2014 Football August 28 vs. Forest Hills Eastern

Holland Christian kicked off their season on Thursday night against Forest Hills Eastern. In the first half, Maroons struggled to achieve enough first downs to get down the field and get on the board. Forest Hills Eastern rallied for three touchdowns over the course of the first quarter, giving the Hawks a 21-0 lead over the Maroons.

Jared Stygstra began the Maroons' drive in the second quarter with a 20 yard run to put them at midfield. On the next play, Stygstra heaved a ball 35 yards to sophomore Lukas Bruxvoort, who came down with the ball under double coverage. A few plays later, Coach Caserta decided to go for it on 4^th and 10. That decision led to a 20 yard touchdown pass from Stygstra to Brandon Riemersma to get the Maroons on the board with ten minutes left in the first half. Forest Hills added a couple of touchdowns before halftime, giving them a 35-7 lead.

 Each team added a touchdown in the second half. Holland Christian's came from a long drive consisting of passes to Lukas Bruxvoort and rushes by David Williams. That drive ended in a 10 yard touchdown pass to Caleb Brink. The game ended in a disappointing 42-13 loss. The Maroons will be back in action on Friday, September 5, as they travel to the east side of the state to take on Adrian.  

2014 Boys Soccer August 27 vs. Zeeland East

 Holland Christian welcomed Zeeland East to the turf on Wednesday night. The Maroons maintained possession in the attacking zone for the majority of the first half. Neither team capitalized in the first half, but the first half gave the Maroons a lot of momentum that led to an early second half explosion. Just two minutes into the second half, a corner kick from Andrew Keizer found the foot of Brandt VanHeest, who put the ball in the back of the net. VanHeest is a middle defender, but he is pulled up for certain set pieces. Less than a minute later, Jake Kammeraad took a corner kick that found its way to VanHeest's shoulder for his second goal in 60 seconds. Three minutes after that outburst of goals, Micah Bieri put another one on the scoreboard by striking one past the goalie from 15 yards out. With just under 20 minutes to play in the game, Reed Valk managed to kick in the fourth goal of the game. Zeeland East pushed in the final minutes for a goal, and they got one. The game ended in a 4-1 Maroons victory. After the game, Coach DeBoer complimented his players for their ability to “reward themselves with the work that they do each game”. The Maroons improve to 4-0-1 on the season. Holland Christian's next game will be played at Grand Rapids Christian at 4:30 on Tuesday, September 2.  

2014 Cross Country August 25 @ Orchard View Invite

Holland Christian participated in the Orchard View Invite on Monday night. Nathan Schloff led the boys race with an amazing 17:59. Nate Mulder and Luke Peterson also finished with strong times of 18:28 and 18:33 respectively, despite the humid conditions. The guys' team earned 4^th place out of 12 teams on the day. They will continue to work to close the gap between their top three runners and the next few runners.

The girls team has a lot of depth, both in age and general running ability. Maria Kuiper, a senior, led the Maroons with 21:31. Freshman Kayla Windemuller followed Kuiper with a 21:35. The girls' team finished in second place out of nine teams.

The next cross country match will be at South Christian's sports park on Saturday, September 6.

2014 Girls Golf August 26 @ HC/ZE invite

Despite the wet conditions, Holland Christian participated in the Unity Christian Jamboree on Tuesday afternoon. Abby Karsten finished with a spectacular score of 40, the best score of any golfer in the event. Fellow junior Brittney Statema finished with a 47, Lydia Wiersema finished with a 49. Ali Swets rounded out the scoring with a 62. Altogether, the Maroons finished with a score of 198. That score would be enough for a first place finish on the day. Unity Christian finished in second place with a 212, followed closely by third place Zeeland West with 213. Holland Christian currently sits atop the OK Green conference with six points. Unity Christian has five points and Zeeland West has four.

2014 Boys Soccer August 25 vs. South Christian

Holland Christian played their first game under the lights on Monday night against their non-conference rivals from South Christian. In the first half, the Maroons outplayed the Sailors in the categories of corner kicks, possession time, and chances. With three minutes to play in the first, Allyn Anthony fired a shot at the goal. The ball would have gone in the net if it wasn't for a South Christian defender who managed to get his shoulder on the ball. The teams went into halftime with a 0-0 tie.

A few minutes into the second half, Josh Busscher ripped the ball past the South Christian goalie from 20 yards out to put the Maroons up 1-0. About ten minutes later, the Sailors tied the game on a corner kick. Both teams had chances to take the lead late in the game but neither capitalized. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Luke Schepers held the anchor in the goal by stopping six shots. Coach DeBoer commented on his team: “We have a different team than last year. We have to continue to take advantage of our chances.” Holland Christian's record becomes 3-0-1 after tonight. Zeeland East will make a visit to the HC Turf on Wednesday at 7:15.  

2014 Boys Soccer August 23 Tournament

Coach DeBoer kicked off his second season as the varsity head coach on Saturday, as the Maroons hosted a four-team tournament. Competing against Holland Christian were Covenant Christian, Allendale, and Saugatuck. The match against Covenant Christian proved to be the most difficult for the Maroons, but they still came out on top by a score of 2-1. From there, things only got easier. They defeated Allendale 3-0 to push them into the championship game. Holland Christian went on to rout Saugatuck 8-0 in the final, hence taking home the tournament victory. Today's games push the Maroons to a quick 3-0 start to the season. Holland Christian's next game will take place on Monday night as they host their rivals from South Christian.  

2014 Maroons:
(top left, Juniors): Reed Valk, Ben Stump, Topher Leys, Dylan Busscher, Matt VanderZwaag, Caleb Rozeboom, Josh Busscher, Daniel Walters, Andrew Keizer, Bryce Eggers
(bottom left, Seniors): Kyle Wassink, Cody VanderLaan, Mitch DePree, Brandt VanHeest, Colin Bennett, Luke Schepers, Allyn Anthony, Micah Bieri, Jake Kammeraad, Andy Edstrom, Joe Spoelhof