Can Michigan State make a miraculous run for March Madness glory?
March 21, 2019
Michigan State has been one of the hard teams to predict this year. It has been a season of lengthy winning streaks and three game losing streaks against mediocre competition. But can it make a deep March run toward college basketball glory? Head coach Tom Izzo’s Spartans have made 22 straight NCAA Tour...
Vouching for the Vols in March
Ashton Voorhees, Reporter
March 21, 2019
It’s mid-March and the snow is finally starting to melt away. When the sun is out and the wind is howling, West Michigan starts to feel like the bearable version again that we remember from months ago. At the same time, March Madness rolls into town. Hate it or love it, you won’t stop hearing...
Record-breaking season for girls basketball suffers harsh ending in district opener
Nick Twa, Reporter
March 6, 2019
WHAT’S HAPPENING/WHAT IT MEANS: Grand Haven girls basketball took on Muskegon in district playoffs action, falling 52-47 in a hard-fought battle. The final seconds ticked off the clock as a few clutch free throws by Muskegon widened the lead just enough to seal the victory. This means that the senio...
Pair of boys skiers prepared to impress at states
Mijan Ahmad Nizam, Reporter
February 25, 2019
WHAT’S HAPPENING: After placing fourth at regionals, juniors Mitch Bosgraaf and Jack Hardebeck are headed to states on Monday. Bosgraaf will be slalom and giant slalom skiing at states, and Hardebeck will be giant slalom skiing. Focusing on what they have been doing all year and being able to ski a...
Head to head: Michigan State edition
Nick Twa, Reporter
February 22, 2019
Filed under Briefs, Opinion, Sports
How do you sum up a rivalry? Leaving it all out on the court to make the opponent despise you even more than they already do. Not many rivalries does this better than Michigan versus Michigan State. This season is no different. Michigan State comes into this matchup with a 22-5 (13-3 in the Big Ten) record...
Head to Head: Michigan Wolverines edition
Jack Reus, Sports Editor
February 22, 2019
Who is the true champion of the state of Michigan in college hoops? This is a question we’ve all been asking ourselves this season. It’s been a boxing match in the Big ten race and the two top teams have an opportunity to deliver the knockout punch this Sunday afternoon. in one corner you have the Spar...
Diving Deeper
Macayla Cramer, Reporter
February 21, 2019
Filed under Feature, Sports, Top Stories
Chlorine lingers in the air as junior Louie Malott struts intently across the diving board. His teammates follow his precise choreographed movements with anticipation, waiting for his dive. Moments leading up to it, Malott focuses on nothing and nobody, only visualizing what he needs to do to best execute...
The talented Mr. Eveland
Ashton Voorhees, Reporter
February 20, 2019
Filed under Feature, Sports, Top Stories
There’s only 55 seconds left on the clock, and with the conference title on the line, the puck lies at Northview’s end of the rink for a face-off. All is calm before the storm. The puck is thrown down, and it zooms back to the Grand Haven defense. A shot was ripped towards the goal, but it was bl...
Calling It Like I See It: Player Polarization
Sam Woiteshek, Sports editor
February 20, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Sports, Top Stories
As I sat and watched the world’s most lifeless affair - Super Bowl LIII - I couldn’t help but think: Tom Brady is about to get his sixth ring. It seemed unlikely that mediocre quarterback could possibly have a stranglehold on the NFL and its history, and probably its future. So I thought a little dee...
Boys skiing suffers defeat on Senior Night
Ashton Voorhees, Reporter
February 8, 2019
Filed under Sports
WHAT HAPPENED: The boys ski team took a trip to Cannonsburg to compete in their annual senior night meet. The team shared gifts with their coaches and the coaches shared pictures of the seniors throughout the senior’s time skiing on the team. The team took sixth place at the meet. WHAT IT MEANS: T...
Boys basketball uses hot start to snap losing streak
Nick Twa, Reporter
February 6, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
WHAT HAPPENED/WHAT IT MEANS: The boys basketball team took on Rockford in a rescheduled away conference game on Wednesday Feb. 6, winning 48-43. A good start that gave the Bucs an eleven point lead in the first half had them never looking back. This ends the group’s three game losing streak, littered wit...
Bowling suffers first loss to Caledonia
Mijan Ahmad Nizam, Reporter
February 6, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
WHAT HAPPENED: The Bucs’ bowling team clashed with Caledonia yesterday in what would turn out be a crushing 13-17 loss. The team’s attitude seemed to get in the way of their game. “It seemed like players were starting to give up” Senior Jonathan Garland said. WHAT IT MEANS: The Bucs fell to...