Sports
Saugatuck girls upend Fennville in Never Forgotten Game
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorFENNVILLE—For the record, the Saugatuck girls basketball team bested archrival Fennville 56-33 on Saturday, Feb. 1.But for Trailblazers coach Kevin Tringali, the outcome of the game was secondary to the more important meaning of the night.The game…
Otsego girls pick up pair of victories on the hardwood
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor NILES—With a road win over Niles on Friday, Jan. 31, the Otsego girls basketball team would remain in second place in the Wolverine Conference standings behind Vicksburg.A loss? Well, that would drop the Bulldogs into fourth…
Allegan girls win two
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor A balanced scoring attack coupled with a tenacious defensive effort.That was a winning recipe for the Allegan girls basketball team in its SAC showdown with visiting Watervliet on Friday, Jan. 31.Six Tigers scored at least five—and…
Bangor, Lawrence post wins
By John RaffelCorrespondent BANGOR — On Friday, it was Bangor 39 Decator 33at Bangor.Stat Leaders:Jaelynn Little 16 points; Lexi Wisniewski 12 points; K’liyana O’Steen 8 points; O’Steen 4 rebounds; Little 9 stealsCoach Bret Witkowski: :Vikings played great Decatur team at…
Early run helps Centreville boys sweep White Pigeon
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — An early flurry of points and a big game from Matt Swanwick helped the Centreville boys’ basketball team sweep their regular season matchups against White Pigeon with a 63-48 win Friday night in…
Girls’ Basketball Roundup TR girls defeat Niles, Portage Northern; lose to Bronson
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ basketball team went 2-1 this past week, winning over Niles Friday night 50-46, losing to Bronson Monday 66-32, and rebounding with a 74-40 drubbing of Portage Northern Tuesday.Against Niles, Jennaya Decker led the way…
Farwell cheerleaders take second
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Farwell’s competitive cheer team coached by Nora Jennejgal had a huge meet this past weekend at Vassar.“We scored our highest of the season this past weekend at Vassar with an overall score of 650.65 nd…
Saugatuck boys fall at Galesburg
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGALESBURG—The results might not have been there, but the effort was.That was Saugatuck boys basketball coach Ty Rock’s takeaway from his team’s SAC showdown with Galesburg-Augusta on Friday, Jan. 24.The Trailblazers fell behind 13-7 in the opening…
Saugatuck trio leads Trailblazers to win over G-A
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor GALESBURG—Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger; Luke Skywalker, Princess Lia and Han Solo; Shrek, Donkey and Fiona; Alvin, Simon and Theodore; the Three Musketeers.That is a list of some pretty terrific trios.And in its SAC…
Glenn School to be awarded AED at Never Forgotten Game
By Gari Voss The Wes Leonard Heart Team came to birth from the tragedy of Wes Leonard collapsing after making the game winning shot for the Fennville High School basketball team. No one knew exactly what to do and attempts…
Gobles boys basketball team off to good start
By John RaffelCorrespondent The Gobles Varsity team is off to a solid start this year and are 6-3 at this point. After a few tough losses the Tigers bounced back with a solid 47-27 conference win over Saugatuck. With that…
Early run helps Centreville boys sweep White Pigeon
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director WHITE PIGEON — An early flurry of points and a big game from Matt Swanwick helped the Centreville boys’ basketball team sweep their regular season matchups against White Pigeon with a 63-48 win Friday night in…
Grass Lake, Lumen Christi remain undefeated in boys basketball
The varsity basketball teams from Grass Lake and Lumen Christi Catholic high schools remain undefeated with wins last week. Both teams are 12-0 midway through the season. Here are basketball scores from local high school boys basketball teams. Waverly 74,…
Sturgis bowling get wins over Vicksburg; compete in Mason, Zeeland invites
PORTAGE — The Sturgis bowling teams hit the road to face Vicksburg at Airway Lanes in Portage Monday, and returned home with two wins. The boys prevailed 17-13, and the girls came up big, winning 29-1.Boys singles results: 812-709 (8-1), 865-776 (7-2),…
Allegan falls to South Haven
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SOUTH HAVEN—Too much Ly’Nique Cunningham.Yep. That pretty much sums it up when it comes to the Allegan girls basketball team’s game against host South Haven on Friday, Jan. 17.Cunningham scored 27 points to account for nearly…
Otsego’s Lane Blanchard joins dad in 100-win club
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Like father, like son.That age-old adage certainly holds true for the Otsego father-son duo of Jesse and Lane Blanchard when it comes to the wrestling mats.During the Three Rivers Super Duals earlier this month, Lane Blanchard—a…
Paw Paw boys defeat Edwardsburg
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw’s boys basketball team defeated Edwardsburg 57-52 on Jan. 15.Paw Paw had quarter leads of 14-11 after the first quarter and 39-38 after the third. The Red Wolves trailed 29-23 at halftime.For Paw…
Sturgis girls, TR boys win rivalry basketball matchups
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director STURGIS — It was a doubleheader of rivalry basketball at Sturgis High School Friday night as Three Rivers took on longtime rival Sturgis in boys’ and girls’ basketball matchups. Both teams split the matchups, with Sturgis…
Bowling Roundup Three Rivers gets two wins over Niles, finish well in Wildcat Invite
NILES — In a make up Wolverine conference match at Joey Armadillo’s on Wednesday, Jan. 8, both Three Rivers bowling teams took home wins over the Niles Vikings.The boys squeaked out a 16-14 win, led by Nick Allen with a…
Clare bowlers defeat Harrison
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE — Clare’s bowling team picked up a 21-9 win over Harrison on Wednesday in Jack Pine Bowling Conference action.Clare had baker games of 78 and 144 for 222 total and had four total team points. The…
