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Big Rapids beats Newaygo to advance to CSAA Championship
BIG RAPIDS - The Big Rapids Cardinals beat the Newaygo Lions 5-0 in the CSAA semifinal to advance to the CSAA Championship. The Cardinals led 2-0 after the first half and scored 3 goals in the second half. The Championship will be at 6 P.M. Friday at Big Rapids. Newaygo’s next game will be in the first round of districts.
Big Rapids wins CSAA Championship, beating Tri-County
BIG RAPIDS - The Big Rapids Cardinals beat the Howard City Tri-County Vikings 5-1 in the Central State Activities Association Championship Friday night. The Cardinals went up 2-1 after the first half and score three more in the second as they captured the title. Kayleigh Knopf had a hattrick in this one, and she knew they had to win this game. “I think we did really good as a team, and really trying hard for this game and putting our all into it,” Knopf said. Big Rapids head coach, Curt Ray was happy with the fight that his team showed.
Elk Rapids’ Ayva Johnstone inks letter of intent to Ferris State
ELK RAPIDS - One of the best tennis players in the state of Michigan, Ayva Johnstone, signed her letter of intent to play tennis at Ferris State University for the next four years on Tuesday afternoon. Johnstone has qualified for states in all four years and has been named to the all-state squad in both her sophomore and junior year, (senior year is still happening). She has also been ranked first in Northern Michigan for the past two season, and is the 10th ranked girls player in the state according to Player Overview - Ayva Johnstone (tennisrecruiting.net). Johnstone is grateful for everything that Elk Rapids has given her, and she is excited for the next step in her journey. “It’s really special to me, I’ve been looking forward to this, I’m a little nervous, but I’m really excited, too. It’s been one of my dreams and one of my goals since I was a little kid to play college tennis. So, I’m super happy and I’m super blessed to be able to say I can play for another four years on a college team,” said Johnstone. She will be studying business in the professional tennis management program at Ferris State.
Lugnuts fall to the Captains 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Jonah Advincula delivered a game-tying RBI double in the sixth and a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth, and the Lake County Captains (21-14) rallied past the Lansing Lugnuts (17-18), 3-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Jackson Field. The Lugnuts’ season-high four-game winning streak came to an...
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