The Run for Sight 5K Run/Walk will take place the morning Saturday, Sept. 3, at Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon. The event raises thousands of dollars annually to support vision rehabilitation services for those in our community living with severe vision loss. Shoreline Vision partners with the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to put on this event.

Spring Lake's varsity swim team took first place at the Ludington Relays for thie third straight year and for the first time under new coach Nikki Theune. "This meet is always a great way to start the season,' she said. "It's fun and it gives us a chance to see how the other teams in our conference are doing.' The Lakers opened the meet on a positive note, with their 400 medley relay team of Jaylen Adkins, Lydia Gleason, Roxane Strobel and Ginny Cotterall taking first place.

Fruitport's varsity volleyball team started its new season on Saturday the same way it ended last year - with a championship. The Trojans, the defending Class B state champions, turned in an impressive showing at Grand Haven's 14-team Lakeshore Classic by rolling to the tournament title. The Trojans finished 6-0 during the day, inclduing a 25-20, 25-16 victory over the host Buccaneers in the championship match.

Fruitport's varsity boys soccer team opened its season with a 1-0 win over Battle Creek Lakeview at the Portage Invitational on Saturday. The event was shortened to one game because of lightening. Sophomore Zach Gilson scored the Trojans' lone goal on a breakaway. Brad Edwards picked up the assist. Edwards, Taylor McLaughlin, Cody Pekel and Ryan Mason played outstanding defense in front of goalie Loghan Stong, according to coach Greg Kobylak.

With as many accomplishments that Lauren Hazekamp has earned and as many big postseason matches that she's been involved with on the volleyball court, it seems like her varsity career at Fruitport has spanned eight years, not four. "It does feel like an eternity ago, coming into try-outs as a freshman,' Hazekamp said after the Trojans' photo day inside Fruitport High School on Friday. "But time really does fly. I can't believe this is my senior season already. I can't believe it's here.'

The Hope College men's basketball team is a welcoming a 6-foot-10 NCAA Division I transfer in October. Center Nate VanArendonk is leaving Central Michigan University to join the Flying Dutch-men. Hope coach Matt Neil confirmed Van-Arendonk's decision on Thursday. He said the Grand Haven native will be one of several incoming freshmen at Hope this fall, but declined further comment. VanArendonk would have four years of eligibility remaining. He missed the final 28 of CMU's games last season due to mononucleosis and received a medial redshirt.

Fruitport's top three singles flights each went unbeaten on the day as the Trojans placed second at their own tennis invitational. Kenowa Hills was first with 18 points, followed by Fruitport with 12, Reeths-Puffer with 10 and Western Michigan Christian with five. The Trojans' John Sullivan went 3-0 at No. 1 singles, as did Nolan Clark at No. 2 and Alex Bowen at No. 3. Blake Hutson was 1-2 at fourth singles for the Trojans.

Spring Lake's varsity girls golf team started on the right foot on his goal at winning a seventh-straight championship in the Lakes Eight Conference on Wednesday, as the Lakers won the opening league jamboree at Whitefish Lake Golf Course. "We stunk up the couse, but we still managed to win,' Spring Lake coach George Bitner said. "The girls are talking about reaching state this year, but if that's the case, we've got a lot of work to do.'