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Montabella seniors lead solid season, excited for young talent next year

The Montabella boys basketball team have found their rhythm and they’re sticking to it. 

The Mustangs (16-8 overall) had plenty to look forward to this year after winning their second consecutive conference title with a perfect 18-0 record and taking home a district title last season. Graduating four seniors, two who went on to play college basketball, head coach Jared Simon said they had quite a few things to figure out to be successful this year.

Mustang Youth Wrestling Club sends 18 to MyWay State Finals


The Montabella Youth Wrestling Club has had a busy and successful season. 

The youth wrestlers have attended 10 MyWay wrestling meets this season. The Montabella wrestlers are coached by David Peterson, Hunter Myers, Duane Peterson, Steve Sweet, Dalton Kuklewski and Jay Nadeau. All wrestling coaches are screened by a strict Code of Conduct monitored by the MyWay Association with police checks and pages of good conduct rules which are monitored.

Athlete of the week: Hope Kanouse

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Athlete of the week: Hope Kanouse

‘Anything is possible’

Greenville’s Zamarron overcomes ACL injury, to pursue college basketball at Spring Arbor

Trevor Zamarron’s senior season with the Greenville boys basketball team looked a little different than most.

The four-year varsity athlete had to experience his final season as a Yellow Jacket from the sidelines this year after suffering an ACL injury at the beginning of the season. Fighting through such adversity, Zamarron looks forward to coming back better than ever at the college level as he takes his basketball talents to Spring Arbor next fall. 

A new Centurion force

Belding’s Katelyn Bignall signs to play volleyball at MCC, reunites with former Black Knights coach Kara Youngs

As anyone that knows her, there are two kinds of Katelyn Bignalls.

The Katelyn Bignall off the volleyball court is gentle, kind and caring and loves animals.

But when the Belding senior is on the court, the tall happy-go-lucky girl turns into a beast-mode force

MCC to host student-athlete visit day on March 20


Want to play college sports? Learn how you can become a Montcalm Centurion during our Student-Athlete Open House on Wednesday, March 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Activities Building on Montcalm Community College’s Sidney campus.

Central Montcalm’s Kaitlyn Minikey to continue softball career at Rose-Hulman


Kaitlyn Minikey will get an opportunity to play college softball, but first she’ll have one more season to leave a legacy for the Central Montcalm softball team. 

The four-year varsity player is excited to make the most out of her senior season after missing most of last year due to a knee injury. As the final chapter of her high school softball career begins, she is looking forward to taking her athletic and academic talents to the next level at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Ionia swimmer competes at finals


Ionia’s Carl Goeckel competed at the 2024 MHSAA Division 3 Swimming State Preliminaries at the Holland Aquatic Center last weekend.  

Athlete of the week nominees for March 12, 2024

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Athlete of the week nominees for March 12 ,2024

JUST IN: Greenville hires Scott McDougall as new varsity football coach

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Greenville High School announced Monday the appointment of Scott McDougall as the new head varsity football coach for the Yellow Jackets. 

McDougall, a native of Grandville, has more than a decade of coaching experience at both the high school and college levels. 


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