Randy Poel remembers feeling "a little tired' before his adult league hockey game on Feb. 21, 2010, at the Lakeshore Sports Center in Muskegon. He didn't make too much of it because his busy lifestyle sometimes left him tired.

Spring Lake Athletic Director Cavin Mohrhardt will speak his peace. The Spring Lake Board of Education has decided to give Mohrhardt a chance to appeal the decision that makes a written reprimand part of his permanent employment file.

Six of Grand Haven's nine wrestlers who reached the individual state finals won their opening matches on Wednesday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Spring Lake's varsity boys basketball team gave Newaygo a proper send-off from the Lakes Eight Conference on Thursday by defeating the Lions, 75-65, in a contest that featured a wild fourth quarter in which a total of 51 points were scored. Newaygo will depart for the Central State Activities Association next season. Spring Lake, which wraps up its regular-season schedule at 11-9 overall and 9-5 in Lakes Eight play, outscored Newaygo 22-12 to take a 19-point lead into the fourth quarter.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan criticized U.S. foreign policy and what he described as elite, powerful forces in business and government during a visit to a West Michigan church.

A high wind watch in is effect from this evening through Saturday morning, with the possibility of winds gusting to 60 mph tonight and early Saturday.

The American Red Cross is hosting three blood drives in the Tri-Cities in March.