Grand Haven Tribune

11:45 AM Jan 9, 2012

Bucs honor Provencal; place 2nd at invite

Division 3 powerhouse Shelby captured the team title at Saturday's Adam Provencal Invitational, held at Grand Haven High School. The host Buccaneers also didn't disappoint, taking runner-up honors and trailing the champion Tigers by just three points in the finals standings.

10:48 AM Jan 9, 2012

Boys basketball: SL comes up short against Whitehall

Playing back-to-back nights is a challenge in itself, but it became even more difficult for Spring Lake's varsity boys basketball team following an emotionally draining three-point loss to league rival Ludington on Friday.

10:47 AM Jan 9, 2012

Swim roundup: Zacek wins twice at Rockford

Spring Lake placed fifth and Grand Haven sixth at the six-team Rockford swimming and diving invitational on Saturday.

10:45 AM Jan 9, 2012

Girls basketball: Lakers bounce back, beat Vikings

Spring Lake's varsity girls basketball team bounced back from Friday's loss to Ludington by blowing out Whitehall on Saturday, 48-26.

10:36 AM Jan 9, 2012

Zelenka brothers lead GH hockey past Kentwood

Tom Zelenka and Doug Zelenka each scored twice, propelling the Buccaneers' varsity hockey team to a 4-3 win over East Kentwood in the consolation game of the Stan Konrad Memorial Tournament on Saturday.

7:18 AM Jan 9, 2012

Brees, Saints too much for Lions in playoff opener

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are pouring on the points, racking up the wins and rewriting the record books nearly every time they play.

10:37 AM Jan 7, 2012

Orioles take flight in the clutch

Spring Lake and Ludington combined to bury a combined 18 3-pointers in Friday night's Lakes Eight Conference showdown.

1:03 AM Jan 7, 2012

Ludington girls top SL in battle of unbeatens

On a good night, Spring Lake varsity girls basketball coach Rich Hyde likes his team's chances against Ludington.

1:00 AM Jan 7, 2012

Eidson, Bucs storm Muskegon, bounce Big Reds

Grand Haven's varsity boys basketball team got off to a rough start at Muskegon on Friday, but the Buccaneers bounced back and scored their first O-K Red win of the year, edging the Big Reds, 55-50.

12:57 AM Jan 7, 2012

Boys hoops roundup: Crusaders hold off rival Warriors

It was a typical, hard-fought game between Western Michigan Christian and host Muskegon Catholic Friday night, but the Crusaders managed to hang on for a 57-54 win.

12:55 AM Jan 7, 2012

Girls hoops roundup: Bucs' fastbreak buries Big Reds

After an impressive win last week over state-ranked Detroit King at the Motor City Roundball Classic, Grand Haven coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer was worried about an emotional letdown from her squad Friday evening at Muskegon.

12:53 AM Jan 7, 2012

GH hockey handed 2nd loss of season

Despite holding a 42-17 advantage in shots, Grand Haven's varsity hockey team lost for just the second time this year, 2-1, at the hands of Portage Central.

2:10 PM Jan 6, 2012

JV/Freshman roundup: Grimes' late free throws help Bucs' JV top Big Reds

BOYS Junior Varsity Grand Haven scored a tight win over Muskegon on Thursday, thanks in part to a pair of late free throws in the closing moments by Connor Grimes. Grimes finished with six points and four steals for the Bucs (6-0, 2-0 O-K Red). Korey Searle had 11 points and three assists while Chad Mattson scored eight points. Adam Abraham had six rebounds.

2:00 PM Jan 6, 2012

Duga is Tribune's local Power Points winner

All season long, speculation buzzed about whether that famous record set by the Miami Dolphins, an undefeated season in 1973, would be tied by the Green Bay Packers.

1:30 PM Jan 6, 2012

Stanley Cup coming to Muskegon

Many Stanley Cup winners have passed through Muskegon on their way to the top of the hockey world, with more to follow as today's Lumberjacks develop their talents in the USHL.

12:54 PM Jan 6, 2012

Panthers surge by Bucs in the pool

When the Buccaneers' boys swimming and diving team takes to the pool against O-K Red Conference opponents, Grand Haven is going to face a stiff task.

10:26 AM Jan 6, 2012

Column: U-M, MSU could be the new "10-year War" in Big Ten

Let's give it up for the college football teams from the great state of Michigan for picking up the slack in bowl season for the rest of the Big Ten Conference. If there was ever a time a conference needed to make a statement in the postseason, this was the year for the Big Ten - a league that desperately needed to shed its stigma as weak.