Sports
Blazers continue hot start with road win
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorNILES—After opening the season with a pair of home games, the Saugatuck football team hit the road for the first time on Friday, Sept. 8, for a game against Niles Brandywine.The change of venue did nothing to…
Plainwell boys cross country takes first at Delton Invite
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor HICKORY CORNERS—For the second time in its first four invitationals of the season, the Plainwell boys cross country team emerged victorious.The Trojans placed four runners in the top 10 at the Delton Kellogg Invitational on Thursday,…
Allegan boys tennis upends Liggett
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GROSSE POINTE WOODS—The Allegan boys tennis team traveled nearly three hours to Gross Pointe Woods for the University Liggett Quad on Saturday, Sept 9.The Tigers made the trip for one primary reason: to test themselves against…
High School Football Roundup: Constantine wins clash with #10 Lawton, Colon wins shootout, #2 Mendon stays undefeated
LAWTON — Facing off against a top-10 team in high school football, especially on the road, is never easy. But, against the No. 10 team in Division 7 coming into the night Friday, Constantine came away with a statement victory…
Hartgerink accounts for four TDs in Saugatuck win
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—Saugatuck senior quarterback Matthew Hartgerink was firing on all cylinders in the Trailblazers’ home contest against Lakeview on Thursday, Aug. 31.Hartgerink threw for two touchdowns and ran for a couple of others to lead Saugatuck to…
Otsego girls XC win Rust Buster Invite to open season
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GRAND JUNCTION—The Otsego girls cross country team picked up right where it left off last season.The Bulldogs—who went undefeated en route to the Division 2 state championship last year—started the 2023 campaign by winning the South…
Lady Bulldogs get first win in three years
The LaFayette Bulldogs Lady Volleyball Team won their first game in three seasons last week. 26-24. Head Coach Chase Lewis got his first win under his belt against Booker T Washington in straight sets.
Lawton girl runners take 12th
By John RaffelCorrespondent LAWTON – Coach Kris Bullock’s Lawton cross country teams ran on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at the Michigan Rustbuster Invitational with the girls taking 12th and the boys not scoring as a team.For Lawton, Anika Weurding was 44th…
Experienced Maples offense buries Three Rivers in loss to Adrian
Three Rivers senior running back Drew McClain (4) rushes through a pile of defenders on his way to the end zone in the second quarter of Thursday’s game against Adrian, which Three Rivers lost 51-30. (COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSON) By…
Charlotte pulls away in second half against Three Rivers
CHARLOTTE — It was an eventful first game for Chris Gilliam as head coach of Three Rivers.After all, it’s not every day a coach’s first game gets postponed due to lightning and storms midway through the second quarter.However, when the…
TR girls’, boys’ XC both fourth in division at Under the Lights meet; TR girls champs at Big Hill Invite
Three Rivers Cross Country runners Reece Howes (left) and Sulley Zietlow (right) earned medals at Friday’s Under the Lights Invite at Grand Rapids South Christian. Zietlow finished eighth place overall in the race, third in their division while Howes took…
Clare falls to Freeland in close game
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare Pioneers lost their first game of the season at home against the Freeland Falcons with a final score of 29-26.The Falcons were the first to score in the game, taking an early lead after a two-yard…
Comets edge Roscommon 1-0
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain Northern Michigan Christian on Monday blanked Roscommon 1-0.Gideon Curell had one goal. Dries VanNoord had one assist. Blair DeZeeuw had 14 saves in net.“Tonight was another step in the right direction,” NMC coach Taylor…
Trailblazers win volleyball tourney
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorALLEGAN—Jenn Schock did a little bit of everything for the Saugatuck volleyball team at the Allegan Invitational on Saturday, Aug. 26.In addition to leading the Trailblazers with 46 assists and 12 aces, Schock was second on the…
Fennville football falters in opener
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ST. JOSEPH–Fennville’s season-opening game against the Twin City Sharks couldn’t have started much better for the Blackhawks.Aiden Swingle returned the opening kickoff 70 yards to give Fennville the early lead at 6-0.But that lead didn’t last…
Bulldogs drop home opener to Indians, 32-12
A Bulldog defender drags down Indian ball carrier after a short gain. By Pamela Whitlow It was a long hot night for the LaFayette High Bulldogs on Friday at the home opener game against the Loachapoka Indians.The Indians trampled over…
Paw Paw surges for football win over BR
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – It was a nice way for Paw Paw to kick off its football season with a 34-13 win over Big Rapids at home on Friday.Big Rapids led 7-0 after the first quarter and 13-0…
TR boys’ tennis starts season with wins, 4th place tourney finish
THREE RIVERS — Coming off a state finals appearance last year, the Three Rivers boys’ tennis team continued their winning start Tuesday, defeating Buchanan 6-2. The ‘Cats won all four singles matches, and won in two doubles matches. At No.…
Pioneers to bring high experience to the field this season
Photo by Lee Thompson for MLive Kaitlyn Campbell Nine seconds was the difference between advancing in the playoffs and the end of the Clare football season last year.A touchdown pass by Jayden Arthur at the end of regulation sent them…
McBain girl runners take sixth
By John RaffelCorrespondent McBAIN – McBain’s cross country participated in the Under The Lights Invitational on Friday at St. Johns. For the boys, Bradyn Winkel was 88th (20:35.50), Garrin Schneeg was 100th in (20:54.7), Devin Bergey was 207th (37:24.9). McBain…
