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Saugatuck football gets past White Pigeon
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWHITE PIGEON—Entering the fourth quarter of its Division 8 opening-round playoff game against White Pigeon on Friday, Nov. 2, coach Bill Dunn’s Saugatuck football team seemed to have the game well in hand.After all, the Trailblazers had…
Saugatuck girls place 13th at Finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BROOKLYN—Saugatuck girls cross country coach Angelina Bauer entered the Division 3 State Finals hoping her team could secure a top-10 finish.And while the Trailblazers fell a little short of that—they finished 13th with 353 points—Bauer was…
Hopkins football falls to Catholic Central
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND RAPIDS—In Hopkins’ Division 5 football playoff opener against Grand Rapids Catholic Central on Friday, Nov. 1, Viking running back Justin VanWagner rushed for 102 yards on 19 carries.The was the good news for Hopkins.The bad…
Bulldogs close season with 37-0 win
The LaFayette Bulldogs closed out their 2024 football season last Friday against the Barbour County Jaguars. LaFayette traveled to Clayton, Alabama and defeated the Jaguar’s 37-0.The Dogs were in search of ending the season with a “W” after suffering a…
Gobles loses in playoffs
By John RaffelCorespondent GOBLES — Gobles’ undefeated football season came to a close with a 52-22 loss at home against Martin on Friday.Martiin (8-1) avenged a loss to Gobles 20-14 during the regular season.“We always expect our playoff opponents to…
Late TD caps off wild playoff opener for Mendon against Climax-Scotts
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director CLIMAX — Whenever Mendon and Climax-Scotts face off on a football field, fans expect to see a ton of points on the board. Just like their last matchup two weeks ago, both teams delivered on that…
Cross Country Roundup TR boys 2nd at regionals, move on to state finals
PORTAGE — Three Rivers’ boys’ cross country team is on its way to the state finals.The Wildcats took second place at the MHSAA Division 2 Boys’ Cross Country Regional meet held at Portage West Middle School on Saturday, Oct. 26,…
Clare wins Jack Pine Conference volleyball title
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare triumphed over St. Louis on Wednesday night, clinching the Jack Pine Conference volleyball title for the first time since 2002.The scores were 25-23, 25-13, and 25-18.Amelia Ryzyk had a big night with 25 assists,…
Rebels cruise past Cougars with unstoppable ground attack
by Katie McElvy On September 2, the Chambers Academy Rebels visited the Fort Dale Eagles. As Luke Tarver took the ball to the house on a 63-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, a veteran Eagle fan turned…
Otsego girls continue winning tradition with regional championship
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PORTAGE—Coming into this season, Otsego cross country coach Steve Long figured his girls team would be good, but he didn’t know exactly what to expect.After all, the Bulldogs graduated two of the top three runners in…
Allegan swim wraps up perfect regular season
STURGIS—The Allegan girls swim & dive team wrapped up its regular season with a hard-fought 94-91 win over Sturgis on Tuesday, Oct. 22, securing a perfect 7-0 record in the SCC conference.“Our undefeated season has been a testament to the…
Teams prepare for football playoffs
By John RaffelCorrespondent The regular season has ended and now local teams are getting ready for the playoffs.Paw Paw, Gobles, Lawton, Mattawan and South Haven have qualified for the football postseason which starts on Friday.Mattawan is in Division 2 and…
Volleyball Roundup Three Rivers beats Sturgis, finishes third in Williamston tourney, splits in quad
STURGIS — Three Rivers’ volleyball team swept Sturgis on Thursday, Oct. 17, winning 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.Dani Glass led the team with 19 kills to go along with 14 digs, Allie Yost had eight kills, three digs and three aces, Bekah…
Clare boy runners are sixth
By John RaffelCorrespondentCLARE — Clare’s cross country team was sixth out of 21 boys teams on Saturday ar the Northern Michigan Meet of Champions at Veterans Serving Veterans Park.Traverse City St. Francis was first (44) followed by Gladwin (95), Alpena…
Allegan swim posts victory over Plainwell
The winning ways continued for the Allegan girls swim & dive team thanks to a 109-63 victory over Plainwell on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to cap Senior Night for the Tigers.The win kept Allegan perfect in the SCC with a 6-0…
Otsego girls win league crown
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—With a 7-0 record during the dual-meet portion of the season, the Otsego girls cross country team entered the Wolverine Conference Championship Meet as the prohibitive favorite.The Bulldogs didn’t disappoint.Otsego had three of the top five…
Rebels capture region title
By Katie McElvy The Rebels bobbled the return of the opening kickoff as they hosted Banks Academy on Friday in a rematch of the 2023 AA AISA State Championship Game, but that didn’t stop the offense from busting wide open…
Paw Paw improves to 8-0
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Its 8-0 for the Paw Paw Red Wolves.Last Friday night Paw Paw enjoyed quarter leads of 7-0,, 27-0 and 33-0 en route to a 40-6 win over Otsego.Paw Paw received the opening kickoff and…
Three Rivers gets blowout win over Sturgis
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — Friday’s rivalry game between Three Rivers and Sturgis was a more personal one for Wildcats head coach Jeff Awe in his first year at the helm. On Thursday, just one day before the game,…
Trailblazers fall to Schoolcraft
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSCHOOLCRAFT—In the fourth quarter of the SAC football game between visiting Saugatuck and host Schoolcraft, Trailblazer Norm Bos found the end zone on a 7-yard run.That was enough to enable Saugatuck to avoid the shutout. But it…
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