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Sturgis swim team wins Lady Bearcat Invitational
BATTLE CREEK — The Sturgis swim and dive team brought home a plaque this past weekend. The Trojans traveled north to compete in the annual Battle Creek Central Lady Bearcat ABC Invitational. There was some discrepancies over the official final scores, but in any case Sturgis ran away with first place. It was...
Cassopolis Ranger Band takes first place in Otsego competition
CASSOPOLIS — For the fourth time in the last five annual Otsego Band Invitationals, the Cassopolis Ranger Band marched away with a Class D first-place finish. Well-known across southwestern Michigan for innovative marching show designs, this year’s show featured a pirate-themed performance titled “SCURVY DOGS ON PARADE.” On Saturday, Sept. 28, the Ranger Varsity Marching […] The post Cassopolis Ranger Band takes first place in Otsego competition appeared first on Leader Publications.
Bronson and Quincy run at Otsego Cross Country Invitational; Viking girls take crown
OTSEGO – The Bronson Vikings and the Quincy Orioles looked to test themselves at the always competitive Otsego Bulldog Cross Country Invite on Saturday, and neither team was disappointed. Bronson controlled the girls' race, winning the trophy with a score of 58 points, just four points ahead of the runner-up team from Schoolcraft who took second at 62 points. Quincy finished in fourth place after notching 94 points. ...
Union City's Fraley, Gaustche break cross country records at Stockbridge
STOCKBRIDGE - The Union City Chargers cross country team traveled to Stockbridge on Saturday to compete in the Stockbridge Cross Country Invitational. It was a record setting day for both the Charger boys and girls, as individual school records were broken in each race. In the girls race, it was senior Skyler Fraley etching...
Area cross country teams have big days at Otsego Invite
OTSEGO — The Sturgis cross country team had a pretty successful Saturday in Otsego. Several other local teams ran well and had success at Otsego as well. But for Sturgis, there were several lifetime best times recorded on the day. Berkley Holtz also set a new school record, finishing fourth and posting a time of 18:16.7 for her day. ...
Cast your vote for the Journal's Midseason Footballer of the year!
STURGIS — It's time once again for you to vote for the Footballer of the Week! Just kidding. Instead, you can come and vote for the Journal's Midseason Footballer of the Year! We're being asked to have this midseason vote to incorporate some of our best footballers to this point in the season. Typically at this point in the week, we post the poll for the player of the week, but I'm making an executive decision on...
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