Sports
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On April 21st, the JV Baseball teams traveled to Springport for a doubleheader. In game 1, Maple Valley fell 1-13. Game 2 proved just as tough, ending in a 2-18 loss.
On April 22nd, the Varsity Baseball team hosted Concord in a dominant doubleheader. The Lions shut out the Yellow Jackets in both games, winning Game 1 by a score of 4-0 and cruising to a 13-0 victory in Game 2.
On April 24th, the Varsity Baseball team battled hard in a road doubleheader at Sturgis. Game 1 ended in a 0-2 loss. Game 2 was a tighter contest, resulting in a 4-4 tie after time expired.
On April 25th, the Varsity Track & Field team competed at the Webberville Spartan Invite, turning in strong performances across the board, including several personal records and top-10 finishes.
100m: Tyrese Robinson-El (13.05, 29th), Iziah Hall (13.06, 20th), Sienna Lowe (14.60, 15th), Olivia Campbell (15.80, 26th)
200m: Gavin Swift (26.22, 20th), Ben Mater (26.60 PR, 21st), Sienna Lowe (30.07, 12th), Noelle Clinkscales (31.48, 21st)
400m: Athena Morehouse (1:06.57, 5th), Audrey Burpee (1:06.96, 6th)
110m Hurdles: Kelvin Davis (18.46, 4th)
300m Hurdles: Kelvin Davis (43.95, 3rd), Audrey Burpee (52.59 PR, 2nd), Izabelle Soper (1:08.41, 18th)
800m: Gavin Swift (2:27.69 PR, 16th), Doug Smalley (2:47.91 PR, 25th), Ariel Kenyon (3:21.15, 16th), Kenzie Soper (3:27.56 PR, 19th)
1600m: Doug Smalley (5:55.77, 22nd), Izabelle Soper (7:03.56, 15th)
4x100: Lowe, Taylor, Campbell, Clinkscales – 59.38 (11th)
4x200: Lowe, Taylor, Diaz, Campbell – 2:08.91 (12th)
4x400: Morehouse, Davis, Burpee, Penny – 4:20.00 (5th)
4x800: Mater, Kenyon, Page, Soper – 11:37.58 (6th)
Shot Put: Tyrese Robinson-El (36'1.5" PR, 14th), Skyler Cook (34'0.75" PR, 17th), Abby Harvey (20'8", 27th), Kenzie Soper (15'11", 33rd)
Discus: Andrew Phenix (110'5" PR, 7th), Cook (102'2", 10th), Tryon (88'1", 17th), Harvey (77'3" PR, 14th), Martin (51'9", 29th)
High Jump: Kelvin Davis (6'0", 2nd), Burpee (4'8", 4th), Morehouse (4'6" PR, 8th)
Long Jump: Gavin Swift (16'11", 15th), Ben Mater (14'2", 23rd), Clinkscales (12'5.5", 22nd), Soper (12'3.75", 23rd), Lily Diaz (10'8.25" PR, 28th)
On April 21st, the Girls’ Soccer team defended their turf with a strong 3-0 win over Stockbridge.
The Lions hosted Springport on April 23rd but fell short in a tough matchup, taking a 0-5 loss.
On April 25th, the Girls’ Soccer team hosted Barry County Christian in a non-conference match, resulting in a 3-0 loss for the Lions.
On April 22nd, the MS Track & Field team roared into Reading for a Big 8 Track & Field Meet.
Meet Highlights
Dominant performances from Josh Miller (3x 1st), Porter Bryson (2x 1st), and Klaire Keiffer (3x 1st)
7 first-place finishes on the track
5 first-place finished in field events
17 personal records shattered
Full Results
70 Meter Dash: Klaire Keiffer – 1st place – 10.53 (PR), Kale Keiffer – 3rd place – 10.65 (PR), Levi Whitford – 7th place – 12.06, Trinity Nickens – 4th place – 12.58, Myles Berg – 9th place – 13.23, Reagan Berg – 8th place – 14.14
100 Meter Dash: Kale Keiffer – 4th place – 14.72 (PR), Trinity Nickens – 6th place – 17.47, Rieleigh Thompson – 7th place – 17.48
200 Meter Dash: Justice Deboer – 6th place – 32.18 (PR), Zoey Burman – 5th place – 34.08 (PR)
400 Meter Dash: Josh Miller – 1st place – 58.40 (PR), Melanie Jones – 1st place – 1:03.96 (PR)
800 Meter Run: Adelita Tobias – 1st place – 2:45.97 (PR), Melanie Jones – 2nd place – 2:46.69 (PR)
1600 Meter Run: Porter Bryson – 1st place – 5:27.96 (PR), Raegan Jones – 2nd place – 6:52.39
3200 Meter Run: Porter Bryson – 1st place – 12:01.60 (PR), Raegan Jones – 1st place – 13:55.22 (PR)
55 Meter Hurdles: Josh Miller – 1st place – 9.40 (PR), Karlee Davis – 3rd place – 12.24
200 Meter Hurdles: Josh Miller – 1st place – 29.62
4x100 Meter Relay: Myles Berg, Levi Whitford, Liam Swift, Justice Deboer – 2nd place – 1:05.13, Reagan Berg, Rieleigh Thompson, Trinity Nickens, Zoey Burman – 2nd place – 1:10.08
4x400 Meter Relay: Adelita Tobias, Raegan Jones, Melanie Jones, Lily Rosin – 1st place – 5:07.42
Shot Put: Kale Keiffer – 1st place – 34' 0.5", Justice Deboer – 4th place – 25' 11" (PR), Myles Berg – 6th place – 22' 2", Reagan Berg – 4th place – 18' 5"
High Jump: Klaire Keiffer – 1st place – 4' 9"
Pole Vault: Klaire Keiffer – 1st place – 7' 6", Adelita Tobias – 2nd place – 6' 6", Lily Rosin – 3rd place – 5' 6" (PR)
Long Jump: Karlee Davis – 1st place – 11' 4.75", Liam Swift – 5th place – 11' 10.5" (PR), Rieleigh Thompson – 5th place – 8' 3", Levi Whitford – 7th place – 9' 7"
On April 22nd, the Softball team hosted Concord for a doubleheader. Despite putting up 11 runs in game 1, they fell short with an 11-26 loss. Game 2 proved challenging as well, ending in a 2-19 defeat.
On April 25th, the Softball team traveled to Olivet for a tough non-conference matchup. In Game 1, the Lions lost 0-20, and in Game 2, they lost 0-4.
On April 23rd, the Varsity Track & Field team competed in a loaded tri-meet against Bronson and Reading at Springport.
Meet Highlights:
Audrey Burpee: 3x Top-2 Finishes
Kelvin Davis: 1st in 300m Hurdles and high jump, 3rd in 110 Hurdles
Jeremiah Penny & Gavin Swift: Both recorded multiple PRs and top-3 finishes
Full Results:
100 Meter Dash: Jeremiah Penny – 7th place – 12.67 (PR), Dayton Hillard – 9th place – 12.80 (PR), Iziah Hall – 10th place – 13.03 (PR), Tyrese Robinson-El – 11th place – 13.06, Presley Hricovsky – 17th place – 13.94 (PR), Noelle Clinkscales – 6th place – 16.10 (PR), Leannah Johnson – 10th place – 16.39, Anna Martin – 12th place – 16.96 (PR)
200 Meter Dash: Jeremiah Penny – 2nd place – 24.95 (PR), Gavin Swift – 3rd place – 25.27 (PR), Dayton Hillard – 8th place – 26.15 (PR), Ben Mater – 11th place – 26.84, Presley Hricovsky – 12th place – 29.63 (PR), Sienna Lowe – 2nd place – 29.38, Noelle Clinkscales – 5th place – 30.87 (PR), Olivia Campbell – 9th place – 33.71 (PR), Lily Diaz – 11th place – 36.34
400 Meter Dash: Audrey Burpee – 1st place – 1:05.85 (PR), Ariel Kenyon – 5th place – 1:23.53
800 Meter Run: Ariel Kenyon – 2nd place – 3:20.25 (PR)
1600 Meter Run: Doug Smalley – 8th place – 5:55.75 (PR), Quincy Page – 12th place – 6:54.32, Andrew Phenix – 13th place – 8:23.15
110 Meter Hurdles: Kelvin Davis – 3rd place – 17.28 (PR)
300 Meter Hurdles: Kelvin Davis – 1st place – 42.77 (PR), Audrey Burpee – 1st place – 56.63, Izabelle Soper – 3rd place – 1:01.91
4x100 Relay: Iziah Hall, Ben Mater, Dayton Hillard, Quincy Page – 2nd place – 50.43, Sienna Lowe, Izabelle Taylor, Olivia Campbell, Noelle Clinkscales – 2nd place – 59.69
4x200 Relay: Leannah Johnson, Izabelle Taylor, Abby Harvey, Lily Diaz – 3rd place – 2:18.79
4x400 Relay: Sienna Lowe, Ariel Kenyon, Izabelle Soper, Audrey Burpee – 2nd place – 5:47.40
4x800 Relay: Ben Mater, Gavin Swift, Doug Smalley, Quincy Page – 3rd place – 10:46.51, Ariel Kenyon, Kenzie Soper, Leannah Johnson, Izabelle Soper – 1st place – 11:36.56
Shot Put: Tyrese Robinson-El – 2nd place – 33' 0", Iziah Hall – 6th place – 33' 10" (PR), Skyler Cook – 7th place – 33' 4", Teaghan Tryon – 15th place – 30' 5", Jeremiah Penny – 17th place – 29' 3.5" (PR), Leannah Johnson – 7th place – 21' 10", Abby Harvey – 21' 0", Kenzie Soper – 11th place – 17' 8"
Discus Throw: Skyler Cook – 4th place – 106' 7" (PR), Andrew Phenix – 5th place – 105' 5", Teaghan Tryon – 8th place – 88' 6", Tyrese Robinson-El – 14th place – 77' 6", Abby Harvey – 4th place – 66' 2", Anna Martin – 7th place – 49' 9"
High Jump: Kelvin Davis – 1st place – 5' 4", Audrey Burpee – 2nd place – 4' 6", Athena Morehouse – 4th place – 4' 6" (PR)
Long Jump: Noelle Clinkscales – 1st place – 12' 7.25", Izabelle Soper – 4th place – 10' 5.5", Lily Diaz – 5th place – 10' 2.5", Gavin Swift – 3rd place – 17' 9" (PR), Kelvin Davis – 4th place – 17' 7.75", Iziah Hall – 7th place – 15' 7.75" (PR), Ben Mater – 11th place – 14' 11"
Activites/Clubs
Region I FFA Leadership Camp
On April 24th & 25th, the 2025-2026 Maple Valley FFA chapter officers traveled to Camp Friedenswald in Cassopolis, MI, for the 2025 Region I FFA Leadership Camp. This camp is hosted by the Region I officers, where the newly elected chapter officers are trained on how to be an officer and learn all about leadership, while also having some fun.
Senior Highlights
Jim Wiggs
After high school, Jim plans to attend college and study either sports management, sports media, or sports broadcasting. The staff member who has had the biggest impact on him is Mrs. Webb because she pushed him to work harder in school and become a better person. Something Jim is looking forward to after graduation is going out on his own and doing new things. Some advice he would like to give to incoming Freshmen is “Take every opportunity you can to be better.” The highlight of his senior year was setting a school record and tying a state record for longest pick-6.
Staff Highlight
Miss. Kelsie Taylor, a Kindergarten teacher and Grand Valley State University alumna, finds joy in the “AHA” moments and the chance to nurture young minds full of potential. She loves working alongside her supportive Kindergarten team and staff, calling it the best part of her job. Outside the classroom, she enjoys reading and spending time with her dogs, Frank and Junie. Her encouraging message to students is simple: “As long as you are doing your very best, you are doing everything you can.”
