Sports

By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s football team beat Hesperia 34-14 to start the season 1-0.It was 6-0 Farwell after the first quarter. Hunter Edlin scored from 7 yards outThe score was tied 14-14 at the half. Edlin scored the…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BUCHANAN—After dropping its first two matches of the night, the Saugatuck volleyball team made sure it finished the Buchanan Quad on a winning note.The Trailblazers closed out Wednesday’s action with a three-set victory over Cassopolis, winning…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor With five freshmen among the eight athletes on its roster, the Allegan girls swimming & diving team entered the season knowing there would be plenty of learning along the way.The Tigers got that process started at…

By John RaffelCorrespondent LAWRENCE — Lawrence runners showed solid progress out at Warner Camp last week at the Southwest Michigan XC Rustbuster, with several athletes dropping season bests and personal bests across the board.‘These meets are early in the season,…

STURGIS — The Trojans hosted the Sturgis Kickoff Classic cross country meet last weekend, and both the girls and boys turned in impressive performances. The Lady Trojans placed first, while the boys ran to a second-place showing.For the girls, freshman…

BATTLE CREEK — Three Rivers’ boys’ tennis team had another close match early on in their season, losing on the road at Harper Creek 5-3.Two of the three Wildcat victories came in the singles realm. At No. 2 singles, Carter…

By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Sara Poet is Farewell’s new cross country coach.“Key moments from last year are three of our student athletes received all conference awards those are Evalynne Bell 1st all team, Keagan Terrian 2nd all team, and…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor LAWTON—The Saugatuck volleyball team gained plenty of early-season experience during a busy day of competition at the Lisa Pio Memorial Tournament in Lawton on Saturday, Aug. 22.The Trailblazers competed in four pool-play matches before advancing to…

Summer break officially came to an end on Tuesday, Aug. 18, for children who attend Otsego Public Schools.That was the first day of classes at OPS, with students making their way back to the classroom for the start of the…

By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Danielle Rachac is upbeat with prospects for her 2026 volleyball squad at Paw Paw.Key player to watch for Paw Paw is Lydia Killam, a middle hitter. “She has a strong presence at the net…

STURGIS — The Lady Trojans welcomed White Pigeon to town Wednesday, and started their season off with a 3-0 victory. Sturgis took down the Lady Chiefs by the scores of 25-18, 25-11 and 25-21.Cora Phillips recorded five kills, while Madelyn…

THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ boys’ tennis team opened up regular season play for the fall 2026 season by dropping a close home match to Coldwater 5-3.Two of the Wildcats’ three wins came in the singles category. At No. 1…

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” -John D. RockefellerThroughout history there have been small ideas and inventions that turned out to bolster our U.S. Economy. Some of these things happened without a lot of fanfare and in most…

By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Kegan Chaskey said goodbye to Harrison sports at the end of baseball season after he had four years of varsity ball.Priority to districts, he didn’t necessarily think it was his best season.“There’s been a lot…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A year ago, youth was one of the biggest questions surrounding the Saugatuck football team.This year, experience could be one of the Trailblazers’ biggest strengths.Saugatuck returns 15 letter winners from last year’s squad, including 12 seniors,…

By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Dominic Kamyszek has been working for Clare’s golf team during the summer too have a strong season next spring.This was his first season of varsity golf for the Pioneers. He was averaging around a 96.“I’m…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The wait is over.Saugatuck football players officially returned to the field Monday, Aug. 10, joining teams throughout the state in holding their first practice of the 2026 season.And after weeks of summer workouts and the program’s…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The wait is over.High school football teams throughout the state officially returned to the field Monday, Aug. 10, as the first day of practice marked the beginning of preparations for the 2026 season.And for the nine…

By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE —Bryce Wieferich has been focusing on his summer on getting ready as a golfing senior for Clare.Wieferich is coming off an impressive junior season when he qualified for the state finals.He has played the sport 12…

By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The first official practice of the 2026 football season might still be ahead, but for Saugatuck coach Bill Dunn and his players, the preparation for that season is already well underway.Players in grades 7-12 recently took…