The 2025-26 accomplishments of all 24 school-sponsored sports we offer at HCHS, including the four sports under the umbrella of West Ottawa High School--boys hockey and girls water polo, competitive cheer & lacrosse.
During the 2025-26 school year, HCHS had 427 student-athletes, or 63% of our student body, involved in at least one of 24 sport offerings.
There were 194 student-athletes, or 45% of our athletes, involved in multiple sports for an average of 1.5 sports per athlete.
This award is the most prestigious honor given by the MHSAA annually to students in Michigan. Out of approximately 2,000 nominations each year, 32 senior athletes earn scholarships based on achievement and leadership in athletics. In addition to involvement and short answer question responses, the significant portion of the application judging is based on an essay on the importance of sportsmanship in educational athletics. The following Holland Christian students are nominees for the MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award. Dylan Becksvoort also earned the designation of “Finalist” as a top 100 winner.
Dylan Becksvoort
Cora Boerman
Jacquelyn Brink
Hope Bruinsma
Miya DeBlecourt
Sadie DuBois
Layla Geurink
Renna Gravenhof
Malachi Haight
Alyssa Hunderman
Nickolas Leegwater
Kaitrin Miedema
Cora Rigterink
Addison Slagh
Kate Van Appledorn
Moses Vanderbilt
Brighton Walcott
Lillian Wierenga
Presented in honor of former Holland Christian teacher, coach, and athletic director, Clare Pott, this award recognizes a female and male athlete with outstanding achievement in varsity athletics, scholarship, school, church, community, and evidence of Christian growth.
This year’s Clare Pott Award recipients are Kate Van Appledorn (Volleyball, Basketball and Track & Field), Miya DeBlecourt (Volleyball and Track & Field), Landon Gerritsma (Cross Country and Track & Field) and Jacob Van Duinen (Soccer and Aquatics).
The U.S. Marine Corps annually honors both a female and male student-athlete who positively represent their branch of the military at Holland Christian. The Distinguished Athlete Award recognizes athletes who display courage, poise and self confidence as an outstanding leader and varsity athlete.
This year’s Distinguished Athlete Award recipients are Layla Geurink (Cross Country and Track & Field), Ella Westerbeke (Volleyball and Basketball), Will Johnson (Cross Country and Track & Field) and Will Grant (Football and Track & Field).
Presented by former Holland Christian teacher, coach, and athletic director Mike Phelps, this award recognizes a female and male student-athlete who exhibit the character traits Mike Phelps valued. His award recognizes exceptional leadership qualities, passion for sport, strong work ethic, sportsmanship, and Christian character.
This year’s Mike Phelps award winners are Brooklyn Phelps (Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer), Cora Rigterink (Golf, Basketball and Soccer), Moses Vanderbilt (Football, Basketball and Track & Field) and Simon Grotenhuis (Football, Basketball and Track & Field).
The OK Conference includes almost 50 schools and annually has members finish in the top ranks of the MHSAA. Each year the conference recognizes a female and male student from each participating school who demonstrate exceptional ability and achievement as an athlete and positively represent Holland Christian and the OK Conference.
This year’s OK Conference award winners are Camryn Nadig (Tennis), Sadie DuBois (Aquatics), Lucas VanWieren (Tennis and Volleyball) and Titus Spencer (Basketball).
OK Black: Runners-Up
All Conference: Grant Lampen, Landon Gerritsma, Cole Coffman & Zach Diller
MHSAA Regional: Champions
MHSAA Finals: 6th Place
MITCA Academic All State: Landon Gerritsma, Macen White, Cole Coffman, Will Johnson & Team (6th overall)
OK Black: Champions
All Conference: Avery Engbers, Eliana Stob, Layla Geurink, Annika Stob & Mackenzie Huizenga
MHSAA Regional: Champions
MHSAA Finals: State Champions
MITCA All State: Avery Engbers & Eliana Stob
MITCA Academic All State: Sophie Jones, Mackenzie Huizenga, Avery Engbers, Eliana Stob, Ellery Lampen & Team (4th overall)
OK Black: 5th Place (1-4, 5-5 Overall)
All Conference: William Grant & Isaiah Myaard
MHSAA District: Semifinalist
OK Black: Runners-Up
All Conference: Annika Kruithof & Stella Tjepkema
MHSAA Regional: 5th Place
MHSAA State Qualifier: Annika Kruithof
MIGCA Academic All State: Cora Rigterink, Olivia Culver, Stella Tjepkema & Team
OK Black: 3rd Place (6-2-4 /9-4-6 Overall)
All Conference: Aiden Kehrwecker, Malachi Haight, Reuben Plaggemars & Andrew Lubbers
MHSAA District: Semifinalist
MIHSSCA All State: Reuben Plaggemars
MIHSSCA Academic All State: Team
OK Lakeshore: 3rd Place (4-2)
All Conference: Camryn Siegers, Kennie Lewis, Izzy Rotman, Ava Helms, Kyla Schippers, Jackie Brink & Sadie DuBois
MHSAA State: 4th Place
MISCA All State: Camryn Siegers, Jackie Brink, Kennie Lewis, Ava Helms, Sadie DuBois, Mackenzie Mulder, Izzy Rotman & Kyla Schippers
MISCA Coaching Awards: D3 Diving Coach of the Year – Diane Riemersma & Zone 5 Swim Coach of the Year – Erica Slenk
OK Black: Champions (6-0 / 21-1 Overall)
All Conference: Lucas VanWieren, Dylan Becksvoort, Graham Tanis, Michael Gorno, Jack DeYoung & Brody Bergsma
MHSAA Regional: Champions
MHSAA Finals: 3rd Place
MHSTeCA All State: Lucas VanWieren, Dylan Becksvoort, Michael Gorno, Graham Tanis, Jack DeYoung, Brody Bergsma, Evan Disselkoen, Eli Whitmore, Nico Grosso, Jonathan Haig & Carter Leep
MHSTeCA All Academic: Dylan Becksvoort, Lucas VanWieren & Evan Disselkoen
OK Black: Champions (11-1/26-9 Overall)
All Conference: Kate VanAppledorn, Allison Lamer & Brooklyn Phelps
MHSAA District: Champions
MHSAA Regional: Semifinalist
MIVCA All State: Kate VanAppledorn, Allison Lamer & Brooklyn Phelps
MIVCA Academic All State: Kate VanAppledorn, Miya DeBlecourt, Ella Westerbeke, Lauryn Slenk, Addison Slaugh & Team
OK Lakeshore: Champions (4-1)
All Conference: Jake Shoemaker, Greg Flermoen, Josiah DeVries, Miles Stock & Andrew Bengelink
MHSAA State: Runner-Up
MISCA All State: Jake Shoemaker, Greg Flermoen, Josiah DeVries, Miles Stock, Andrew Bengelink & Charlie DeHaan
MISCA Zone 5 Coach of the Year: Blake Assink
OK Black: Champions (11-1/16-8 Overall)
All Conference: Brooklyn Phelps, Kate Van Appledorn, Allison Lamer & Abby Coxon (HM)
MHSAA District: Finalists
OK Black: Runner Up (10-2/18-7 Overall)
All Conference: Titus Spencer, Jake Holcomb, Davis Alderink (HM) & Moses Vanderbilt (HM)
MHSAA District: Champions
MHSAA Regional: Finalists
AP All State: Titus Spencer
OK Fisher Division: 4th Place (4-2-1 / 15-11-1 Overall)
MHSAA Regional: Semifinalists
OK Black: 5th Place (2-4)
All Conference: Grant Lampen & Landon Gerritsma
MHSAA Regional: 8th Place (46 pts)
MHSAA State: 42nd (5.5 pts)
MITCA All State: Cole Coffman, Zach Diller, Riley Hart, Landon Gerritsma & Will Johnson
MITCA Academic All State: TBD
OK Black: Champions (5-1)
All Conference: Kate VanAppledorn, Camryn Siegers, Layla Geurink, Annika Stob, Esther Vanderbilt, Ellery Lampen, Eliana Stob, Avery Engbers, Adelyn Halma, Abby VanDusseldorp & Miya DeBlecourt
MHSAA Regional: Champions (187 pts)
MHSAA State: Runners Up (35 pts)
MITCA Team State: Champions (1,807 pts)
MITCA All State: Avery Engbers, Esther Vanderbilt, Eliana Stob, Olivia Hollebeek, Ellery Lampen, Annika Stob, Layla Geurink, Kate VanAppledorn & Camryn Siegers
MITCA Academic All State: TBD
OK Tier III: Runners Up (9-3/10-8 overall)
All Conference: Teague Ferlaak, Henry Rosich, Ethan Morrow & Will Langejans
MHSAA Regional: Quarterfinalists
MHSLCA All State: TBD
OK Black: Runners Up (7-3-2/11-7-2 overall)
All Conference: Julie Miedema, Maddie Phelps, Tessa Koeman & Cora Rigterink
MHSAA District: Semifinalist
MIHSSCA All State: TBD
OK Black: 6th Place (4-14/6-23 overall)
All Conference: Graham Tanis & Bode VanHuis
MHSAA District: Semifinalist
MHSBCA Academic All State: TBD
OK Black: 6th Place (1-11/3-26 overall)
All Conference: Malynn Wisdom
MHSAA District: Quarterfinalists
MHSSCA Academic All State: TBD
OK Black: Champions
All Conference: Linus VanDenBerg & Charlie VanVliet
MHSAA Regional: 9th Place (331 strokes)
MIGCA All State: TBD
OK Black: Champions (6-0)
All Conference: Camryn Nadig, Iyla Holmes, Stella Klooster, Kassie Evenhouse, Lily Wierenga & Hope Bruinsma
MHSAA Regional: Champions (32 pts)
MHSAA Finals: TBD
MHSTeCA All State: TBD
MHSTeCA All Academic: TBD
OK Lakeshore Division: Champions (9-1/20-21-1 overall)
All Conference: Jacob Tinholt, Lucas VanWieren & Kyler Young
MHSAA Regional: Runners Up
MIVCA All State: TBD
OK Conference Tier II: 5-13 overall
All Conference: Lily Delcalzo, Olivia Hollebeek (HM)
MHSAA Regional: Quarterfinalist
The following individuals combined the achievements of participating on multiple athletic teams and maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5.
*Senior Multi-Sport Scholar Athletes also earn distinction as OK Conference Scholar Athletes.
Roger Barton
Jonathan Bauman
Brody Bergsma
Derek Bostrom
Ty Brower
Joshua Capestany
Lily Dozeman
Drake Dozeman
Andres Duran Hoekstra
Avery Engbers
Michael Fletes
Saree Heil
Eliana Jernigan
Sophie Jones
Sophia Keen
Kendal Klingenberg
Luke Klingenberg
Ava Knot
Annika Kruithof
Owen Nyhof
Nora Probst
Reagan Senik
Addison Slenk
Vincent Smith
David Steenwyk
Ashley Stewart
Annika Stob
Willem Strabbing
Levi VanderZwaag
Alexander Vanduren
Ellie VanHuis
Macen White
Owen Wickstra
Josiah Wolters
Abigail Wright
Samantha Zhou
Ezekiel Zwiep
Noah Adams
Zachary Apotheker
Lewis Boerman
Emma Brower
Greyson Busscher
Cole Coffman
Gavin Dannenberg
Levi DeKruyter
Lillian Delcalzo
Charles DeVries
Clay DeWeerdt
Leyton Gritter
Jonathan Haig
Adelyn Halma
Lucas Hemmeke
William Heyboer
Olivia Hollebeek
Jordyn Huisenga
Mackenzie Huizenga
Charlee Keen
Allison Lamer
Ellery Lampen
Griffin Leeuw
Levi Meyers
Dominic Nauta
Lucas Overway
Aubrey Perton
David Pierce
Kyla Schippers
Camryn Siegers
Leah Smith
Eliana Stob
Chloe Tait
Graham Tanis
Wyatt Taylor-DeNooyer
Rylan Vandenbeldt
Linus VanDenBerg
Sophie VanDoorne
Mia Westerbeke
Davis Alderink
Jackson Bishop
Cora Boerman
Benjamin Bouws
Jackson Busscher
Annalise Capestany
Abigail Coxon
Olivia Culver
Miya DeBlecourt
Isaac DeMaster
Jack DeYoung
Levi Gabrielse
Landon Gerritsma
Layla Geurink
William Grant
Riley Hart
Ava Helms
William Johnson
Stella Klooster
Jonathan Knot
Zachary Larsen
Nickolas Leegwater
Quinten Matheny
Kaitrin Miedema
John Oosterhouse
Cora Rigterink
Samuel Saldivar
Addison Slagh
Kate Van Appledorn
Jacob Van Duinen
Lucas Van Wieren
Samuel VandeWege
Ella Westerbeke
Sara Algera
Maxwell Apotheker
Tyler Bostrom
Avery Brower
Joshua Bruxvoort
Joshua Dawson
William Engbers
Grace Fenton
Christian Huizenga
Levi King
Evelyn Klingenberg
Gabriel Konfara
Ashlynn Laarman
Henry Langejans
Adelynn Nyhof
Caden Ruiter
Ruth Ryden
Kierea Smits
Reid Spooner
Nathan Steen
Joseph Strabbing
Gavin Swiftney
Colin Taylor-DeNooyer
Grant VanderZee
Caden VanHuis
Spencer Walraven
William Whitmore
Baseball
2016 Division II State Champions (Jim Caserta)
Basketball
1934 Class C State Champions (Al Muyskens)
1935 Class C State Champions (Al Muyskens)
1939 Class C Runner Up
1954 Class B Runner Up
1961 Class B Runner Up
1968 Class B Runner Up
Cross Country
1999 Class B Runner Up
Football
2008 Division IV State Champions (Willie Snead III)
Soccer
1986 Class B-C State Champions (Dan Walcott)
2003 Division II State Champions (Jack Heyboer)
2022 Division III State Champions (Dave DeBoer)
Swimming & Diving
1988 Class BCD State Champions (Kimble/Klaasen)
1989 Class BCD State Champions (Kimble/Klaasen)
1990 Class BCD Runner Up
2011 Division III Runner Up
2018 Division III State Champions (Smeenge/Tolsma)
2019 Division III State Champions (Smeenge/Tolsma)
2021 Division III Runner Up
2022 Division III Runner Up
2025 Division III Runner Up
2026 Division III Runner Up
Tennis
1953 Class B State Champions (Clare Pott)
1954 Class B State Champions (Clare Pott)
1961 Class B Runner Up
1962 Class B Runner Up
1963 Class B State Champions (Clare Pott)
1965 Class B State Champions (Clare Pott)
1990 Class B Runner Up
1998 Division III Runner Up
2024 Division IV State Champions (Steve Gorno)
Volleyball
2025 MIVB Division II Runner Up
Competitive Cheer
2005 Class B Runner Up
2007 Division II State Champions (Beth Cunningham)
Cross Country
2025 Division II State Champions (Michael Mulder)
Softball
1976 Class B State Champions (Dennis Spoelman)
Swimming & Diving
1996 Class BCD State Champions (Walters/Klaasen)
1997 Class BCD Runner Up
2022 Division III Runner Up
Tennis
1993 Class B State Champions (Tom Buursma)
2001 Division III Runner Up
2005 Division III State Champions (John Knoester)
2006 Division III State Champions (John Knoester)
Track & Field
2018 Division II Runner Up
2019 Division II Runner Up
2025 Division II MITCA State Champions (Michael Mulder)
2026 Division II MITCA State Champions (Michael Mulder)
2026 Division II Runner Up
Volleyball
1994 Class B Runner Up
2007 Class B Runner Up
2008 Class B State Champions (Amy Berkenpas)
We offer live athletic games and events through the quality HC Live! online channel. HC student volunteers produce high quality live video programming of a variety of events at Holland Christian, including frequent home athletic events, so that grandparents and friends can remain connected to HCS athletics even when unable to attend in person.
