Birch Run

Birch Run, MI · Education
Central Michigan Life
Beal City outlasts Ithaca to cap undefeated regular season
In a powerhouse matchup between two of the best programs in the lower divisions of Michigan high school football, it was Beal City who prevailed over Ithaca. The two sides had previously squared off against each other in a week nine showdown last season, with Beal City picking up a 39-8 win on the road. One of the biggest things that had hurt Ithaca going into that game last season was the loss of their two big offensive stars in running back Harper Merchant and quarterback Gibson Rondy, who had both missed a large portion of last season to injury.
WNEM
Central Michigan Life
Shepherd relishes Senior Night with win over Grayling
Among the brotherhood on the gridiron, Shepherd High School capped off its 2026 regular season with a memorable Senior Night. Grayling, who entered the game 3-5, played Shepherd, who entered the game at 6-2, with playoff seeding implications and the BlueJays paid it off with a 21-7 victory. With a...
MLive
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1929 – Bath, Michigan: The First Major School Bombing in America
May 18th, 1927, marks the horrifying date when the first American school bombing occurred at Bath Consolidated School in Bath Township, Michigan, by the first suicide car bomber, Andrew Kehoe. Before the school was established, Bath Township was an agricultural community, a rural wash sprinkled with farms. The community was...