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Coach Robbie Hattan has brought the magic back to Colon football
COLON ― The combination of Colon football and Robbie Hattan seems to be special. When that combo, they're magical. When they are apart, not as much. Coach Hattan and his Colon Magi are making a deep run in the playoffs once again, just like they did several years ago when that first was the partnership. No. 3 Colon will play in the state semifinals in 8-player Division 1 as the Magi face No. 1-ranked Montabella at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Greenville High School. MORE: Colon tops Climax-Scotts to get back to the Final Four in 8-player division football The last time Colon made a similar run was 2021, with Hattan also as the head coach, as the Magi made the state finals. Colon was back in the second round the next year before Hattan took his coaching whistle to Pennfield in 2023. In the three years Hattan was at Pennfield, Colon failed to make the playoffs. He returned this fall ― and the magic was back. "Colon is home to me. Coming back was a no-brainer," Hattan said. "I was driving an hour to Pennfield every day from Colon. Having a young family. I was missing a lot
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Mendon volleyball season comes to a close in regional semifinals
ATHENS — The Mendon volleyball program is no stranger to playing this late in the season. A perennial staple in the Division 4 playoffs, Mendon has long had a tradition to piling up district trophies. The Hornets play in the regional tournament and expect to be there. This year, there were some bumps along the way, but Arika Jungers and her group navigated their way to another regional appearance. Unfortunately for the first-year head coach and the Hornets, the appearance will not end in the regional finals. On Tuesday night, Mendon fell in five sets to 10th-ranked Kalamazoo Hackett in the semifinals at Athens High School. "To say that this team hasn't battled mentally and physically all season would be completely foolish," Jungers said following Tuesday's match. "These kids, the way they showed up tonight and battled every single set — it's just a testament to their work ethic and how hard we worked to turn this last month of the season into something we are so incredibly proud of." MENDON FOOTBALL KEEPS GOING: Mendon beats Marcellus to win regional title in 8-player football, 60-14 COLON BACK IN SEMIFINALS: Colon again takes out Climax-Scotts to win regional football title The
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IFS Coatings Expands U.S. Manufacturing with New Indiana Facility
IFS Coatings has acquired a 100,000-square-foot production facility in Elkhart, Indiana, expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint and increasing capacity for powder coatings and metallic finishes. The multimillion-dollar investment will strengthen the company's production and bonding capabilities, with a particular emphasis on expanding its ability to manufacture bonded metallic powder coatings....
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Turnovers help Mendon football thrash Marcellus to win regional title
MENDON — In a clash of local eight-man football programs last weekend, it was the established and experienced Mendon team that raced past an up-and-coming and gritty Marcellus team Saturday afternoon by a score of 60-14. The Wildcats kept it close in the early going, taking the 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Hornets capitalized on two Marcellus turnovers in the second quarter en route to a 36-14 lead at the half, eventually running away with the victory and putting them one step closer to a trip to the Superior Dome.