By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Marion’s undefeated 8-player football team will be hosting a Division 2 8-player state semifinal game on Saturday against Lake Linden-Hubbell.Marion is 10-0 after last week’s 48-6 over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart.Sacred Heart ended its season at 9-2.“We played a great game defensively,” Marion coach Chad Grundy said. “Sacred Heart was Read More…
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Trailblazers’ season ends with loss to White Pigeon
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe opening possession of the Division 8 football district final between host Saugatuck and White Pigeon on Friday, Nov. 3, started so well for the Trailblazers.Saugatuck put together a sustained drive that took more than five minutes off the clock and got into the red zone.But a fumble was recovered by White Read More…
Bulldogs beat Trojans in district final
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Elephants are known for having excellent long-term memories.Apparently, Bulldogs have pretty good memories, too—at least the ones who play volleyball for Otsego.A year after being upset by archrival Plainwell in the final of a Division 2 district, the Bulldogs of Otsego squared off with the Trojans in another district final on Read More…
Allegan cruises to swim & dive league title
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor BATTLE CREEK—The Allegan girls swim & dive team made it through the dual-meet portion of the SCC schedule unbeaten.At the Conference Championships on Thursday, Nov. 2, and Friday, Nov. 3, the Tigers proved that regular-season success was no fluke.The Tigers won six of the 12 events and cruised to first-place honors Read More…
Rebels stomp Cougars en route to round two
By Katie McElvy The Chambers Academy Rebels eliminated Escambia Academy in the first round of the AISA AA Playoffs on Friday night in a convincing 55-18 win. The Rebels wasted no time finding the endzone as Koreen Henry and Luke Tarver traded out ball carrying duties with Tarver scoring the touchdown and the 2 point Read More…
Mattawan volleyball team wins district title
By John RaffelCorrespondentMATTAWAN – Last week Mattawan defeated West Ottawa in the semi finals and Zeeland East in the finals to capture a district Division I volleyball title. Mattawan was set to play this week in Division 1 regional action against Byron Center at Caledonia.Against West Ottawa, Kendall Coon had 18 kills; Macey Brown four Read More…
Cross Country Roundup: TR boys’ team makes state finals, Hernandez qualifies for girls; WP girls make first-ever state final
TR boys’ team makes state finals, Hernandez qualifies for girls; WP girls make first-ever state finalPORTAGE — Three Rivers will be well-represented at Michigan International Speedway this Saturday.The Wildcats’ boys’ cross country team finished third at the MHSAA regional at Portage West Middle School on Oct. 28 with 122 points, making it to the state Read More…
Marion football team wins first playoff game
By John RaffelCorrespondent MARION – Marion got off to a thundering start in the 8-player football playoffs with a 64-14 rout on Friday for the Bay City All Saints. It was 20-6 after the first quarter, 34-14 at halftime and 58-0 after the third quarter. In the first quarter, the All Saints got a 6-0 Read More…
Harrison volleyball drops all three quad games, wins first postseason match
By Kaitlyn Campbell The Harrison volleyball team played three games in the Jack Pine Conference quad on Oct. 25 and lost all three of them against Gladwin, Shepherd and Farwell, each with a final score of two sets to none.In a Hudl highlights video of the game against Gladwin, in the first set, Lydia Kendall Read More…
Gobles earns playoff win
By John RaffelCorrespondent GOBLES – Gobles hosted its first playoff game since 2014 this past Friday and defeated Mendon by a final score of 50-14.“The win marked a few important feats for the program: it was our first playoff win since 2016, our first win vs. Mendon since 2006, and our first playoff win vs. Read More…