Tonight the Railroader Track team traveled to East Noble to participate in the IHSAA Track Sectional. The weather was terrible but our results were good. Todd Frickey once again led the team as he has done all season. He finished a strong 1st in the 100m dash, 2nd in the 400m run, and was the anchor of the Regional Qualifying 4x100 team. Todd has had a phenomenal track season and I can't wait to see what he can do at regionals.
The only other champion for the Railroaders was Drake Landes. Drake won the long jump.
Jaron Sommers qualified for Regionals in the 1600m run with a 2rd place finish.
The team finished 4th over-all and Todd, the 4x100 team, Drake, and Jaron will all participate in regionals next Thursday Night at Wayne High School. Good Luck Railroaders.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Seniors go out with a Blast!
Tonight was Senior Night at GHS with the Girls Softball and Boys Baseball teams hosting non-conference opponents.
The Softball Seniors Kelly Singleton, Kortney Holliday, and Jessica LaTurner were honored before the game against Prairie Heights. The Seniors led the way! Kortney Holliday pitched 7 strong innings giving up two runs early in the game. Jessica LaTurner cranked a home run early in the game and Kelly Singleton iced the game with a two run shot in the bottom of the 6th inning. Prairie Heights displayed stellar defense . The Lady Railroaders hit the ball hard but most of the time the Heights defense had some great plays to keep us off the base paths most of the night.. The girls are now 11-11.
A pick up game with Adams Central will be played tomorrow night at Adams Central.(5pm). Both the Lady Railroaders and the Lady Jets lost several games this year to rain-outs. So, both coaches are interested in playing games instead of practicing. The Lady Railroaders also will host the Snider Lady Panthers this Saturday in the final regular season game before Sectionals. Sectionals start on Monday but the girls will not play until late Tuesday night against Fremont in the bye game. The game will start at approximately 7pm. The championship game will be played next Wednesday night at 7pm. Good Luck Ladies in the tournament!
The Boys Seniors also gave a great effort tonight. After being down 2-0 early in the game. The Railroaders fought back to take a 3-2 lead on a James Weber Bomb in the 4th inning. They added another run and were in the lead 4-2 going into the top of the 7th. However, Hamilton had a little fight left in them and came back to take a 6-4 lead. In the bottom of the 7th Logan Lee hit is 2nd home run in less than a week and 2nd of his career to bring the game to 6-5. But, that was all the Railroaders could put on the board and lost by that score. Seniors Elliott Yarian, Logan Lee, and Tyler Barrientes were honored before the game. Thanks guys for your dedication to Railroader Baseball. We are proud of you.
The Boys end their season on Saturday with the Garrett Invitational tournament. The Host Railroaders take on the Prairie Heights Panthers in a Preview of the first round of Sectionals. Then the Wayne Generals and the Heritage Patriots play in game #2. Losers play in game 3 at approximately 3pm, followed by the championship game at near 5:30.
The Boys Baseball Sectional will also be played at Garrett and the Railroaders will take on Prairie Heights on Thursday night in the opening round. Good Luck Guys! We have faith in you to win the tournament and Sectionals!
The Softball Seniors Kelly Singleton, Kortney Holliday, and Jessica LaTurner were honored before the game against Prairie Heights. The Seniors led the way! Kortney Holliday pitched 7 strong innings giving up two runs early in the game. Jessica LaTurner cranked a home run early in the game and Kelly Singleton iced the game with a two run shot in the bottom of the 6th inning. Prairie Heights displayed stellar defense . The Lady Railroaders hit the ball hard but most of the time the Heights defense had some great plays to keep us off the base paths most of the night.. The girls are now 11-11.
A pick up game with Adams Central will be played tomorrow night at Adams Central.(5pm). Both the Lady Railroaders and the Lady Jets lost several games this year to rain-outs. So, both coaches are interested in playing games instead of practicing. The Lady Railroaders also will host the Snider Lady Panthers this Saturday in the final regular season game before Sectionals. Sectionals start on Monday but the girls will not play until late Tuesday night against Fremont in the bye game. The game will start at approximately 7pm. The championship game will be played next Wednesday night at 7pm. Good Luck Ladies in the tournament!
The Boys Seniors also gave a great effort tonight. After being down 2-0 early in the game. The Railroaders fought back to take a 3-2 lead on a James Weber Bomb in the 4th inning. They added another run and were in the lead 4-2 going into the top of the 7th. However, Hamilton had a little fight left in them and came back to take a 6-4 lead. In the bottom of the 7th Logan Lee hit is 2nd home run in less than a week and 2nd of his career to bring the game to 6-5. But, that was all the Railroaders could put on the board and lost by that score. Seniors Elliott Yarian, Logan Lee, and Tyler Barrientes were honored before the game. Thanks guys for your dedication to Railroader Baseball. We are proud of you.
The Boys end their season on Saturday with the Garrett Invitational tournament. The Host Railroaders take on the Prairie Heights Panthers in a Preview of the first round of Sectionals. Then the Wayne Generals and the Heritage Patriots play in game #2. Losers play in game 3 at approximately 3pm, followed by the championship game at near 5:30.
The Boys Baseball Sectional will also be played at Garrett and the Railroaders will take on Prairie Heights on Thursday night in the opening round. Good Luck Guys! We have faith in you to win the tournament and Sectionals!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Girls Sectional Track
The Lady Railroaders didn't have there best night. But, 3 individuals qualified for Regionals next Tuesday.
Laura Moynahan place 3rd in the Shot and Discus to qualify for Regionals. She expected to qualify in the Shot but the Discus was an added bonus. She threw great!
Heather House barely missed qualifying in the 100 hurdles and qaulified easily in the 300 hurdles.
Jordyn Knott also qualified in 2 events by placing 3rd in both High Jump and Long Jump. She didn't jump her best, but this time of year it is about moving to the next level.
All 3 girls will compete in the Northrup Regional next Tuesday Night. Good Luck Ladies!
Laura Moynahan place 3rd in the Shot and Discus to qualify for Regionals. She expected to qualify in the Shot but the Discus was an added bonus. She threw great!
Heather House barely missed qualifying in the 100 hurdles and qaulified easily in the 300 hurdles.
Jordyn Knott also qualified in 2 events by placing 3rd in both High Jump and Long Jump. She didn't jump her best, but this time of year it is about moving to the next level.
All 3 girls will compete in the Northrup Regional next Tuesday Night. Good Luck Ladies!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Cat and Mouse Loss
Both Garrett and Central Noble were playing it close to the vest tonight at the Denny Feagler Softball Field. Neither team wanted to show too much considering in a little over a week they could be facing each other in the IHSAA Sectional. The game was back and forth with the Lady Railroaders losing 12-9. Kortney Holliday only pitched one inning. Macy Sturgis and Kelly Singleton pitched the middle innings. The bright spot on the pitching staff tonight was Hannah McCoy. She pitched two strong innings of shut out ball. Garrett and Central Noble hit the ball pretty well tonight. But, errors made by both teams factored into the final outcome.
The girls face Homestead on the road tomorrow night before coming back to Garrett for Senior Night on Wednesday. We will honor Kortney, Kelly, and Jessica before the game.
I haven't heard from the Baseball team after their trip to Fremont tonight. I will let you know when I here the outcome. Wednesday is also Senior Night for the Baseball team. We will honor theses seniors before the game also.
The girls face Homestead on the road tomorrow night before coming back to Garrett for Senior Night on Wednesday. We will honor Kortney, Kelly, and Jessica before the game.
I haven't heard from the Baseball team after their trip to Fremont tonight. I will let you know when I here the outcome. Wednesday is also Senior Night for the Baseball team. We will honor theses seniors before the game also.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Let's Play 2!
The Railroader Baseball team took on the Columbia City Eagles in a double header today in Garrett. The teams dodged the rain drops that seemed to surround Garrett but the team could not match the offensive fire power of the Eagles. Garrett started out strong in game 1 with back to back home runs for Brandon Porter and Logan Lee. Lee's Home Run was the first of this seniors career! However, we managed only a couple of other hits and lost the game 14-2. Game #2 did not go much better. The final score of that game was 9-2. The Railroaders gave up too many "extra opportunities" to hold off CC. The team enters the final week of the regular season and completes that season next Saturday with the Garrett Invitational Baseball Tournament.
Senior Night is this Wednesday, May 18th for both the Baseball team and the Softball team. Good Luck teams as the season winds down and we head toward the tournaments.
Senior Night is this Wednesday, May 18th for both the Baseball team and the Softball team. Good Luck teams as the season winds down and we head toward the tournaments.
Friday, May 13, 2011
ACAC Track Champions!
WOW! What a great night for Garrett Track and the community of Garrett. The Boys Track team took 1st place in the ACAC track meet hosted at Memorial Field in Garrett. Coach Clifford, Coach Cutler, Coach Rhoades, and Coach Lapadot, can be exceptionally proud of this accomplishment. No one expected us to beat perennial powerhouse Leo. But, with Todd Frickey, Jaron Sommers, Drake Landes, Jamarius Mitchell, Robert Deventer, Matt Schultz and a host of others, scoring in nearly every event to defeat the Lions and the rest of the ACAC.
Coach Clifford has done a wonderful job in his first year as head boys track coach. He has stepped up the training and certainly has raised the bar of expectations. The team of Coaches work together so well and that family type atmosphere has yielded great results.
The girls took 2nd behind a dominate Leo Girls team. Jordyn Knott won the Long Jump by destroying and ACAC record of 17' 3.75" that stood since 1979. Jordyn jumped 17'8" and didn't even need her final 3 jumps to win the meet. Heather House won both hurdle races. Jordyn also won the High Jump. Laura Moynahan won the shot put and also placed in the discus.
Beyond the victory and second place finish by the teams was the great work of the people of GHS running the meet. Over 67 people gave up almost 4 hours on a Friday night to run this meet. It just shows the dedication our community has for the student-athletes of GHS. I could not be more proud of how well the meet went. It is because of the great workers and the community support. We do these things for our kids and it is exciting when we can see a championship crowned right here in Garrett!
Both teams will focus on the IHSAA journey to state which starts next week on Tuesday for the girls and Thursday for the Boys. The goal will be to send as many to the next level as we can. GOOD LUCK RAILROADERS!
Coach Clifford has done a wonderful job in his first year as head boys track coach. He has stepped up the training and certainly has raised the bar of expectations. The team of Coaches work together so well and that family type atmosphere has yielded great results.
The girls took 2nd behind a dominate Leo Girls team. Jordyn Knott won the Long Jump by destroying and ACAC record of 17' 3.75" that stood since 1979. Jordyn jumped 17'8" and didn't even need her final 3 jumps to win the meet. Heather House won both hurdle races. Jordyn also won the High Jump. Laura Moynahan won the shot put and also placed in the discus.
Beyond the victory and second place finish by the teams was the great work of the people of GHS running the meet. Over 67 people gave up almost 4 hours on a Friday night to run this meet. It just shows the dedication our community has for the student-athletes of GHS. I could not be more proud of how well the meet went. It is because of the great workers and the community support. We do these things for our kids and it is exciting when we can see a championship crowned right here in Garrett!
Both teams will focus on the IHSAA journey to state which starts next week on Tuesday for the girls and Thursday for the Boys. The goal will be to send as many to the next level as we can. GOOD LUCK RAILROADERS!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Baseball Stats
I got the Stats for Baseball late last night, (After I went to bed) But, I thought I would share them:
Brett Schendel had another great game with 10 strike-outs on the night. He gave up 3 runs in 7 innings, but Garrett bats could not help him get the win. He left the game with the score tied 3-3 in the 7th. James Weber, the Mariano Rivera of GHS, came in to close the game with 3 strong innings walking 2 and striking out 5. He got the win. Offensively, Brandon Porter drew 3 walks and a hit in his 4 plate appearances.Logan Lee was 1 for 3 with 2 base on balls. He also scored 2 of the 4 Garrett runs.
Great Effort Railroaders and Conference win at Poneto! The Railroaders will travel to Heritage on Thursday to take on the ACAC leading Patriots. Good Luck Railroaders!
Brett Schendel had another great game with 10 strike-outs on the night. He gave up 3 runs in 7 innings, but Garrett bats could not help him get the win. He left the game with the score tied 3-3 in the 7th. James Weber, the Mariano Rivera of GHS, came in to close the game with 3 strong innings walking 2 and striking out 5. He got the win. Offensively, Brandon Porter drew 3 walks and a hit in his 4 plate appearances.Logan Lee was 1 for 3 with 2 base on balls. He also scored 2 of the 4 Garrett runs.
Great Effort Railroaders and Conference win at Poneto! The Railroaders will travel to Heritage on Thursday to take on the ACAC leading Patriots. Good Luck Railroaders!
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