Spring Lake scored four points at the opening day of the Division 3 tennis state finals, held at Holly and Gland Blanc High Schools. Detroit Country Day and St. Joseph are tied for the lead with 21 points apiece, while the Lakers sit in 14th. "On a whole, everyone played very well,' said Spring Lake coach Charlie Bassett. "All day we had to deal with rain and played inside for most of our matches.'

Fruitport clinched a share of the Lakes Eight Conference championship on Friday, following the Trojans' shutout victory of host Grant, 21-0. Both the Trojans and rival Spring Lake Lakers finish with 6-1 league records. The Trojans limited the Tigers to just 111 total yards of offense and also had a defensive touchdown, when senior Amelio Flores recovered a Grant fumble in the end zone in the second quarter. To read more of this story, see today's print or E-edition of the Grand Haven Tribune.

Grand Haven scored a decisive volleyball victory over West Ottawa on Thursday, boosting the Buccaneers' O-K Red record to 4-2. Abby Cole had 13 kills and four blocks for the night, while Krysteena Davis was also active at the net, slamming down 10 kills to go with three blocks. "We played well tonight,' said Grand Haven coach Katy Walters, whose team is now 30-14 overall. "We did a good job of keeping our energy high and staying focused. Our middles, Abby and (Krysteena) did a good job at the net on offense and defense.'

Spring Lake chalked up nine first-place finishes, including a pair of relay victories, which helped the Lakers beat Coastal Conference rival Ludington on Thursday, 104-79. "It was a fun meet, but an important win for us towards the conference championship,' said Spring Lake coach Nikki Theune. "Most of the girls are holding near their best time, which is where we as coaches want them right now before we start to get ready for the conference meet in early November.'

Both Grand Haven's boys and girls cross country teams closed out their O-K Red Conference seasons with 6-1 records following their wins over Jenison and East Kentwood on Wednesday at Grand Haven High School. The Bucs' girls lone loss came on Sept. 14 against Hudsonville, but head coach Greg Russick still believes his team is ready to defend its Division 1 championship. On Wednesday, Grand Haven easily outdistanced Jenison, 18-45, and East Kentwood, 18-44.

Doug Fister delivered another strong start in a game Detroit needed and Miguel Cabrera homered and hit a tiebreaking double to lead the Tigers past the Texas Rangers 5-2 Tuesday night in Game 3 of the AL championship series. Detroit dropped the first two games in Texas before turning to Fister, who won the decisive fifth game of the division series at Yankee Stadium last week. He was sharp again, allowing two runs and seven hits with no walks in 7 1-3 innings.

When Amy Schaap started the volleyball program at Lakeshore Christian Academy in Grand Haven, there were some significant growing pains to overcome. The Virginia native clearly remembers the Conquerors' first-ever varsity game, and marvels at how far the program has come in just three years. "Our first match, we lost 25-0,' Schaap said, shedding a laugh at the humble beginnings. "When we first started, except for maybe a couple girls, most of them didn't know what volleyball was all about.'

Visiting Westen Michigan Christian trailed 1-0 at intermission Monday, but exploded for three second-half goals while keeping Muskegon Catholic scoreless en route to a 3-1 win. The Warriors received two goals from senior Ryan Briggs and one from Alec Breit off assists from Breit, Chaise Schuiteman and Bailey Heykoop. Catholic's Marc Strehle scored off a corner kick with 17 minutes left in the first half. The Warriors (12-4-1) outshot the Crusaders (7-8) 17-7. WMC keeper Jacob Berens made two great saves in the second half to keep MCC off the board.