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Portland Raiders Splits with St. Johns
Portland's Brody Moore hits TWO Grand Slams in the first game to defeat St. Johns. Moore homered in the first and second innings to put the Raiders on board 8-1 after the 2nd inning. Paul Roberts earned the win for the Raiders allowing 4 hits and striking out 5 while Gunnar Williams and Max Sandborn appeared in relief for the Raiders. Portland in the first game collected 13 hits. Caden Thelen and Marky Meyers each collected three hits. Brad Meyers & AJ Weber each collected hits. Moore led the way with 8 RBI's. In the second game the Raiders fell 7-10, even after collecting 10 hits. The difference in the game was 4 errors by Portland's defense. Brody Moore and Max Sandborn led the way with 2 hits each and Caden Thelen went 1 for 3 with three runs batted in. The Raiders move to 9-6 in the season and will be taking on Haslett at 10am and Grand Rapids Aviation Academy at 2pm during the Spring Sports Carnival th
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Six Wrestlers Advance to State Final; Meyers Finishes All State
Last weekend the PHS Girls and Boys Wrestling teams sent 6 total wrestlers to Individual State Finals, hosted at Ford Field in Detroit. This is the premier state wrestling tournament in the country, where all 5 divisions (4 boys divisions and 1 girls division) of 1,100 of Michigan's best wrestlers battle for All-State recognition. Of the Portland wrestlers, two were girls, Senior Maddy Newburry and Sophomore Rylan Johns, both joined wrestling for the first time in November, making this their first ever state tournament. Maddy capped off her first year losing two straight matches, but that wasn't a representation of how strong her season was and quite frankly, being a state qualifier in 1 season is impressive. Nice job Maddy! Sophomore Rylan Johns wasn't able to become Portland's first female all-state wrestler, as she went 1- 2, but she was Portland's first female wrestler to secure a win! Congratulations Rylan! Coach Amie Miller stated,
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Boys Bowling Competes in State Finals
On Friday March 1st 2024 the boys bowling team competed at States. The boys team started out great and after 8 baker games were in 6th place. They boys then bowled a 1057 which is the highest game we have on record for Portland Bowling. This took them up to first place. They finished qualifying in 4th place and struggled in matchplay in the first round and finished in 5th place. This tied for the best finish in program history. We had 2 bowlers compete in the singles portion of States. Dre Cross finished in 30th place and Zack McAllsiter finished in 51st place.
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Boys Bowling Wins Regional Title
On Thursday 02/22/2024 our Portland Varsity teams competed in the Team portion of Regionals. The girls finished in 5th place out of 12 teams. Abby Kreiner had the high game of the day with a 158 and high series with a 285. Savanah Sutton had a 284 two game series. The boys made some history being the first Portland Boys team to win Regionals. They won by 71 pins. They were led by Nate Pierce who had a high game of 229 and a two game series of 428. On Friday 02/23/204 the teams competed in the singles portion of Regionals. Lily Keller was our highest bowler finishing in 12th place. Abigail Kreiner, a freshman finished in 20th, Keira Moffatt another freshman finished 28th place and Savanah Sutton another freshman finished in 29th place. Addyson Thomas, a junior, finished in 33rd place. The future is bright for the girls program. On the boys side we had 2 qualifiers and a handful that just missed. Zack McAllister finished in
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Girls Basketball Earns Share of League Title
The Lady Raiders captured their 4th conference title in 5 years by defeating Charlotte, 55-25. Portland once again used their stifling defense to control the game by forcing Charlotte into 30 turnovers. The defense was led by Lilly Thelen who finished with 10 steals, while Ella Gruber and Bella Spitzley were also active defensively with 3 steals a piece. Lilly Thelen led all scorers and stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, 10 steals, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Malia Thelen chipped in 9 points and 5 assists, and Summer Stopczynski finished with 8 points and 5 rebounds. Alexa Weber had a great game on the boards as she finished with 6 rebounds. Portland is now 17-1 and finishes 11-1 in conference play. The Raider JV girls basketball team improved to 12-3 on the season with a thrilling 35-33 victory over Mason Wednesday night. It was a great team defensive effort to keep the previously undefeated Bulldogs in check. Leigha Roberson led in scoring with 17 points
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Raider Wrestling Update
Last weekend, the Raider Wrestlers brought their 12 regional qualifiers north to battle with the best in their area with hopes of qualifying to MHSAA State Finals hosted at Ford Field. Despite all wrestlers having won a match in their weight classes, only 6 wrestlers were able to make the podium and qualify to state finals on March 1st and 2nd. Coach Pulling noted, "It was a bittersweet weekend of wrestling for Portland High School. Not everyone gets to qualify to states, but everyone who wrestled this weekend was competitive and secured a victory, and at this level and that is something to be proud of. Qualfiying 50% of our regional qualifiers onto states is unique. It is also a result of how hard these athletes and coaches work everyday in- and outside of our room." In addition to the exciting athlete news, Portland Assistant Coach Amie Miller earned Girls Regional Assistant Coach of the Year. This is a prestigious award is given to one girls coach in
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Big Win for Girls Varsity Basketball Earning a Share of League Title
The Lady Raiders picked up a huge win over conference rival Lansing Catholic, 51-44. The Raiders took control of the game early with a smothering defense, relentless rebounding and offensive execution. Portland had a 21-15 halftime lead and never trailed again. Malia Thelen led the charge by scoring 27 points with 4 three point makes, Lilly Thelen had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Summer Stopzcynski finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds and Alexa Weber had 5 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds. The win puts Portland in a tie for 1st place in the CAAC White and an overall record of 15-1.
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Both Bowling Teams Win the League Title
The girls team finished the league season on a high note winning a thrilling match 16-14 to move their league winning record to 11-1. Freshman, Savanah Sutton shot her first 200 game with a 202 and led the team with a 329 2-game series. Senior captain, Lily Keller also averaged over 150 with a 2 game total of 305. We are looking forward to Regionals on Thursday and Friday of next week to push for a state berth. On the boys side JV finished the season with a perfect 12-0 record as they won 17-13. They were led by Camden Calkins with a 339 two game series. The Varsity Boys team lost a nail biter 16-14 to finish the season 11-1 and league champs. They were led by Eli Dakin who had a two game series of 417 and Nate Pierce who had high game of the day with a 251 and had his first 400 series with a 410! On Tuesday, February 13, the Portland bowling teams traveled to Charlotte to take on the Orioles of Charlotte.
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Both Bowling Teams Win Again
The Varsity Girls moved to 11-0 on the season with a forfeit from Olivet. The Boys JV team enjoyed senior night by improving to 11-0 with a 30-0 victory. Niles Kreiner had high game of the day with a 160 and a 310 two game series. The Boys varsity team faced a tough opponent in Olivet. But were able to move to 11-0 with a 22-8 victory. Portland had team games of 971 and 961 for the highest two game series of the season. High game of the day was a 226 from our only senior on the varsity team, Jack McBride. Eli Dakin was high series with a 402. This was a total team effort as the low series was a 360 which is still a 180 average. On Sunday both varsity teams competed in the conference singles tournament. No bowler made match play but Lily Keller finished tied for 16th. Savanah Sutton finished in 21st and Keira Moffatt finished in 27th. On the Boys side Nate Pierce was the high bowler finishing 20th. Zack McAllister finished tied for 27th.
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JV Girls Ballers Take it to Lakewood
The Raider JV girls basketball team improved to 9-3 on the season with a 39-14 victory over the Lakewood Vikings. Willa Almy hit 4 three's on her way to a game high 14 points. Leigha Roberson followed with 10 points to go along with 6 rebounds. Veda Smith finished with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Carley Bower dished out 5 assists to go with her 3 points. Allie Sutberry scored 4 points and had 3 steals and Rylee Miller pulled down 5 rebounds to help in the win. Next up for the JV Girls is a league showdown with the Lansing Catholic Cougars Tuesday, home at 5:30
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Lady Raiders Beat a Solid Team on the Road
The Portland girls basketball won a thriller on the road over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian, 46-40. The Raiders trailed at halftime 23-18, but picked up the hustle and grit in the 2nd half to complete the comeback win against a very good team. Portland was led by Malia Thelen who finished with 14 points, 6 assists, 5 steals and 3 rebounds. Also making big contributions were Alexa Weber with 13 points and 3 blocks, Lilly Thelen with 12 points 5 steals and 5 rebounds. Summer Stopczysnki also chipped in 4 points with 4 rebounds and Paige Spedoske with 3 points and 4 rebounds. The Raiders are now 13-1 on the season.
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