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Steve Maddalena Named 2026 GAM Super Senior Player of the Year
Steve Maddalena. Photo courtesy Golf Association of Michigan. (November 9, 2026 9:16 AM ET) Steve Maddalena of Jackson, who turns 67 in January, has decided the Super Senior competition for those over age 65 is a good thing. “It’s easier than playing against the younger guys in the regular senior...
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Colon again takes out Climax-Scotts to win regional football title
CLIMAX — Every team has goals. Every team talks about those goals in the pre-season and during fall camp. Obtaining those goals can be difficult in high school sports. Colon, though, checked one of its goals off the list on Friday night. The Magi were playing Climax-Scotts for a second time this season — they won the regular season matchup convincingly at home — and knew it was not going to be an easy task. But in believing in themselves and minimizing mistakes in the game, the Magi won an 8-player Division 1 regional title over the Panthers 30-20. Much of the talk throughout the week was on Climax-Scotts being a better team than they were the first time Colon played them. While that was the case, Colon did what it had to and executed a game plan to register the win. "Climax got what they wanted, they got us at home. They invited us to their house to set at their table," Colon coach Robbie Hattan said following the win. "The worst thing you can do as a human is invite a hungry man to your house. What do hungry people do? They eat. So we knew we had
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STEM coordinators bring hands-on learning to Marshall schools
Marshall Public Schools is expanding hands-on STEM learning by putting two coordinators alongside teachers in all four of the district’s elementary schools. The initiative is expected to reach about 1,030 students, according to a community announcement. Corrie Messner and Adrianna Yatooma joined INNOVATE Albion this summer through the nonprofit’s Elementary STEM Coordinator Initiative, a two-year pilot supported by the Cronin Foundation, Marshall Community Foundation and Albion Community Foundation. Messner works with teachers at Hughes and Walters elementary schools, while Yatooma works with teachers at Gordon and Harrington. Both began working in the schools in late August. “The labs are an incredible resource, but a resource only matters when teachers feel confident using it,” Caroline Hurteau, executive director of INNOVATE Albion, said in the announcement. “Corrie and Adrianna are not there to take over a lesson. They're there to help teachers bring the lab into what they're already teaching, so every student gets those hands-on experiences, no matter whose classroom they're in.” More: Lakeview tops Harper in district volleyball final; St. Philip wins 27th straight crown Coordinators help teachers bring STEM into lessons Rather than running separate lab classes, Messner and Yatooma work alongside classroom teachers to identify ways engineering design,
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Jefferson Elementary marks 10 years of honoring veterans
COLDWATER, MI — Fewer veterans attended the annual Veterans celebration Friday morning, Nov. 6, at Jefferson Elementary School. This unique Branch County tradition to honor veterans began 10 years ago at the Vans Avenue second- and third-grade center. More than 300 students gathered around the flagpole and lined the sidewalks for the raising of the U.S. flag and Taps by the American Legion color guard. Students lined the halls as veterans, parents, and grandparents entered for breakfast in the cafeteria and a library program featuring songs and patriotic presentations by each class. A few parents took time off work to attend for their children. Dan Muckle served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2007 to 2012, including a deployment to Afghanistan starting in 2009. His son and daughter attend Jefferson. “I think it’s really important for the students. It shows them they can support local veterans and that local veterans are supported by the community,” Muckle said. Kevin Brooks served in the U.S. Army from 2009 to 2017 as a military police sergeant, including a tour at Guantanamo Bay. Brooks, a St. Joseph County Sheriff's detective sergeant, took time off to attend. He said his third-grade son’s interest made him