Columbia Central Athletics

09/17/2026

The Columbia Central Golden Eagles Varsity Soccer Team remained undefeated in Cascades Conference play Wednesday night with a dominant 8–0 victory over Michigan Center!

Senior captain Auden Kennedy opened the scoring when he pounced on a rebound in a crowded goalmouth and buried it for the early lead. Just minutes later, fellow senior captain Eli Hawley stepped to the penalty spot and confidently converted to make it 2–0. Kennedy struck again just before halftime, sending the Golden Eagles into the break with a commanding 3–0 advantage.

The second half belonged to Hawley. The senior captain erupted for four more goals, beginning with a beautiful unassisted finish placed perfectly into the opposite corner. Hawley then turned provider, serving a corner to senior midfielder David Munro, who rose above the defense and headed it home for his 4th goal of the season. Senior Dylan Stiles delivered a beautiful cross from outside the box that Hawley finished for another goal, and sophomore midfielder Foster Munro followed with a perfectly weighted through ball that Hawley calmly tucked into the side netting. With the clock nearly expired, senior defender Luke Ellison made a tremendous run forward and sent a cross into Hawley, who controlled it with a touch and buried the final goal of the night with just 11 seconds remaining!

Hawley finished an incredible night with 5 goals and an assist, while Kennedy added 2 goals and David Munro added another. Columbia peppered the Michigan Center goal with 21 shots on target, while junior goalkeeper Zach Schultz turned away all four Cardinal attempts to earn his 4th clean sheet of the season.

The Golden Eagles travel to Grass Lake on Monday, September 21 at 5:30 PM for another huge Cascades Conference matchup against the Warriors!

09/16/2026

The athletic boosters are in need of some volunteers for tomorrow evening’s Junior High football games and Friday nights varsity football game. If you are able to, please sign up for a time slot with the link below!

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09/14/2026

This week in CC Athletics!

09/08/2026

🏋️ WEIGHT ROOM UPDATE

Students may now use the weight room during the following times with a signed permission slip on file. You must have an updated permission slip yearly.

Morning:
Monday–Friday | 6:00–7:30 AM

Afternoon:
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday | 2:45–4:00 PM

09/03/2026

🏈 IT’S GAMEDAY! 🏈

Week 2️⃣ is here! We’re hitting the road to take on Michigan Center.

🔵🟡 Columbia Central vs. Michigan Center
📍 @ Michigan Center
⏰ Game time: 7:00 PM

🏖️ STUDENT SECTION THEME: BEACH THEME! 🌊

📺 WATCH LIVE: JTV (https://jtv.tv/live/)
📻 LISTEN LIVE: K105.3 (http://k1053.com)

Time to go to work. EARN IT. 🦅

09/03/2026

The Columbia Central Golden Eagles Varsity Soccer team earned another big Cascades Conference victory Wednesday night, defeating the Jonesville Comets 2–0 behind a dominant defensive effort and two spectacular free kicks from senior captain Eli Hawley. Columbia controlled the action against a strong, physical Jonesville squad, piling up 15 shots on goal while holding the Comets to just two for the entire match. Despite creating plenty of opportunities, the Golden Eagles struggled to break through until late in the first half, when Hawley stepped up and buried a beautiful 22-yard free kick into the right side of the goal, sending Columbia into halftime with a 1–0 advantage.

The Golden Eagles kept the pressure on throughout the second half, refusing to let Jonesville find its way back into the match. Hawley eventually struck again from a set piece, bending another free kick past the wall and into the bottom-left corner to seal the 2–0 victory. With their second conference matchup of the season in the books, the Golden Eagles now turn their attention to another Cascades Conference battle when they host Leslie on Wednesday, September 9. 🦅⚽

09/03/2026

The JV football team grinded out a tough, physical win over Grass Lake in the heat last night and improved their record to 2-0 on the season. The Golden Eagles took control on the ground and rushed for 3 scores, Ropp scoring 2, and Davis scoring 1.

After giving up a score early in the game, the Golden Eagles defense settled in and was stingy the rest of the night, allowing Grass Lake to only cross the 50 yard line one other time. Defense came up with big sacks from Neves, Donahee, Cromwell and several other defensive linemen. Stein and Wallace pulled down interceptions and Comer and Davis broke up some big passes, which made big impacts when the defense needed them.

The JV team has over a week to prepare for their next game against Leslie on Monday, September 14th.

09/02/2026

Athletics Update 9-2-2026
Cross Country-Canceled
JH Football & Cheer- Canceled
JV Football- Game moved to 7 pm
JV Soccer- Game moved to 6:30 pm

09/02/2026

The Varsity Volleyball team swept Manchester last night in Cascades Conference action.
🏐 Set 1: 25-11
🏐 Set 2: 25-21
🏐 Set 3: 25-9
Leading the way was Lydia Sanders with 11 kills, 7 digs
Mara Henry added 5 huge blocks, 6 kills, 8 digs & 3 aces
McKenna Hoskins led the offense with 14 assists & 5 aces
Brooke Petosky shared in that big offense with 11 assists, also had 5 aces, 6 digs & 2 kills
Brooke Johnson added 4 kills, 6 digs
Lou Brown added 4 kills, 1 block
Harlow Zuver led with 9 digs & had some great defensive passes, 1 ace & 1 assist
Sophia Woody added 1 kill, 1 assist
Anicia Aguilera added 3 digs
Lillian Sawyer added 1 kill
Isabella Janiga added 1 dig
Hannah Harvey added 1 kill