Sports
Allegan bowling teams split with Saugatuck
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor DOUGLAS—It was a battle of the top two boys bowling teams in the SAC Lakeshore when Allegan traveled to play host Saugatuck at Alley Lanes on Monday, Feb. 6.And it was the second-place Trailblazers who prevailed,…
Saugatuck boys post win over archrival Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor SAUGATUCK—It’s been a while since the Saugatuck boys basketball team secured a win over archrival Fennville.Nearly six years, to be exact.But that changed on Monday, Feb. 6, as the Trailblazers hosted the Blackhawks and came away…
Chambers teams advance to Elite Eight
By Katie McElvy Chambers Rebels 56, Hooper Colts 43Chambers played host to the Hooper Colts in the first round of the AA AISA playoffs. The Rebels jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the first, capped off with a three…
TR wrestling shuts out Sturgis, wins Corey Fuller Invite
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ wrestling team got huge wins this past week, shutting out Sturgis on the road 72-0 on Jan. 25, while taking home the title at Portage Central’s Corey Fuller Invite.Louis Smith, Landon Moreland, Jeremiah Detwiler, Alex…
Farwell Girls take two more wins from Beaverton and Harrison
By Grace DavisSports Writer Last Friday the Eagles took a trip to Beaverton for a conference game and walked away with a 47-30 win. Farwell had another very dominating offensive game with Raini Sponseller scoring 22 points overall, her sister…
McBain NMC girls defeat Manton, Roscommon
By John RaffelCorrespondent McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s girls basketball team had an impressive win over Manton on Tuesday.The Comets had quarter leads of 12-8, 18-12 and 27-22. The host Comets had a 9-1 scoring advantage in the final quarter.Paige Ebels…
Basketball Round-Up, Gobles girls on hot streak
by Ben MurphySports Writer Lady Red Wolves play to wins over Sturgis, AlleganThe Paw Paw girls basketball team played at Wolverine Conference foe Sturgis on Friday. The Lady Red Wolves returned with a lopsided win, 82-43.The Red Wolves made 11…
Chambers boys, girls finish 2nd in area play
By Katie McElvy JV GirlsThe JV Lady Rebels ended their season last week taking on the JV Lady Chiefs of Lakeside. Madison Davis put Chambers on the board first. Defensively, Samantha Lovelace stole the ball on a Lakeside fastbreak saving…
Saugatuck boys claim fourth straight victory
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorHARTFORD—The winning ways continued for the Saugatuck boys basketball team when they traveled to Hartford for a non-conference clash on Tuesday, Jan. 24.The Trailblazers built a nine-point halftime lead and extended that in the second half en…
Otsego boys secure overtime win against Vicksburg
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor VICKSBURG—The story of the boys basketball game between visiting Otsego and Vicksburg on Friday, Jan. 27, was the free throw line.Otsego went 24-of-31 at the charity stripe, while Vicksburg was just 4-of-8.The result was a 57-50…
Allegan bowling teams beat Comstock
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—The Allegan girls bowling team entered its showdown with Comstock at Continental Lanes undefeated.And the Tigers left the match the same way, improving to 11-0 with a 24-6 win.The Allegan boys also won, claiming the 26-4…
Three Rivers notches two conference wins,wins Marcellus Invitational
THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ wrestling team had a successful week on the mats, taking home two conference victories and winning the Marcellus Invitational on Sunday.On Thursday, Jan. 19, the ‘Cats earned wins over Vicksburg 61-16 and Paw Paw 52-26…
McBain boys extend winning streak
By John Raffel McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s boys basketball team goes into its home game on Thursday of this week against Roscommon with a four-game win streak.NMC is 6-3 in the Hghland Conference and 8-3 overall.Coach Kyle Benthem’s team beat…
Harrison gets knocked down by Farwell Bowling
by Grace Davis Harrison and Farwell’s girls and boys bowling teams met at the Riverwood Bowling Alley this past Saturday to compete in a conference match. The Lady Eagles took the win over the Hornets, Kameren Osborn bowled a 182…
Area basketball teams closing out January, Mattawan now 10-0
by Ben MurphySports Writer Lady Red Wolves play to win over rival Otsego The Paw Paw girls basketball team was able to get the better of rival Otsego on Friday. The Lady Red Wolves, playing on the road in the…
KOC to Hold Free Throw Contest
The Paw Paw Knights of Columbus will hold a basketball free throw contest, Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Paw Paw High School gymnasium. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.The event is open to all boys and girls ages…
Allegan earns win over visiting Fennville
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor Fennville’s Lila Rosema poured in a game-best 24 points against host Allegan during this SAC girls basketball contest on Friday, Jan. 17.The was the bad news for the Tigers. The good news was that they limited…
Otsego girls fall to Paw Paw after beating Sturgis
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Three of the four quarters in the Wolverine Conference clash between the girls basketball teams from Otsego and Paw Paw on Friday, Jan. 20, were nip-and-tuck.The teams each scored six points in the first quarter, while…
JV Rebels earn state runners-up title
By Katie McElvy The Chambers Academy JV Boys Basketball Team played as the number three seed in the AA JV State Invitational Tournament over the weekend. Nine teams were invited to participate. In the first game, Chambers faced the #2…
Slow start fails to deter Clare, win easily over Harrison
by Ben MurphySports Writer The Clare boys basketball team played well early on in their non-conference game at Big Rapids on Tuesday. The Pioneers couldn’t keep the good times going in the second half however, fand this led to them…
