Sports

Three teammates from Mendon High School’s varsity volleyball team have been recognized for state accolades. The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association earlier this week released its members of the 2019 All-State team. In Division 4, junior Anna Smith and senior Juliana Hagenbuch were each voted to the First Team, while senior Gracie Russell landed on the Second Team. In Division …

Colon 26,   Suttons Bay 14

The remaining two St. Joseph County high schools in the Michigan High School Athletic Association football playoffs went 1-and-1 over the weekend. In Division 6, Constantine fell to Hillsdale on Friday, 20-to-14. The Falcons finish the season 8-and-3 while Hillsdale maintained its perfect record. In 8-man action, Colon is one win away from playing for a state championship after it …

Girl’s Basketball: Edwardsburg 56,  Three Rivers 42 Mendon 45,  Decatur 26 Centreville 61,  Constantine 48

Three Rivers 61, Paw Paw 38 Battle Creek Central 86, Sturgis 34 Mendon 68, Burr Oak 29 Centreville 36, White Pigeon 22 Edwardsburg 61, Vicksburg 28

Hudsonville Unity Christian 89,  Three Rivers 51 Cassopolis 59, Union City 29 Schoolcraft 42, Niles Brandywine 33 Benton Harbor 63, Otsego 59

Three Rivers 60,  Dowagiac 33

Three  Rivers 41,  Paw Paw 39 Cassopolis 67,  Centreville 55 Schoolcraft 62,  Bloomingdale 24 Union City 41,  Bronson 38

A new exhibit opening this month at the Detroit Historical Museum commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Detroit Tigers winning baseball’s World Series in 1968. “The Year of the Tiger: 1968 ” weaves together stories about the players, manager, stadium and events leading up to the victory. For the exhibition, the Detroit Historical Society has been collecting photos of people in …

Major League Baseball is standing behind the replay reversal that took the winning run away from the Detroit Tigers in a game last week against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Detroit’s Nicholas Castellanos was initially called safe in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday, and the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a win on opening …