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KALAMAZOO, MI – It was another exciting night of high school football action in Kalamazoo, and it brought plenty of shootouts and thrilling finishes. Several teams enjoyed offensive explosions while scoring 40-plus points, including Lawton’s 68-point effort in a win over Galesburg-Augusta, South Haven’s 52-point outing in a win against Parchment and Centreville’s 56-point night against Cassopolis.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The Western Michigan football team's offense and defense was rolling on all cylinders as the Broncos defeated Ball State 42-24 in front of 21,880 fans at Waldo Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the victory, WMU (2-3, 1-1 MAC) picked up its first conference win of the...

KALAMAZOO, MI – Over the course of the past decade, Edwardsburg has been a thorn in Paw Paw’s side. The Eddies have dominated the Wolverine Conference, haven’t let go of the outright title since 2014, and beaten the Red Wolves 10 consecutive times. But on Friday, that...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Treyson Bourguet threw three touchdown passes to Anthony Sambucci, Zahir Abdus-Salaam scored twice on the ground and Western Michigan defeated Ball State 42-24 on Saturday. The Broncos compiled 461 yards on offense and their defense sacked Ball State quarterback Lance Hatcher six times. Western Michigan scored...

Albion continues its hot start to the season with a 44-17 win over visiting Kalamazoo on Saturday to improve to 5-0 on the season

KALAMAZOO – A deke to the backhand and a top-shelf shot was the dagger that put NIU hockey (0-4-1) away in a heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss to the Western Michigan University Stallions (2-4) Friday in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After five minutes of three-on-three overtime and a shootout deadlocked at one...

KALAMAZOO, MI – The yardage and touchdowns continue to pile up, and the playoffs continue to inch closer for Michigan’s high school football scene. And it’s becoming clearer each week who the frontrunners are in Kalamazoo. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...

SCHOOLCRAFT, Mich. — Friday nights at Roy Davis Field in Schoolcraft have been rather quiet this fall with the field still in the midst of being resodded. "I want to say late winter. Late January, February, it was pretty obvious that we weren't going to be having home games," said Eagles football coach Nate Ferency. "Just the way supply chain and construction stuff was going, it was like, 'O.K.'"

CLIMAX − Climax-Scotts looked every bit like one of the top teams in the state as it took care of business with rival St. Philip in town. No. 2-ranked Climax-Scotts rolled past St. Philip 47-14 in 8-player high school football action at Climax-Scotts High School on Friday. Climax-Scotts remains...

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Western Michigan football is coming off a hard-fought loss to Toledo in which the team kept the game close but never pulled away. The Broncos look to flip the script this week and come out with a win. Ball State is coming off a rough 40-3 loss to Georgia Southern...

KALAMAZOO, MI – Troy Ayotte has coached high school football for nearly three decades, and his notion that player experience can often create “Ws” has withstood the test of time. “You win with seniors,” the Kalamazoo United head coach said. “I used to think sophomores can’t always...

KALAMAZOO, MI – Kalamazoo, I’m warning you now: try your best and show your best restraints to hold on to your nail beds and hair follicles on Friday night because thrillers are emerging. And I’m not talking Halloween. If you purchase a product or register for an...

Western Michigan football defeated Ball State 42-24 at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo Saturday. The Broncos improve to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Mid-American Conference, and the Cardinals fall to 1-4 overall and 0-1 in the MAC. The win marks the first conference victory for WMU during the young tenure...

THREE RIVERS — There aren’t too many environments that are perfectly made for a team on a losing skid to pick up its first win of the season. Friday night at Armstrong Field, on Homecoming night, and in front of packed bleachers full of students, parents and community members was just the environment Three Rivers’ football team needed to do just that.

I know that Bowling Green lost again in straight sets, but I am telling you- they looked and played much better. But sometimes, when you run into a train going at full speed, it’s nearly impossible to stop it. Well let’s just say that the W.M. Bronco locomotive is...

STURGIS — It was not the homecoming Sturgis had envisioned. The Trojans played better in the second half and battled until the end, but ultimately dropped a 30-23 decision to visiting Otsego. "The second half they fought;, our kids battled, and we gave ourselves a chance," Sturgis coach Chance...

WEST ISHPEMING, Mich. (WJMN) – Maddie Vorase is a freshman at Westwood High School and a member of the Patriots Cheer team. “She brings so much life and fun to our squad,” said Denise Platteborze, the head coach for Westwood Cheer. “She is vibrant and she brings life to the party. She is great with the entire squad, they absolutely love her. Our squad here, we are a family and we all work together and they just love having her on the team.”

This SMAC Conference matchup features two teams who are trending in different directions for several reasons. Starting with the Mustangs from Portage Central, they had a few down years recently and had to reinstall the long-time attitude, effort, and passion that Portage Central plays with. They started the year with a tough loss to Forest Hills Central but have since wiped the slate clean, sitting at 4-1 & 3-0 in the SMAC.

KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Western Michigan redshirt junior linebacker Boone Bonnema has been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award. Finalists will be announced October 25, with each finalist receiving an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2023...