Golf Season Ends at Regional

The Garrett Golfers made history today by golfing in the IHSAA Golf Regional held at Orchard Ridge in Fort Wayne. They are only the 4th golf team in GHS history to make it this far. They may not have golfed like they wanted to, but they need to look back at this season with great PRIDE!

The Railroaders tied with Homestead for 10th place. For the 4th straight year Bennett Rieke golfed at Regional. He ended his Career with a great round of 76 to end up 5th. He was just one stroke away from qualifying for State. He got a slow start to the day shooting a 40 on his first nine holes. He then blistered the next 9, but it wasn't enough to advance. In the previous 3 years he competed by himself. The results were the same, but it was his great leadership that drove this team to accomplish all that it did. We are very proud of him and his career as the 4 year leader at GHS!

Cameron Stockdale and Jake Stafford also ended their careers. Cam shot an 86. He has worked hard to battle through injuries this year and was an important member of this team. Jake shot 97 for the day. He really struggled with the last 9 holes. We are also very proud of him and his dedication this year and in his career at GHS.

Below are the rest of the results and comments from Coach Kleeman.

I would like to report better team and individual results for the golf team, but unfortunately I can not. The team went to Orchard Ridge in Ft. Wayne and shot a respectable 335. The #7 team in the state, Warsaw shot a very solid 308. They were followed by Bishop Dwenger with a 322 and Northridge with a 323. So, only twelve strokes separated us and placing a team in the state finals.

On a individual level Bennett missed qualifying for state by 1 stroke again this year. He starts his first 9 holes by shooting a 40 but follows that up with a terrific 36. Incidentally, the 36 was the lowest in the entire field for the day. Bennett is truly one of the top 3 or 4 players to ever play high school golf for Garrett. For him to not make it to the state tournament is heartbreaking.

Karsten struggled a little bit today and shot a pair of 44's. Coop had a great practice round on Tuesday but couldn't quite get it going today.  Cameron played very well for for 16 holes but the par five holes are where he struggled. Cam had triple bogeys on 2 of the 3 par fives but still shot an 86. Zach came through with a nice 85 today (41-44). Zach has improved so much this season it is too bad it ended so soon. Jake "aka The Stud" Stafford finishes his high school golf career with a 97 (45-52).

I want to wish the four seniors the very best. They end there careers having won back-to-back ACAC championships and they are the first team since 1999 to qualify for the regional tournament. I have a hard time imagining going to golf practice without Bennett, Cameron, Jake or Noah there. However we have a great nucleus of kids coming back and I truly look forward to the 2013 season. 

Thanks

Coach Kleeman

Coach Kleeman - Golf Sectional Comments!

At the start of each year the kids all write down what their team goals are and what their individual goals are for the upcoming season.  Almost every player listed 3 team goals. They were: 1) win the ACAC regular season, 2) win the ACAC Conference Tournament and 3) qualify the team for the Regional. I'm very pleased to say that we have accomplished 2 of the 3 team goals. We missed winning the ACAC regular season when we lost to a very good Heritage team. That day we shot what was at the time our best 9 hole team score of 164 at Pond-A-River in Woodburn. (Note: we eventually shot a 156 at Noble Hawk against East Noble and Central Noble.) The team captured their 2nd consecutive ACAC Conference Tournament championship at one of their favorite courses, Brookwood, by shooting a nice 326 to beat that same Heritage team by 1 stroke. Yesterday we played in the Sectional at Noble Hawk and finished 3rd to qualify the team for their first Regional appearance.  The team shot a 326 compared to the East Noble Invitational in April when they shot 345 - what a nice improvement.  On a individual level, Bennett now has some company at Orchard Ridge on Thursday after shooting a 75. Cameron's 79 was his best 18 hole score of the year and could not have come at a better time. Karsten has a terrific 39 on the back nine and ends with a very respectable 81. Zach, always the grinder, shoots a 89. Jake starts out shooting a great 41 on the front and ends with a 91. Now comes the Regionals! Great job, guys!

Boys Track State Finals

The 2012 Boys Track season is in the record books. Todd Frickey and Robert Deventer both competed today at the IHSAA State Track meet in Bloomington. Neither were able to break into the finals in their event. But, they both represented Garrett with pride and excellence. Todd and Robert had their work cut out for them if they were going to make the finals in the 200m or Discus. With the strong field of athletes, they just couldn't do it.

Todd has left the GHS track program as one of the fastest athletes to run track for the Railroaders. He holds numerous records in both Track and Football. It has been great for all of us to watch him compete. It is great to see this from a student-athlete that also works hard in the classroom. Good Luck next year at Hillsdale!

Robert Deventer is the poster child for work ethic. I wish you all could have seen him introduced at the State Finals. Robert is not gifted with height. He seemed a good foot shorter than the rest of the field of 27 athletes. But, he some of the best footwork for a thrower and he gets the most out of his speed and strength. He is such a hardworker and his goal for 4 years was to make it to the State Finals. He accomplished that and had a great time this weekend taking all of it in!  This won't be Robert's last track meet. He is also going to compete at the next level. He will join Railroader teammate Geoff Getts at Indiana Wesleyan as a thrower. Good Luck Robert, we are proud of you.

This is the BIG TIME! Great Job Jordyn!

This is the BIG Time. Great job Jordyn. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!

Golf and State Track Photos

2012 REGIONAL QUALIFYING RAILROADER GOLF TEAM - Zach Sarrazine, Karsten Cooper, Cameron Stockdale, Coach Tom Kleeman, Bennett Rieke, and Jacob Stafford!

Jordyn Knott 4th Place at 2012 IHSAA State Track Meet - High Jump 5'6"! WOW!

Golfers Shine and Jordyn Knott at State!

What a great day for Railroader Athletics. The Golfers were at Noble Hawk for the IHSAA Sectional Golf Tournament. The Top 3 advance to the Homestead Regional. Our Golf program has done this only 3 times so the task for our golfers was HUGE! But, on a day where we had rain, mist, cold, and breezy conditions, the Golfers DID IT! For only the 4th time in GHS History, our golfers have qualified for Regionals. Bennett Rieke, Karsten Cooper, Cameron Stockdale, Zach Sarrazine, and Jake Stafford put this team in the history books. They will compete in the regional next Thursday.

I will give more details about the scores when Coach Kleeman sends them. Congrats Team and on to Regionals!

The second part of the great day for Garrett was Jordyn Knott at the IHSAA State Track meet. Jordyn's best High Jump has been 5'5, until today! The starting height for the meet was 5'2". That is really intimidating even though Jordyn has consistently jumped 5'4 this year. But, in true style, Jordyn did that with ease. She ended up jumping a CAREER BEST 5'6" and FINISHED 4th. WOW! That is an amazing accomplishment. Coach Lapadot sent me this quote, "The best female athlete in GHS History finished 4th today with a career best 5'6"."  I have a picture that will get posted later.

Great work GHS Athletes today. Just another reason why I'm PROUD TO BE A RAILROADER!

Baseball Season Ends

Great Pitching + No Offense + 7 Errors = 5 - 1 Loss in the Sectional Championship.

Andrew Robinson and Brett Schendel combined for 7 innings giving up NO earned runs and losing 5-1 to the Leo Lions in the Sectional Championship game this afternoon. The Railroaders defense had too many "bobbles" to defeat a solid Leo team and the offense didn't help. Leo's Taylor Horn had 11 strikeouts and gave up only 2 hits to the Railroaders. James Weber had a double in the 5th inning to break up the no hitter bid. Travis Carunchia followed two batters later with an RBI Single to drive in Weber. That was the only offense all night.

Leo travels to Bellmont for the IHSAA Class 3A Regional next Saturday.

Today was the last game for our Senior Baseball Players. Garrett Moon, James Weber, Andrew Johnson, Travis Carunchia, Logan Casselman, and Kylan LaMotte ended their careers today.  All of these young men have been a big part of our baseball program. Logan transferred to Garrett this year and was an immediate contributor. Coach Mireles said he would've loved to have him for 4 years. The others were all steady members of the team throughout their careers. We wish them luck as they move on to college and life outside GHS.

Today was also the last home event of the Spring Season. I am certainly proud of our kids. But, I am also proud of all the workers who helped make this a great season for GHS Sports. Becky Blotkamp is #1 when it comes to GHS Sports. She always gets things ready so we can pay officials and coordinate workers for all events. Thanks Beck for your hard work and dedication to the Kids at GHS. I would like to also thank Greg Griffin, Rich Wisel, Tammy Stafford, Alan Bobalik, Austin Freels,  Mary Baker, Anne Duckett, and all the other workers who helped work games this year. We couldn't do, what we do, without You!

Now let's finish up the season with a Golf Sectional Championship and some State Medals this weekend!

Sectional Title Game -- Go Railroaders!

The Railroader Baseball Team will take on ACAC Rival Leo this afternoon in the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 22 Championship game. The game begins at 5pm. Cost is $5. Come out and support the Baseball team earn its first ever Class 3A Championship. Good Luck Railroaders!

Softball Stats 1987 - 2012

Coach Bishop sent me his 2012 Softball Stats. I thought it would be great to share with you. Here it is as link.
1987-2012 Softball Stats

This spreadsheet contains individual stats and teams stats. Thanks Coach Bishop for the great information!

Great night for Railroaders - track, golf, and baseball

Boys Track Regional

What an up and down night at the IHSAA Regional Track meet at Wayne High School. Drake Landes competed very well in 3 events tonight. He didn't jump as far as he wanted in Long Jump and his 110 Hurdles. He missed the finals in both events. But, he ran his heart out in the 300 hurdles getting his best time of the year. He did not qualify for State but we are very proud of his efforts.

Robert Deventer had a great night in Discus. He has been throwing 159' all year and just couldn't break through to the 160's. But, tonight on his last throw he threw 166'8". That magnificent throw not only earned him a trip to the IHSAA State meet in Bloomington, he also got 2nd place. Robert is one of the nicest young men at GHS and no one has out worked him this year. It is great to see a great student-athlete reap the rewards of his hard work. Now onward to state!

Todd Frickey hates the 200m dash. He loves the shorter 100m race. If he had his way he would have pulled out of the 200 for tonights meet. The track coaches wouldn't let him. I'm glad! Todd, who placed at the state meet last year in the 100, finished a disappointing 4th place tonight. It was very emotional for him, his family, and the coaches. He made it to the finals seeded 3rd but with the strong head wind, he didn't get the finish he wanted. In the 200m he was seeded 6th, without much of a chance getting out. Never say die. Todd ran the race of his life, again against a stiff wind. He broke the school record again in 22.14, placed 2nd, and earned his 2nd straight trip to the IHSAA State Track meet in Bloomington with Robert.  Coach Clifford said that Todd was really down in the dumps after the 100. But, he never gave up and answered with a magnificent race in the 200. Again, it is great to see a great, hard working athlete, get what he deserves. I am so proud of him, the coaching staff, and the families that supported these two lung men. Have fun at State and bring home some hardware!

The Garrett baseball team played in the semifinals tonight against Concordia. We let some key opportunities get away from us early, leaving 7 runners on base and falling behind 3-0. But we fought our way back to tie it in the 6th and then go ahead with a James Weber double. Weber also came in for 3 strong innings and got the win. Brett Schendel was 2 for 4 scoring 2 runs. Weber scored a run on a Homerun in the 5th. His double clinched it. Garrett won 5-3 and moves on to the sectional championship game on Monday at 5:00pm vs Leo. Leo defeated Angola decisively, by the score of 12-1.

 Good luck team!

Boys Golf

The Golfers also played tonight. They traveled to East Noble to test themselves on the sectional course. Here are Coach Kleemans comments: "t appears that the momentum we built last Saturday in the ACAC Conference Tournament did carry over to today's match. Both the varsity and JV teams defeated East Noble and Central Noble on the front 9 at Noble Hawk.

This time it was the underclassmen that led the way. Karsten had a team low 37 which was followed by Zach Sarrazine's 39. These 2 seem to be gaining more confidence in themselves and the team each match. As a coach I couldn't be more pleased with the way they handle themselves on and off the course. Bennett had his first eagle of the year and had a respectable score of 40. And Cam comes in with another 40. Like I said previously, Cam's swing is starting to come together and I look for him to put together a real good sectional score. Jake Stafford and Noah Getts both bounced back with good scores of 43 and 44.

Now for the really good news - our team score of 156 was the best score of the year. In addition, I think it is the best 9 hole team score that the 4 seniors (Bennett, Cam, Jake and Noah) have had in their 4 years. What a nice way for those 4 to finish their regular season careers.

As for the JV team - Freshman Shae Rowlison had a team best 42 and tied for medalist. Vince Marshall turned a real nice 43 after a double bogey 6 on the first hole.

All the kids have worked very hard this spring through some cold, windy, dry conditions. Now we prepare for the Sectional at Noble Hawk on Friday, June 1.

Varsity Team Results:

Garrett - 156 East Noble - 158 Central Noble - 185

 Individual Varsity Results for Garrett: Bennett Rieke - 40 Karsten Cooper - 37 Cameron Stockdale - 40 Zach Sarrazine - 39 Jake Stafford - 43 Noah Getts - 44

 Individual Varsity Results for East Noble: Michael Sharp - 34 (medalist) Andy Kretler  - 41 Trevor Molen - 40 Evan Hart - 43 Ethan Wyatt - 43 Logan Holliday - 48

 Individual Varsity Results for Central Noble: Miles Merriman - 40 Dirk Meyers - 51 Brett Gallmeyer - 46 Austin Rose - 48 Mitch Comparent - 63 Mack Smith - 59

 Individual JV Results for Garrett: Vince Marshall - 43 Jarid Adams - 46 Jacob Laturner - 47 Shae Rowlison - 42 (tied for Medalist) Hollitte Green - 65

 Individual JV Results for East Noble: Jesse Kitchen - 51 Keegan Gura - 42 (tied or Medalist) Blake Carter - 46 Lake Clark - 46 Braven LaVigne - 48

 Individual JV Results for Central Noble: Alex Vice - 59 Joey Mawharter - 55 Nigel Cochran - 58 Conner McCoy - 67 Thanks Tom Kleeman

Softball Season Ends - Coach Bishop Comments

"As you have heard by now Garrett was defeated by Woodlan last night in the Sectional at Leo 5-0. Woodlans piicher was dominant once again. She had a perfect game going into the 7th. Katie DePew came to the plate and with 2 strikes on her hit a hard ground ball pass a diving shorstop into left field to get our only hit of the night. Katie is a senior and that was her last at bat at GHS and a great way for her to end a fantastic career. She only struck out once in 102 ab and that was against the Woodlan pitcher earlier in the year which ruined a streak of 94 consecutive plate appearances without striking out. . Her junior and senior year she struck out 3 times in 102 attempts. Our team played hard, but were simply out matched by a better team and that happens some times in sports. We grew up as a team this year and must continue to grow more. If we can do that, this group will represent themselves and the SOFTBALL program even better in the future. We also say good bye to Casandra Griffith and Madison Griffin who played in their last game also. We wish them well as they move on."

Scott Bishop

Baseball / Softball Sectional Results

Tonight Garrett hosted the Class 3A Baseball Sectional and it was a great success. In the first game Concordia defeated Bishop Dwenger by the score of 9-0. In the second game, the host Railroaders defeated a greatly improved Woodlan team 3-1. Brett Schendel got the win going 6 innings. James Weber go the save. Brett cruised through 5 innings. He had a little bit of a shaky 6th inning but he ended the game with 6 strike outs, giving up only 4 hits and 1unearned run. James Weber was 2 for 3. But, Dustin Underwood led the team offensively going 3 for 3. Porter, Moon, and Weber all scored for the Railroaders.

Tomorrow night the Railroaders will take on the Cadets of Concordia at 5pm. Leo and Angola will finish the night in the second game.

The girls softball team lost to a very good Woodlan team tonight also in sectional play. We had to play a near perfect game to have a chance at the victory. It just didn't happen tonight. The final score was 5-0 Woodlan.

We want to wish our Senior Softball players luck in their future. Katie, Cassie, and Madison. We will miss you and your leadership in our program. When I get more details on the loss tonight I will post them. 

Golf Tune-up and 3peat to State!

Jordyn Knott made it 3 in a row in her bid for a trip to the IHSAA State Track meet. Jordyn was entered in 3 events and placed in all 3. She placed 7th in Long Jump and the 300 Hurdles with great efforts in each of them. The Northrup Regional is one of the toughest in the state and she can be proud of those efforts. But, she had an outstanding performance at High Jump placing 2nd with a Jump of 5'4.25". This height is also the state standard and is an impressive jump.  Jordyn has qualified for 3 years in a row. Her Sophomore year she also qualified in High Jump. Last year she qualified in Long Jump.  She has placed in both trips to Bloomington.

We also had two other Regional Participants tonight. Laura Moynahan competed in both Shot Put and Discus. Laura made the finals in both events placing 9th in Discus and placed 5th in Shot Put with a PR . The top 3 places qualify for the State meet in Bloomington.  Laura ended her career tonight with great efforts and a great attitude. She has been a valuable leader in our track, basketball, and volleyball programs. She has worked very hard athletically and academically. We look forward to seeing what her future holds. Thanks Laura. We are proud of you.

Ariel McCoy also ended her high school track career tonight with a great run in the 3200m. She went out strong and was competitive throughout the race. She ended running her career best time. That's all you can ask for at this meet. She too, has been a great leader in Track and Cross Country. Thanks Ariel for your dedication to track and cross country. Good Luck with your college running career at Trine!



After a great ACAC Championship win on Saturday, the Railroader Golf Team had a match to tune up for the Sectional Tournament a week from Friday. Here are the results and comments from Coach Kleeman:

"We continue improving as the regular season winds down. Today's match at Maxwelton Golf Course in Syracuse against West Noble was very encouraging to me. Bennett changed his putting grip and started making some putts for the first time this season. Only a triple bogey 7 on the par 4 ninth hole kept him from having a very good round. Karsten had a very solid 39. Coop is turning into one of the most consistent golfers on this team. Cameron played 8 holes at 2 over but like Bennett, he also took a 7 on the 9th hole giving him a nice 41. Zach Sarrazine continued his good play with a 43 on a course he has never played before.

Next we travel to Noble Hawk on Thursday to play East Noble and Central Noble. This will be a great test for the kids with the Sectional being played at Noble Hawk next Friday."

Thanks

Coach Kleeman

Garrett's varsity and JV golf team traveled to Maxwelton Golf Course in Syracuse to play West Noble on Tuesday.

Varsity Team Results:

Garrett - 161

West Noble - 168

Individual Results for Garrett:

Bennett Rieke - 38

Karsten Cooper - 39

Cameron Stockdale - 41

Zach Sarrazine - 43

Jake Stafford - 50

Noah Getts - 48

Individual Results for West Noble:

Austin King - 36 (medalist)

Jordan Younce - 44

Seth Bontrager - 43

Kris Handshoe - 45

Alex Gillespie - 48

Kyle Badskey - 45

JV results for Garrett (West Noble fielded only 3 JV scores)

Vince Marshall - 47

Jarid Adams - 49

Jacob Laturner - 44

Shae Rollison - 44

Hollitte Green - 54

Drew Graham - 63

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (5-21-12)

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (5-21-12)

"Providing education-based athletics in Indiana."

 

What's more important to you as a student-athlete, how you start something or how you finish it? 

 

I would say both are equally important.  There's something about making a commitment and sticking with it.  Wouldn't you agree?

 

As we near the end of the school year, how you finish is very important.  Prepare for your final exams and do the same for your spring sports team.

 

Now's not the time to relax.  Put your best effort forward so you can enjoy your summer!

 

For more on the student-athlete go to www.ihsaa.org

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ACAC Golf Champions 2012!

ACAC Champions!

Senior Day Softball and Baseball

Today was the end of the Regular Season for the Garrett Baseball and Softball teams. Both teams had a double header today and honored the 2012 Seniors between games.

Softball lost the first game after playing the first 6 innings to a 1-1 tie. The 7th inning was the downfall for the Lady Railroaders. The final score was 5-2. Here are Coach Bishop's comments:

Senior day today and things did not go as planned. We lost the 1st game 5-2 and 2nd game 3-1, our hitting once again did us in along with a few errors. In between games we ahd 3 seniors Katie DePew(attending Huntington University and playing softball, Casandra Griffith (also attending Huntington and is on the bowling team
and Madison Griffin playing their last home games at Feagler Field. We just couldn't put anything together all day and the results are evident. On to sectionals at Leo against Woodlan ranked 3rd in 3A.

Scott Bishop


The Baseball team faired better against West Noble than Softball did against Snider, they won the first game 10-2. Brett Schendel went the distance.

We honored the 6 senior Baseball Players and their parents between games. Travis Carunchia, Logan Casselman, Andrew Johnson, Kylan LaMotte, Garrett Moon, and James Weber, have done a great job this season leading the team. They are great baseball players and great young men. We are proud of them and wish them all the luck in their future.


In game #2 the Railroaders dominated once again. We won that game 13-0.

Both these teams participate in their respective IHSAA Sectional Tournaments this week. The Softball team will travel to Leo to take on Woodlan in the BYE game of the sectional. That game will be played on Wednesday night. The Boys team will stay home to host Woodlan in the second game of the sectional here at Garrett also on Wednesday night.  


Good Luck Teams, bring home the Hardware.

ACAC Golf Champions AGAIN!

For the second year in a row, Garrett is the 2012 ACAC Golf Champions. What a beautiful day for golf at Brookwood in Fort Wayne. The annual ACAC Conference Golf Tournament is one of my favorites.  Our Golfers have always been very competitive and today was no different. Coach Kleeman has done a great job with this program and I can't wait to see how we do in the upcoming IHSAA tournament. Here are Coach Kleeman's comments:

As a coach you try telling the kids that every shot counts and it really proved true again this weekend. Last Saturday we go to Angola and finish tied for 3rd place but settle for 4th using the 5th man score. Now this weekend we have another nail bitter but come out on top. We shoot a team total of 326 to Heritage's 327. I couldn't be prouder of the way all 5 players handled themselves today. Back-to-back ACAC Conference Tournament Champions - way to go!

On an individual level Bennett and Karsten are both 1st team All Conference. Bennett has now been all conference 1st team all 4 years of his high school career. He was medalist 2 times and runner-up twice.In addition, Bennett holds the conference tournament individual scoring record with the 70 he shot at last year's tournament. That is quite an accomplishment.  Karsten was 2nd team all conference as a freshman last year and is now 1st team all conference. Cameron and Zach are both 2nd team all conference. Cameron missed being 1st team by one stroke. (Once again, every shot counts.)

Team Scores:

Garrett - 326 (163-163)

Heritage - 327 (170-157)

Woodlan - 341 (177-164)

Leo - 341 (171-170)

South Adams - 348 (179-169)

Bluffton - 369 (185-189)

Adams Central - 383 (195-188)

Southern Wells - 423 (198-225)

Individual Scores for Garrett:

Bennett Rieke - 77 (39-38)

Karsten Cooper - 80 (41-39)

Cameron Stockdale - 83 (43-40)

Zach Sarrazine - 86 (40-46)

Jake Stafford - 90 (46-44)

Boys Track Sectional Results

The Boys traveled to Angola to run in the IHSAA Sectional Track meet. Just like the girls, we had another great night with some unexpected surprises. The Team got 5th overall . Todd Frickey won the 100m and 200m races. He set a new meet record in the 110m - 10.85. Robert DeVenter was also the Discus Champion. Drake Landes was 3rd in Long Jump and the 300 hurdles. He also finished 4th in the 110m hurdles and will go to regionals. He was seeded 10th in this race and really stepped it up.

Other placers but not qualifying was Jaron Somers 6th - 1600, Conner Foster 7th-1600, 400 relay team finished 8th, Patrick Chester finished 7th in High Jump, and Connor Meehan finished 8th in shotput.

Coach Cliffords comments " This group of young men stepped up and performed their best at the end of the season. Through a rocky start of the season they banded together and kept working hard for this final meet. As their Coach I couldn't have asked for any more! Overall it was a great night for a track meet. Congrats to the men who ended their season tonight. Thank You for your hard work and effort. Good Luck to the 3 men that continuing on to Regional next week! Let's keep th train rolling on......"

1-W and 2-L's

The softball team turned it around and got the only win of the night. The Lady Railroader Softball team defeated Prairie Heights 11-8. The team had 15 hits. Coach Bishop was not on the bench tonight but he is at home. He is latte weak right now but Expets to be back in action soon. katie Depew and Ashley Morris were both 3 for 5, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs. Annessa Smith and Rachel Stafford were 2 for 4. Yarian was the winning pitcher. Thanks Coach Depew for getting the stats to me. coach Bishop would be proud of all of you. The Boys Baseball team was defeated tonight by the Hamilton Marines 10-5. Coach said we just didn't get the offense going.Andrew Robinson took the loss. The Boys Golf team traveled to Woodlan for a non conference match tonight. Here are Coach Kleemans comments and results: A disappointing loss to a Woodlan team that has been playing well as of late. Our team score of 161 is the lowest for the year and yet we get beat by 8 strokes. I hate to keep saying this but my hat is off to Woodlan. There score of 153 is the lowest we have faced this year. However there are some bright spots for our team. Cameron is starting to play the consistent golf we have been expecting from him this year. His tempo is where it needs to be and he is putting better. Zach Sarrazine had a nice round of 41. When we went to Woodlan 2 weeks ago he shot 45. Bennett continues to strike the ball from tee to green at an amazing pace. Today, Bennett hit 7 of 7 fairways and putted for 7 birdies. Eventually the putts are going to start dropping an when they do look out. He is going to get hot. Our JV team played very well. Especially since none of the kids had ever played this golf course. Sophomore Jarid Adams shot a great round of 40 and Freshman Shae Rollison had a nice 41 with a 7 on the par 3 ninth hole. Good job Jarid and Shae. Garrett's varsity and JV team traveled to Woodlan to play a non-conference match at Pond-A-River on Wednesday May 16. Varsity Team Score: Woodlan - 153 Garrett - 161 JV Team Score: Woodlan 215 Garrett - 173 Individual Scores for Woodlan Varsity: Logan Braaten - 38 Cameron Voss - 34 (2 under par & match medalist) Logan Buuck - 39 Kyle Nieuwlandt - 46 Graham Renbarger - 42 Micha Koenman - 58 Individual Scores for Garrett Varsity: Bennett Rieke - 37 Karsten Cooper - 45 Cameron Stockdale - 39 Zach Sarrazine - 41 Jake Stafford - 44 Noah Getts - 47 Individual Scores for Woodlan JV: Tyler Gerig - 49 Brian Salmon - 55 Luke Mendenhall - 65 Tyler Kern - 53 Individual Scores for Garrett JV: Vince Marshall - 45 Jarid Adams - 40 (match medalist) Jacob Laturner - 47 Shae Rollison - 41 Drew Graham - 58 Hollitte Green - 54 Thanks Coach Kleeman

Great Night for GHS Girls Track +Softball +Baseball Draw

Tonight the Softball team was defeated by Homestead 2-1. I do not have the usual comments from Coach Bishop as he was hospitalized today for some testing and not at the game. He is fine and was texting me while I was at the Sectional Track Meet. He may be able to come home tomorrow. I will update you if we here anything different.

The Girls Track teem took center stage tonight as the Lady Railroaders opened the IHSAA Spring tournament series. The Sectional Track meet was held at East Noble and we had some outstanding performances. We got three girls out in six events. Jordyn Knott got out in the High Jump, Long Jump, and the 300 Hurdles. Laura Moynahan qualified for Regionals in both the Shot Put and the Discus. Ariel McCoy qualified in the 3200m run.  Ariel's race was amazing to match her performances all year. This is her first time to qualify for Regionals in Track. Her race was great. She was completely focused on getting 4th even though she was seeded 8th. She ran her PR and dominated the last last to put no doubt who was qualifying.  Jordyn won the High Jump with a State Qualifying jump of 5'4.25". She also gave the states best hurdler a run for her money. She was tied with her through the first half of the race. She ended up s2nd. Laura set PR's in both the Shot and Disc with throws of 37'3 and 112'5.

Anything can happen next week with a state finals berth on the line. These 3 girls are competitors and will be ready. The entire team had great PR's tonight. The 400 relay team was just 2 seconds from qualifying. They all had a great effort. We had many PR's. That's what you train for all year.  Good Job Coaches and Athletes.


The Baseball team had the night off. BUT, the IHSAA Sectional draw took place in Indianapolis. Here is the Draw for our Sectional. All the games will be played here in Garrett.

Wednesday Night - Game #1  - Dwenger vs Concordia - 5pm

                                Game #2 - Garrett vs Woodlan- 7pm

Thursday Night -    Game #3 - Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 - 5pm

                               Game #4 - Leo vs Angola - 5pm

Monday (Memorial Day) Championship Game Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 - 5pm

Good Luck Railroaders in the Tournament!