members Merrillville and Michigan City. Below are the top 2 finishers:
- 200 M Dash - 2nd - Tyler VerSchure - 22.96
- 800 M Run - 1st - Nick Gring 2:07.23, 2nd - Trent Hoadley 2:09.67
- 1600 M Run - 1st - Joel Bryant 4:39.27, 2nd - Nathan Nova 4:42.16
- 3200 M Run - 1st - James Dillabaugh 9:58.90, 2nd - Nathaniel Malchow 10:20.86
- 4x100 M Relay - 2nd - Thomas Burda, Henry nelson, Dylan Waldo & Sam Carpenter 48.67
- 4x400 M Relay - 2nd - Hugo Fagen, Vasilis George, Gabe Sterling & Tyler VerSchure 3:36.89
- 4x800 M Relay - 1st Caleb Marconi, Hugo Fagen, Mason Nobles & Trent Hoadley 8:41.93
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
4/29 - The Princess Relays were held In Mishawaka, 15 of the top teams in the area provided some tough competition for our Lady Vikings. We ended up placing 3rd as a team overall. Below are the top finishers:
- 300 Meter Hurdles - 2nd - Ramaya Hall 2nd with a time of 47.88
- 4x400 Meter Relay -2nd - Brooke Byvoets, Jorie Irving, Becca Cavanaugh & Kaylie Politza with a time of 4:05.17 - Missing out on first place by .38 of a second!
- 4x800 Meter Relay - 1st - Kaylie Politza, Brooke Byvoets, Lilly Maldia & Cheyanne Stock with a time of 9:25.50
- 800 Spring Medley - 2nd - Joanna Fields, Jorie Irving, Elizabeth Fields & Brooke Byvoets with a time of 1:56.02
- Long Jump - 1st - Joanna Fields with a jump of 18'08.00
- Shot Put - 1st - Ayla Rice with a throw of 40'05.00
5/4 - The Lady Vikings defeated fellow DAC schools, Merrillville and Michigan City. Below are the top 2 finishers:
- 400 M Dash - 1st Becca Cavanaugh 1:03.90, 2nd - Ella Wagner 1:04.24
- 800 M Run - 1st Brooke Byvoets 2:27.01, 2nd Anika Anderson 2:29.47
- 1600 M Run - 1st Kaylie Politza 5:09.44, 2nd Cheyanne Stock 5:17.43
- 3200 M Run - 1st Kaylie Politza 11:36.81, 2nd Elizabeth Ehrhardt 11:55.73
- 100 M Hurdles - 2nd Ramaya Hall 17.20
- 300 M Hurdles - 2nd Ramaya Hall 48.71
- 4x100 - 2nd Adriana Gilliam, Joanna Fields, Ava Jaime & Paige Schulte 50.75
- 4x400 - 1st Brooke Byvoets, Paige Schulte, Becca Cavanaugh & Kaylie Politza 4:17.32
- 4x800 - 1st Ani Gilliana, Angela Coulopoulos, Brooke Byvoets & Becca Cavanaugh 10:27.00
- Pole Vault - 1st Ashley Cavanaugh 9'06", 2nd Mia Curran 9'00"
- Long Jump - 1st Joanna Fields 18'00.50
- Shot Put - 1st Ayla Rice 38'11.00
- Discus - 2nd Ayla Rice 109'05"