By Trinity Hurford (Class of 2028), Jasmine Lapp (Class of 2026), and Mr. Zane Harding (Journalism Advisor)
Volleyball and Cross Country results courtesy of Mr. Nathan Bradford, OCS Athletic Director
VOLLEYBALL (by Trinity Hurford)
Varsity Volleyball kicked their season off on Thursday, August 21,facing second-ranked Fowler. After losing the first two sets, the team pushed hard to conquer the next two, resulting in a decisive fifth set. After an incredible comeback and strong efforts, they came up just short in the final set.
On Saturday, August 23, The Varsity and JV teams traveled to compete in separate tournaments. With Varsity heading to Mount Pleasant for the Sacred Heart Tournament, and JV to Ludington for the Loudington Invite, both teams met face-to-face with tough competition. The Varsity team won victories over Alma, Saginaw Nouvel, and Unionville-sebewaing before falling to Saginaw Valley Lutheran in the quarterfinals. The performance marked an encouraging start to the season.
On Wednesday, August 27th, the Varsity team traveled to Kingsley for a quad match against Manton, McBain, and the host team. They started strong with a win against Manton, winning in three sets. 15-25, 25-22, 25-23. In their second match, they played against McBain but ultimately came up short in three sets: 21-25, 25-20, 19-25. The final match saw the team fall to a strong Kingsley squad in two sets: 25-14, 25-12.
On Thursday, September 11, the varsity volleyball team traveled to Benzie and delivered an outstanding performance! They won three straight sets with scores of 25-8, 25-18, and 25-13. While hosting the Onekama Invitational on Saturday, their spirit never died as they went undefeated throughout the day, not losing a single match!
Varsity volleyball continued with back-to-back wins last week. On Tuesday, September 16, they swept Glen Lake in three straight home sets: 25-14, 25-16, 25-13. Then on Thursday, September 18, they dominated Frankfort from start to finish at home, winning all three sets 25-12, 25-13, and 25-8.
CROSS COUNTRY (by Jasmine Lapp)
On August 23rd, 2025, our cross country team made their debut at the Benzie Pete Moss invitational. Addy Zeller came in 8th place with a time of 20:10.85, and Callie Sinke came in 2nd place with a time of 18:58.6. They gave outstanding performances setting off the season on a great note, showing what they're capable of.
On September 6th, 2025, they had their second meet at Traverse City West High School. The girls team gave another impressive performance finishing 3rd over all. We had Zakia Wagoner in 19th place with a time of 23:08.58, Addy Zeller finishing in 11th place with a time of 20:51.53 and Callie Sinke claiming another 2nd place spot with a time of 19:52.66. On the boys side we had Cater Blumenschein setting a new personal record with a time of 24:24.70 finishing in 61st place.
On Tuesday, September 9, we had our first Northwest Conference meet. The girls placed fourth with Callie Sinke taking the 1st place spot with a time of 19:00.03 and Addy Zeller finishing 8th place with a time of 21:00.03.
On Friday, September 12, the team traveled to the Ottawa Hills Invitational in Grand Rapids. We had Addy Zeller coming in 57th place with a time of 20:40.49 and Callie Sinke setting a new personal record of 18:57.16, coming in an impressive 8th place.
Most recently, the varsity cross country team traveled to Cadillac on Saturday, September 20 for the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational. Callie Sinke led the team, finishing in 1st place with a time of 18:56.12. Addy Zeller also had a strong showing, placing 7th with a time of 20:13.46. They’ve had a great start to their season, and I'm sure it's just the beginning.
FOOTBALL (compiled by Mr. Harding)
The Manistee News Advocate's Luke Morey published an excellent recap of Onekama's 60-0 Homecoming week win over Mesick. That recap is available here. Prior to Homecoming week, our very own Genna Short and Riley Cogburn recapped Onekama's playoff rematch win at Marion, 38-16, on September 7, 2025. Finally, while it was not covered locally (there is a paywalled St. Ignace News recap of the game online), Onekama defeated Cedarville, an 8-1 team last season, 42-16 on the road, just north over the Mackinac Bridge.