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The Three Rivers golf team participated in a double jamboree at Lake Doster Golf Club, which is the home course for both Plainwell and Otsego. In the Plainwell portion they finished 10th of the 10 schools and on the Otsego side they finished 8th. Otsego made a clean sweep by winning both sides of the event. The overall results looked …

Former longtime Detroit Tigers broadcaster Paul Carey has died. He was 88. Nancy Carey says her husband died Tuesday at their home in the Detroit suburb of Rochester and had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. She says he was “the love of my life and anybody that knew him was better off for knowing him.” In a statement, …

Better weather, better play. The wildcat golf team improved 16 shots from their Monday team score, of course the play of all teams overall was better. The Cats finished 8th overall in the jamboree at Heritage Glen Golf Club hosted by Paw Paw, here are the full results: Otsego 168 Plainwell 178 Sturgis 185* Edwardsburg 185* Dowagiac 189 Vicksburg 190 …

The Three Rivers boys golf team got off to a rocky start for the 2016 season, finishing 9th in the 10 team conference. The first jamboree was hosted by Vicksburg at Angels Crossing Golf Club. The team results were as follows: Otsego 176 Vicksburg 183 Edwardsburg 193 South Haven 194* Dowagiac 194* Plainwell 198* Paw Paw 198* Sturgis 204 TR …

A month after John Schwartz retired as coach of Mendon High School’s football team, his successor was named Monday night. Members of the Mendon Community Schools Board of Education approved 2006 graduate Bobby Kretschman as the Hornets’ head football coach. Kretschman played on the 2005 team that beat Crystal Falls Forest Park to claim the Division 8 title game, and …

Three Rivers 68,  Paw Paw 66 (overtime) Howardsville Christian 49,  Mendon 43 Constantine 60, Lawton 52

A potential obstacle standing in the way of a proposed multi-sports complex in the Three Rivers area was cleared Wednesday. St. Joseph County District Court Judge Jeff Middleton ruled a 77-acre property on which the complex is to be developed is vacant, contrary to claims by Lockport Township officials. The question of whether the undeveloped property is vacant was called …

Grand Rapids North Pointe Christian 35,  Constantine 34  (OT)

The Manchester Monarchs (4-4-0-0) made the most of their first-ever visit to Wings Event Center on Tuesday night. The Kalamazoo Wings (4-6-1-0) got off on the right foot as Alex Mallet scored just sixteen seconds into the opening period. Just over two minutes later, the Monarchs jumped on the scoreboard as Troy Power knotted the game at one goal each. …

The Three Rivers women’s golf team had their best showing of the season with a 5th place finish in the Wolverine Conference Jamboree they hosted at Sauganash Golf Club. The overall standings were as follows: Sturgis 187 Plainwell 203 Otsego 205 Allegan 214 Three Rivers 222 South Haven 225 Vicksburg 245 Dowagiac 250 Jessica Griffioen was the overall medalist with …