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Sparta Athletics Year in Review | 2025-2026

By Ali Johnston | Jun 16, 2026 10:52 AM

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2025-2026 School Year in Review Fall Football: 3-6 Record 5th in the RCA Warren Gebhardt broke the in game passing yards school record with 418 yards Jaxon Vanhoutum broke the in game receiving yards school record with 187 yards Sawyer Jansma broke the season record for receptions in a season with 48 All Conference : Aaron Merdzinski, Sawyer Jansma, Logan Brooks All Conference HM: Warren Gebahrdt and Nate Warner All Region : Sawyer Jansma, Aaron Merdzinski and Logan Brooks Boys Tennis: Tied for 2nd in the RCA All Conference : Tyler Pangborn, Trevor Serba, Oliver Jacques, Brendan Johnson, Keith Meyering Tyler Pangborn - RCA Champ, Regional Runner-Up and State Qualifier, All State Honorable Mention Boys Soccer: All Conference : Micah Decker All Conference HM : Caden Dykhuizen Girls Golf: 2nd in the RCA All Conference: Emma Momber and Ashley Skipper Regional Runner Up Sparta Golf first time State Qualifier to Team States Girls Cross Country: 6th in the RCA All Conference: Mia May and Addisyn Wood Mia May Regional Runner Up, State Qualifier Boys Cross Country: 5th in the RCA All Conference: Owen Metzger and Carson Wood Regional Placements : Owen Metzger (5th), Carson Wood (10th) State Placements: Owen Metzger (24th, Carson Wood (54) Girls Volleyball: Tied for 3rd in the RCA All Conference: Savannah Hatchew All-Conference HM: Paige Wilcox Winter Wrestling: 5th in the RCA District placers: Uriah Troost (3rd), Steven Schmid (3rd), Oliver Allen (3rd), Kayla Maki (3rd) Regional Placers: Uriah Troost (4th), Kayla Maki (4th) State Qualifiers: Uriah Troost and Kayla Maki Girls Bowling: 4th in the RCA All Conference: Shallan Momber and Ryleigh Welch Regional Placements: Shallan Momber (5th) and Ryleigh Welch (7th) State Qualifiers: Shallan Momber and Ryleigh Welch Boys Bowling: 4th in the RCA All Conference: Gabe Fowle, Carson Bosch and Brenton Mojzak Regional Placements: Gabe Fowle (Regional Champ), Carson Bosch (2nd) State Qualifiers: Gabe Fowle and Carson Bosch Competitive Cheer: 3rd in the RCA 2nd at Lowell Invite All Conference : Kylin Woods, Jazlyne Munoz and Baya Foster All Conference HM: Addisyn Wood and Olivia Moul Boys Basketball: 11-12 record 4th in the RCA All Conference : Tyler Pangborn All Conference HM: Warren Gebhardt and Evan Wood All State HM - Detroit Free Press: Tyler Pangborn Girls Basketball: All Conference HM: Alexa VanVliet Team District Champions - First time in 10 years Team Academic All State Hockey: 16-13 Record Team Academic All State Trevor Serba - First Team All State Jameson Meendering - All State HM Trevor Serba - 100 Career Points Spring Boys Track and Field All Conference: Owen Metzger All State : Owen Metzger in 3200m (3rd in state) School Record Holder: Owen Metzger broke the 3200m run school record with a time of 9:24.83 Girls Track and Field All Conference: Mia May and Maddie Del Castillo All State: Mia May in 3200m (7th in state) Conference Champion: Mia May in 3200m School Record Holder: Mia May in 3200m with a time of 10:59.37 Boys Volleyball Ranked Top 5 in State RCA Runner Ups All Conference: Gavin Ring, Tristin Prentice and Carson Bosch All Conference HM: Tyler Pangborn and Cole Fonnesbeck All State First Team: Gavin Ring All State Second Team: Carson Bosch All State Third Team: Tristin Prentice Team Regional Final Appearance First MHSAA Season of Boys Volleyball Team Academic All State Boys Golf 5th in the RCA Finished 3rd in Conference Tournament All Conference: Zack Rozelle All Conference HM: Jameson Meendering Team Academic All State Girls Soccer All Conference: Maggie Russell All Conference HM: Mari Bjork Girls Tennis 3rd in the RCA All Conference: Abbie Resiter, Addie Kingshott Baseball 4th in the RCA Team District Champions Regional Final Appearance All Conference : Ashton Bitely, Jaxon VanHoutum, Jericho Ross All Conference HM: Kam Vanderlaan All District: Ashton Bitely and Brenton Mojzak Team Academic All State School Record Breaker: Freshmen Jericho Ross broke the Season Stolen Base Record with 47 Softball 4th in the RCA Team District Champions Team Regional Champions First Regional Championship in 31 years TJ Sidlauskas District Coach of the Year All Conference: Taliya Dauser, Jaylin Riley, Aubrey Sidlauskas, Paige Wilcox, Grace Schmid All Conference HM: Alexa VanVliet All District: Grace Schmid, Taliya Dauser, Aubrey Sidlauskas, Alexa VanVliet All Region: Grace Schmid, Taliya Dauser, Aubrey Sidlauskas Taliya Dauser 500 Strikeouts Taliya Dauser broke her own school record for strikeouts in a season Varsity team broke the school record for wins in a season with 25 Senior Awards Marine Distinguished Female Athlete Award : Ila Antor Marine Distinguished Male Athlete Award: Trevor Serba RCA Male Athlete of the Year : Owen Metzger RCA Female Athlete of the Year: Shallan Momber James Warren Male Athlete of the Year: Tyler Pangborn Karen Feitchenbiner Female Athlete of the Year: Paige Wilcox and Alexa VanVliet