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The Bucs' Blade

Grand Haven's student publication of community significance since 1927

The Bucs' Blade

Grand Haven's student publication of community significance since 1927

The Bucs' Blade

Duplissis celebrates on the podium with the other placers in the Tulip Invitational. Courtesy of Leah Duplissis.

Tulips and Tumbling: Q&A with Future Spartan Cady Duplissis

Reegan Cook, Reporter February 1, 2024

Cady Duplissis is a senior and recently took first in the Tulip City Gymnastics Invitational. She's been doing gymnastics since she was 3 and strives to be the best she can be.  Which event is your...

Greg Immink instructs players during a drill at a pre-season practice before tryouts.

Coaching: International Style

Brendan Vander Meer, Reporter November 25, 2019

For Greg Immink, it was unusual to see him outside of a sports event. In fact the 3 sport athlete was described as a “shining star” by Michigan State’s head basketball coach Tom Izzo. Immink’s...

Can Michigan State make a miraculous run for March Madness glory?

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...

Head to head: Michigan State edition

Head to head: Michigan State edition

Nick Twa, Business Manager February 22, 2019

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...

Will Michigan State pull it all together for a magic March run?

Will Michigan State pull it all together for a magic March run?

Ashton Voorhees, Reporter March 16, 2018

Starting as the second-ranked team in the preseason AP poll, and ending as the fifth-ranked team in the nation, a three seed was an underwhelming evaluation to most State fans. However, you don’t count...

University of Michigan vs. Michigan State game analysis

University of Michigan vs. Michigan State game analysis

Tyler VandenBrand and Sports Section October 15, 2015

Tyler VandenBrand, senior staff writer 2007 will be a year that Michigan football fans never forget. Just one year after an 11-2 season that concluded with a Rose Bowl loss to USC, the Michigan Wolverines...

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