Spring Lake junior Erik Lukkari has faced an athletic dilemma during the winter months throughout his high school career.

Spring Lake's boys bowling club team eked out a 17.5-12.5 win over Western Michigan Christian on Thursday while the Lakers' girls fell short against the Warriors.

The halls of Peach Plains Elementary School echoed with the sounds of squeaking sneakers and plenty of laughter on Thursday as the school hosted its Fuel Up to Play 60 kick-off.

Ty Pastor didn't realize how much he loved wrestling until he couldn't wrestle anymore. Pastor, a senior at Fruitport, broke his hand in the opening week of the season and was sidelined until Wednesday night, when he returned for the Trojans' sweep of Ludington and Orchard View in a Lakes Eight Conference quad meet. Pastor fared well in his return to the mat, scoring pins over Ludington's Zak Shoup and Orchard View's Blake Anderson.

It may be difficult to match the importance and personal satisfaction Grand Haven's varsity hockey team achieved by defeating arch-rival Mona Shores for the first time in program history on Dec. 14.

Is there a possibility of having too much of a good thing in a Major League Baseball lineup? The Detroit Tigers are about the find out.

The Detroit Tigers responded to a jarring injury with an audacious move. Free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Tigers agreed Tuesday to a nine-year, $214 million contract that fills the AL Central champions' need for a power hitter, a person familiar with the deal said.

It's hard to say what was more impressive on Tuesday evening - Grand Haven's suffocating defense or the Buccaneers' well-oiled offense.