Ionia highlights hosted regionals with 10 qualifying for state finals
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‘On to bigger and better things’
Tri County senior Jake Nelson looks toward bright future after falling in state championship match, 4-3Jake Nelson walked off the mat at Ford Field dejected, not a single word uttered.
He’d reached the pinnacle of wrestling — the state championship match. He came in confident — his Tri County coaches, his family, anyone who knows Jake Nelson would be confident, as well. Nelson exuded confidence throughout his run at the MHSAA individual state wrestling finals on Friday, leading him to a 3-0 record into the state championship match at the 171-pound weight class of Division 3.
Tri County coach remains on leave nearly 3 months into investigation
A Tri County High School coach/teacher remains on leave from his job as law enforcement officials continue an investigation regarding allegations against him.

Quietly confident
Tri County’s Caden Hoezee signs with Davenport for track and cross countryCaden Hoezee grew up wanting to be a college soccer player.
Hoezee was a three-sport athlete for Tri County and upon entering his freshman year, when he ran track, he switched his focus to running. While he excelled in soccer, by his senior year, he realized he’d made the right decision to pursue running over soccer.

Tri County’s fourth inning pitching woes send Central Montcalm on run as Hornets win 14-3 in five innings
A messy fourth inning of pitching for Tri County’s baseball team led to a loss in game one of Tuesday’s doubleheader against conference rival Central Montcalm.
Three pitchers in the fourth inning for Vikings all had issues with pitch location and the Green Hornets stayed patient, disciplined and strung together 10 runs in the inning en route to their 14-3 victory in five innings.

Despite a late push by Fremont, Tri County softball escapes with 10-6 victory, stays perfect in conference
With the game firmly in hand heading to the final inning, Tri County softball was hoping for a quick 1-2-3 inning to get the victory of game one of Friday’s doubleheader against Fremont.
The Packers gave the Vikings everything they had in the seventh inning push with five hits in the final inning resulting in four runs but the Vikings were able to get the 10-6 victory to stay perfect in the CSAA-Gold conference after winning their first seven games.

TC schools break ground on new elementary school
Tri County Area Schools broke ground Thursday morning on a new K-5 elementary building, part of a $37 million bond, passed by voters a year and a half ago.
The new school will centralize the district, putting all students, kindergarten through 12th grade, on one campus, increasing efficiency while also improving safety and traffic flow, according to Superintendent Al Cumings.

12 area wrestlers qualify for individual state finals
12 area wrestlers qualify for individual state finals