When her high school athletic career is finished and she has some time to reflect, Evie Lorimer will realize that her career on the Spring Lake varsity softball team ranks her among the best ever in the state.
Even though he felt his Spring Lake varsity girls soccer team dominated the majority of action against host Fruitport on Thursday in the Division 2 district semifinals at Fruitport High School, Jeremy Thelen's Lakers squad still had to hold on for dear life to put away the Trojans for a third and final time this season.
Western Michigan Christian scored two goals the first half and added three more the second half in a space of about five minutes to rout Muskegon Catholic 5-1 on Thursday night, advancing to Saturday's Div. 4 district final at Warrior Field.
Spring Lake's varsity golfers entered Thursday's district tournament at The Links at Bowen Lake simply hoping to qualify for next week's regional event.
It turns out, the Lakers didn't need to sweat finishing in the top six - they finished No. 1.
Spring Lake was a surprise winner at the event, turning in a team score of 328, one stroke better than Kenowa Hills. Forest Hills Eastern was third at 338, while Cedar Springs and Comstock Park each shot a 340.
Off the soccer field, sisters Katie and Molly Miedema look quite a bit alike, although it's certainly possible to tell the two apart.
Put them on the soccer field, however, and the sisters, who were born 18 months apart, are nearly identical.
Jeff Stevens had two hits, scored twice and also drove in a run as Grand Haven's varsity baseball team defeated Muskegon Catholic Central on Wednesday, 7-2.
The Buccaneers' varsity girls soccer team that took the field against Jenison looks nothing like the team that struggled to win more than a game or two during the O-K Red season earlier this spring.
Spring Lake and Fruitport will meet for the third time in as many weeks as the Lakers and the Trojans both won their Division 2 district tournament openers on Tuesday.
Audrey Gray and Nora Reed competed in a fierce battle for the staring goaltending job on the Spring Lake varsity girls soccer team earlier this spring.
Fruitport resident Richard Przybylek, 35, was the top overall finisher out of more than 280 5K runners during Saturday's 31st annual Fruitport Old Fashioned Days 5K/10K Run.
Host Western Michigan Christian scored four goals each half in an 8-0 win over Kent City Algoma Christian Tuesday in the opening round of the Division 4 district tournament at Warrior Field.
It's considered one of the busiest weeks of the year in prep sports, and area schools from Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Fruitport and Western Michigan Christian will be immersed in several activities, cumulating with state and district finals on Saturday.
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