Fruitport senior Logan Six laughs at the confusion his last name sometimes causes. "There's some schools where we've gone to where they think it's something different or they mispronounce it,' Six said with a grin. "I mean, it's not that hard. Just say it.'

Due to a pair of lightning strikes near the Spring Lake Aquatic Center, the Spring Lake swimming and diving team's meet against Forest Hills Central was delayed for 45 minutes before the starting pistol got the first event underway.

A minor leg injury kept Grand Haven's Nate Rose on the sidelines for Saturday's Division 1 district championship game victory over West Ottawa.

With only three returning starters on the defensive side of the ball for the Grand Haven Buccaneers varsity football team this season, the consensus among outsiders of the program in early August was that expectations should be downplayed and a rebuilding season could be in store. More than two months later, senior Norris Ellis and the rest of his teammates sat in the upper level of Kirby Grill in downtown Grand Haven, and what flashed on the television screen on Sunday was proof that they had far exceeded those early expectations.

This is why I play this game. It never gets any easier. I'm talking to someone; it could be a friend, family member, or just someone I know relatively well in the school district, when the topic of sports comes up.

Spring Lake's girls cross country team dominated the competition at Saturday's home invitational.

Spring Lake coach Jeremy Thelen said his team got away with one on Saturday.

Suffering an upset loss at the hands of Reeths-Puffer in the district tournament last fall has been a driving force behind the Grand Haven varsity soccer team all season.