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Little League team disqualified at state tourney, giving Southwest second chance
Bay City Southwest is back in the game. After exiting the Little League Major Baseball state tournament with a 5-1 loss to Taylor North in Monday’s quarterfinals, Southwest was informed that its title hopes were not over. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
National tennis grant helps renovation efforts for Janet Jopke Courts
BAY CITY, Mich. - The Janet Jopke Courts at Richard Shaw Park have received a facelift. The Bay Community Tennis Association recently raised nearly $85,000 to go towards the renovations. A portion of the funds came from the U.S. Tennis Association, which provided a $35,000 grant as part of a new program launched last year in honor of tennis superstar Coco Gauff's win at the 2023 U.S. Open.
Southwest rises to must-win challenge to reach Little League state quarterfinals
And Bay City Southwest was enjoying the ride far too much to turn around now. With an emphatic first-inning outburst, Southwest downed Norway 15-5 in the must-win final round of pool play, earning a berth in the quarterfinals of the Little League Major Baseball state tournament. “When we first started,...
Swan Valley baseball coach let go after TVC, district championships
Craig Leddy, who coached Swan Valley baseball during one of its strongest stretches in Vikings’ history, learned Thursday that he is out of a job. The Swan Valley Board of Education voted not to rehire Leddy after the Swan Valley coach led the Vikings to Tri-Valley Conference and district titles in 2024.
RESULTS: Merritt Speedway, Saturday, July 20, 2024
A Feature 1 (30 Laps): 1. 50-Greg Gokey[2]; 2. 27-Eric Spangler[1]; 3. 4-Travis Stemler[5]; 4. 69-Brandon Thirlby[8]; 5. 9R-Curtis Roberts[11]; 6. 69R-Dave Bowen[9]; 7. 18S-Jacob Stuhr[7]; 8. 07-Rylee Knoll[3]; 9. 1*-Wyatt Baker[10]; 10. 29-Jerry Kent[15]; 11. 33-Bob Timmer[19]; 12. 00-Robert Lewis[12]; 13. 29H-Dan Hersey[16]; 14. 20-Kevin Miller[6]; 15. 73-Steve Nieuwenhuis[17]; 16. (DNF) 25JB-Jim Billett[14]; 17. (DNF) 21D-David Hilliker[4]; 18. (DNF) 44-Chad Hunt[20]; 19. (DNF) 06-Josh Hendershott[13]; 20. (DNF) 02-Will Stanley[18]
USA’s Betson commits to Davis & Elkins
SEBEWAING TWP. — Unionville-Sebewaing Area’s Rylie Betson has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows during her high school softball career. Despite the lows, she never let her love of softball falter, as she signed on Feb. 12 to continue playing the sport at the next level.
Akron, the Las Vegas Bowl, and the Great American West
“Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country.” That’s what Horace Greeley (or someone else, as many dispute) said about the American West centuries ago. The American West has long been a source of wonder for many Americans. Naturally, this mystique carried into college football. The desire for young men in the Midwest to “go west” is woven into the fabric of college football. For nearly 70 years, the Big Ten sent its champion to the Rose Bowl to play in American sports’ most fabled tradition. This upcoming season, they’ll embrace four programs located on the West Coast into the fold.
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