FHC Sports Report Presents: Top Fives From Fall Sports

The results for the FHC Sports Report’s Top Fives from Fall Sports are in. Tune in to our video to see who won and our editors' thoughts! Thank you to all who voted, and congratulations to our winners! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ZdPATZad8

Lance Childers - Boys JV soccer Freshman Lance Childers had an incredible season this year on the boys JV soccer team. Lance played goalkeeper throughout the whole season and excelled at it. Later in the season, the varsity team made some adjustments with their lineup due to some injuries, and Lance got pulled up to start at goalie for varsity’s second and third round conference tournament game...

Girls JV golf vs East Grand Rapids The girls JV golf team had a captivating match against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers this fall. As the girls battled it out, many Rangers found themselves setting a career-best as they finished their last hole against EGR. In a triumphant victory of 190-181, this was the Rangers' best score as a team this year, and pretty much each golfer needed a career-best...

Varsity football's onside kick vs Mona Shores The varsity football team had a season to remember this fall that unfortunately ended sooner than the team had hoped. Going up against one of the top teams in the state in Mona Shores, the Rangers fell short of an amazing comeback with many memorable plays to go along with it. One of those plays included an onside kick performed to perfection. With the...

Freshman volleyball The freshman volleyball team dominated this year with a record of 11-3, and head coach Bri Tilton did an impressive job coaching these players like she always does. On October 3rd, the Rangers took on a solid Byron Center team. This game was important for the Rangers because they wanted to remain undefeated in conference. The girls would lose the first set of this game by a...

Hunter Robinson vs Lowell Varsity quarterback and junior Hunter Robinson had a field day in FHC’s final game of the regular season. Facing a tough Lowell Red Arrow defense, Robinson exploded for 203 yards on 23 carries and four touchdowns. Hunter had numerous pitch perfect games this season, but this game was one for the record books. This stellar performance highlighted Central’s 35-14 victor...

Varsity football vs. Mona Shores After a victory against Forest Hills Northern in the Pre-District round of the playoffs, the Rangers looked to defeat the defending state champion Mona Shores Sailors in a clash for the ages. After a back and forth first half, the Rangers opened up the second half with a kickoff return for a touchdown with junior Jacob Bonnett bringing it back. Then, as the game we...

Olivia Oorbeck Freshman Olivia Oorbeck had an amazing first season on the Lady Rangers swim and dive team. Not only did Olivia score several points at each meet to become a key member of the team, but she was also the only freshman awarded All-Conference. Throughout the season, Olivia achieved state cut times in the 200 individual medley, 500 freestyle, and the 400 freestyle relay. At the confer...

Ty Hallock Ty Hallock is the freshman and JV head football coach as well as the special team coach at the varsity level. It is safe to say that coach Hallock plays a significant role in the Forest Hills Central football program. He closed out the year with a 4-2 record for the freshman team and a 5-1 season for the JV squad. As a result, all three FHC football teams displayed winning records at ...

Equestrian Coming off a 7th overall finish at states a year ago, the FHC equestrian team continued its trend towards a state title when they finished fifth overall at states this year. Next year's team will bring back a load of experienced talent like their highest scorer of 2020, junior Claire Richardson, and their main source of jumping points, sophomore Abby Satterthwaite. Along with these t...

Jonah Spates  The varsity football team went 6-2 this year, and Jonah had a huge impact on that outcome. Jonah was a captain for the second year in a row and had a leading role on the team once again. He plays both wide receiver and safety, helping his team on the offensive side as well as the defensive side. This year, Jonah had 19 receptions, 321 yards, and two touchdowns. Jonah always gave ...

Carson Deines and Tyler Weaver From the very first game of their season to the very last, senior Carson Dienes and junior Tyler Weaver dominated on both the offensive and defensive sides of the Ranger varsity football team. In the team's first kick-off versus the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles, these two proved to be the leading force in their comeback win, with Carson responsible for the first ...