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Harrison ends baseball season
By John RaffelCorrespondent HARRISON – Harrison didn’t win quite as many baseball game as it would have preferred but Hornets coach Nick Halm saw some positive things from a season which produced nine victories.The season ended on Tuesday at Evart…
Saugatuck girls win SAC track title
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGOBLES—We Are the Champions.Saugatuck girls track coach Angelina Bauer just might want to consider making that the theme song for her team.Four days after claiming a Division 4 regional championship, the Trailblazers added a SAC title to…
Otsego claims Wolverine Conference championship
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorTHREE RIVERS—Otsego’s Spencer Shearer and Vicksburg’s Luke Malocha finished atop the leader board at the Wolverine Conference Championship at Pine View in Three Rivers on Wednesday, May 22.Shearer and Malocha each carded a three-under-par 69, finishing four…
Paw Paw baseball sweeps South Haven
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – The Paw Paw baseball team on May 21 swept a doubleheader from South Haven on senior night. Pitching from Dylan Abnet and Jake Hindenach were dominant.In game No. 1 the Red Wolves won 7-3.…
Redhawks soaring over opponents
Marshall baseball team has been picking up steam this past week with several decisive wins. Tuesday, May 21 the team traveled to I-8 competitor Hastings and swept the doubleheader. In game one, Lincoln Fuller led off with a double and…
Softball RoundupThree Rivers wins Cadillac Tournament
CADILLAC — Three Rivers’ softball team won the Cadillac Tournament Saturday with two shutout victories on the day.In Game 1, Three Rivers defeated Kingsley 5-0 in six innings. Jennaya Decker starred in the circle for the ‘Cats, allowing just three…
McBain baseball team falls to Evart
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN –McBain’s baseball team was 13-13 after a pair of losses to Evart on Friday.This week, McBain lost 1-0 and 7-1 to Pine River but on Wednesday, the Ramblers beat Grayling 12-1 in five innings and 17-11…
Clare sweeps Farwell baseball team
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE – Clare’s bat were booming on May 6 at Farwell in a pair of Jack Pine Conference wins.The first game went in Clare’s favor 21-0 after four innings. The second game was 15-0.Miles Haggart had three…
Saugatuck soccer wins two games
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorSCHOOLCRAFT—If you mention the name Cecelia Atkins to players and coaches from the Schoolcraft girls soccer team, there’s a good chance they might break into a cold sweat.And for good reason.Atkins, a Saugatuck sophomore, scored a career-best…
Plainwell wins three events at regionals, Otsego claims two events
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor RICHLAND—The Plainwell quartet of Hiro Nguyen, Donovan Ryan, Henry Cox and Isaac Veen entered the Division 2 boys track regional at Gull Lake High School ranked first in the 4×800 relay.And they didn’t disappoint, shaving four…
Paw Paw baseball team Improves record to 18-11-1
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – The Paw Paw varsity baseball traveled to Niles on Wednesday, May 15, for a conference twinbill and suffered two losses.In the opener against Niles, the Red Wolves scored in the sixth to take a…
A big day for local runners
By William A. BaltzSpecial to the Commercial-News KALAMAZOO — Few things are more rewarding to a runner than achieving a much sought-after goal, especially when it’s overcoming challenges to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Nicolette Cole of Three Rivers did…
TR girls’ tennis splits doubleheader, win against South HavenWildcats finish 7th at Conference Tournament
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ girls’ tennis team wrapped up their regular season this past week, with a win, loss, draw, and participation in the Wolverine Conference tournament. On May 8, Three Rivers played a weekday doubleheader against Sturgis on…
Marshall GIrls Soccer: I-8 CONFERENCE CHAMPS
Marshall traveled to Hastings Wednesday ith and with a 2-0 win they claimed an undefeated, undisputed conference championship. The win moved Marshall’s record in I-8 Conference play to 6-0-0 this season. Marshall outscored I-8 opponents by a margin of 28…
McBain girls fall to Beal City
By John RaffelCorrespondent McBain lost both games 19-0, 15-0 to Beal City on Tuesday in Highland Conference softball action.“The scores don’t reflect how the girls played,” McBain coach Chantel Zuiderveen said. “Beal City has great hitters who are smart in…
Clare golfers take ninth place
By John RaffelCorrespondent CLARE – Clare golfers took ninth place over the weekend at the Clare Invitational.The tournament started on Friday, May 10 at the Pohlcat in Mount Pleasant.Clare shot a 356. Scorers were Bryce Weiferich 84. Pierson Gallagher 86,…
Saugatuck track teams take first at Gobles Invite
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorGOBLES—The Saugatuck quartet of Novella DeGraaf, Brook Simpson, Mazie Robison and Vivian Vallarsa is fast.How fast, you ask?Well, their time of 50.99 in the 4×100 relay at the Gobles Little Guys Invitational on Friday, May 10, not…
Plainwell boysplace runner-up at conference meet
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor STURGIS—It would be an understatement to say the distance crew for the Plainwell boys track team came up clutch at the Wolverine Conference Meet on Friday, May 10.The runners competing in the 800, the 1,600, the…
Allegan dominates at league tourney
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Dominant.That one word pretty much sums up the Allegan girls tennis team’s performance at the SAC/Lakeland Conference Tournament on Friday, May 10.The Tigers won six flights to go with one runner-up and one fourth-place finish as…
Paw Paw baseball splits with Otsego
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Paw Paw played a varsity baseball doubleheader Wednesday at home against Otsego and came away with a split.In game 1 the Red Wolves scored five runs in the first and held on for a 10-8…
