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The DK Boys Track team concluded the regular season Tuesday with a 3 rd place finish at the 18-team SAC Championship.  DK also broke the tie for 1 st place and remains undefeated in the Central Division after defeating Saugatuck by a score of 78 to 49 for a second consecutive Divisional Championship! Earning All-Conference Honors:  Torren Mapes – Conference Champ in both the 110 & 300-meter hurdles and setting a new school record in the 300 hurdles (39.85 seconds)  He also won these events in 2023  Rhys Bedford – 2nd place in 110 hurdles  Hugo Martino - 2nd place in High Jump Earning All-Conference Honorable Mention:  Rhys Bedford – 3rd long jump & 4 th in the 300-meter hurdles  Wyatt Finney - 4th in the long jump  Cooper Sandusky - 4th in the shot put Also scoring in the overall meet: 6th Place: 400M Dash: Landon Madden Pole Vault: Nick Muday 4x100 Relay: Jace McPheeters, Francesco Monni, Wyatt Finney, & Torren Mapes 4x800 Relay: Ethan Rimmer, Mendan Phillips, Nick Muday, & Landon Madden 7th Place: 4x200 Relay: McPheeters, Monni, Finney, & Martino 8th Place: High Jump: Mapes The next meet is the MHSAA State Championship on Saturday, June 1 in Kent City.

We had an unfortunate scheduling issue with our opponents for DK's last home soccer match Monday night which was to have been Senior Night for some awesome young ladies playing for the last time on their home turf. The match was canceled along with the Senior Night Celebration. We'd like to take a moment and honor those Panthers, along with their parents, who were not given the chance to enjoy that experience. Avery Barker with Lindsay and Joe Barker Sam O'Meara with Kim Nguyen and Pat O'Meara Mia Ploog with Kim and Brett Houtkooper Isabella Morey with Kimberly and Laars Morey Maelea Martin with Kelli and Daniel Martin Paula Rodriquez Diez with Kristin and John Wesolowski Cova Martin with Logan and Eric Boze Nele Schneider with Sarah and Joe Hayes We thank each of you for your efforts at Delton Kellogg and the leadership that you have brought to our community through your careers as Panther Student-Athletes. We wish you all of the best in your future endeavors and wherever life takes you on your journey. We thank you again and please know that you will Always Be A Panther!!

The DK boys track team finished in 4th place out of 16 teams at Regionals on Friday.  Congratulations to the following State Qualifiers: Hugo Martino – Regional Champion in the High Jump Rhys Bedford – 2nd Place in the 110 High Hurdles The following DK athletes are also regional medalists: 4th Place: Rhys Bedford – Long Jump & 300 Hurdles 5th Place: Landon Madden – 400M Dash Ethan Rimmer – 3200M Run 6th Place: Nick Muday - Pole Vault Rimmer, Mendan Phillips, Muday, Madden - 4x800M Relay Jace McPheeters, Francesco Monni, Bedford, Martino - 4x200M Relay McPheeters, Monni, Wyatt Finney, Torren Mapes – 4x100M Relay 7th Place: Finney - Long Jump Cooper Sandusky - Discus 8th Place: Mapes - 110 Hurdles The next meet for the team is the Calvin Christian Squires JV meet today and the SAC Championship in Gobles tomorrow.

The girl's track team had an impressive night at Regionals on Friday. DK had four girls make it to the State meet Regional Medalists: High Jump: Maddy Waller (7th) Long Jump: Josie Williams (5th) 4x800 Relay: Elli Timmerman, Lillian Lester, Riley Perley & Jillian Leclercq (6th) 100m Hurdles: Izabelle Gruber (3rd) STATE QUALIFIER! 1600m Run: Kylie Main (5th) 4x100 Relay: Breanna Chandler, Izabelle Gruber, Josie Williams & Summer Ritchie (5th) 400m Dash: Summer Ritchie (5th) 300m Hurdles: Breanna Chandler (1st) REGIONAL CHAMPION & STATE QUALIFIER! 800m Run: Kylie Main (8th) 3200m Run: Elli Timmerman (8th) 4x400 Relay: Breanna Chandler, Kylie Main, Izabelle Gruber, Summer Ritchie (1st) REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND STATE QUALIFIERS! We look to compete next at the SAC Championship meet on Tuesday, May 21st.

The rain did not stop Delton Softball from honoring past Conference (1988, 1989 & 2023) and District(1988, 1990, 2018, 2019, 2021, & 2023) Champions. Championship Banners were hung on the outfield fence in honor of the teams from 1988, 1989, 1990, 2018,2019, 2021, & 2023. Thank you Coach Lyons for honoring these ladies. We look forward to adding to those banners in the future.

Congratulations to Rhys Bedford on signing his National Letter of Intent to Calvin University. Rhys will be on the Track & Field team for the Knights.

The MHSAA Soccer Districts are upon us and our Panthers will be heading to Hopkins HS on Wednesday, May 22nd for a 4:00 pm tilt vs Parchment High School. The winner of that contest will move on to play Grand Rapids South Christian at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 29th. That match will also be played at Hopkins High School. The District #39 Finals will be held on Friday, May 31st at 6:00 pm at Hopkins. The soccer field is directly across the street from Hopkins Middle School on Clark St. in Hopkins. Best of Luck to Coach Mabie and his team. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

Baseball and Softball Crossover games for this upcoming weekend have still not been decided yet. Sorry for the late notice but due to cancellations and make-up games still being rescheduled and played, the standings in each Division are still up in the air as of this email. Stay tuned and we will forward that information to you as soon as we have it. The games will be played on Saturday, May 18th at the Valley and Lakeshore Division host schools depending on what place they land after the SAC League schedule. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

On Thursday, May 2, the SAC held its Annual SAC Scholar-Athlete luncheon in Lawton. Delton Kellogg took 15 student-athletes. To qualify for this honor athletes must earn a minimum of 4 Varsity Letters in at least 2 different sports and have a minimum GPA of 3.5. Congratulations to the following student-athletes: Isabella Morey, Samantha O'Meara, Breanna Chandler, Allison Brandli, Rhys Bedford, Madelyn Waller, Lillian Lester, Maelea Martin, Summer Ritchie, Emily Stoneburner, Collin Muskovin, Andrew Diamond, Avery Barker, Samantha Makowski, & Alexis Delaphiano.

The Women's Varsity Track team competed at the Gobles "Lil Guy's" Invite this past Friday. Placing 4th out of 17 schools. The top point scorers were: Josie Williams- (2nd) Long Jump, (5th) 4x100m relay Summer Ritchie- (4th) 400m, (5th) 4x100m relay, (1st) 4x400m relay Breanna Chandler- (3rd) 300m Hurdles, (5th) 4x100m relay, (1st) 4x400m relay Izabelle Gruber- (5th) 100m Hurdles, (5th) 4x100m relay, (1st) 4x400m relay, (7th) 300m Hurdles Kylie Main- (7th) 1600m run, (1st) 4x400m relay, (4th) 4x800m relay Maddy Waller- (4th) High Jump 4x800m relay team- (4th) Jillian Leclercq, Lillian Lester, Kylie Main, Elli Timmerman The next meet is the MHSAA D3 Regional at Bangor on Friday.

On Friday the Boys track team scored 68 points to finish 3rd in the 18-team Gobles Invite. Overall Meet Champions from DK were: 110 Hurdles – Rhys Bedford 300 Hurdles – Torren Mapes 400 Dash – Landon Madden Additional Medalists for DK were: 800 Relay – (6th) Jace McPheeters, Francesco Monni, Wyatt Finney, Hugo Martino Discus – (7 th ) Cooper Sandusky & (8 th ) Andrew Diamond Long Jump – (2nd) Bedford & (5th) Finney Pole Vault – (6 th ) Nick Muday Shot Put – (5 th ) Sandusky 300 Hurdles – (8 th ) Monni 3200 Run – (8 th ) Rimmer High Jump – (2nd) Martino & (5th) Bedford The next meet is the MHSAA D3 Regional at Bangor on Friday.

Softball cancellation information for tomorrow's (5/11) softball tournament in Coldwater. DK will not be attending that tournament and it will not be rescheduled. Please make a note on your schedules. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

Just a heads up for tomorrow's (5/11) JV baseball game at Gull Lake HS. That game has been moved to an 11:00 am start (was 11:30 am). The varsity game will follow a newly scheduled JV game, with the first pitch for that varsity game around 3:15 ish. Please make a note on your schedules. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

Due to the weather the JV Golf match at Ole Mill in Schoolcraft is canceled.

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***Tonight's Band Concert is Canceled*** Due to severe weather and tornado warnings tonight's band concert is canceled.

The JV baseball scheduled vs Caledonia at DK on Wednesday, May 8th is still on as scheduled. It will be a single 7-inning game with a 4:30 start. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

Panther Fans, What a day this has turned out to be as far as rescheduling and cancellations for Tuesday, May 7th. Here is what we have so far: The SAC Conference Track Meet at Gobles has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 21st with all field events starting at 11:00 am. Running events will start at 12:30 pm. Today's varsity BB and SB games vs Gobles have been rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8th with a 4:30 pm first pitch. The varsity baseball game vs Caledonia on Wednesday has been cancelled. Today's JV BB game vs Schoolcraft has been cancelled. Tomorrow's JV BB game vs Caledonia's Freshman team is still on as scheduled at DK. However, if Caledonia needs to reschedule their league date from today, our JV game with them will be cancelled. Stay tuned on that one. Thanks and Go Panthers!!

Teacher Appreciation Week is next week, Monday, May 6th to Friday, May 10th! Thank you to all of our DK teachers!

DK Families, As a reminder, the Junior vs. Senior Boys Volleyball game is on Thursday, May 9th! Please sign your student up today!