BRETHREN — As the Traverse City St. Francis girls escorted the Division 4 regional trophy to the bus and the Evart boys took theirs on a victory lap, Onekama’s Nisha Collins was grinning ear to ear on Saturday. “Full of smiles today,” said the recently crowned long jump champion. “I couldn’t be prouder to be [...]
After each meet this season, every Division 4 track and field coach in the county scoured the results for personal best times, heights, and distances. Improvement is typically the theme during the regular schedule, and the endgame for such strides is the regional meet. Today’s the day Onekama, Brethren and Manistee Catholic Central get to [...]
BRETHREN — Certain series over the course of the season are just about taking caring of business. The Bobcats (15-6, 11-3 WMD) admittedly started slowly Thursday against Mason County Eastern, but rapidly began to look every bit of the better team. The result: a West Michigan D League sweep in which Brethren won an 11-2 [...]
BRETHREN — This late in the season, posturing starts to heat up atop the West Michigan D League standings. On Thursday, Mason County Eastern stayed in contention for the title while Brethren’s opportunity slipped away. Each with three league losses heading into the series, the Cardinals swept the Bobcats with a 12-7 win in the [...]
MANISTEE — Since it’s been a weather-shortened season, Manistee’s home opener Tuesday also served as the finale. The Chippewas lost 8-0 to Traverse City Christian, but they welcomed the warm-up match before traveling to a Division 4 regional on Thursday. “It was great to get one in, and especially since the girls got to finally [...]
MANISTEE — Joe Eno gave himself some extra work Monday when he knocked a three-run double to the fence in the top of the sixth inning. The Onekama senior’s swing eventually sent the game into extras, where he would pick up a win on the mound in an eight-inning start. The Portagers kept their momentum [...]
ONEKAMA — Manistee Catholic Central’s Zack Bialik and Onekama’s Derek Hobart went shot for shot down the Heathland’s par-5 No. 18 Thursday, each landing within 12 feet of the pin for an eagle putt. “Before we teed off, Zack told me we’re going for it in two,” Hobart recalled. “I said ‘all right,’ and we [...]
ONEKAMA — Early in the season, weather wreaked havoc on the West Michigan D League’s originally planned schedule. Locations were altered, jamborees were dropped, and adjustments were made accordingly. Despite it all, however, Wednesday’s finals ended in familiar fashion: an Onekama victory lap. The Portagers continued their stronghold on the league’s landscape, sweeping boys and [...]
ONEKAMA — With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning in Tuesday’s nightcap, Onekama’s Dallas Hearit knocked a double that cleared the bases. When Manistee Catholic Central responded with a rally in the fifth, pitcher Jon Eno limited the damage while the Sabers left runners on the bags. Baseball [...]
ONEKAMA — With two series in as many days, Manistee Catholic Central is finally starting to make up for the time lost to a rainy April. And with their second straight sweep Tuesday, the Sabers appear to be entering May in mid-season form. “We’re finally starting to get a little more in sync now with [...]