11:05 AM Nov 11, 2011
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Bucs' big hitters contained by Rams in regional sweep

Rockford varsity volleyball coach Kelly Delacher said he made it a huge emphasis in a few days of preparation for Thursday's Class A regional final at slowing down Grand Haven's 6-foot-5 middle hitter, Abby Cole.
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10:28 AM Nov 11, 2011
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Fruitport volleyball still has sights set on Battle Creek

Fruitport's Class B regional championship victory over Grant featured a blowout, a nail-biter and a big-time comeback - all wrapped up in one.
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2:39 PM Nov 10, 2011
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Paterno fired

Joe Paterno was fired by the Penn State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday, despite saying he would retire as coach after the football season ended - brought down by the growing furor over the handling of child sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach.
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10:43 AM Nov 10, 2011
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Close friends Skelton, Law to be rivals in the GLIAC

Grand Haven varsity girls basketball coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer remembers driving to Kenowa Hills to watch a promising group of fifth-grade basketball players, because really, it's never too early to scout the talent in your program. Two that stood out on the undefeated middle school team were Alex Law and Kaeding Skelton. Seven years later, the duo added another chapter to their basketball careers on Wednesday, as both signed national letters-of-intent to play college basketball during the early signing period.
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11:05 PM Nov 9, 2011
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Penn State trustees fire Paterno, school president

Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season. But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore.
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10:24 AM Nov 9, 2011
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Bucs topple Titans to reach regional finals

Traverse City West was in contention in every game against Grand Haven during their Class A regional semifinal match at Jenison High School on Tuesday, yet at the end, close didn't cut it for the Titans. The Buccaneers just had that little something extra in the clutch in all three games to complete a sweep of the Titans and send Grand Haven to Thursday's regional championship. The Bucs will face O-K Red Conference rival Rockford, which bested fellow O-K Red foe Grandville in Tuesday's other semifinal.
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10:20 AM Nov 9, 2011
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Fruitport volleyball cruises into regional finals

Saginaw Swan Valley proved to be only a minor bump in the road as the Fruitport varsity volleyball team continues its march toward defending its Class B state championship.
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4:00 PM Nov 8, 2011
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Bucs’ hockey club skates to victory

The Grand Haven Bucs' hockey club scored a 4-2 win over the Crusaders' JV team on Sunday.
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1:00 PM Nov 8, 2011
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Steinlage named first-team All-Big 10

Spring Lake graduate Annie Steinlage was one of four Michigan State Spartans who earned All-Big Ten honors this season in women's soccer.
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10:46 AM Nov 8, 2011
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Bucs place seven on football all-conference team

Grand Haven may have finished second to Rockford in the final O-K Red Conference football standings, but the Buccaneers out-did the Rams in several key battles on the all-conference team.
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10:40 AM Nov 8, 2011
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Volleyball: Bucs, Trojans open regional play tonight

Grand Haven will be looking to earn its first-ever regional volleyball championship while Fruitport tries to continue its quest to repeat as state champions as regional tournament action begins tonight.
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5:00 PM Nov 7, 2011
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SL fans, former players come out to support team

Brooks McDonald and Erik Foster remember coaching the current collection of Spring Lake soccer players when the group was in seventh- or eighth-grade.
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3:04 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Lakers denied first soccer state title

With a 1-0 lead after 40 minutes of action in the Division 2 state finals at Athens High School, Spring Lake's varsity soccer team was one half away from winning the program's first state championship.
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2:00 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Record-breaking day for SL swim

It was a very rewarding Saturday for the Spring Lake girls swimming and diving team.
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1:56 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Canton’s late goal stuns Bucs in Div. 1 state finals

Willie Bennick watched the shot hung up in the wind, slowly descending, then slipping over the outstretched hands of goalie Ethan Beswick and into the net. "Heartbreaking,' Bennick said of the goal, scored by Canton's Daniel Ovesea from 50 yards out with just under four minutes remaining in Saturday's Division 1 soccer state final.
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1:54 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Warriors' repeat bid ends with OT loss

Without a doubt, Western Michigan Christian was the more dangerous team in Saturday's Division 4 state final.
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1:00 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Cross country: Buccaneer girls place third

Grand Haven's girls cross country team followed up last season's state championship with a third-place finish at Saturday's Division 1 state meet, held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn.
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