Sports
Girls’ basketball district pairings confirmed
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Postseason action for local girls’ basketball teams is about to get underway next week, and district tournament matchups were announced Sunday.Opening round games in district play begin Monday, March 3, with district…
Farwell girls place sixth
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s girls bowling team was sixth among 10 schools in the Division 4 regional 29 tournament on Feb. 20 at Riverwood Lanes in Mount Pleasant.Farwell’s team score was a 2,317. This is a combination of…
Saugatuck girls clinch second straight divisional title
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIt appeared as though the Saugatuck girls basketball team was going to have a tough game on Friday, Feb. 21, as visiting Gobles jumped out to an 8-0 lead.But as is so often the case, appearances can…
Otsego girls split pair of games
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PAW PAW—The third quarter was the turning point in the girls basketball teams from Otsego and Paw Paw on Friday, Feb. 21.More accurately, the final portion of the third quarter was the turning point.With the Bulldogs…
Allegan girls pick up ‘huge’ win over South Haven
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Huge.No. Check that. Huge, huge.That’s how Allegan girls basketball coach Sharron Thompson described his team’s home win over a South Haven team that features one of the area’s top scorers in Ly’Nique Cunningham.“This was a huge,…
Bowling teams compete in regionals
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw girls were ninth in the Division 2, Regional 12 bowling tournament last week at Kalamazoo.Kendall Flowers Schade led Paw Paw with a 636 for 51st place.The Paw Paw boys were 12th in…
TR wrestling season ends in state semis loss to Lowell
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — As the old saying goes, if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. In Saturday’s Division 2 team wrestling state semifinals, Three Rivers’ wrestling team got to face off…
Three Rivers wrestling beats Greenville to move on to state semis
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director KALAMAZOO — What has been a remarkable season for Three Rivers’ wrestling team is now officially in uncharted territory. The Wildcats, for the first time in school history, have made it to the second day of…
Boys Basketball
Lape sets school record; Warriors win Cascades basketball crown Brayden Lape became the all-time leading scorer for Grass Lake and the Warriors won its first Cascades Conference title since 1971. So, it was a good week for the Warriors. Lape…
Boys’ Basketball Roundup Sturgis win streak improves with wins over Eddies, Niles
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ boys’ basketball team lost three games this past week as they near the end of the regular season.On Friday, Feb. 14, the Wildcats lost to Paw Paw on the road 62-40. The visitors were outscored…
Clare wrestling team sending five to state finals
By John RaffelCorrrespondent CLARE — Clare’s wrestling team has qualified five individuals to the Division 3 state individual wrestling finals on Feb. 28 and March 1 at Detroit’s Ford Field.The five placed in the top four of their individual weight…
Saugatuck girls post three victories in four days
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorHOLLAND—In 2010, DJ Khaled released the song “All I Do is Win,” with a little help from T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross.Given the way the Saugatuck girls basketball team has been playing this season, that…
Plainwell falls to Three Rivers in regional finals after beating Hamilton in semis
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor THREE RIVERS—After finishing second to Three Rivers in the Wolverine Conference standings, the Plainwell boys wrestling team got another crack at the Wildcats in a Division 2 regional final.Unfortunately for the Trojans, Three Rivers came out…
Allegan Co. wrestlers qualify for individual State Finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor When the Individual Wresting State Finals get underway at Ford Field on Friday, Feb. 28, Allegan County will be well-represented.A total of 36 local grapplers punched their tickets to the Finals by virtue of finishing in…
Lawrence girls defeat Bloomingdale
By John RaffelCorrespondent It was Lawrence, 39, Bloomingdale 21 in girls basketball action on Monday.Junior Carolina Mancera had 19 points while sophomore Colleen McCaw has 14 points.Lawrence lost on Feb. 14 to Decatur 35-30.Hailey Camp had 13 points for Lawrence.On…
Eight advance from Dundee Girls District Wrestling
Jackson County female wrestlers competed at the Dundee District for the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s individual districts. The top four in each weight class advanced to the regional tournament next Sunday at Chelsea. Here are the qualifiers: Bella Huston…
Sturgis swim/dive loses to Allegan
STURGIS — The Sturgis swim and dive team dropped a home meet this week, losing to Allegan 104-65, however the Trojans did manage to notch three first-place finishes on the day.Reece Miller grabbed first in the 200 IM with a…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup Sturgis win streak improves with wins over Eddies, Niles
STURGIS — The Sturgis girls won a tight game against Niles last week, coming out on top 49-42.“It was a great win for us on senior night,” stated coach Andy Phillips. “We persevered in the third and fourth quarters, and we…
Harrison girls bow to St. Louis
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON — Harrison’s girls basketball team fell to St. Louis on Feb. 7 by a 42-31 verdict.A scheduled home game on Feb. 12 with Farewell was canceled because of the weather.Harrison is slated to be at Standish-Sterling…
Anglemyer’s late pin earns Three Rivers wrestling consecutive regional titles
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ Joey Anglemyer was in a bit of a pickle late in his match at 190 pounds in Wednesday’s MHSAA Division 2 team regional final against Plainwell at home. The Wildcats were…
