Jordyn Carlson is a Junior at FHC, this is her second year writing for The Central Trend as a Sports Reporter. Jordyn wishes to continue writing all through high school and continue writing after that. She also plays Softball for FHC.
Favorite part about being on staff: Getting to know new people in different classes and writing, of course!
Hobbies/Interests: Softball, playing her ukulele, hanging out with friends, and writing
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee because it teaches so many lessons that are so important and valuable to know.
Its Friday night, you will usually find Jordyn: Watching Netflix, hanging out with friends, or working at Chuck E Cheese.
Over the weekend, FHC varsity track and field sent 12 deserving members of the team to the State championships, the most runners that FHC has ever sent. Although FHC didn’t come home with any trophies,...
Name: Madisyn Bunke
Grade: 12
Sport: Track and Field
Event: Long jump, 200-meter, 4x200meter relay, & 4x100meter relay.
How long have you been a part of track and field?
“I have...
Last night, Forest Hills girls varsity lacrosse took on the Rockford Rams in the Regional semi-finals, falling to them with a score of 16-8. At the half, it was 7-5 and Forest Hills was playing really...
On Friday, May 24, the Forest Hills girls varsity lacrosse team took on the Eagles of Hudsonville in the first round of Regionals at Forest Hills Central. This win sends Forest Hills to the Regional semi-finals,...
Name: Brendan Guitar
Grade: 11
Sport: Track and field
Event: Shot Put & Discus
How long have you been a part of track and field?
“I started my freshman year, so it's been about three...
With a combination of both aggressive offense and a tough, stellar defense, the Forest Hills girls varsity lacrosse team was able to pull ahead and win against Cranbrook 14-9 on Saturday. This was the...
On Friday, May 17, some very deserving members of the track and field team traveled to East Lansing to take part in the Regional meet. To start off the day, junior Patrick Ho placed fifth in the 200-meter,...
Name: David Whittaker
Grade: 10
Sport: track and field
Event: 4x100 relay, 100-meter, 200-meter, 4x200 relay
How long have you been a part of track and field?
“ I have been...
Hot off of its win against Brighton, the girls lacrosse team traveled to Rockford to take on the Rams in a close battle, but they ultimately fell to them with a final score of 13-8. As usual, Forest Hills...
After winning against Grand Rapids Christian last week 14-4, girls varsity lacrosse won against Brighton 12-6 on Senior Night on Friday.
FH worked to get the ball around the field in order to penetrate...
On Friday, May 10, the FHC track and field team headed to compete in the last meet of the regular season. To start off the day, junior Patrick Ho placed second in the 200-meter and ran a new PR with a...
On Monday, the Forest Hills girls varsity lacrosse team took on the Pioneers of East Grand Rapids at Forest Hills Central. EGR is typically a hard matchup for FH, and this game was no different. Yellow...
Name: Patrick Ho
Grade: 11
Sport: Track and Field
Events: 200-meter, 4x200 relay, 400-meter, & 4x400 relay
Fun facts about Patrick:
He has five dogs
He has seven people in his...
On Friday, FHC track and field partook in the Gowell Miars invite in Charlotte. Starting off the day, senior Geoffrey Batterbee placed first in the 800-meter followed by teammate senior Jake Ball in fifth....
Name: Rachel Nicholson
Grade: 11
Sport: Girls lacrosse
Position: Attack
How long have you been playing lacrosse?
“I have been playing since fourth grade.”
What are you looking forward...
Yesterday, track and field had its OK White Quad at home against Lowell, FHN, and Northview. The boys started off on a high note when sophomore David Whittaker placed third followed by freshman Rhosias...
On Friday, the FHC track and field team traveled to MSU to partake in the Spartan Classic.
Senior Geoffrey Batterbee was the first runner from FHC to place on the day; he started it off in the 800-meter,...
On Saturday, the Forest Hills girls lacrosse team had a tournament at Rockford where it took on a Midwest team from Chicago and Walled Lake high school. In the game against the team from Chicago, New Trier...
On Wednesday, FH took on Rockford—one of the best teams in the state. Sadly, Forest Hills failed to pull ahead and ended up losing the game with a final score of 15-5.
Forest Hills Northern senior...
On Tuesday, the FHC track and field team went out to Greenville to partake in the OK White Quad. The boys tied with Cedar Springs and lost to Greenville 86-50. The girls won over Cedar Springs 95-42 and...
Name: Olivia Jeong
Grade: 11
Sport: Track and field
Event: 100-meter, 100-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, & 300-meter hurdles
How long have you been a part of track and field?
“I...
On Saturday, Forest Hills traveled to East Grand Rapids to play against Birmingham, Brighton, and EGR. In the first game, FH played against Birmingham and took the victory easily with a 16-2 score. In...
On Saturday, FHC traveled to Houseman field, where they competed against 16 other schools.
In the 400-meter for the boys, three FHC runners placed in the top five. Senior Geoffrey Batterbee placed first,...
Last night, Forest Hills fought out a tough battle on the road against East Grand Rapids. FH went into the game last night with two wins under its belt, with the wins being against Ann Arbor and Carmel....
Track and field had an away meet at Forest Hills Northern against FHN and Ottawa Hills on Tuesday, April 16. Three Ranger runners placed in the top five for the 200-meter; junior Patrick Ho placed first,...
Name: Dylan Wilson
Grade: 11
Sport: Track and field
Event: 300 meter hurdles/110 meter hurdles
How long have you been a part of track and field?
“I have been running track and...
Yesterday, the Rangers of Forest Hills Central partook in the King and Queen of the Hills meet against Forest Hills Northern and Forest Hills Eastern.
For the guys, senior Ryan Talbot placed second...
Yesterday, the girls varsity lacrosse team faced off against Grand Rapids Catholic Central at home. With a combination of quick offense and some tough defense, Forest Hills was able to come out on top...
Name: Lilly Crook
Grade: 11
Sport: Track and field
Event: Pole vault and long jump
How long have you done track and field?
“I have participated in track and field for the last six years.”
What...
At the GVSU meet on Friday, the track and field team competed in its first meet of the season. Overall, the team had a very successful day.
For the boys side, three FHC runners placed in the top five...
Yesterday, the Forest Hills girls varsity Lacrosse team opened its season with a home game at FHC against Mattawan. The girls of Forest Hills came out on top and secured the win with a final score of 17-5....
Carl Mielock
Senior Carl Mielock had the task of playing one of the most difficult positions in hockey: goalie. Often times the goalie gets overlooked, but the goalie is an essential part of hockey....
In Brad Anderson’s 14 seasons as the head wrestling coach, this was one of the youngest teams he ever had. This year was a new era for the Forest Hills Central wrestling team, as it lost some key competitors...
On Feb. 9, the varsity wrestling team set its sights on Districts. This year, it took place right at the home of our Forest Hills Central Rangers. The teams present included Alpena, Caledonia, East Kentwood,...
Name: Shay Keaton
Grade: 11
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: Heavyweight
Fun facts about Shay
She plays piano, guitar, ukulele, bass guitar, and harmonica
She takes Spanish
She is...
Name: Janae Van Dyke
Grade: 10
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: 171
Fun facts about Janae
She is a bird person
She has a scar from a dog bite
She doesn’t like chocolate
She...
Name: Gordon Schimeck
Grade: 12
Sport: Wrestling
Weight Class: 215
Things you might not know about Gordon:
He listens to Metal
His favorite restaurant is Adobe
How long have...
The varsity A wrestling team defeated conference opponent Northview with an impressive final score of 47-33 during its home dual on Friday. The team won 8 out of the 14 matches. Seniors Vaughn Rodriguez...
Name: Bryce Hysong
Grade: 10
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: 130
Years Wrestling: 2
Four interesting things about Bryce
He just moved here
Wrestling is his favorite sport
He...
Over the weekend, the Ranger wrestling team had some successful performances that stood out in the tournament. Forest Hills Central traveled to Mount Pleasant to participate in the Mount Pleasant Coke...
Name: Brendan Guitar
Grade: 11
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: Heavyweight division
How long have you been wrestling?
“This will be my fourth season.”
How did you start wrestling?
“Some...
Sophomores Isaac Gurley and Caden Jacobs stood out last night in the first wrestling dual of the season. The Rangers battled it out against Fruitport and Mona Shores, coming out on top over Mona Shores...
Name: Isaac Gurley
Grade: 10
Sport: Wrestling
Weight Class: 145
Fun facts about Isaac:
He enjoys reading biographies
He moved here from Tennessee
He loves Rick and Morty
He loves...
Over the weekend, Forest Hills Central hosted the Kent County Wrestling Championship. This tournament is one of the biggest in the state and the varsity A team was able to have two outstanding individuals...
Name: Gavin Keeler
Sport: Wrestling
Grade: 11
Weight class: 125
Fun facts about Gavin:
He used to do gymnastics
He loves to study weather
He wants to enter the Air Force or SOWT...
Yesterday, the varsity wrestling team competed in the Howell Herm Wilkinson Classic. The Rangers of Forest Hills Central placed fourteenth out of 27 teams and ended with a final score of 40.0. The outing...
Name: Brandon Weiskopf
Grade: 11
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: HWT (Heavyweights)
Four fun facts about Brandon:
One of the team leaders
Loves helping people get better
Works...
The wrestling team had an overall successful 2017-2018 season with a 14-8 record and an academic all-state team. Two wrestlers reached 100 career wins and took third and fifth in the state. It will be...
Name: Cole Kaminski
Grade: 11
Sport: Wrestling
Weight class: 140/145
How long have you been wrestling?
"This will be my sixth year wrestling."
What is the hardest part of wrestling...
Joe Szczepanek
Coming into the 2018 varsity football season as a senior, Joe took on a new position: center. This position wasn’t entirely foreign to Joe, as last year he played both guard and center....
For its first year in Division 1, the Forest Hills varsity field hockey team had a very successful season with a final record of 8-7-2. FH won the State Championship last year, and this year they fell...
This year’s freshman volleyball team had an incredible season. The girls claimed the OK White conference title and had an undefeated season with a record of 12-0. The Rangers’ games were mostly won...
The freshman volleyball team claimed the title of OK White Conference Champions after its undefeated season, ending the year against Greenville in last night's game. The girls went into the battle against...
The varsity field hockey team took on the number-one team in Division 1: Saline. FH fell by a final score of 4-0. Despite the loss, Forest Hills battled hard and put everything they had into the game.
The...
Name: Lilly Harsevoort
Grade: 9
Sport: freshman volleyball
Position: Middle Hitter
What inspired you to play volleyball?
"My friends did it, so I wanted to. My mom also pushed...
In the last minute of the game, senior Logan Wedder went into the end zone with a 93-yard touchdown, putting the final points on the board for FHC. The Rangers won the game against Greenville 55-0.
Other...
Yesterday, the varsity field hockey team took on Skyline high school yet again this season, but this time FH won 2-0 instead of a tied game of 1-1. With a combination of aggressive offense and strong...
Yesterday, the freshman volleyball team took on the Lowell Red Arrows in a back-and-forth game and came out on top winning the game 2-0. The final score of the first set was 25-23 and the final score of...
Yesterday, the freshman volleyball team took on the Bengals of Ottawa Hills. FHC came out on top and won the game 2-0. The Rangers started off very strong, coming out with quick and effective runs of serves....
Name: Jayden Bonsall
Grade: 12
Sport: Varsity field hockey
Position: Defense
How long have you been playing volleyball?
“Six years.”
How did you start playing field hockey in the...
Yesterday, the freshman volleyball team took on Cedar Springs at the Red Hawks’ home court and came out victorious. The serving runs were on fire, per usual, and many of the girls walked away from the...
Yesterday, the freshman girls volleyball team took on OK White conference opponent: the Northview Wildcats. The Rangers used quite the combination of stellar offensive work and some crucial defensive digs...
Name: Gabby Partlo
Grade: 9
Sport: Freshman Volleyball
Position: Middle hitter
How long have you been playing volleyball?
“I have been playing volleyball since seventh grade.”
What...
Yesterday, the Forest Hills varsity field hockey team took the long drive to Saline high school where they would face off in two highly competitive games, one against Saline and the other against Novi....
Yesterday, the freshman volleyball team took on cross-town rival Forest Hills Northern. FHC had the home-court advantage and it certainly paid off as the Rangers won in the first two sets of the game.
In...
Varsity field hockey swept East Grand Rapids in its second game against them this season on Senior Night yesterday. FH fired from all cylinders and even incorporated most of the skills they have continuously...
Last night, FHC freshman volleyball took on Greenville at the Rangers' home court. The end of the game resulted in FHC securing the win in the first two sets of the game with final scores of 25-21 and...
Name: Sammie Wing
Grade: 9
Sport: Freshman Volleyball
Position: Setter
How long have you been playing volleyball?
“I have been playing for three years.”
What are your hopes for this...
Yesterday, the freshman volleyball team took part in the Grand Haven Invitational. To start, they were placed in Pool D along with Grandville, Zeeland East, and Coopersville. The difference with this invitational...
Yesterday, the Forest Hills varsity field hockey team took on Detroit Country Day and came out with a tie. The end result was a low-scoring game of 1-1. The team had an equally good balance of offense...
New volleyball coach Dayle Wood will never forget September 9, 2013.
“It happened at practice my freshman year of college,” she recalled, as her life would forever be changed.
“I was at practice...
Last night, the FHC freshman volleyball team took on one of the hardest teams it would face this year: Lowell. Unlike most of their games so far this season, the Rangers played three sets instead of the...
Yesterday, the Forest Hills varsity field hockey team took on both Huron high school and Chelsea high school on the road at Chelsea. The first game was against the Ann Arbor team, Huron. The teams from...
Name: Kenzie Davis
Grade: 9
Sport: Volleyball
Position: Setter
How long have you been playing volleyball?
“I have been playing volleyball since fifth grade.”
What are your hopes...
The freshman volleyball team came back to beat out Ottawa Hills after an early struggle. The Ranger offense was able to turn it on and go on some serving runs. Both freshmen Kenzie Davis and Sophia Galan...
Last night, the Forest Hills Central freshman volleyball team took on Cedar Springs and came out victorious with a 2-0 win. The first set was a bit of a struggle for FHC, as the score was only 7 points...
Name: Madison Bruno
Grade: 12
Sport: Varsity Field Hockey
Position: Forward right midfielder
How long have you been playing Field Hockey?
“I am in my fifth year of playing.”
Who...
Yesterday, varsity field hockey took their home field against Skyline high school. The game resulted in a tie with the final score being 1-1. FH didn't take as many shots on goal in this game as they usually...
The freshman Ranger volleyball team earned its second win in a row last night against Northview. In the first set, it was clear that FHC would claim victory as they were ahead by 12 and held that position...
Last night, the FH girls varsity field hockey team lost to Pioneer high school on Forest Hills’ home turf with a final score of 6-0. Beating the teams from Ann Arbor was one of the team's big goals,...
Last night the freshman girls volleyball team went on the road to take on cross-district rival, Forest Hills Northern. The Rangers lost the first critical set to Northern with a score of 25-10. Moving...
With exactly 11:19 left on the clock, FH scored their first and only goal of the game. However, this one goal made the difference as it was what won them the game by a score of 1-0. This goal was scored...
Fresh off of its State Championship from last year’s season, Forest Hills girls varsity field hockey team has started their 2018 season off strong. They’ve had a total of five games and those have...
On Saturday, FHC sent two top performing athletes to the state track and field meet. The meet took place at East Kentwood high school, where schools from all over the state came together to compete for...
On Friday, the track and field team sent two competitors for each event to the regional meet. The final team results were low, with FHC mens varsity taking 7th place with a total of 35 points and girls...
Last night, the girls varsity soccer team faced the Northern Huskies in an epic battle. The Rangers were looking to defeat their rivals yet again, but ultimately fell short. The team suffered a heart-wrenching...
Taking on the Grand Haven Buccaneers, the FHC girls varsity soccer team was expecting a tough battle between the two schools. Instead, the Rangers were able to tromp them with a score of 4-1, securing...
The Ranger girls varsity soccer team defeated the Cedar Springs Red Hawks last Friday 2-0 to secure another conference win.
The Ranger goal scorers of the night were seniors Ali Czarnecki and Hannah...
Last night, Forest Hills water polo took on rival East Grand Rapids. It was senior night for FH and they took away the win with a final score of 5-4. The student section was loaded with support for the...
The FHC girls soccer team took home another conference victory over Northview last night. The Rangers were able to score three goals to the Wildcats' one, completing the season sweep of Northview.
Top...
On Tuesday night, the girls varsity water polo team took on Portage Central at home. Forest Hills got one of their first wins of the season against Portage in grand fashion with a final score of 13-3.
Goalie...
Rangers girls varsity soccer picked up another win last night at Greenville, crushing the Yellowjackets 9-0. They mercied the Yellow Jackets in the first half, making the Rangers' new record 6-1.
The...
The Rangers girls varsity soccer team took on the Rockford Rams at home on Friday and suffered a devastating loss. Going into the game, the Rangers knew that it would be tough, but they held the Rams to...
The Rangers girls varsity soccer team defeated the Lowell Red Arrows last night, securing a key victory that continues to push them farther ahead of the other OK White conference teams. The Rangers won...
On Tuesday night, the girls varsity water polo team took on Grand Haven. After having some trouble getting a grip on the season and having a losing streak, FH came out on top and was able to put some points...
FHC Rangers girls varsity soccer took their fifth straight win against the Ottawa Hills Bengals last night throttling them 14-0. This was another conference win that will help the Rangers get closer to...
Varsity girls soccer pulled out another win against their rivals: The Huskies of Forest Hills Northern. The Rangers did not crack under the pressure of the game and were able to defeat the Huskies 4-0,...
