Sports
Saugatuck volleyball falls to visiting Martin
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe Saugatuck volleyball team played host to Martin on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the Clippers prevailing 25-19, 25-22, 25-15.Martin’s serving played a big role in determining the outcome. The Clippers served up 20 aces, led by Mackenzie…
Hamilton, Otsego, Allegan compete at D3 invitational
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HOLLAND—The annual Holland Christian D3 Midseason Invitational took place on Saturday, Oct. 4, and three local teams were among included in the 12-team field.Hamilton had the best showing of that trio, placing fifth with 212 points.…
Otsego girls win at Portage
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PORTAGE—Domination.No, check that. Total, complete and utter domination.Yep. That pretty much sums up Otsego senior cross country standout Emma Hoffman’s performance in the Division 2 race at the Portage Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 4.Crossing the finish…
Paw Paw soccer blanks Buchanan
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — The Paw Paw Red Wolves soccer team traveled to Buchanan for its final regular season game on Monday and won 6-0.“The boys dominated the game maintaining possession throughout,” Wolves coach Mike Lounsbury said.Scoring for…
Tennis Roundup Sturgis sweeps Three Rivers, swept by East Grand Rapids
THREE RIVERS — The Sturgis boys tennis team went to Three Rivers last week, and picked up an 8-0 victory over the Wildcats. At No. 1 singles, Simon Phillips beat Alex Nowak, 6-2, 6-1, while at second singles, Carter Oswald…
Volleyball Roundup TR swept by Vicksburg, makes finals at home invite, sweep St. Joe
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ volleyball team had a down-and-up week, losing in a sweep to Vicksburg Thursday, Sept. 25, making it to the finals of their home invite Saturday, and sweeping St. Joseph at home Monday.Against Vicksburg, the Wildcats…
Clare runners are second
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare’s boys and girls cross country teams wee both second on Wednesday in Jack Pine Conference action at Ogemaw HeightsShepherd won both meets.For the Clare boys:Clayton Peacock was ninth (17:17.42). Connor Schmidt 10th (17:29.18) Sutton…
Saugatuck soccer falls on road to Black River
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorHOLLAND—In its showdown with host Holland Black River on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the Saugatuck boys soccer team surrendered a pair of first-half goals to fall behind 2-0 at halftime.And that turned out to be the final score,…
Fennville football falls to New Buffalo
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor FENNVILLE—Trinity Solis scored a rushing touchdown and Carter Thompson threw for a TD for the Fennville football team in the third quarter of the game with New Buffalo on Friday, Sept. 26.That was the good news…
Allegan swim & dive plays host to Otsego and Wayland
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls swim & dive team hosted Wayland and Otsego on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and it was the Wildcats who had the best showing.Wayland won 10 of the 12 events to post victories over the…
Paw Paw tennis falls to Three Rivers
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — After a rainout before the 1st ball was struck the night before, Paw Paw played host to Three Rivers last week indoors at West Hills.Paw Paw took the early lead with a decisive win…
Vicksburg football reclaims Swine Bone with close win over Three Rivers
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — The Swine Bone rivalry has been hotly contested the last couple of years, with the rivalry trophy trading hands the last three seasons, and Three Rivers owning it following a 14-11 win last…
Tennis Roundup Sturgis defeats Otsego, goes 2-1 in quad, beats Plainwell
STURGIS — Sturgis defeated Otsego 6-2 in boys tennis, in what coach George Earl called “a very well-played match.” He stated that “the singles were very strong as usual, and gave up very few games.” Earl went on to say…
Soccer Roundup Sturgis defeats Paw Paw, loses close match to Mason
STURGIS — The Sturgis varsity soccer team hosted Paw Paw this week, and sent the Red Wolves home with a 5-1 loss.Giared Lopez had the hat trick, netting three goals, while teammate Osiel Magana came up with two. Adrian Correa…
Farwell football team bows to St. Louis
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s football fell to St. Louis 28-12 on Friday in Jack Pine Conference football actionSt. Louis started the game by scoring on a 9 play 55 yard drive to make it 6-0.Farwell would respond on…
Saugatuck volleyball team drops pair of tough matches
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe volleyball match between Saugatuck and Lawton on Thursday, Sept. 18, started well enough for the host Trailblazers.Saugatuck took the opening set 25-20.Unfortunately for the Trailblazers, they weren’t able to sustain that momentum and dropped the next…
Plainwell cross country teams perform well at Bangor Invite
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BANGOR—The boys cross country teams from Plainwell and Paw Paw had quite the battle for the top spot at the Bangor Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 20.And despite putting all five of their scoring runners in the…
Allegan boys tennis team hosts stacked tourney
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor For the record, Allegan was not hosting the Division 4 Boys Tennis State Finals on Saturday, Sept. 20.But based on the level of talent on hand at the Gary Ellis Courts, it had the feel of…
Gobles volleyball team win
By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES — The Gobles varsity volleyball team won a hard-fought five-set battle against Saugatuck, with scores of 17-25, 25-12, 17-25, 25-22, and 18-16. Kylee led the team with 18 digs and seven aces, while Ellie Wood added…
Second-half scores, stifling defense lead TR to homecoming win over Plainwell
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — In football, like in life, sometimes something unanticipated comes at you, and you need to learn to adapt on the fly in order to succeed. After a scoreless first half in Friday’s Three…
