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Centreville, Marcellus split baseball-softball double dip
CENTREVILLE — Centreville and Marcellus split a double header each in baseball and softball on Monday. The Centreville softball team won both games, 13-2 and 12-11. Abbe Wherrett led Centreville in the first game. She clubbed a home run, collected three total hits and drove in three. LilyAnn Lutz scored two hits with four...
Sturgis boys track still unbeaten in dual meets this season
STURGIS — The Sturgis track and field teams continued their strong seasons on Tuesday evening. It was senior night for the Trojans. The boys won 78-59 over Edwardsburg and 110-27 over Niles and remain undefeated in the dual meet portion of the schedule. The Wolverine Conference determines the championship one-third dual meets and two-third the conference championship. ...
Trojans set new school record in relay event
JACKSON — The Sturgis track and field teams competed against some tough competition on Friday in Jackson. The Trojans took part in the Charlie Janke Invitational, which had several of the top schools in Division 1. The boys finished fourth with 67 points. The girls were fifth with 59....
Sturgis girls track sets school mark in 800 relay
STURGIS — Another record was set by the Sturgis track and field team on Tuesday. This one came via the girls, where the 800 relay was broken. The team of Tenley Banaszak, Hannah Garbine, Adison Nettleman and Keyanna O'Tey combined to run a new-school record of 1:45.65, breaking the old mark by .38 seconds. ...
Mendon, Schoolcraft softball claim doubleheader sweeps
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It was an impressive Tuesday on the diamond for the Mendon Hornets and Schoolcraft Eagles, as both softball teams came away with sweeps against the Colon Magi and Hackett Catholic Irish, respectively. The Hornets swept Colon with a pair of five inning shutouts, 11-0 in Game...
Here's a look at local baseball action from the weekend
STURGIS — The Sturgis baseball team was upended 8-0 by Niles on Friday afternoon. There was supposed to be a double header played, but the second game was halted because of weather. Niles scored six runs in the second inning. Camden Duffey struck out three for Sturgis and allowed...
Softball roundup: Mendon softball gets no-hitter from Rowan Allen
MENDON - The Mendon Hornets reached their 20th win on the season Tuesday evening at home. It came in a double header sweep of visiting Colon. The Hornets won 11-0 and 15-0 on the evening. Rowan Allen pitched Mendon to a victory in the first game. She threw a no-hitter and struck out...
Baseball roundup: Strong pitching gives Mendon victories
MENDON - The Mendon baseball team won a pair of home games over visiting Colon on Tuesday. The Hornets claimed wins of 8-3 and 5-3. It was Mendon's first doubleheader of the season. Jackson Kindig struck out 11 in the first game during five innings of work. Cam Bingaman threw...
Cast your vote for the Journal's Athlete of the Week!
STURGIS — You should take some time and cast your vote for the athlete of the week. The nominees are taken from performances last week. If you'd like to nominate a student-athlete for the award, feel free to reach out to me via email at bwatson@gannett.com. My address is at the bottom of this story.
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