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Coaches like Allegan football coach Chris Madill will have more flexibility with how much playing time players can receive thanks to a new rule change by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. (File photos)

Football, basketball coaches have more playing-time flexibility

May 28, 2020 - 13:14

High school football and basketball players now have the opportunity to log some additional playing time thanks to a ruling by the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Asso

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Brothers Brody (1) and Ben (2) Peterson helped lead the Fennville boys’ basketball team to the SAC Lakeshore championship. (Photo provided)

Athletics serve as strong bond for Peterson brothers

May 14, 2020 - 11:05

Fennville junior Brody Peterson has never been one to take it easy on his younger brother Ben, a freshman, when it comes to athletics.

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Otsego senior Charlie Woodhams (left) handles the ball during a regular-season game against Plainwell. Woodhams earned First Team All-State honors for his play this season. (File photo)

Three boys’ basketball players earn AP All-State recognition

May 1, 2020 - 13:59

Otsego’s Charlie Woodhams and Hopkins’ Tyler Zomerlei had a lot in common on the hardwood.

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Martin’s Faith Guritz eyes the basket in a game this season. (File photo)

Local girls’ basketball players earn AP All-State recognition

April 24, 2020 - 14:12

During normal times, only four high school girls’ basketball teams in the state—one in each of the four divisions—end their season by winning its final game of the year.

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Members of the Wayland girls’ bowling team pose in front of the limo in which they earned a ride by qualifying for the state finals thanks to a runner-up showing at regionals. (Photo provided)

Freshman Bottrall shines for Wayland girls’ bowling team

April 17, 2020 - 13:42

The term “gym rat” is often used when describing a young basketball player who spends a lot of time in the gym working on his game.

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Members of the Martin girls’ basketball team amassed a cumulative team GPA of 3.76 to rank 19th among all Division 4 teams. (File photo)

Clippers receive Academic All-State recognition

April 17, 2020 - 13:37

The Martin girls’ basketball team shined on the court during the 2019-20 season, racking up a 22-1 record and advancing to a Division 4 regional final before the season was suspended and ultimate

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Blake Dunn is greeted by teammates after scoring a run in a game for Western Michigan University. (Photo provided)

Dunn prepares for MLB draft at home amid uncertainty due to coronavirus

April 17, 2020 - 13:34

Blake Dunn and his Western Michigan University baseball teammates were in the team locker room on Thursday, March 12, preparing for a trip to Butler University when they received word the three-d

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Martin senior Faith Guritz (left) drives around a Colon defender during the Clippers’ Division 4 regional semifinal win. (Photo by Jason Wesseldyk)

Fast start propels Clippers past Colon in regional semifinals

March 19, 2020 - 17:01

Martin senior Freddie Elkins finished the Clippers’ Division 4 regional semifinal against Colon on Tuesday, March 10, with seven points, six rebounds and three steals.

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Otsego’s Jaxsen Callaway (3) goes up for a shot as Hopkins’ Drew Weber (21) and Tristen Perry (42) both attempt to block it. (Photo by Jason Wesseldyk)

Otsego pulls away from Hopkins in district semis

March 19, 2020 - 16:58

A pair of conference champions squared off in a Division 2 boys’ basketball district semifinal at Hastings High School on Wednesday, March 11.

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Martin girls’ basketball coach Ben Schipper talks to his team during a timeout in the second half of the Clippers’ Division 4 regional semifinal win over Colon. (Photo by Jason Wesseldyk)

Coronavirus puts winter sports tournaments in jeopardy

March 19, 2020 - 15:56

This has been a dream season for the Martin girls’ basketball team.

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