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Parks superintendent Gary Brown, far left, answers a question during Tuesday evening's Mecosta County parks commission meeting, held at Brower Park in Aetna Township.

Mecosta County parks commission moves forward with improvement projects »

AETNA TOWNSHIP — Members of the Mecosta County Parks commission discussed several improvement projects, and gave the go-ahead to seek bids on another during its Tuesday evening meeting in Brower…

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Local Sports

Getting a head start »

INSTRUCTION: Big Rapids High School's Kailey Hunt works with camper Chris Chiesa during a shooting drill at the Cardinal Basketball Camp at Big Rapids Middle School. (Pioneer photo/Martin Slagter)

Cardinal Basketball Camp aims to teach fundamentals at an early age BIG RAPIDS — Big Rapids girls basketball coach Jessica Haist believes…

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Wildcats getting ready for some football »

WARMING UP: Participants in the Spread Wing-T football camp prepare for action last week in Evart. (Pioneer photo/John Raffel)

Spread Wing-T football camp gets Evart players excited for fall camp EVART — It’s beginning to look a lot like football —…

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IN THE TRENCHES: Big Rapids offensive lineman Jake Daugherty (75) will join Baldwin running back/defensive back Andon Ware at the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All-Star Game on Saturday at Grand Valley State University. (Pioneer file photo)

A taste of the next level »

Daugherty, Ware excited to compete against the state’s best ALLENDALE — Two local high school football standouts are getting a chance to test themselves this week against some of the…

Jun 18 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Ferris Sports

Griffins win Calder Cup »

Ferris hockey alumni Blashill and Billins help lead Griffins to the cup SYRACUSE, N.Y. —The Grand Rapids Griffins once again felt at home on the road to make franchise history…

Jun 18 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

FSU producing happy campers »

ATTENTION: Ferris State men’s basketball player Raymoan McAfee (right) teaches hoops camper Ryan Kesting during a rebounding drill at the Boys Basketball Individual Skills Camp on Monday. (Pioneer photo/Martin Slagter)

Bulldog hoops players teach fundamentals at camp BIG RAPIDS — Children from the Big Rapids area and beyond will be learning the…

Jun 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Blashill shy about success with Griffins »

ON THE VERGE: Grand Rapids Griffins coach Jeff Blashill has his team one win away from the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup. Blashill spent time as an assistant coach and player in Big Rapids at Ferris State. (Courtesy photo)

GRAND RAPIDS — His bashful, blushing smile says it all. Jeff Blashill has won everywhere he has gone, and it’s no different…

Jun 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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