Sports
THREE RIVERS — Two hours before restaurants and fitness facilities were to close as part of efforts to reduce the spread of the coronavirus March 16, two teenage boys gutted through heavy barbell lifts in an unusually quiet gym to finish up a four-day, online international CrossFit competition for...
THREE RIVERS — Juggling her time between school, two sports and a part time job have taught Lizzie Bissett a lot about herself and time management.
That’s why Bissett is confident she can handle that same kind of atmosphere at the next level, playing womens’ softball and volleyball at Albion...
KALAMAZOO — The ECHL and Kalamazoo Wings announced last Saturday that the remainder of the 2019-20 season has been canceled.
Earlier in the week, the league and team announced that the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The K-Wings had eleven games remaining on the season,...
MENDON — Wyatt Diekman, Mendon High School’s multi-sport athlete, will continue his baseball career the next two years at collegiate level for Glen Oaks Community College.
Diekman recently signed a national letter of intent to play baseball for the Vikings and head coach Scott Chase.
Diekman has...
CENTREVILLE — An eagerness to return to college athletics persuaded Matt Brawley to accept the athletic director’s position at Glen Oaks Community College.
Brawley attended Niles High School where he was a multi-sport athlete for the Vikings.
After graduating from Niles, Brawley attended Olivet...
THREE RIVERS — The 2019-20 Three Rivers Powerlifting varsity team took more than a dozen girls and boys to state competition in March, yielding several top placements and fifth (women) and sixth (men) team places in the state overall.
In their sixth year competing, both the women’s and men’s team...
CENTREVILLE — Three Glen Oaks Community College men’s basketball players have been honored for their stellar performances on the court during the 2019-20 season.
The Vikings’ sophomore trio of JoMel Boyd, Whitney Harris and DaVon Bradley have all earned Michigan Community College Athletic...
THREE RIVERS — Two boys’ basketball players from Three Rivers have been recognized as members of the Wolverine All-Conference first and second team.
Senior point guard Parker Ellifritz was selected first team All-Conference, while junior Isaiah Moore received second-team honors.
In 21 games this...
THREE RIVERS — Six individual athletes from the Three Rivers Competitive Cheer team have received Academic All-State honors for Division 3.
A grade-point average of 3.8 or higher is required to receive the honor.
Selected for the honor from Three Rivers were Alys Monroe, Natalie Mayer, Kaitlyn...
THREE RIVERS — In the hours leading up to his team’s regional championship game in Otsego against Hamilton last Thursday, Jason Bingaman would’ve normally been finalizing his game plan.
Instead the 11th year Three Rivers girls’ basketball coach had to make the somber announcement to his Lady Cats...