10:39 AM Dec 20, 2011
Sports

Forgettable return to GVSU for Veach

It wasn't the welcome back party that Grand Haven graduate Emma Veach expected at Grand Valley State University Fieldhouse on Monday.
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10:38 AM Dec 20, 2011
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Vargas named new varsity football coach at Fruitport

When Brady Hoke was hired as Michigan's new head football coach, he said he would have walked - all the way from San Diego to Ann Arbor - to take his dream job.
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11:00 AM Dec 19, 2011
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SL grad Smith an NAIA national champion with St. Xavier

Before playing in the NAIA national championship game with his St. Xavier (Ill.) team on Saturday in Rome, Ga., Spring Lake graduate McHale Smith received a text message from a fellow Laker who understands the pressure of playing on that big stage.
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10:54 AM Dec 19, 2011
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Wrestling roundup: GH grapplers take 3rd at home duals

Grand Haven's varsity wrestling squad performed well amongst a talent-filled tournament at Grand Haven High School on Saturday, as the Bucs placed third in the Grand Haven Team Duals.
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1:15 AM Dec 17, 2011
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Haven girls suffer rare regular-season loss

Grand Haven's varsity girls basketball team experienced something Friday evening that hasn't happened to the program in nearly two years - a regular season loss.
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1:10 AM Dec 17, 2011
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Lakers thrive in the clutch at OV

Spring Lake's varsity boys basketball team watched its six-point lead turn into a two-point deficit in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter Friday at Orchard View.
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1:03 AM Dec 17, 2011
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SL girls top Cardinals to remain unbeaten

Lakers' girls basketball coach Rich Hyde was nervous about his team taking to the road for the first time this season.
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12:59 AM Dec 17, 2011
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Basketball roundup: Trojans' boys, girls blown out by Ludington

Ludington's girls varsity basketball team proved it's the cream of the crop in an early-season showdown in the Lakes Eight Conference.
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12:58 AM Dec 17, 2011
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Haven hockey moves to 8-0 on the year

Zach Kooi earned his second shutout of the season as the Grand Haven varsity hockey team dominated Grandville on Friday, 4-0.
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10:54 AM Dec 16, 2011
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GH swim and dive re-gains edge over rival Lakers

A year ago, the dual swim meet between Spring Lake and Grand Haven went down to the final relay, with the Lakers prevailing in thrilling fashion. The neighboring rivals didn't finish that close again on Thursday at the Spring Lake Aquatic Center, thanks to the Buccaneers' improved depth and overall talent.
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10:51 AM Dec 16, 2011
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JV, freshmen roundup: Warber helps SL JV clip Cardinals

BOYS JUNIOR VARSITY Spring Lake improved to 2-0 in the Lakes Eight Conference with a 51-39 win over Orchard View on Thursday. Charlie Warber led the Lakers with 14 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Mark Williamson added 11 points, and Jake Deering scored four and played a strong game defensively.
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2:00 PM Dec 15, 2011
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White Pines student earns $1,000 prize for perfect picks in Power Points

Grand Haven's Brendan DeJonge recorded a perfect score in the weekly Power Points Football Contest.
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11:37 AM Dec 15, 2011
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Bucs' hockey cherishes first-ever victory over Mona Shores

When the final horn sounded to signal the end of Wednesday's showdown between Grand Haven and Mona Shores, the victorious Buccaneers spilled out onto the ice and celebrated as if they'd just won the state championship. In fact, Wednesday's 2-1 win over Mona Shores was nothing more than a regular-season O-K Tier I contest, but don't tell that to the Bucs.
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10:29 AM Dec 15, 2011
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Wrestling roundup: Bucs rout Jenison in O-K Red opener

Grand Haven opened its O-K Red Conference season with a 59-12 drubbing of Jenison.
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6:25 PM Dec 14, 2011
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Fruitport can't bang, hang with WMC

Western Michigan Christian sophomore Bernard Smith may have shed more than 20 pounds from his playing weight a year ago, but his role in the Warriors' success this season is larger than ever.
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1:00 PM Dec 14, 2011
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WMC girls hoops wins River Valley Conference opener

Host Western Michigan Christian turned up its defensive intensity in the second quarter to take a nine-point halftime lead en route to a 50-35 win against a tough Covenant Christian team in the River Valley Conference opener.
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10:57 AM Dec 14, 2011
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Bucs, Davis feeling just fine against Traverse City West

A lingering cold has done what opposing teams have not managed to do to Grand Haven point guard Shar'Rae Davis - slow her down on the basketball court.
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