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, handing the league-leading Tigers the 17.5-12.5 loss.The teams split the baker games—Saugatuck won the first Read More…
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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 with the 54-41 victory.“We got the monkey off our back,” Saugatuck coach Brian Ward said.Saugatuck Read More…
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 by Levi Waldrep. Waldrep knocked down another three to open the second, and a basket Read More…
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 Bryant, Jaxon Smith, Jacob Howes, Lloyd Ruesink, Jacob Reynolds, Clinton Kaiser, Kylan Eckler, Talan Flowers, Read More…
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 Remi following with 12, and Jaiden Sharrow with 7.After a three day break the girls Read More…
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 had 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Comets and eight rebounds plus three steals.Elly Read More…
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 threes in the game, with Grace Mitchell leading the way with 24 points hitting five Read More…
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 an almost guaranteed basket, but the JV Lady Rebels still trailed 2-5 at the end Read More…
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 route to upending Hartford 46-30 for their fourth straight victory.Saugatuck improved to 8-3 overall.Sophomore Carter Read More…
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 overtime win for Otsego, which improved to 10-1 and stayed atop the Wolverine Conference standings.“Free Read More…