FHC Sports Report Presents: Top Fives From Fall Sports

The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives From Fall Sports are in. Thank you to all who voted, and congratulations to our winners! Toughest Loss and Most Entertaining Game: Varsity football vs Grandville - After falling to a 32-7 deficit in the second quarter, the Rangers crawled back with 22 unanswered points to end the game, setting up the offense with one last chance to score the ...

Ben Koning and Nick Stockenaeur  Juniors Ben Koning and Nick Stockenauer had an outstanding season this year on the boys varsity tennis team. They played as a set of doubles for the whole season for the FHC team. From last year, the boys improved their level of play by working hard during the offseason and attending many camps. This year they had to fill a very important role: they had to win...

Varsity Football vs. Grandville The varsity football team came into this game knowing they were in for a challenge. They had played Grandville before and knew how difficult it was to counter the powerful Wing T offense that Grandville ran. The game started off with a flurry of scores by Grandville, making the score 24-0 by the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the team saw im...

Jacob Bonnett Sophomore Jacob Bonnett started off the football season as the only sophomore on varsity; later on in the season, however, he became a key component to the starting lineup for the Rangers. He racked up more than 250 yards receiving, as well as contributing to the passing defense for FHC and being the kick returner on special teams. In potentially one of the most crucial games of the...

Freshman volleyball The freshman volleyball team experienced a breakout season this year as they went undefeated in head-to-head matches. The stellar season for the girls started off with a solid performance at the first quad of the year—the East Kentwood Falcon Fest invite—where the girls went 3-2 in matches against East Kentwood, West Catholic, and Traverse City St. Francis. They would d...

JT Guntern Goal vs. Portage Northern After starting the season with a 2-5-3 record, boys varsity soccer strung off three consecutive wins following the beginning of its “Revenge Tour,” including wins over Northview and Cedar Springs, both teams the Rangers failed to beat in their first matchup. The boys had some serious momentum going heading into the match against Portage Northern, and a result...

Mandy Ehrlich and Ally Ringler Two seniors who have been on varsity golf since freshman year, held the first and second spot on the varsity team this year, and helped their team qualify and place third at the state meet: Mandy and Ally continued to lead their team throughout the season. These two shot scores under 50 six times throughout the season, and Ally even shot a 38 at the FHC Jamboree. Th...

Girls Cross Country Girls cross country had an outstanding season this year, which was unexpected due to the number of girls who graduated last year. The team took second in their conference meet, fourth in the Regional meet, and although the team as a whole did not make it to the State meet, individuals such as senior Nicole Marco and junior Whitney Currie did individually. “I liked ho...

Varsity soccer vs Caledonia  After coming off a 7-0 victory against Ottawa Hills, the Rangers went up against local powerhouse Caledonia, who was ranked #3 in the Division 1 state standings at the time they played them. FHC was sitting with a 2-3-2 record at the time and came into the match with energy, knowing they were facing a tough opponent. They approached the game with a defensive mind...

Rhosias Arius vs Cedar Springs Playing in a combined Freshman and JV football game after some weird circumstances, sophomore Rhosias Arius played a very good game, scoring all three of the Rangers’ touchdowns. It started off with a 25-yard reception for the Rangers first score. After that, he had a 70-yard touchdown in which he flew by all of the Red Hawks' defenders. He had one more touch...

Sammy Postlewait Senior Sammy Postlewait played an imperative role on the boys varsity soccer team this year, leading them to a quality 10-7-4 season. In addition to providing an excellent source of leadership and positivity to his teammates, Sammy was responsible for countless goals, assists, and helping his teammates overcome adversity in every game they played. During a game against Greenv...

  Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Okemos After a 4-1 win in the opening round of districts against Ottawa Hills, the FHC boys varsity traveled to Grand Ledge to take on the #1 ranked Okemos Chiefs. The team hung around for a bit with the solid play of the defense. Senior defender Ethan Hale and goalie Kyler Williams played solid and stopped lots of balls from the Chiefs to get some momentum ...