The Hurley pro surf team will be making its lone stop in the Midwest with a visit to Grand Haven on June 30, as part of the "Rip My Shred Stick Tour.' The event is held in conjunction with MACkite. The 17-stop tour, which started in Puerto Rico on Saturday, gives 16-and-under surfers a chance to hang out with the pro surfers from Hurley, test-drive their boards and compete in a no-pressure, fun surfing event.

Grand Haven's Stevo VanderWerp and his teammate, Evan Engle of California, teamed up to win the Men' Pro Division at Saturday's Midwest Beach Volleyball Tour stop at Grand Haven State Park. VanderWerp and Engle went unbeaten on the day, winning in the finals by a score of 21-14, 21-13 against brothers John and Paul Kessenich of Ann Arbor. In the Women's Pro Division, Kellie DeMerrit and Vicki Vega of Royal Oak edged the local team of Lori Armstrong and Megan Sharp.

Western Michigan Christian teammates London Burris and Omari Lewis played against each other Wednesday night in the West Michigan All-Star Classic with Burris' Blue team winning an 89-88 thriller at Muskegon Community College's Bartel's Rode gymnasium. The contest featured recent high school graduates from around West Michigan.

Coming off a successful debut, the Grand River Kayak race added new attractions in its second year and race organizers were pleased with the response. The race was held Saturday with ideal weather for the field of competitiors.

Grand Haven varsity baseball coach Morey Wagenmaker revealed to his team after Saturday's regional tournament loss that he was stepping down as coach. "I wanted them the first to know,' he said. "I feel the decision comes at a right time. It's the best for myself and my family.' Wagenmaker has guided the Bucs' varsity program for the past four seasons. Prior to that, he was the JV coach for six years. A personal highlight during his tenure, he said, was an opportunity to coach his son, Heath, for two seasons on varsity.

Grand Haven's varsity baseball team needed some breaks to fall its way to shed its underdog role in the Division 1 regional semfinals against Forest Hills Central at Jenison High School Saturday morning. Grand Haven had opportunities, but the Bucs stranded six base runners, had a pair of runners thrown out stealing and struck out eight times against Rangers' pitcher Jonah Lakatos in a 4-1 loss.

Western Michigan Christian's varisty boys golf team backed up its No. 1 state ranking by winning Thursday's Divison 4 regional championship, shooting a team score of 320. Manistee Catholic Central was second with a 323, and NorthPointe Christian was third with a 328. The Warriors advance to next weekend's state finals, which will be held at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale. WMC's Collin Breit was the fourth medalist with a round of 78, followed by brother Alec Breit with a 79. Jon Cook shot an 80, and Sam Vos added an 83.

As far as groundbreaking athletic achievements are concerned, they've come with the territory for Grand Haven's Will Mulligan, Will VerDuin and Doug Zelenka the past several months. This winter, the trio were members of Grand Haven's varsity hockey team that went unbeaten in the O-K Tier II Conference - the program's first league title since moving up from Tier III.