by Ben MurphySports Writer The Marion boys basketball team continued their January surge on Thursday, Jan. 12. The Eagles were hosting Mason County Eastern in a West Michigan ‘D’ League game, and was able to pick up a convincing 51-32 victory.“We came out of the gates fast and they struggled to handle our pressure,” head Read More…
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Marion cheer team sets school record
By John RaffelCorrespondent Danyel Prielipp continues to wear many hats at Marion High School.Two of the hats are elementary principal and superintendent. She also continues to be the Marion cheerleading coach and watched her team set a new school record in a home meet on Jan. 11.Marion set the record on Jan. 11, scoring just Read More…
Otsego tops Plainwell in OT
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor PLAINWELL—With a large crowd on hand on Friday, Jan. 13, the girls basketball teams from Otsego and Plainwell decided to give the assembled masses their money’s worth … and then some.After leading by nine points at halftime, the Bulldogs found themselves down by three points with less than two minutes to Read More…
Saugatuck girls come up short in comeback bid against Allegan
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorThe Saugatuck girls basketball team nearly pulled off a big comeback against Allegan on Monday, Jan. 16.Down by 14 through three quarters, the Trailblazers cut the deficit to four with less than three minutes to play. And they appeared poised to draw even closer to the Tigers.But a layup attempt wouldn’t fall, Read More…
Allegan bowlers beat Saugatuck
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor It was a battle of Allegan County rivals when Allegan hosted Saugatuck in a SAC bowling showdown on Monday, Jan. 16.And it the Tigers who came out on top, as the Allegan boys knocked off the league-leading Trailblazers 19-11 and the Allegan girls coasted to the 29-1 win.The boys match saw Read More…
Sports Roundup- Mattawan remains undefeated
by Ben MurphySports Writer Mitchell buries five threes in Paw Paw girls’ win over Three Rivers The Paw Paw girls basketball team was able to pick up a nice road Wolverine Conference win on Friday. The Lady Red Wolves took down host Three Rivers, 50-33.Three Rivers led the game 11-9 after the first quarter, but Read More…
Bulldogs jump to big leads, win two region tilts
By Pamela WhitlowCorrespondent It was an important week of basketball for the LaFayette Bulldogs. The Bulldogs played two games of great magnitude as far as region rankings go. LaFayette hosted region nemesis Reeltown on Thursday and traveled to Newsite on Friday to face region foe Horseshoe Bend. On Thursday the Dogs came out the gates Read More…
Basketball Roundup
BOYS TR boys victorious against Gull LakeTHREE RIVERS — Three Rivers’ boys’ basketball team notched its second win of the season Tuesday night, defeating Gull Lake in a non-conference matchup 62-47.The Wildcats were led on the scoresheet by Andrew Brown with 25 points, Caleb Quake with 12 points and Heston Saunders with 10.With the win, Read More…