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The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

The Student Voice of Forest Hills Central

The Central Trend

Jordyn Carlson

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter

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.
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Track and field takes on States

Track and field takes on States

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter June 3, 2019

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,...

Player profile: Madisyn Bunke

Player profile: Madisyn Bunke

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 30, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Brendan Guitar

Player Profile: Brendan Guitar

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 23, 2019

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...

Player Profile: David Whittaker

Player Profile: David Whittaker

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 17, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Patrick Ho

Player Profile: Patrick Ho

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 9, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Rachel Nicholson

Player Profile: Rachel Nicholson

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 2, 2019

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...

Track and field takes on the OK White Quad

Track and field takes on the OK White Quad

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter May 1, 2019

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...

Track and field has a successful weekend

Track and field has a successful weekend

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter April 30, 2019

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,...

Player Profile: Olivia Jeong

Player Profile: Olivia Jeong

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter April 25, 2019

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...

Track and Field has successful outing at FHN

Track and Field has successful outing at FHN

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter April 18, 2019

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,...

Player Profile: Dylan Wilson

Player Profile: Dylan Wilson

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter April 18, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Lilly Crook

Player Profile: Lilly Crook

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter April 11, 2019

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...

Top 5 Unsung Heroes

Top 5 Unsung Heroes

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter March 13, 2019

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....

Player Profile: Shay Keaton

Player Profile: Shay Keaton

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter February 18, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Janae Van Dyke

Player Profile: Janae Van Dyke

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter February 11, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Gordon Schimeck

Player Profile: Gordon Schimeck

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter February 5, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Bryce Hysong

Player Profile: Bryce Hysong

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter January 14, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Brendan Guitar

Player Profile: Brendan Guitar

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter January 7, 2019

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...

Player Profile: Isaac Gurley

Player Profile: Isaac Gurley

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter December 17, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Gavin Keeler

Player Profile: Gavin Keeler

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter December 10, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Brandon Weiskopf

Player Profile: Brandon Weiskopf

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter December 3, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Cole Kaminski

Player Profile: Cole Kaminski

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter November 26, 2018

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...

Top 5 unsung heroes

Top 5 unsung heroes

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter November 15, 2018

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....

Freshman volleyball has thrilling 12-0 season

Freshman volleyball has thrilling 12-0 season

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter November 2, 2018

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...

Player profile: Lilly Harsevoort

Player profile: Lilly Harsevoort

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter October 23, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Jayden Bonsall

Player Profile: Jayden Bonsall

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter October 15, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Gabby Partlo

Player Profile: Gabby Partlo

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter October 8, 2018

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...

Varsity field hockey sweeps EGR 4-0

Varsity field hockey sweeps EGR 4-0

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter October 5, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Sammie Wing

Player Profile: Sammie Wing

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter October 1, 2018

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...

Wood was treated by Andre Gauri, MD, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist who serves as section chief of electrophysiology at Spectrum Health Fred and Lena Meijer Heart Center. "None of the tests were abnormal," Dr. Gauri said. "Her genetic testing came back normal, everything came back normal."  (Taylor Ballek | Spectrum Health Beat)

FHC welcomes new volleyball coach Dayle Wood

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 28, 2018

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...

Freshman volleyball win against Lowell 2-1

Freshman volleyball win against Lowell 2-1

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 26, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Kenzie Davis

Player Profile: Kenzie Davis

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 24, 2018

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...

Player Profile: Madison Bruno

Player Profile: Madison Bruno

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 17, 2018

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...

FH varsity field hockey ties with Skyline 1-1

FH varsity field hockey ties with Skyline 1-1

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 16, 2018

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...

Freshman volleyball slams Northview for a 2-0

Freshman volleyball slams Northview for a 2-0

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 14, 2018

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...

Freshman volleyball wins against rival FHN

Freshman volleyball wins against rival FHN

Jordyn Carlson, Sports Reporter September 12, 2018

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...

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