Grand Haven Tribune

10:57 AM Jul 28, 2011

McNeil takes on nation's top sailors

Cameron McNeil grew up sailing butterflies at the Spring Lake and White Lake yacht clubs, and has made a name for himself in sailing circles as one of the top MC Class sailors in the nation. This past weekend, McNeil, a 2000 Spring Lake High School graduate, got a chance to go up against the top sailors from across the country in an entirely different boat - the Laser. McNeil was one of 22 sailors invited to participate in the U.S. Sailing Singlehanded Championships, an annual regatta that pits the top sailors of singlehanded boats from across the country.

11:11 AM Jul 27, 2011

Coast Guard Run wraps up inaugural 5K series

Brooke Sheldon had no idea what kind of turn-out to expect when it was announced that the three big 5K races in Grand Haven would team up as part of a series. After all, the opening race, the Klever Innovations Kick Off to Summer Run, takes place on Memorial Day weekend while the second, the Grand Haven High School Patriot's Day Run, is over the 4th of July holiday. The third, and largest, is Saturday's Coast Guard Festival Run, which serves as kick-off to the week-long Coast Guard Festival.

11:09 AM Jul 27, 2011

Fishing with the governor

After several months of working to get Gov. Rick Snyder out fishing for a day, local charter boat captain Denny Grinold got his chance this week. Grinold hosted the governor on Monday, and said he came away extremely impressed.

10:24 AM Jul 26, 2011

SLYC sailors bring home hardware from Butterfly Nationals

Spring Lake Yacht Club sailors dominated the 2011 Butterfly National Championship Regatta. The regatta was hosted by Grand Rapids Yacht Club and took place on Reeds Lake from July 20-22. More that 60 sailors from around the country competed in Junior and Open Class fleets. The Junior Fleet includes all sailors 16-and-under while the Open Class is for all ages. SLYC's Frank Reeg was the second overall finisher in the Junior Class. Mara Strobel-Lanka took fifth, Angelo Riolo was sixth, Olivia Windemuller was ninth, and Mason Wolters placed 10th.

11:13 PM Jul 25, 2011

Football's back: Players, owners end 18-week lockout

After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of court filings and rulings, of players and owners squabbling over more than $9 billion a year, NFL fans finally saw the handshake and heard the words they awaited: "Football's back." NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith both used that phrase while standing shoulder-to-shoulder Monday, announcing their agreement on a 10-year deal to end the lockout that began in March.

12:29 PM Jul 25, 2011

Inaugural MBVT season a hit

About 75 teams came out for the Midwest Beach Volleyball Tour's last of three stops at Grand Haven on Saturday. "It's something that a lot of people enjoy,' said Stacey Johnston, who ran the amateur tournament. "(The tournament helps) the sport to grow and it's just fun to be in the sand and be at the beach and hang out.'

10:34 AM Jul 25, 2011

Runners take to the trails at Ferrysburg's Coast Guard Park

Light rain and humidity didn't stop more than a hundred runners from taking part in the 2011 Coast Guard Park Trail Run at Coast Guard Park in Ferrysburg on Saturday morning. Todd Losee, race director for Inspirational Racing, the company behind the run, said he estimated about 160 runners took part in this year's run. "We've had a real good turnout,' Losee said. "We've had about a 50-percent increase over last year, so it's been a real nice increase in people.'

12:03 AM Jul 23, 2011

Local lacrosse team enjoying successful summer

The Westside Lacrosse travel team - a squad made up of high school players from West Ottawa, Holland and Grand Haven Hhigh schools - has enjoyed a successful summer at tournaments across the Midwest. The team won the HIgh School Boys A Bracket at the Brewtown Showdown in Milwaukee on June 24-26; took runner-up honors at the Great Lakes Lacrosse Invitational in Kalamazoo on July 9-10; and will soon add to its tournament resume with a trip to the Cherry Bomb lacrosse tournament in Traverse City on July 29-31.

12:01 AM Jul 23, 2011

GVSU boasts nation's top women's running program

The Grand Valley State women's cross country and track and field programs left little doubt that the Lakers would be the best Division II running program in the country this year. For the third consecutive season, Grand Valley State has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division II Program of the Year, as released by the national office in New Orleans recently.

10:39 AM Jul 22, 2011

State fishing report: Bass, panfish action in full swing

LANSING (AP) - Bass and panfish action is in full swing on the inland lakes, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The walleye bite has slowed with the extremely warm weather, the DNR said in its weekly fishing report. It said some of the rivers are low and clear which makes trout fishing much more of a challenge. SOUTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA

10:34 AM Jul 22, 2011

Whitecaps' players visit fans at SL District Library

The young crowd at Spring Lake District Library showed they were well informed of the wheelings and dealings of Major League Baseball on Thursday.

10:30 AM Jul 22, 2011

Heart Throb, Avanti take top spots on North Shore Marina Cup

Heart Throb and Avanti were the first-place boats in the recently-completed Grand River Sailing Club North Shore Marina Cup. Heart Throb took home the top spot in the Spinnaker Fleet by winning the final two races in the four-race series, finishing with 10 points. Heart Throb is captained by Dick Seyffert. Second place went to Stingray, captained by Jim Malek and Myron Constantine, with 12 points. Mac McClelland's JetStar was third with 13 points, followed by Frank Lloyd Starboard (14), Surface Tension (15) and Monkey Wrench (22).

7:10 AM Jul 22, 2011

NFL owners vote for tentative deal

NFL owners have voted in favor of a tentative agreement to end the lockout, pending player approval. Thursday's ratification came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel, where team executives pored over the terms of the deal. Players still have to sign off on the deal. They didn't vote on a full pact Wednesday because there were issues that had not been resolved. They plan to have a conference call later Thursday. The four-month lockout is the NFL's first work stoppage since 1987.

7:09 AM Jul 22, 2011

Pistons to name Frank as new head coach

The Detroit Pistons will offer Lawrence Frank their coaching position within two days, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team isn't commenting on its search. The offer was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The Pistons fired John Kuester on June 5 after the team missed the playoffs each of his two seasons as coach.

10:54 AM Jul 21, 2011

Strikers juggle for dollars

A basic fundamental drill in soccer has proven to be a beneifical fundraiser for the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital - thanks tot he Tri-Cities Strikers U-10 girls soccer team.

10:36 AM Jul 21, 2011

MBVT to make 3rd Grand Haven stop

The Midwest Beach Volleyball Tour makes its third and final stop at Grand Haven State Park on Saturday for the MBVT Barefoot Wine Open. With several of the tour's top men's pro players absent from the field, the amateur side could receive a lions' share of the attention for once.

10:35 AM Jul 21, 2011

Grand Haven to host 7-on-7 football tourney

Grand Haven's varsity football team scored 305 points last fall, the most in the history of the program. Putting points on the board might be more of a challenge this fall as the Buccaneers will be without graduated seniors Adam Poel (QB), Dalton Stenberg (RB) and Alec Smith (WR), who accounted for a bulk of the team's scoring a year ago. In fact, according to coach Mike Farley, the Bucs return just one player from the offensive backfield.