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TEAM OF THE WEEK: FOWLER VOLLEYBALL PUNCHES TICKET TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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✍️ Fowler's volleyball team advanced to the Division 4 state final by defeating Crystal Falls Forest Park 3-2, and will face Mendon in the championship game.

👉 Fowler's volleyball team advanced to the Division 4 state final 👉 The team defeated Crystal Falls Forest Park 3-2 in the state semifinals 👉 Paige Thelen led the team with 32 kills 👉 Fowler will face Mendon in the state championship game 👉 The team is one step closer to achieving a historic first-ever state title

-- #PaigeThelen #PattyFeldpausch #RachelWirth #BattleCreek #Fowler #CrystalFalls #Mendon #KelloggArena #sports

MENDON VOLLEYBALL REACHES STATE FINALS MATCH, WILL PLAY FOWLER SATURDAY

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✍️ The Mendon volleyball team will play for a Division 4 state championship on Saturday morning, facing off against Fowler in the first of four MHSAA state volleyball finals matchups.

👉 Mendon volleyball team to play for Division 4 state championship on Saturday 👉 First time in volleyball history for the Hornets to make it to the state finals 👉 Gracie Schultz led the team with 18 kills 👉 Strong serve-receive and defense were key factors in their win 👉 Team is confident in their abilities and looking forward to playing in the state finals

-- #KennyHerbert #GracieSchultz #JadynSamson #CiennaNightingale #BrookeGerth #SabrinaMonroy #KaryssaHoltz #GrayeLukeman #Blair #BattleCreek #KelloggArena #Mendon #Fowler #Ubly #Holland #MichiganStateUniversity #SecchiaStadium #Colon #sports

TEAM OF THE WEEK: PORTLAND ST. PATRICK ADVANCES TO STATE SEMIFINALS

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✍️ Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks win regional championship and advance to state semifinals, aiming for their first state title since 1992.

👉 Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks win regional championship and advance to state semifinals 👉 Senior running back Brady Leonard reflects on the team's hard work and leadership 👉 Coach Pat Russman credits the team's accountability for their success 👉 Shamrocks face Deckerville in the state semifinals on Saturday

-- #BradyLeonard #PatRussman #Portland #Mendon #MountPleasantHighSchool #sports

BRONSON, MENDON VOLLEYBALL TEAMS TO PLAY FOR REGIONAL TITLES ON THURSDAY

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✍️ The article discusses two upcoming high school football games: Vikes vs. Kalamazoo Christian in Centreville and Mendon hosting BC St. Philip.

👉 Vikes vs. Kalamazoo Christian in Centreville 👉 Mendon hosts BC St. Philip

-- #Centreville #Kalamazoo #Mendon #sports

SCHULTZ, STEARS CELEBRATE MILESTONES ON THE VOLLEYBALL COURT

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✍️ Two student-athletes, Gracie Schultz from Mendon and Mary Stears from Centreville, reached volleyball milestones in their careers.

👉 Gracie Schultz reached her 750th career varsity kill 👉 Mary Stears surpassed her 500th career varsity kill 👉 Local volleyball teams were featured in a wrapup of recent action

-- #GracieSchultz #MaryStears #Mendon #Centreville #St.JosephCounty #sports

TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: MENDON WINS AT COLON, PLUS OTHER RESULTS

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✍️ Mendon and Centreville volleyball teams won their matches against Colon and Hartford, respectively, while White Pigeon dropped a close match to Decatur.

👉 Mendon won in straight sets over Colon, 25-18, 25-12, and 25-19 👉 Centreville won in straight sets over Hartford, 25-11, 25-6, and 25-15 👉 White Pigeon dropped a close match to Decatur, 25-22, 25-23, and 26-24

-- #KennyHerbert #GracieSchultz #JadynSamson #CiennaNightingale #BrookeGerth #LashellBlair #SabrinaMonroy #GrayeLukeman #KaryssaHoltz #DericMostrom #DrewAlexander #MaryStears #KaleeGriggs #KalliSneed #MelissaGales #KadenceSmith #AddisonSmith #SadieMcDaniel #KenleeSchrader #BrandonWatson #Mendon #Colon #Centreville #Hartford #WhitePigeon #Decatur #sports

FOOTBALL RECAP: HUDSON PULLS OUT LATE WIN, BRITTON DEERFIELD FALLS TO MENDON

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✍️ The Hudson Tigers and Britton Deerfield Patriots played two close football games, with Hudson defeating Ida 8-3 and Britton Deerfield losing to Mendon 28-24.

👉 Hudson defeated Ida 8-3, improving to 2-0 on the season 👉 Britton Deerfield lost to Mendon 28-24, falling to 1-1 on the season 👉 Hudson's Colt Perry threw a touchdown pass with 1:52 left to win the game 👉 Britton Deerfield's Caden Kubacki threw a touchdown pass and ran for another 👉 Mendon's Ryder Gorham threw a touchdown pass and ran for another

-- #ColtPerry #KennySledge #GraysonBills #LiemRoe #CadenKubacki #TrevorKarpinski #RyderGorham #OwenGorham #XaviorZinsmaster #AlexAnspach #Hudson #Ida #Britton #Mendon #Onsted #Hillsdale #Colon #LenaweeCounty #sports

LENAWEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 2 LIVE SCORING UPDATES

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✍️ The 2025 high school football season continues with a nearly full slate of games in Lenawee County, featuring the Clinton Redwolves and Adrian Madison Trojans as the Game of the Week.

👉 The 2025 high school football season continues with a nearly full slate of games in Lenawee County 👉 The Clinton Redwolves will face off against the Adrian Madison Trojans in the Game of the Week 👉 The Daily Telegram will provide live updated scores and highlights from each game

-- #TroyTennyson #LenaweeCounty #Adrian #Mendon #sports

WEEK 2 WILL BE IMPORTANT ONE FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL TEAMS

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✍️ The article discusses the second week of the high school football season in the Sturgis area, highlighting local teams' performances and upcoming games.

👉 Local high school football teams are gearing up for their games this week 👉 The new playoff point system by the MHSAA has changed the dynamics of the season 👉 Several local teams have already opened their seasons with wins 👉 Other teams are looking to get into the win column and even their records

-- #Sturgis #Coldwater #Otsego #Mendon #Britton-Deerfield #Dowagiac #ThreeRivers #Hartford #WhitePigeon #Bronson #Decatur #Stockbridge #Centreville #Constantine #LansingWaverly #Marcellus #Martin #Colon #Morenci #GullLake #Quincy #SandCreek #UnionCity #MapleValley #Jonesville #GrassLake #sports

FOOTBALL PRIMER: CAPSULE LOOKS AT LOCAL TEAMS FOR THIS UPCOMING SEASON

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✍️ High school football teams in Michigan prepare for the upcoming season, with capsules on local teams and a weekly football preview posted online.

👉 Local high school football teams in Michigan prepare for the upcoming season 👉 Capsules on local teams provide an overview of their strengths and weaknesses 👉 Weekly football preview will be posted online 👉 Athlete of the week polls will be held throughout the season

-- #ChanceStewart #TonyMyers #WilliamSnyder #JamesPhillips #DerrickSanders #ShawnGriffith #NateDavies #BobbyKretschman #JeffAwe #ShawnStrawser #BrandonWatson #St.JosephCounty #Michigan #Coldwater #BattleCreek #Vicksburg #Niles #PawPaw #Plainwell #Otsego #Edwardsburg #ThreeRivers #Sturgis #Bronson #Centreville #Colon #Constantine #Marcellus #Mendon #WhitePigeon #sports

MONDAY MARKED OPENING DAY OF FOOTBALL PRACTICE IN MICHIGAN

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✍️ Sturgis High School's football team started their fall practices on Monday, looking to rebound from last season's performance.

👉 Sturgis High School's football team started their fall practices on Monday 👉 The team began practices at 12:01 a.m. on Monday morning 👉 The team is looking to rebound from last season's performance 👉 The team will field three teams: varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen 👉 The team will open their season against arch-rival Coldwater

-- #ChanceStewart #Sturgis #Coldwater #BattleCreek #Pennfield #Reading #WhitePigeon #BurrOak #Athens #Holton #Colon #Marcellus #Morenci #SuttonsBay #Mendon #PrairieHeights #sports

POLL: WHO SHOULD BE AGR'S 2024-25 BOYS ATHLETE OF YEAR PRESENTED BY FABER BUILDERS?

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✍️ The article highlights the top athletes in Section V for the 2024-25 academic year, with 19 athletes recognized as Athletes of the Year in boys sports.

👉 19 athletes recognized as Athletes of the Year in boys sports 👉 Athletes from various sports, including baseball, basketball, golf, indoor track and field, hockey, tennis, volleyball, swimming, outdoor track and field, wrestling, Nordic skiing, soccer, football, lacrosse, bowling, and cross country 👉 Athletes recognized for their outstanding performances and achievements in their respective sports

-- #CamBarbulean #CameronBlankenberg #BrodyBurgess #AidenBryant #MikeyDossier #DrewFishback #OwenGutman #BenHinds #RhoanKaulderII #ZaneKropman #DrewLarsen #RyanMathis #BenjaminNewman #ChristopherNoto #GavinParks #HudsonProia #WillRheude #JesseTaccone #WillTempest #SectionV #NewYork #Mendon #Victor #Aquinas #Geneva #Penfield #McQuaid #HoneoyeFalls-Lima #Fairport #EastRochester-Gananda #Canandaigua #Spencerport #PittsfordSutherland #sports

CALLOWAY NAMED 2025 EMRICK/MIELCAREK FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

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✍️ Bronson graduate Aubree Calloway has been named the Corky Emrick/Tom Mielcarek Female Athlete of the Year for 2025, and will continue her academic and basketball careers at Spring Arbor University.

👉 Aubree Calloway named Corky Emrick/Tom Mielcarek Female Athlete of the Year for 2025 👉 Will continue academic and basketball careers at Spring Arbor University 👉 Studying exercise sciences at Spring Arbor University 👉 Aspires to become a physical therapist 👉 Was a standout athlete at Bronson High School

-- #AubreeCalloway #CorkyEmrick #TomMielcarek #BrandonWatson #HaylieWilson #KaliHeivilin #PaytonGriffith #ReeseWilliams #Bronson #SpringArborUniversity #SturgisJournal #ThreeRivers #Mendon #Colon #sports

PITTSFORD MENDON VS AMHERST UPDATES, SCORE FROM NYS REGIONAL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

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✍️ The Pittsford Mendon Vikings are one win away from reaching the final four teams in Class A baseball after making it to the state tournament.

👉 Pittsford Mendon Vikings are one win away from reaching the final four teams in Class A baseball 👉 They will face the Amherst Tigers on Friday afternoon at Innovative Field in Rochester 👉 Pittsford Mendon Vikings have a strong record of 17-6 👉 Amherst Tigers have a record of 14-8

-- #JamesJohnson #Pittsford #Mendon #Amherst #Rochester #InnovativeField #ColburnPark #Newark #DwyerStadium #McDonoughField #sports

CENTREVILLE, THREE RIVERS AND WHITE PIGEON BASEBALL TEAMS WIN DISTRICT TITLES

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✍️ Three local baseball teams, White Pigeon, Centreville, and Three Rivers, won their respective district championships and will continue their seasons in the regional round.

👉 White Pigeon won three consecutive games to capture the district championship 👉 Centreville won the district title with a 5-1 victory over Quincy 👉 Three Rivers won two games to advance to the regional round

-- #WhitePigeon #Centreville #ThreeRivers #St.JosephLakeMichiganLutheran #Marcellus #BurrOak #Colon #Mendon #Olivet #Quincy #Bronson #Bridgman #Buchanan #Niles #PawPaw #Sturgis #Vicksburg #sports

HERE ARE THE COMPLETE RESULTS FROM THE UAW ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TRACK/FIELD MEET IN MENDON

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✍️ The 40th annual U.A.W. St. Joseph County All-Star track and field meet was held in Mendon, featuring top athletes from various schools in the county.

👉 Top athletes from various schools in St. Joseph County participated in the meet 👉 The Tim Baker MVP award was given to the top male and female point-scorers 👉 Keyanna O'Tey of Sturgis and Jordan Pisco of White Pigeon won the MVP award 👉 The meet featured a range of track and field events, including sprints, distance runs, hurdles, relays, and field events

-- #KeyannaO'Tey #JordanPisco #BrandonWatson #Mendon #Sturgis #Centreville #WhitePigeon #Constantine #Colon #sports

CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE JOURNAL'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY GLEN OAKS!

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✍️ The article presents the Athlete of the Week award, featuring track and field athletes who earned regional championships.

👉 Track and field athletes who earned regional championships are featured 👉 Athletes can vote as many times as they like 👉 New feature allows voters to select more than one athlete at a time 👉 Polls are open until Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

-- #SulleyZietlow #JordanPisco #LamontaStone #MatthewBates #BerkleyHoltz #SydneyBir #TessaHatt #KinderSmith #KaitlynJones #CarterRice #DeandreStout #SadieMcDaniel #MadisynHarrison #EleenaKelley #VivianMassey #AubreeCalloway #BriannaHeitkamp #BrandonWatson #Sturgis #ThreeRivers #WhitePigeon #Centreville #Marcellus #Constantine #Mendon #Bronson #sports

CLINCHED: NORTH ADAMS-JEROME BASEBALL WINS PROGRAM'S FIRST CONFERENCE TITLE IN 11 YEARS

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✍️ North Adams-Jerome baseball team wins conference title after 12 years, with seniors Nolan Paradine, Jacob Smith, and Connor McKay leading the team.

👉 North Adams-Jerome wins conference title after 12 years 👉 Seniors Nolan Paradine, Jacob Smith, and Connor McKay lead the team 👉 Freshman ace Desmon Lawless pitches all seven innings of the game, striking out 15 and giving up just four hits 👉 Team's 13-3 record and strong performance earn them a spot as the No. 1 seed in the MHSAA district 118, Division 4 playoff bracket

-- #NolanParadine #JacobSmith #ConnorMcKay #ErnieAmo #DanShadik #NickWagle #DesmonLawless #KalebHale #ConnerArsenault #NorthAdams #Jerome #Camden-Frontier #Pittsford #Mendon #Addison #VandercookLake #Concord #Litchfield #sports

CHECK OUT THE DISTRICT BASEBALL/SOFTBALL MATCHUPS FOR GAYLORD, ST. MARY AND JOBURG

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✍️ The MHSAA spring playoffs have arrived in Northern Michigan, with track and field athletes already beginning the postseason. Baseball and softball teams will join the postseason festivities next Tuesday.

👉 The MHSAA spring playoffs have arrived in Northern Michigan 👉 Track and field athletes have already begun the postseason 👉 Baseball and softball teams will join the postseason festivities next Tuesday 👉 Gaylord, St. Mary, and JoBurg will all have teams vying for district titles 👉 The article provides district matchups and outlooks for each district

-- #Gaylord #St.Mary #JoBurg #Cheboygan #Grayling #Petoskey #Atlanta #Hillman #Cadillac #Ludington #AlmaCollege #Escanaba #Mendon #NorthernMichigan #sports

HILLSDALE COUNTY BOYS GOLF TEAMS WRAP UP CONFERENCE FINALES AHEAD OF MHSAA REGIONALS

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✍️ Hillsdale County varsity boys golf teams wrapped up their conference schedules with championship meets, with Hillsdale Academy winning their sixth straight SCAA championship.

👉 • Hillsdale Academy won their sixth straight SCAA championship 👉 • The team finished with a score of 330, 17 strokes better than No. 2 Mendon 👉 • Several Hillsdale Academy golfers finished with top scores 👉 • The team will now compete in the Division 4, Region 21 championship

-- #KahleWelden #BenLutz #VincentReagle #LincolnKnirk #GraysonYoung #EdwardKeaster #CamBingaman #WillThielen #TylerSlade #DavidMaier #ThomasMaier #ElliotJohnson #JacobGadelkarim #HoytWrona #BristenCekander #ColeTrumper #GrantBroesamle #MaxYoung #BrockTrumper #AnthonyMingione #BrahmGambill #NiceMuangprom #CollinMullaly #JoelTucker #JulianHarmon #HillsdaleCounty #CedarLakeGolfCourse #Mendon #Jackson #EllaSharpParkGolfCourse #Hanover-Horton #Blissfield #Onsted #GrossIsle #WestShoteGolfandCountryClub #Dowagiac #HampshireCC #KatkeCourse #FerrisStateUniversity #GrandValleyStateUniversity #sports

BRONSON SOFTBALL PACKS THE BIG BATS IN CHAMPIONSHIP WIN AT POLISH CLASSIC

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✍️ The Bronson Viking softball team won their annual Polish Classic tournament, defeating Colon and Mendon despite inclement weather.

👉 Bronson won the Polish Classic tournament with victories over Colon and Mendon 👉 The team's strong performance was attributed to their enthusiasm and focus 👉 Madison Shaw and Ashlynn Harris secured wins on the mound and at the plate 👉 Lydia Wells, Kailynne Scare, and Roni Bir were among the top performers

-- #BeckyGray #MadisonShaw #LydiaWells #KailynneScare #AshlynnHarris #RoniBir #CiaraBlankenship #Bronson #Colon #Mendon #Niles #Concord #sports

CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE JOURNAL'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY GLEN OAKS!

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✍️ The article announces the athlete of the week nominees for the spring sports season, with voting open until Saturday at noon.

👉 The athlete of the week page will continue to run throughout the spring sports season 👉 Voting is open until Saturday at noon 👉 Readers can vote as many times as they like 👉 The nominees are Keyanna O'Tey, Lamonta Stone, Mekhi Singleton, Matthew Bates, Will Hulin, Mara Webb, and Bear Geibe

-- #WillHulin #KeyannaO'Tey #LamontaStone #MekhiSingleton #MatthewBates #MaraWebb #BearGeibe #BrandonWatson #St.JosephCounty #Centreville #Sturgis #ThreeRivers #WhitePigeon #Constantine #Bangor #Mendon #sports

BRONSON SOFTBALL SWEEPS STOCKBRIDGE BEHIND ONE-HITTER THAT LEADS TOP PERFORMERS

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✍️ The Bronson softball team won two games on Tuesday, improving their overall record to 16-8 and their league record to 12-0.

👉 Bronson improves to 16-8 overall and 12-0 in league play 👉 Ashlynn Harris pitches a complete game with 15 strikeouts in the first game 👉 Madison Shaw strikes out seven in the second game 👉 Lydia Wells, Kailynne Scare, and Ciara Blankenship all contribute to the offense in the second game

-- #BeckyGray #AshlynnHarris #KyraMcCormick #BraelynnGimenez #RoniBir #HermosaGonzalez #CiaraBlankenship #MadisonShaw #LydiaWells #KailynneScare #Bronson #Stockbridge #Clinton #BurrOak #Athens #Colon #Centreville #Bangor #Sturgis #Constantine #Wayland #Mendon #Schoolcraft #BattleCreekCentral #ThreeRivers #Houghton #Millington #Freeland #WhitePigeon #Decatur #Comstock #sports

HERE ARE THE FOURTH WEEK SEEDINGS FOR THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD ALL-STAR MEET

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✍️ The article announces the location and date of this year's meet, which will be held in Mendon on May 27.

-- #Mendon #sports

HERE ARE THE THIRD WEEK SEEDINGS FOR THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD ALL-STAR MEET

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✍️ The article announces the location and date of this year's meet, which will be held in Mendon on May 27.

👉 The meet will be held in Mendon on May 27. 👉 Seedings will be updated weekly.

-- #Mendon #sports

HERE ARE THE SECOND WEEK SEEDINGS FOR THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD ALL-STAR MEET

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✍️ The 2023 meet will take place in Mendon on May 27, with seedings updated weekly.

👉 The 2023 meet will be held in Mendon on May 27 👉 Seedings will be updated weekly

-- #Mendon #sports

COLON BOYS PLAY TO FIRST IN COUNTY GOLF INVITATIONAL

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✍️ The St. Joseph County golf invitational was held at Klinger Lake County Club, with the Colon Magi taking first place and Cam Bingaman of Mendon earning individual champion honors.

👉 The Colon Magi won the invitational with a team score of 371 👉 Cam Bingaman of Mendon earned individual champion honors with a round of 82 👉 Kayden LaClair of Colon shot a 89 to finish second 👉 Dalton Williams of Colon shot a 90 to finish third 👉 Ethan Miller of Centreville shot a 91 to finish fourth overall

-- #CamBingaman #KaydenLaClair #DaltonWilliams #JohnnyGreenwald #EthanMiller #CooperBarkby #GavinLewis #BrysonMcGraw #CarterLangston #DrewOhara #JoshDavidson #BrandonWatson #Sturgis #KlingerLakeCountyClub #Mendon #ThreeRivers #Centreville #St.JosephCounty #sports