WHITE CLOUD — The White Pigeon Chiefs, on the strength of a 66-0 victory against White Cloud, finished the regular season 9-0. The win gives them the outright Southwest 10 championship, and they’ll carry their unblemished record into the playoffs, hosting Centreville Friday evening.The last time the Chiefs ended their season 9-0 was 1984, and Read More…
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McBain girls shine in home tournament
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – McBain’s volleyball team went 1-1-1 in pool play at its home tournament on Saturday.In pool play, the Ramblers beat Grayling 25-6, 25-23; split with Charlevoix 16-25, 25-20and lost to Midland 23-25, 25-15McBain lost to Lake City in the gold bracket quarterfinals 17-25, 10-25Madison Ochampaugh had 45 assists, six kills, two Read More…
Farwell football wins against Breckenridge
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Farwell football team won their game against Breckenridge on Oct. 20 with a final score of 26-12. The team ended the season with a 1-8 record.The Eagles started off the scoring in the game with a 40-yard trap play to Nathan Buzzanowski for a touchdown, and Austin Harris followed up with a Read More…
Trailblazers drop regular-season finale to Schoolcraft
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorWhen Saugatuck hosted Schoolcraft for the final regular-season football game on Friday, Oct. 20, second place in the SAC Valley was on the line.And it was the visiting Eagles who secured that runner-up slot, thanks largely to a big first half.Saugatuck fell behind 28-0 at halftime and, despite a much better showing Read More…
Allegan volleyball beats Delton to close out league play
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The SAC portion of the Allegan volleyball team’s schedule ended on a high note.After falling to Delton in straight sets the previous week, the Tigers posted the 25–20, 20–25, 15-11 win over the Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 17.Allegan did lose its first match of the evening, finishing on the wrong end Read More…
Trojans beat Gull Lake for district crown
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—It’s been said that to be the best, you have to beat the best.And in a Division 2 district final on Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Plainwell boys soccer team beat the best.Goals by Gage Truitt and Nolan Edgell lifted the Trojans to the 2-1 win over defending state champ Gull Lake, Read More…
Bulldogs blanked by #1 Highland Homes
The LaFayette High School Bulldogs varsity football team traveled to Highland Homes, Alabama last Friday to engage in a 2A Region 3 battle versus the Highland Home Squadron.The Squadron came into the contest with an unblemished record and #1 rankings in both Class 2A and Class 2A Region 3. LaFayette with only one win on Read More…
Lawton enters playoffs at 8-1
By John RaffelCorrespondent LAWTON – Lawton football coach AJ High is excited with his team’s playoff prospects.“We are playing at a high level, we have a six-game winning streak and finished the regular season 8-1,” he said.Schoolcraft (7-2) will be playing at Lawton on Friday.“Obviously, we were hoping for a No. 1 seed, but we Read More…
Defensive effort helps Constantine win fifth straight conference title
By Robert TomlinsonNews Director PARCHMENT — The tone of Friday night’s contest between Constantine and Parchment was set from the very first drive of the game. On the third play of the game, a third and three for Parchment, a bad snap sailed over the head of the Panthers’ quarterback, eventually being picked up by Read More…
High School Football Roundup: White Pigeon keeps unbeaten record going
WHITE PIGEON — The White Pigeon Chiefs kept their unbeaten record spotless, and tied a school record for points scored, in a 72-6 runaway win Friday against Greenwood (Ind.) Christian Academy. The Chiefs piled up 72 points in a shutout victory over Colon in 1987.White Pigeon’s rushing attack was the story of the night, gaining Read More…