The Bucs' Blade

Buccaneer Rugby sees first action of the season

Elizabeth Tibbe, Co-editor in chief • March 25, 2015

What Happened: In their first action of the season, the Buccaneer Rugby Club scrimmaged division one and two teams at West Ottawa on March 24. Star of the game: Senior scrum half Luke Larkin was the...

Grand Haven volleyball defeats Hudsonville 3-0, claims regional title, advances to state quaterfinals

Brianna Moynihan, Sports editor • November 14, 2014

What happened: On Thursday night the volleyball team came out on top in the regional finals against the Hudsonville Eagles. The Bucs started out strong and continued that way for the entirety of the game...

Water polo ready for state tournament

Adam Abraham, Sports Reporter • November 12, 2014

The Grand Haven boys water polo squad punched its ticket to the MWPA state competition after its performance at regionals last Saturday. The Bucs, who fell short of a district title the previous weekend...

Grand Haven soccer advances to district finals after defeating Mona Shores 1-0

Adam Abraham and Brianna Moynihan • October 17, 2014

What Happened: On Thursday night the Bucs faced Muskegon Mona Shores in round two of districts. With the prospect of going home both teams came off the bench determined. Early in the first-half senior...

Bucs soccer ties East Kentwood 1-1

Schaefer Thelen, Sport Editor • October 9, 2014

What Happened: With a win Wednesday night, the Bucs would have earned a share of the O-K Red Conference title with East Kentwood. As a result, both teams came out of the gates hard, battling up and...

Player to watch: Varun Biddanda

Brianna Moynihan, Sports editor • October 6, 2014

Senior Varun Biddanda, is this week’s player to watch for Grand Haven athletics. Biddanda is boys varsity tennis number one singles player and team captain. “He (Biddanda) is a quiet leader,”...

Player to watch: Autumn Monsma

Adam Abraham, Reporter • September 29, 2014

Senior outside-hitter Autumn Monsma is the player to watch this week for Grand Haven sports. In a home quad on Sept. 18, Monsma had a strong night against O-K Red conference foe West Ottawa where she...

Grand Haven soccer scores overtime win against West Ottawa 3-2

Adam Abraham, Reporter • September 28, 2014

What Happened: Visiting Holland West Ottawa held a 2-0 lead for the majority of the game Thursday night. If Buccaneer fans weren’t nervous when they were down at halftime, they were when they were down...

Homecoming movie night

Sarah Jane Chrysler, Co-editor in chief • September 24, 2014

If you're looking for a cheap date, or something to do after school come to the JV baseball field Monday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m for homecoming movie night. This year’s feature is Get Smart, a spy comedy...

Grand Haven boys water polo hosts conference rival West Ottawa

Adam Abraham, Reporter • September 24, 2014

The Grand Haven boys water polo team looks to live up to expectations as they host Holland West Ottawa at 7 p.m. today. The Buccaneers are ranked number four in division one according to last week’s...

Bucs soccer falls to East Kentwood 3-1

Adam Abraham, Reporter • September 24, 2014

What Happened: As a battle of the top two teams in the O-K Red, the game between Grand Haven and East Kentwood was highly anticipated. The game got off to a rough start for the Buccaneers as the Falcons...

Volleyball conquers quad

Brianna Moynihan, Sports editor • September 5, 2014

“Overall as a team we really communicated well,” senior Autumn Monsma said. “We really stepped up. I’m really proud of what this team has done in practice and it shows up in games - it shows that we want it. And I think that this year we really want it.”