Grand Haven Tribune

10:43 AM Sep 19, 2011

Tebo's 21.5-pounder wins Big King contest

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.

10:37 AM Sep 19, 2011

Cross country roundup: Lakers win Gold at Sparta

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.'

10:33 AM Sep 19, 2011

Volleyball roundup: Trojans, Bucs struggle at Fruitport Invite

Both Fruitport and Grand Haven struggled at Saturday's Fruitport Invitational volleyball touranment. The Trojans failed to repeat their championship run a year ago at their home tourney and finished with a disappointing 1-3 record. East Grand Rapids was crowned champions, beating Traverse City West in the finals. Fruitport's lone victory was a 25-16, 25-9 win over Ravenna. Senior setter Lauren Hazekamp led the Trojans in both assists (84) and kills (25), while also recording 37 digs, five aces and two blocks. Defensive specialst Lindsay

10:32 AM Sep 19, 2011

Tennis roundup: SL 3rd at Holland Quad

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.

10:28 AM Sep 19, 2011

WMC soccer falls in shootout

Host Western Michigan Christian came from two goals behind Saturday to tie non-conference Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 2-2 late regulation and take the lead 3-2 in overtime, only to lose 4-3 after the Rockets won in a shootout. The Rockets scored two goals in the game's first three minutes, only to see the Warriors tie the game with two goals of their own in the span of less than two minutes. Kameron Fowler gave the Rockets a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds into the game and Eric Hilt scored 2 minutes later to make it 2-0 for the visitors.

3:55 PM Sep 17, 2011

High school football scores

Grand Haven 38, Jenison 14 Spring Lake 69, Tri-County 40 Fruitport 49, Ludington 27 Details on the games will be published in Saturday's Tribune.

11:34 AM Sep 17, 2011

Tigers win Central Division!

The Detroit Tigers won the American League Central Division late Friday night in Oakland, Calif. The Tigers beat the A's 3-1, capturing their first-ever Central Division title. More details are in Saturday's Tribune.

1:25 AM Sep 17, 2011

Football takes a back seat on Friday

As tears welled up in his eyes, Grand Haven senior Jeremy Lattig collected his grandmother, Lee Lattig, in a smothering hug. His emotion had nothing to do with the Buccaneers' 38-14 win over Jenison, which had wrapped up just moments ago. A victory on the football field seemed insignificant to the victory Lee Lattig scored over cancer several years ago.

1:20 AM Sep 17, 2011

Bucs' pride shines through

Once Grand Haven had a firm grasp on what Jenison's offensive attack was going to be, the Wildcats had no chance. The Buccaneers believed Jenison would show a veer offense with a heavy focus on the quarterback option, but after pregame warm-ups, a week full of preparation was scrapped.

1:16 AM Sep 17, 2011

Lakers race to 69-40 victory at Tri-County

Spring Lake scored 41 points in the third quarter alone on its way to a wild 69-40 victory over host Tri-County on Friday. The Lakers scored the final 14 points of the second quarter to lead 28-21 at halftime, then exploded offensively, thanks in part to a rash of Vikings' miscues, in the third. After T.J. Kriger scored on a 68-yard touchdown run early in the third, Tri-County's Connor VanderHyde returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a score.

1:14 AM Sep 17, 2011

Reyes scores 4 TDs to keep Trojans undefeated

Ludington's passing game, led by talented quarterback Boyd Meeker, provided a little flair at Fruitport on Friday, but the Orioles had no answer for another dominating offensive showing by the Trojans. Senior running back Mike Reyes carried the ball 14 times for 157 yards and four touchdowns, keeping the No. 7-ranked Trojans undefeated at 4-0 following their 49-27 victory against the visiting Orioles. To read more of this story, see today's print or E-edition of the Grand Haven Tribune.

1:12 AM Sep 17, 2011

Kids kick off Oktoberfest with run

Eleven-year-old Ezekiel DeJonge can check off one of the items on his bucket list: running a marathon. The Spring Lake boy ran 1 mile in the Old Boys' Brewhouse Oktoberfest Kids Race on Friday night - prepping for today's 5K run and completing the 26 miles that are equal to a marathon within a year. "It's cool,' Ezekiel said. "I was finishing my marathon and I'm running a 5K (today).'

1:05 AM Sep 17, 2011

Prep roundup: SL tennis scores win over possible regional foe

Spring Lake scored a 6-2 win over Comstock Park on Friday in boys tennis action. The Lakers were without several key team members, which bumped senior Nic Parnell, typically a fixture at No. 1 doubles, up to No. 1 singles. Parnell responded with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Max Bent. The Lakers' Gabriel Guzmam won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, while Sean Dusterwinkle won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4.

10:45 AM Sep 16, 2011

Bucs display their purple pride

Abby Cole celebrated her 16th birthday on Thursday the same way she's celebrated every other day on the volleyball court - by dominating the opposition. Cole, the Bucs' 6-foot-5 junior who has committed to play for the University of Michigan, recorded team highs with 12 kills, four aces and four blocks, helping the Buccaneers held off O-K Red Conference foe Hudsonville, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22 on the Bucs' Purple Out celebration.

10:40 AM Sep 16, 2011

GH golf struggles at East Kentwood

Grand Haven's girls golfers took on the top two teams in the O-K Red Conference on one of the league's toughest courses on Thursday and came up well short. Grandville and East Kentwood each shot a 200 on Kentwood's home course, Stone Water Country Club. Grandville won the match on a tiebreaker. The Buccaneers shot a 220. "This was a tough course,' Bucs' coach Roger Glass said. "Grandville and East Kentwood have been shooting in the 180s. The greens were really slick and they gave the girls some trouble.'

10:38 AM Sep 16, 2011

Swim and dive roundup: Lakers pull out exciting win

Spring Lake pulled out an exciting victory over the co-op team from Mona Shores/Reeths-Puffer on Thursday at the Spring Lake Aquatic Center by a 93.5-91.5 final. "This was a very close meet, too close for comfort,' Spring Lake coach Nikkie Theune said. "Tonight's win didn't just come down to getting first place finishes, it was the seconds, thirds, fourths and fifths that really stepped up to the plate tonight and brought the win home. I am very proud of every one of them.'

10:36 AM Sep 16, 2011

Prep soccer: Local teams continue to dominate

Grand Haven senior Jake Vanderlaan scored a hat trick - all in the opening 20 minutes - leading the Buccaneers to a dominating 5-0 victory over rival West Ottawa on Thursday. Nate Rose assisted on Vanderlaan's first goal. Mike Moran set up the second, and the third was unassisted. Cory Vanderlaan scored the Bucs' fourth goal on an assist from Matt Davis as Grand Haven led 4-0 at halftime. To read more of this story, see today's print edition of the Grand Haven Tribune.