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ZEELAND, Mich. — There’s a brand-new program available to high school students with Zeeland Public Schools this year, giving them the chance to wear the hat of a first responder for class credit. “We actually started this vision about six years ago,” said Nate Vande Guchte, a teacher...

(This story was updated to add new information.) Week 6 of the high school football season is in the books. Here is a look at what happened on a busy Friday night under the lights. ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Catholic Central takes down Holland Christian in our week 6 Blitz Battle. The Maroons got on the board in the first quarter with a field goal before the Cougs responded with a touchdown of their own. They both scored one more time before the half, making it 14-10 at the break.

The Zeeland East Chix travelled to Byron Center to face the South Christian Sailors for the first time since 1987, when then Zeeland High School was a member of the OK Gold with the Sailors. Conference realignment put these new Chix back in the Gold again in 2024, providing a 23rd all-time meeting in this series. This was one of the best we have seen, with the Chix escaping with a 22-15 victory.

A dream that began in the basement of a family home as a small, grassroots effort to support and empower Black and multiracial youth in the Holland-Zeeland area has grown into I AM Academy. Five years in, I AM Academy is celebrating a milestone that marks its growth – both...

The Frankenmuth JV football team upped its season record to 6 – 0 with a 43 – 0 win over Bay City John Glenn Bobcats. The scoring opened at the 7:59 mark of the 1st quarter for the Eagles on a E.J. Bernthal to Jonah Zehnder 51 yard passing TD. Late in the opening quarter, the Eagles were pinned downed to their 12-yard line after a Bobcat punt, but it only took two plays to cover the 88 yards for an Eagle score. Brrady Mort raced 35 yards on a run and KJ Helms finished off with a 53 yard scoring run. Bernthal added the two-point conversion and Muth led 14 – 0. Midway through the 2nd quarter, Mort would score on a 5-yard run to complete a 12-play, 73 yard drive. After the Eagles defense stopped John Glenn near midfield on a 4th down play, they took over possession with 1:11 remaining in the half. After a couple of Bernthal completions to Riyu Deal and Zehnder to get the ball inside the Bobcat 10-yard line, Bernthal scored on a 2-yard run with 5 seconds remaining giving the JV Eagles a 28 – 0 halftime lead. On the opening possession of the 2nd half, the Eagles turned the ball over on an interception near the John Glenn goal line. The next play, the Eagle defense tackled the Bobcat ball carrier in the endzone for a safety. On the ensuing free kick, Deal returned the kick down to the Bobcat 16 yard line and three runs later by Deal, he scored from 2-yard out to up the Eagle lead to 36 – 0. the lone 4th quarter score was a Sam McGovern 25 yard cutback run. The Eagles defense, led by Taylor Baxter with 12 tackles and Gavin Martin with 11 tackles, held John Glenn to 90 yards total offense. The offense totaled 418 yards of offense with a well rounded rushing attack led by Helm”s with 97 yards. Bernthal was 3 of 4 passing for 96 yards with Zehnder catching two passes for 82 yards. The JV Eagles will make a two hour trip to Marshall next Thursday in a non-conference game with action to begin at 6:00pm.