By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Make it two wins in a row to start the season for the Otsego girls tennis team.The Bulldogs bested Middleville 7-1 on Tuesday, March 28, to improve to 2-0 for the season.Aly Aldrich accounted for the lone shutout for the Bulldogs, winning 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles.By contrast, the No. Read More…
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TR track and field defeats Paw Paw to open conference season
PAW PAW — Three Rivers High School’s track and field team competed in their first Wolverine Conference meet of the year in Paw Paw Tuesday, with the Wildcat boys defeating the Red Wolves 83-59, while the girls’ team dropped their matchup with Paw Paw 69-55.“Our teams came out and had a great showing. They were Read More…
Marion softball team hopeful
By John Raffel Correspondent MARION – Coach Ryan Raymond had a softball team last season at Marion which won the West Michigan D League title and finished with a 21-3 record, losing in the district finals. “I believe if we had won that game, the path was laid out to reach the state quarterfinals,” Raymond Read More…
Spring Sports In Full Force Next Week
By Grace Davis Sports Writer While our area schools are all on spring break this week and many are enjoying the sun of the south, spring schedules will be busy when they return. You can catch any of these local events: Monday, April 4: Farwell Softball vs Tawas Farwell Boys Golf vs Lake City Tuesday, Read More…
Trinity Lutheran girls undefeated
The Paw Paw Trinity Lutheran girls’ basketball team went undefeated this year at 6 -0. “The girls worked countless hours learning drills and plays. They put their time and commitment into our program. I’m so proud of these ladies for pushing through the games we had with not many breaks, and they were still able Read More…
Trailblazers win season-opener in shutout fashion
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe 2023 season started on a high note for the Saugatuck girls soccer team.Playing host to Zion Christian, the Trialblazers dominated both sides of the field and came away with a 6-0 victory.“We controlled play throughout,” Saugatuck coach Jordan Campbell said.Jenn Schock led the Trailblazers’ offensive charge, scoring a pair of goals. Read More…
Allegan girls tennis wins two
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor The Allegan girls tennis team hosted its annual Early Bird Invitational on Saturday, March 25, as the Tigers welcomed Coopersville and Grand Haven to town.And while Allegan came away with wins in both of its matches, the victories were a bit different in nature.The Tigers cruised past Coopersville 8-0 and prevailed Read More…
Otsego tennis beats Marshall
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor OTSEGO—Dominant.That one word pretty much sums up the season-opening performance by the Otsego girls tennis team against visiting Marshall on Thursday, March 23.The Bulldogs didn’t lose more than five games in any flight and cruised to the 8-0 victory.Four of Otsego’s flight wins came via scores of 6-0, 6-0: No. 1 Read More…
Rebel softball, baseball start week strong then wane
By Katie McElvyLady Rebel SoftballThe Lady Rebels started their week off with a win against the Calvary Christian Knights.Calvary scored first, but Chambers quickly tied it up on a McKenzie Gilliland RBI. The LadyRebels had a big inning in the top of the fifth scoring three runs, as Carly Forbus, Gilliland,Sophie Price, and Brynlee Alford Read More…
Clare hopeful for a successful soccer season
By Grace DavisSports WriterWednesday night the Clare Girls Soccer team kicked off their season against Mount Pleasant. The girls fell short to the Oilers, 8-0, but Captain Bella Smylie still has strong hopes for the next few months.Some of the girls’ goals for the season are to come together to play as a team and Read More…