Wegner Earns All-State/Finishes 6th in Pole Vault at MHSAA Division 2 State Finals
Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 06/02/2025
Ionia Girls Varity Track & Field @ MSHAA LP Division 2 State Finals On Saturday May 31st 2025, the Mimi Wegener competed in MSHAA LP Division 2State Finals for Pole Vault. Mimi took 6th out of 23 with a jump of 10’ 9”. Her 6th place finishes earns her all-state honors in her final season as a Bulldog. > >
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Castle Finishes 19th in Shot Put at MHSAA Division 2 State Finals
Boys Varsity Track
Posted on 06/02/2025
Ionia Boys Varity Track & Field @ MSHAA LP Division 2 State FinalsOn Saturday May 31st 2025, the Henry Castle competed in MSHAA LP Division 2 State Finals for Shot Put. Henry took 19th out of 33 throwing 49’.05” getting a new PR. Great way to end the season. 112Zach Cowper65' 0.5"Gaylord212Brennan Vainner57' 9"Parma Western312Riley Gelderbloom55' 9.25"PRComstock Park411Jackson Reilly55' 8"PRColdwater512Dustin Warner54' 6"Sparta612Alex O'Dell53' 7"Berrien Springs712Zach Kitchen53' 1"BC Harper Creek812Rusty Klaer52' 8"St. Joseph911Alex Robbins52' 3"Otsego1011Eli Bickel 52' 2.5"North Branch1111Walt Autrey52' 0.75"Ludington1212Ricky Johnson51' 0"BC Harper Creek1311Zander Barth50' 7"Three Rivers1412Connor Byram49' 11"PRGaylord1511Ashton Kuhlman49' 5"Wayland Union169Eli Worthington49' 4.25"Owosso17SrGreg Myles49' 4"Haslett1812Garrett McVicker49' 1"Coldwa
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Varsity Baseball Comes Up Short Against Portland in District Semifinal
Boys Varsity Baseball
Posted on 06/02/2025
Ionia Varsity Bulldogs Come Up Short Against Portland Varsity RaidersIonia Varsity Bulldogs could not keep pace with Portland Varsity Raiders 5-2 on Saturday at 250 E Tuttle Rd.Ionia Varsity Bulldogs opened the scoring in the first after Christian Miller grounded out, scoring one run.Ionia Varsity Bulldogs added one run in the second after Colt Piercefield singled to center field.In the bottom of the third inning, Portland Varsity Raiders went back into the lead after AJ Weber walked, Brody Moore walked, and Hudson Martin laid down a sacrifice bunt, each scoring one run.Evan Thelen earned the win for Portland Varsity Raiders. The hurler gave up three hits and two runs over six and two-thirds innings, striking out eight and walking four. Piercefield took the loss for Ionia Varsity Bulldogs. The starter went four innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on one hit, striking out eight and walking six.Parker Seidelman, Ryan Lee, and Piercefield each collected one hit for Ionia Varsity Bu
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Varsity Softball Falls in District Semifinal
Girls Varsity Softball
Posted on 06/02/2025
Ionia Loses Despite Out Hitting Portland Even though the Bulldogs collected five hits to Portland's four, they still fell 4-0 on Saturday. Ava Bowen, Alexa Barna, Allyson Schmid, Lauryn Schmid, and Alli Shaw each collected one hit for Ionia. Bowen started in the circle for the Bulldogs. The starting pitcher surrendered four hits and four runs (zero earned) over six innings, striking out three and walking none. The Bulldogs finish their season with a record of 9-28 on the year.
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Varsity Baseball Come Up Short Against Lansing Catholic
Boys Varsity Baseball
Posted on 05/30/2025
The Bulldogs finished the regular season with an 18-11 record and will host the district tournament this Saturday. Lakewood vs St. John’s at 10:00 am and Ionia vs Portland at 12:00 pm. Ionia Varsity Bulldogs Come Up Short Against Lansing Catholic Varsity CougarsBy GameChanger MediaIonia Varsity Bulldogs fell to Lansing Catholic Varsity Cougars 5-2 on Thursday at 501 Marshall St.Lansing Catholic Varsity Cougars got on the board in the first inning after Lucas Payne singled, scoring two runs.Lansing Catholic Varsity Cougars added to their early lead in the bottom of the third inning after Alex Fernandez doubled to center field, Jack Grill doubled down the left field line, and Levi Holman singled to right field, each scoring one run.Fernandez earned the win for Lansing Catholic Varsity Cougars. The righty allowed zero hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out six and walking one. Trevor Hodges took the loss for Ionia Varsity Bulldogs. The starter went six innings, sur
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Girls Track Wegener Takes 4th at Honor Roll Meet
Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/29/2025
Ionia Girls Varity Track and Field @ Honor Roll Meet of Champions On Tuesday May 27th 2025, Mimi Wegener qualified for the Honor Roll Meet of Champions for Pole Vault. The weather at the meet was windy, but sunny helping Mimi take 4th out of 8, jumping 10’00”. Mimi Wegener next meet will be on Saturday May 31st @ MSHAA LP Division 2 Finals @ Hamilton MI – Hawkeye Stadium.
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Boys Track Distance Under the Lights Results
Boys Varsity Track
Posted on 05/29/2025
Ionia Boys Varsity Distance Under the LightsOn Saturday May 24th 2025, the Ionia Boys Varity Distance Team competed in the Distance Under the Lights at Houseman Field. First event was the 1600m, Liam Thelen race a fantastic race finally reaching his goal for the season, under 5 minute mile (4:55.32). Jaxxon Thelen had another big PR 5:05.60, Xander Towery PR 5:34.18, and Cooper Highlen PR 5:35.36.Next Race was 800m, Cooper Highlen was the only boy to race this event. He has a great race getting a new PR of 2:32.52. Final event was the 3200m, where Jaxxon Thelen raced an outstanding race getting his goal for the season of 10:55.39. Xander Towery also ran in the event and had a great time of 11:38.19. This meet was the last meet for the 2025 Boys Distance team.
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Girls Track Distance Under the Lights Results
Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/29/2025
Ionia Girls Varity Distance Under the LightsOn Saturday May 24th 2025, the Ionia Girls Varity Distance Team competed in the Distance Under the Lights at Houseman Field. Carleigh Thompson was the only girl from Ionia to race at the meet. Her first event was the 1600m, she was on pace for a PR but then fall back and finished with a time of 6:19.578.Carleigh’s next event was the 3200m, where she PR by 39 seconds, 13:02.84. She ran a great race, best way to end 2025 Track season for her.
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Eli Sangillo Represents MS Boys Track at Greater Lansing Honor Roll Meet
Boys Middle School Track
Posted on 05/29/2025
The Junior Greater Lansing Honor Roll Meet of Champions was held on Wednesday night, with the top 16 athletes in laned events and top 8 relay teams in the area invited to compete. Eli Sangillo worked hard all season long trying to qualify for the 400m sprint. He got the call Wednesday morning that he would be competing that day and he was very optimistic about the opportunity. Although the weather wasn't cooperative, Eli showed true grit by pushing through the rain and finishing the season with a new personal record, 1:00.02, earning him 14th place. Great work Eli.
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MS Girls Track Competes at Greater Lansing Honor Roll
Girls Middle School Track
Posted on 05/29/2025
The MS girls track team traveled to Okemos on Wednesday night to participate in the Junior Greater Lansing Honor Roll Meet of Champions. The top 16 athletes in laned events and top 8 relay teams in the area are invited to compete in the final championship of the season. Girls who had qualifying times and were invited to the event included: Jovie Overkamp, Selina Stalker, Bella Barr, Winne Udell, Caylee Miller, Aubrey Perez, Pyper Patterson, Brynn Steffen, Lainey Bennett, Carmen Hoppough, Isla Western, and London Sullivan. Brynn Steffen got the night off to a great start, bringing home a medal by placing 6th in shot put. She ended the season with a personal record, throwing 33'11.5. Bella Barr earned the honor of standing on the podium by finishing 3rd in the 55m hurdles, setting a PR time of 10.02. Winne Udell also earned some hardware in the hurdles by finishing in 5th place (10.12), and Selina Stalker had a great run, coming in 11th with a 10.40.The
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Girls Junior Varsity Softball vs. Saranac High School
Girls Junior Varsity Softball
Posted on 05/28/2025
The Bulldogs hosted Saranac for their annual Purple Game to close out the season.The game started slowly for the Bulldogs, as Saranac jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first two innings compared to the Bulldogs’ one. Saranac added two more runs before the Bulldogs came alive in the bottom of the third, putting up six runs to take a 7–5 lead. Both teams were scoreless over the next two innings, with the Bulldogs holding onto their two-run lead. However, Saranac managed to score once in the top of the sixth and exploded for eight more runs in the seventh. The Bulldogs couldn't match the late offensive surge and fell to Saranac by a final score of 14–7. Adah Drown led the Bulldogs from the mound, striking out seven and walking just one. Offensively, the Bulldogs had several strong performances Kaya Clark went 2-for-2, Izzy Gallagher went 2-for-3, Miah Wittenbach and Taylor Ferris each went 1-for-3, Adah Drown added a hit, going 1-for-4 In add
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Bulldogs Win In A Walk Off
Girls Varsity Softball
Posted on 05/28/2025
It came down to the wire on Wednesday at, as the Bulldogs grabbed the victory in walk-off fashion, 9-8. The game was tied at eight in the bottom of the seventh when Kennedy Batista doubled, scoring one run. Mariah Stoakes collected three hits in three at bats in the win. Stoakes doubled in the second inning, singled in the sixth inning, and singled in the seventh inning. Ava Bowen earned the win for Ionia. The starter allowed eight hits and eight runs (zero earned) over seven innings, striking out five and walking three. The Bulldogs piled up 16 hits in the game. Stoakes and Alli Shaw each collected three hits for Ionia. Batista and Meyers were a one-two punch in the lineup, as each drove in three runs for Ionia. The Bulldogs play next on Saturday against Portland
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Varsity Baseball Drops 2 to Wayland
Boys Varsity Baseball
Posted on 05/28/2025
Fourth-Inning Burst Enough To Lead Wayland Varsity Wildcats Past Ionia Varsity BulldogsBy GameChanger MediaWayland Varsity Wildcats scored six runs in the fourth inning, which helped them defeat Ionia Varsity Bulldogs 11-5 on Tuesday.Wayland Varsity Wildcats opened the scoring in the first after Jaxon Ritsema singled, scoring two runs.Ionia Varsity Bulldogs tied the game in the bottom of the third thanks to a double by Ryan Lee, and a single by Jaxon Palmer.Wayland Varsity Wildcats flipped the game on its head in the top of the fourth, scoring six runs on five hits to take the lead, 8-2. The biggest blow in the inning was a single by Ty Ford that drove in three.Gerrit VanLonkhuyzen earned the win for Wayland Varsity Wildcats. The righty surrendered three hits and two runs over three innings, striking out three and walking three. Christian Miller took the loss for Ionia Varsity Bulldogs. The pitcher went one and one-third innings, giving up six runs on five hits, striking out two and wa
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Ionia Falls After Strong Showing By Mason
Girls Varsity Softball
Posted on 05/28/2025
Game One The Bulldogs had trouble keeping up with Mason in an 11-1 loss on Tuesday. A ground out by Allyson Schmid put Ionia Varsity Bulldogs on the board in the top of the first. Leadoff hitter Alli Shaw led Ionia with two hits in three at bats. Game Two Ionia lost to Mason 25-6 loss in the second game of the night. The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the first after an error scored two runs. Shaw went 1-for-2 at the plate and led the team with two runs batted in. Bella Delgado, Allyson Schmid, and Liberty Stanard each collected two hits for Ionia Varsity Bulldogs. Ionia Varsity Bulldogs turned two double plays in the game. Next up for Ionia is a game with Saranac on Wednesday.
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Boys Varsity Golf 2025 LP Boys D2 Regional 8
Boys Varsity Golf
Posted on 05/27/2025
The Ionia Boys Varsity golf team traveled today to compete in the D2 Regional 8 golf qualifier at Gull Lake View GC: Stonehedge North. The Bulldogs took its top seeded golfers Senior Cam Henry, Junior Adam Kramer, Junior Cole Petersen, Freshman Bryce Schmid and Freshman Carson Schmid. Ionia placed 12th overall out of 19 schools with a team total of 344. Ionia had two golfers that shot 90 Senior Cam Henry & Junior Adam Kramer next Junior Cole Petersen came in with an 87 and Ionia's low round belonged to Freshman Bryce Schmid with a 78 just one shot shy from being in a 4-man playoff to qualify for States. I want to mention that Senior Cam Henry finished his senior year on a high note and gave me 100% this whole season and as his coach the last 3 years I couldn't ask for a better team player, Cam you will be sorely missed. Thank you, Guys, for an incredible season and I'm already looking forward to 2026 GO BULLDOGS Coach Martinez
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Girls Track Results From CAAC White League Meet
Girls Varsity Track
Posted on 05/22/2025
Ionia Girls Varity Track and Field CAAC White Final On Wednesday May 21st 2025, the Ionia Girls Varity Track & Field team competed in the CAAC White Finals at Lansing Catholic High School. The Girls team finished 6th out of 8th team. Mimi Wegener took 2nd in Pole Vault (10’0”). Mimi’s next competition will be May 27th at the Honor Roll Meet of Champions at Waverly High School. Stevie Gross had a great night taken 3rd in Discus (86’3”) and 6th in Shot Put throwing (26’11.25”). Carleigh Thompson next competition will be on May 24th at Distance Night Under the Lights @ Houseman Field. Team Results are follows:Womens Varsity 17 / 17 Events Completed 1Lansing Catholic183 2Olivet150.5 3Eaton Rapids85.5 4Charlotte83.5 5Portland53 6Ionia34.5 7Lansing Sexton31 8Lake Odessa Lakewoo
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Boys Track Results From CAAC League Meet
Boys Varsity Track
Posted on 05/22/2025
Ionia Boys Varity Track and Field CAAC White Final On Wednesday May 21st 2025, the Ionia Boys Varity Track & Field team competed in the CAAC White Finals at Lansing Catholic High School. The Boys team finished 8th out of 8th team. Henry Castle took 1st in the Shot Put (47’1.25”) and 2nd in Discus throwing 131’ 7.25”. Henry’s next competition will be May 27th at the Honor Roll Meet of Champions at Waverly High School. Vincent Flohr had two great running events, 110m hurdles taking 4th (16.37 – PR) and 300m hurdles taking 11th with a new PR (46.21). In the 1600m event it was a fast night for the Ionia Boys, Liam Thelen took 13th PR time of 5:05.53, Jaxxon Thelen took 17th PR 5:09.13, and Connor Morrison took 20th PR time of 5:19.06. Cooper Highlen, Jaxxon Thelen, Liam Thelen, and Xander Towery next competition will be on May 24th at Distance Night Under the Lights @ Houseman Field. Team Results are follows:Mens Varsity
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Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Forest Hills Northern High
Girls Varsity Soccer
Posted on 05/21/2025
Ionia girls varsity soccer was defeated by Forest Hills Northern in a district postseason matchup by a score of 0-8 on Wednesday night. This game concluded our 2025 girls soccer season. Ionia will finish their season with a 9-10 record with lots of positives and growths from this season, including buzzer beating game winners, penalty kick shootout wins, goals scored from 10+ different girls, 7 shutouts on the season and many memories Thank you to everyone who has helped make this season a success!
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Boys Middle School Track Takes 5th at Regionals
Boys Middle School Track
Posted on 05/20/2025
Central Montcalm hosted the MHSAA MS/JH Regional-Zone 5 competition on Monday, with 22 teams competing. Ionia was part of the large school division, and the bulldogs finished in 5th place out of 7 teams, scoring 64 points.Bringing home medals for the Bulldogs were Austin Ayany (2nd place - high jump - 5'0") and Kendryck Villodas (6th place - 70m dash - 9.13SR). Eli Sangillo gave a great performance in the 400m, setting a new PR of 1:00.29 and finishing in 7th place. Blake Dunn also set at PR in the 200m spring, finishing in 14th place with a time of 27.02. Other results from the night included:70m6th - Kendryck Villodas - 9.13SR27th - Nico Velazquez - 10.77100m 11th - Kendryck Villodas - 12.7529th - Aaron Lepley - 15.03PR200m14th - Blake Dunn - 27.07PR31st - Richard Luttman - 31.65400m7th - Eli Sangillo - 1:00.29PR26th - Aaron Lepley - 1:11.38PR800m18th - Richard Luttman - 2:43.4622nd - Taiytum McCarty - 2:52.50PR1600m18th - Jacob Shattuck - 5:57.9825th - Orion N
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MS Girls Track Takes 2nd at Regionals
Girls Middle School Track
Posted on 05/20/2025
Central Montcalm hosted the MHSAA MS/JH Regional-Zone 5 competition on Monday, with 22 teams competing. Ionia was part of the large school division, and the ladies finished in 2nd place out of 7 teams, scoring 99 points.Carmen Hoppough lead the way for the Bulldogs, finishing in 2nd place in the 400m sprint, 4th place in the 100m dash, and teaming up Lainey Bennett, Jovie Overkamp, and Pyper Patterson to finish in 2nd place in the 4x400 relay. The ladies had two excellent performances in the 55m hurdles, with Selina Stalker finishing in 3rd place and Bella Barr just behind her in 4th place. Rounding out the highlights was Jovie Overkamp's amazing 800m run, putting her in 4th place and bringing home a medal. Below are the results from the meet:70m26th - Elizabeth Glaspie - 11.1327th - Brynn Steffen - 11.18100m 4th - Carmen Hoppough - 13.5614th - Isla Western - 14.23200m13th - London Sullivan - 29.4115th - Selina Stalker - 29.60PR400m2nd - Carmen Hoppough - 1
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