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Allegan tennis wins three at Early Bird
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Depth was the difference for the Allegan girls tennis team over the weekend.Hosting its annual Early Bird Invitational on Saturday, March 21, the Tigers turned in a dominant performance, going unbeaten against Grand Haven, Coopersville and…
Paw Paw girls win soccer opener
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — The Paw Paw Lady Wolves started the 2026 soccer season last week, facing Hartford at home and won 5-0.Leah Graves jumped out to a quick start scoring the first goal. Victoria Lopez scored a…
Bangor baseball eyes 20-win season
By John RaffelCorrespondent BANGOR — Coach:Nick Cox is leading a Bangor baseball team which had a 17-19 record and started off the season at 4-0.“Julian Pullins was the only senior we lost last year,” Cox said. “We will miss his…
TR tennis bests Schoolcraft to start 2026
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ tennis team started the 2026 season strong with a 5-2 win over Schoolcraft at home Tuesday.Jayna Larson won for the Wildcats at No. 1 singles, defeating the Eagles’ Adison Clark 3-6, 6-1, 12-10. Angeleena…
Girls’ Soccer Roundup Three Rivers shut out by Olivet
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ soccer team opened up the season under new head coach Dustin Krueger with a 1-0 loss at home Tuesday to Olivet.Amaira Currier made six saves in goal for the Wildcats in the loss.Three Rivers…
Farwell girl wrestler has success
By John RaffelCorrespondent FARWELL — Millie Mcaulay has had quite a career for Farwell wrestling so far.She was 17-11 for the 2025-26 season. Her high school record is 31-26. She was a junior this past season and was in her…
Two Trojans compete at state swim/dive finals
HOLLAND — Two Sturgis swimmers who qualified for the Division 3 state swim and dive meet at the Holland Aquatic Center did not advance to the finals back on March 13 and 14.Seth Larimer, who competed in the 200 Individual…
Howardsville quartet named to All-Conference teams
HOWARDSVILLE — Howardsville Christian School’s boys’ basketball team had four of its players named to the BCS Conference’s All-Conference teams recently.Sophomores Caden Grant and Drew McDonald were voted as First-Team All-Conference. Grant averaged a double-double on the season, with just…
Concord wins basketball D4 title
An emotional Marcus Gill Sr. stepped to the microphone following Concord’s 60-47 win over Detroit Douglass in the Division 4 state final at Breslin Center. Concord had just won its first boys basketball title in school history with the victory…
Allegan tennis faces Portage Central, Otsego
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PORTAGE—The Allegan girls tennis team got an early look at its 2026 lineup with preseason action at the Maple Street YMCA.The Tigers faced Division 1-ranked Portage Central as well as former Wolverine Conference rival Otsego in…
Softball Preview:
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor ALLEGANAs she enters her first season as head coach at Allegan, Danielle Brodhagen said the team has one primary focus.“We’re focusing on being women of integrity,” she said.Because if the players on the team approach everything…
Mattawan cheerleaders issue team awards
By John Raffel Mattawan cheer coach Nicole Plumb has announced her 2025-26 team awards.Positive Mental Attitude: Marissa Rutledge,Best Energy: Teagan Cassada.Most Inspiring: Annie Headaphol.True Loyalty: Makena Watson and Ashley Smith.Most Valuable Player Round 1: Ashley Smith.Most Valuable Player Round 2:…
Hocter, Burns win state wrestling individual titles
B Jeff Steers Contributing Writer Local wrestlers Austyn Hocter of Hanover-Horton and Wyatt Burns of Springport high schools won MHSAA state individual wrestling titles Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. They did it in different fashions. Hocter dominated his match…
Colon wins first-ever boys’ basketball regional title
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director MARCELLUS — Fans of the Colon Magi could feel that history was happening with every shot taken in the last few minutes of Thursday night’s MHSAA Division 4 boys’ basketball regional finals game against Battle Creek…
Colon boys eliminated in close state quarterfinals match by Concord
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director PORTAGE — It has been a historic year for Colon’s boys’ basketball team, reaching the state rounds for the first-time ever as a program.However, it came to an end in Portage Tuesday night, as the Magi…
Clare girl wrestler second in the state
By John RaffelCorrespondent AnnMarie Green was a state runner-up for the Clare Pioneers girls wrestling team on Friday and Saturday during the girls division finals at Ford Field in Detroit.Green started the tournament at 235 pounds by pinning Elloise Norman…
Trailblazers claim district title with comeback win
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWinning a district championship.That’s good. Really good. But it could be better.How about winning a district championship in comeback fashion?That’s getting closer … but still not quite good enough.Winning a district championship in comeback fashion in front…
Plainwell cheer team places sixth at Division 2 State Finals
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor MOUNT PLEASANT—The Plainwell competitive cheer team capped another strong season Saturday with a sixth-place finish at the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 State Finals at McGuirk Arena on the campus of Central Michigan University.The…
Paw Paw wrestler third at state
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW — Paw Paw Varsity sophomore Kholby Armijo placed third at the MHSAA Individual State Finals at Ford Field this weekend.Kholby Armijo went 4-1 during the state tournament, battling through a highly competitive field to secure…
Colon wins first-ever boys’ basketball regional title
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director MARCELLUS — Fans of the Colon Magi could feel that history was happening with every shot taken in the last few minutes of Thursday night’s MHSAA Division 4 boys’ basketball regional finals game against Battle Creek…
