Columbia Central Athletics

Boys Tennis Information!

The Columbia Central Girl's Varsity Soccer team went on the road last night to Eaton Rapids to face Cascades Conference foe Michigan Center for the third time this season in district semi-final action. During the regular season, the Golden Eagles edged the Cardinals twice in tight games by scores of 1-0 and 2-0, both of which could have easily gone the other way so the stage was set for an epic battle and that was exactly what unfolded. Michigan Center held an edge in the first half, putting a lot of pressure on the Columbia defense, but goalkeeper Kolie Brown stood strong making several key saves and the Columbia defense bent but would not break. In the second half the Golden Eagles pushed a bit more on the Cardinal defense but couldn't find a goal and the game ended tied at 0 in regulation.
In the first overtime, Michigan Center would finally break through and score to take the lead and things looked grim, but Columbia would not go down easily and minutes later senior captain Peyton Huston got on the end of a pass from junior captain Mara Henry and found the equalizer. The two teams would go back and forth through the second overtime but neither could find a game winner so the game went to penalty kicks.
In the shoot-out, senior goalkeeper Kolie Brown made two big saves but the Cardinals led 1-0 until junior Sienna Williams fired a perfect shot past the Michigan Center keeper to tie it up. One more great save by Brown put the Golden Eagles in position to win the game and advance in the state tournament and senior captain Emma Shafer stepped to the line and got the game winner despite a valiant save effort by the Cardinal keeper.

"Coming into this game we knew it was going to be tough." Said Columbia coach Andy Hosmer. "Michigan Center is athletic, fast, and well coached. Playing anyone three times in one season is difficult, and to have to do that in an elimination game is a tall task. Both teams left everything they had out there tonight and I'm proud of all the players on both sides. Penalty kicks is a tough way to decide who "wins" a game like this, and as happy as I am for us I'm equally sad for them. This was one of the most epic battles I've been a part of and I couldn't be more proud of our effort tonight."

Columbia Central improves to 13-7 on the season and advances to the district final against host Eaton Rapids on Thursday night at 6 p.m.

The CC Boy's golf team traveled to Ella Sharp Park for the Cascades conference league championship. The team finished second in the event shooting a 338. This was good enough for the team to win the Cascades Conference Championship for the 2026 season. The team was led by junior Parker Gough, who shot a score of 80 for the round. The team had 3 players finish as 1st team for conference, Parker Gough, Adam Senkewitz, and Elijah Losey. The team also had two honorable mentions for the league, Cole Edmunds and Tucker Scheithauer.

Saturday was a great day for our Varsity Baseball and Softball programs as both teams won the Al Glick Classic!

Saturday was an outstanding showing for the entirety of the Columbia Central track & field teams. A multitude of Golden Eagles punched their ticket to the state finals two weeks from now. An even larger number of athletes were able to place at the meet and/or put in personal best marks in their respective events!

State qualifiers from today on the women’s team include Molly Sierer, taking 4th in discus (108’02”) and Avery Haynes, who was 3rd in the 800m run (2:23.60). Joining the two ladies at the state finals will be ten student athletes from the men’s team. Joey Tracy took 1st in both shot put (46’0.5”) and discus (145’8”). He was the lone Golden Eagle on the day to win multiple events. Clint Couchman also won an event, taking 1st in the 3200m run with a time of 9:46.22. Couchman also anchored the 4x800m relay to a 2nd place finish with a time of 8:22.16, with the help of Wyatt Vowell, David Munro, and Nathan Ostrosky, who all punched their ticket. With two 2nd place finishes in the 110m and 300m hurdles, Zack Johnson also secured multiple events at the state finals, with respective times of 15.26 and 40.72. Trent Troyer took 3rd in the 400m dash with a new personal best time of 50.19 seconds, moving on to the finals and ranking him 10th in Division 3 in the event. He also anchored the 4x200m relay to a 3rd place, 1:31.73 finish with Nick Neuman, Bauston Pilaczynski, and Luke Ellison. Their time currently sits at 10th in Division 3. Ellison was able to qualify in the 100m and 200m dashes as well, with respective times of 11.29 (4th) and 22.87 (3rd). Ellison, Vowell, Johnson, and Troyer will also compete in the 4x400m at the state meet after running an early qualifying time Monday at the Napoleon pre-regional. They currently are ranked 3rd in Division 3 with that time of 3:26.60. Clint Couchman also ran an early qualifier in the 1600m run earlier this year, with a time of 4:21.93, currently placing him 3rd in the Division 3 rankings.

Qualifiers/Events

Molly Sierer - Discus
Avery Haynes - 800m
Nick Neuman - 4x200m
Bauston Pilaczynski- 4x200m
David Munro - 4x800m
Nathan Ostrosky - 4x800m
Joey Tracy - Shot Put, Discus
Wyatt Vowell - 4x800m, 4x400m
Zack Johnson - 110mH, 300mH, 4x400m
Clint Couchman - 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m
Trent Troyer - 400m, 4x400m, 4x200m
Luke Ellison - 100m, 200m, 4x200m, 4x400m

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The Columbia Central Lady Golden Eagles tennis team competed in the Tennis regionals yesterday at Hillsdale College. The lady golden eagles fought hard throughout the day to earn 4 points on the day as a team. Lydia Sanders at number one singles won her first match against Galesburg-Augusta 6-0. 6-1 and won her second match against Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic prep 6-2, 6-1. Lydia fought hard in her finals match against Kalamazoo Christian Kennedy Price who is ranked number 15 in the state. Lydia battled hard but lost her match 0-6, 3-6 to earn runner up and a spot in the state finals division 4 tournament being held May 27th and 26th in Midland Michigan. Lydia has earned her second straight regional runner up finish and second year in a row as a state finalist.

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