10:04 AM Nov 14, 2011
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Bucs' VanderLaan named to soccer Dream Team

Grand Haven senior Jacob VanderLaan was named to the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association's Dream Team.
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12:10 AM Nov 12, 2011
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Wolters is Tribune's local Power Points winner

This year, a new wrinkle appears in the annual squabble over the Bowl Championshp Series (BCS) system for determining a national champion in college football.
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12:10 AM Nov 12, 2011
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Hoops on Wheels

Lee Montgomery was born without legs. Pat Besta lost the use of his legs during an auto accident, and Tanner Gentry lost a leg in a boating accident.
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11:18 PM Nov 11, 2011
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Obama watches UNC top MSU in Carrier Classic

The nation's basketball-fan-in-chief appeared to enjoy the first college basketball game on an active aircraft carrier.
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2:00 PM Nov 11, 2011
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GH grad Kelly coaches Benzie Central to another state title

Asa Kelly, a 1996 Grand Haven graduate, is piling up the state titles as a head coach at Benzie Central High School. Kelly guided the Benzie Central girls track team to a Division 3 state title on June 4, and this past Saturday, the Huskies were able to collect more hardware after claiming the title at the Division 3 cross country finals at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. Kelly coaches the team along with his wife, Traci. The Huskies tallied 126 points as a team, which beat runner-up Kent City by 20.
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12:30 PM Nov 11, 2011
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SL's Lorimer, GH's Reenders each sign with CMU

Lakers senior Evie Lorimer possesses all the attributes that a Division 1 college coach looks for.
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11:06 AM Nov 11, 2011
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Volleyball regional finals: GH bows out, Fruitport moves on

Grand Haven's varsity volleyball team saw its season end at the hands of rival Rockford in the Class A regional finals on Thursday at Jenison High School.
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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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