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Three Rivers’ varsity football team beat Plainwell for the first time in seven years Thursday. The Wildcats trailed early, but scored all its points in the second half as they picked up the 35-15 win. Quarterback Jalen Heivilin threw for 288 yards and two scores. He also held on for three quarterback keepers that found the end zone, as well. …

It was a very long day at Lake Doster Golf Club as mother nature interfered with the double jamboree of the Wolverine conference. Lake Doster is home to both Plainwell and Otsego so the golfers played all 18 holes with the front counting for the Otsego event and the back as the Plainwell event. Rain and lightening caused an hour …

The Wolverine Conference started the 2017 season with a jamboree at Angels Crossing Golf Club, hosted by Vicksburg Tuesday. On a cold and windy afternoon the Three Rivers golf team finished in 6th place with a score of 192. The overall standings looked like this: Otsego 168 Edwardsburg 178 Plainwell 179 Allegan 184 Vicksburg 185 Three Rivers 192 Paw Paw …

The Three Rivers boys basketball team had its season ended Monday night in Allegan. The Wildcats, who picked up the school’s second district title on Saturday night by beating Paw Paw, fell 67-44 to Wayland Union Monday night. The Cats were led in scoring by Jalen Heivilin with 20 points on the night, he was the only Wildcat player in …

Five high school varsity basketball players in southwestern Michigan have been charged in connection with reported sexual assaults involving an underage female schoolmate. The boys — ages 18 and 17 — attend South Haven High School and are charged as adults. They were arraigned Tuesday on third-degree criminal sexual conduct and released on bond. A probable cause conference is scheduled …

A Kalamazoo County Marine Division boat has been renamed in honor of Western Michigan University’s historical football season this year. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that the naming of “Bronco 1” was part of a ceremony on Tuesday recognizing the accomplishments of the Broncos’ undefeated regular season. The Board of Commissioners passed a resolution to honor the team for demonstration leadership …

Mike Tulley, who has been coaching football at Constantine High School for 25 years, has been named one of the 2016 “Assistant Coaches of the Year” by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association. Tulley said the award was nice recognition and was respectful of the honor. Tulley has spent the past 12 seasons as the special-teams coordinator as well …

Wide receiver Corey Davis tip toes along the sideline for one of his catches in the Broncos’ 39-23 win over Ohio University in the MAC Championship Game on Dec. 2.

WMU junior linebacker Nathan Braster intercepts a pass in the first Toledo series en route to a 55-35 Bronco win.

Climax-Scotts 28,  Mendon 14