Crunch time arrives tonight for Caden Peddie and his teammates on the Grandville football team.
The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Peddie plays defensive tackle and tight end, and he and the Bulldogs have a big road test at Hudsonville. Both teams are off to 2-0 starts and are in the hunt for the OK Red Conference championship.
The fun doesn’t end tonight for Peddie, though. He plays No. 1 doubles for Grandville’s tennis team, and on Saturday, the Bulldogs will play in the OK Red Tournament at Grand Haven.
Peddie didn’t begin his senior year expecting to play two sports. But he sure is glad that he is.
“When our football season was cancelled and they said they were going to move it to the spring, I decided to play tennis because I played my freshman and sophomore years,” Peddie said. “I was excited because I could play both. I played three matches, and then I was told football was back on. I wanted to play football because that is my passion, and I want to play college football. But tennis is an enjoyable thing for me to do. I love being on the team and I love the atmosphere.”
Grandville senior Caden Peddie is playing tennis and football for the Bulldogs this fall. (Photo courtesy of Tom Peddie)
It hasn’t been easy keeping his practice schedules straight, and it has taken a lot of time, hard work and the understanding and help from both coaching staffs to play both sports, but Peddie has pulled it off. He and No. 1 doubles partner Carter Bruker, a junior, have given the Bulldogs steady performances this fall.
“It has been going pretty well,” Peddie said. “We have won two conference matches out of three or four, and we have played a bunch of Saturday tournaments and are 50-50 with them.”
That’s not too shabby for tennis player who hadn’t picked up a racket in about a year-and-a-half.
“I was thrown into a match at first doubles and did pretty well,” Peddie said. "It was kind of like riding a bike. You never forget it, I guess.
“My eighth-grade year, I played first doubles on the middle school team, and my freshman year I played No. 5 doubles and went to a bunch of Saturday tournaments with the varsity team and won a couple of matches there. My sophomore year, I played No. 2 doubles.”
Peddie’s brother Gavin Peddie plays college football at Western Michigan University, where he is a place kicker. Gavin played football throughout his elementary and middle school years, but he turned his attention to tennis once he arrived in high school.
“Basically, I wasn’t nearly the size I am now,” Peddie said. “But I started to fall in love with the weight room, and I hit a lot of PRs. The football coach called me and wanted me to play football. I played football in elementary and middle school, and I would love to play, but I didn’t know how much I would match up. But I went out and played my junior year.
“I’m having a lot of fun playing tennis. Every time I wake up (Saturday), I’m pretty sore. But once I get up and start playing, it’s not too bad.”
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