When Hajime Nishi wants to know how he did in a marathon, he doesn't look at the large clock ticking off the hours, minutes and seconds as he crosses the finish line. Instead, he looks at the camera he carries in his fanny pack. On Saturday, Nishi, a native of Kyoto, Japan, had a very good day at the Shoreline Sport and Spine Oktoberfest Marathon. "I took over 100 pictures, which means I enjoyed it,' Nishi said with a laugh. "If I only take 20 pictures, that means I did not have a good time.'

Dan Tebo, fishing aboard D'Anne Marie, landed the biggest fish during Saturday's Big King fishing contest and took home the top prize of $1,625. Tebo and his crew pulled in a 21.5-pound king salmon. That fish was less than a pound heavier than the 20.9-pounder weighed in by Chi Klein, fishing aboard Hit Man. Brian Dutmers of Great Lakes Chili Dogs brought in a 19.75-pound king, while Mike Harvey, fishing aboard KC 1, landed a 19.75-pound fish. Jim Stull and his crew on Sweet Smoked won the biggest non-king competition with a 16.3-pound lake trout.

Spring Lake's varsity girls cross country squad captured first place in the Gold Division (Division 2 teams) at Saturday's Sparta Invitational, sparked by five runners placing 15th or better. "We came into the meet knowing there were a handful of the top teams in the state and we wanted to use it as a measuring stick to continue building from,' said Spring Lake coach Aaron Andres. "Our conference and regional assignments are going to be challenging this season and races like today help us become better runners.'

Spring Lake's varsity boys tennis team scored eight points to place third out of four teams at Saturday's Holland Quad. Mitch Davis scored one point for the Lakers by going 1-2 at No. 3 singles. His win came against Lowell. Harrison Palmer and Stuart Velarde went 2-1 at No. 2 doubles, with wins over Lowell and Holland. Jonah Yoshonis and Erik Johnson also went 2-1 and were declared flight champions at third doubles after scoring wins over Lowell and Holland. Brenden Peel and Josh Cole were unbeaten at fourth doubles.

An 18-year-old Grand Rapids-area woman died early Saturday in a one-vehicle crash in Ottawa County. Sgt. Steve Austin of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said Tami Ann Lindemulder of Wyoming was driving a 2003 Mitsubishi Montero east on Fillmore Street at around 2:30 a.m. when she apparently failed to negotiate a curve in the road, east of 36th Avenue in Georgetown Township. Austin said she lost control of her sport utility vehicle and it ran off the road, rolled over and struck a power pole.

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 66. West southwest wind between 9 and 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind at 8 mph becoming south southwest. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind between 6 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

A Grand Haven man was cited for not having a secure load after the 27-foot boat he was trailing fell off the trailer and onto West Savidge Street in Spring Lake around 6:30 p.m. Friday, according to police. The man, whose name was not released by police, was driving a pickup truck with his friend's boat on the attached trailer. When he pulled his truck and trailer out of the Wesco gas station and onto South Cutler Street, the boat fell off the trailer, Spring Lake/Ferrysburg Police Officer Adam Hill said.