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Golf Roundup Vicksburg regional champs at Coldwater; Sturgis 14th, Three Rivers 17th
COLDWATER — Sturgis, Three Rivers and Vicksburg took part in the Division 2 golf regionals at Coldwater Golf Club on Tuesday, and both St. Joseph County teams saw their seasons come to an end, while Vicksburg were crowned as regional…
Softball Roundup TR ends regular season with sweep, split
BATTLE CREEK — Three Rivers’ softball team ended out the regular season this past week with a sweep on the road at Harper Creek and a split on the road against Marshall.On Friday, the Wildcats swept Harper Creek by scores…
Clare defeats St. Francis
By John RaffelCorrespondent’ CLARE — Clare’s baseball team split with Traverse St. Francis on May 26 in nonleague action, winning the second game 7-4 after losing the first 10-0.Dane Alexander was the winning pitcher in the second game allowing no…
Bulldogs open district play with shutout over Wayland
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Otsego wasted little time setting the tone in its Division 2 girls soccer district opener Friday, May 22.The Bulldogs, ranked sixth in D2, scored twice in the opening eight minutes and controlled play throughout in a…
Otsego baseball splits on Senior Night
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO–Otsego bounced back from a tough opening-game loss to earn a split with visiting Coldwater during a non-league baseball doubleheader on Senior Night Thursday, May 21.After dropping the opener 11-1, the Bulldogs responded with a 5-2…
Otsego boys earn regional crown in dramatic fashion
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor STURGIS—Going into the final event of the night, the Otsego found itself looking up at Three Rivers in the team standings at the Division 2 boys regional track meet at Sturgis on Friday, May 15.A few…
Allegan wins all eight flights to claim regional title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls tennis team added another regional championship to its impressive program history Thursday.But this one came with a historic twist.For the first time in program history, the Tigers captured all eight flight championships at…
South Haven improves to 23-7
By John RaffelCorrespondent SOUTH HAVEN — South Haven’s softball team fell to 23-7 overall on May 16 with a 9-2 loss to Kalamazoo Christian.Madi Duda had two hits for the Rams while Raegan Hahn and Mia Holtmann both had RBIs.Addison…
Golf Roundup Sturgis’ Lewis shines in rounds in Mt. Pleasant; Trojans win county invite
MT. PLEASANT — The Sturgis boys golf team recently took part in a two-day tournament held at the Pohlcat Golf Course in Mt. Pleasant.Scores and highlights from the tourney include Gavin Lewis carding a two-day total of 161, followed by…
Baseball Roundup Three Rivers wins Hamilton tourney; lose to Constantine; defeat Paw Paw
HAMILTON — Three Rivers’ baseball team had a successful week, including wins at the Hamilton Tournament and against a conference foe.On Saturday, May 9, the ‘Cats took home the championship of the Hamilton Tournament, defeating Cedar Springs 6-5, then taking…
Clare track boys second
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare track and field boys were second and the girls were third last week in a Jack Pine Conference meet.Shepherd won both divisions.For Clare boys:Jacob Halicek won the 100 meters (11.16) and the 200 meters…
Saugatuck girls place third at SAC Championship Meet
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGOBLES—Novella DeGraaf helped lead the Saugatuck girls track and field team to a third-place finish Tuesday at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship meet at Gobles High School.Saugatuck totaled 75 points to place third in the 18-team field,…
Allegan tennis secures another SAC/Lakeland title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls tennis team continued its run atop the SAC/Lakeland Conference on Friday.The Tigers captured their fourth straight conference championship, doing so in dominant fashion at the conference tournament by winning seven of the eight…
Otsego earns home sweep over Vikings
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Host Otsego picked up a softball doubleheader sweep over Hopkins on Friday, May 8, earning a 10-0 win in the opener before following with a 14-5 victory in the nightcap.The Bulldogs combined for 24 hits across…
Paw Paw splits twin bill
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw split with Otsego on May 4, losing 9-3 and winning 4-0 in the second game.Varsity baseball couldn’t overcome defensive miscues and lost 9-3 in the opener. Ryan Holmes and Caden Bowneach had…
Soccer Roundup Three Rivers 2-1 on week with wins over Edwardsburg, Paw Paw
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ soccer team went 2-1 in the last week, with wins over Edwardsburg and Paw Paw and a loss at home to Dowagiac.On Thursday, April 30, the ‘Cats beat the Eddies 4-1 on their own…
Golf Roundup Sturgis wins U.S. 12 Invite, Three Rivers third
STURGIS — The Sturgis Trojans boy’s golf team hosted the US-12 Open recently, and came away with the victory.The six competing teams competed in a two-man scramble on the front nine, and an alternate shot format on the back.Gavin Lewis…
Clare clay target team having success
By John RaffelCorespondent CLARE — The Clare clay target shooting team is off to a good start this season.Clare’s top male athletes are Hoyt Vanacker 10th grader, Oziah Carpenter 8th Grader, Parker Alexander 6th Grade, Gabe Veitengruber 8th grade.Top female…
Trailblazers split twill bill against host Martin
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorMARTIN—After letting a late lead slip away in a tough extra-inning loss, Saugatuck responded in a big way.The Trailblazers dropped a 3-2 heartbreaker to Martin in eight innings in the opener of a SAC doubleheader Tuesday, but…
Hamilton soccer goes 1-1
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HAMILTON—A diversified scoring attack coupled with a stingy defensive effort proved to be a winning combination for the Hamilton girls soccer team against visiting South Haven on Friday, May 1.Joselyn Paskvan, Emma Slotman, Ellery Rietema, Ashlyn…
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