By Robert TomlinsonNews Director THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers High School’s varsity football team will be in search of a new head coach for the 2024 season. TRHS Athletic Director Matt Stofer confirmed in an email to the Commercial-News Thursday that current head coach Chris Gilliam will not return to the team for the 2024 season, Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports EditorIn the first half of its SAC contest against Gobles on Friday, Jan. 26, the Saugatuck girls basketball team played a smothering brand of defense.And the Trailblazers were even better in the second half.Saugatuck limited the Tigers to 13 first-half points before holding Gobles to nine second-half points.The result?A 55-22 victory that Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor KALAMAZOO—The Otsego girls bowling team posted a third-place finish at the Portage Northern Invitational on Sunday, Jan. 28.Seeded first after two regular games and eight baker games, the Bulldogs baker-game scores of 187 and 159 to open the playoffs and advance to the final four. Otsego fell to Portage Northern in Read More…
By Jason WesseldykSports Editor WAYLAND—It was a battle between two of the top boys bowling teams in the SAC when Allegan and Martin met in a doubleheader on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Rock and Bowl in Wayland.And it was the first-place Tigers who prevailed in both matches, taking the first 22-9 and winning the second Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent PAW PAW – Paw Paw’s wrestling team beat Lakeshore 48-21 in wrestling action on Jan. 24.Winners for Paw Paw were Kainan Teske, Tyler Perkkio, Ethan Edsberg, Preston Akers, Alex Burgess, Joose Garcia, Dominic Hernandez, Gavin Turk, Anthony Hudson, Cameron Kozel and Braylen Kennedy.Paw Paw on the same night lost 45-36 to Vicksburg.Winners Read More…
By Pamela Whitlow The Dog Palace was packed to capacity last Friday night as the hometown LaFayette Bulldogs and the Valley Rams played in their final meeting of the season. It was standing room only and the atmosphere was very tense with anticipation for the match up.Every year the LaFayette versus Valley game is considered Read More…
THREE RIVERS — The Sturgis Trojans picked up their first win of the season on Friday, beating longtime rival Three Rivers, 48-33. A stout defense and 18 points from Sturgis’ Grady Miller led the way in the victory.Gavyn Moore put 10 points in the book for Sturgis, with Gibson Cary scoring six, and Carson Eicher Read More…
By John RaffelCorrespondent MCBAIN – Beal City defeated McBain Northern Michigan Christian 46-21 on Tuesday in Highland Conference action.Beal City had quarter leads of 15-6 and 20-12 and outscored NMC 24-0 in the third quarter.“We played a good first half of basketball, made adjustments on defense and started seeing some good looks on offense,” NMC Read More…
By Kaitlyn CampbellThe Clare girls basketball team won their game against Harrison on Jan. 11 with a final score of 54-6. They also won their game against Ithaca on Jan. 16 with a final score of 51-36.In the game against Harrison, Kendra Fouts scored 20 points and had eight steals. Tess Kelly had 14 points, Read More…
By Bill MullalyContributing Writer The huge battle on Wednesday night between Big 8 Conference rivals Springport and Concordwas a crucial mid-season contest played in the Yellowjacket home gym. The game was postponed oneday due to the bitter cold weather in the area that canceled school for both teams. The two local rivalsfinally got going in Read More…