Grand Haven's varsity girls golf team fell short of qualifying for the state meet as they placed near the bottom of the pack at Thursday's Division 1 regional meet at El Dorado Golf Course in Holt. Holt, Hudsonville and Traverse City West were the top three finishers and earned spots in next weekend's state meet. The Buccaneers shot a team score of 454. Martha Ramsey led the way with a round of 110, followed by Kristen Carlson with a 111. Hailey Watkins shot a 116, followed by Katelyn DePrekel with a 117 and Amanda Merz with a 125.

Spring Lake's varsity boys tennis team is heading to the state meet for the ninth consecutive season after placing second at Thursday's Division 3 regional meet, hosted by the Lakers. Petoskey won the regional title with 30 points, taking first place in six of the eight flights. Spring Lake and Cadillac tied for second with 21 points, also earning state finals berths. Comstock Par was third in the nine-team event with 10 points. Fruitport was seventh with two points.

Grand Haven easily took care of Hudsonville in the opening round of the O-K Red Conference soccer tournament on Thursday, winning 3-0. The Buccaneers, the No. 2 seed, had little trouble with the seventh-seeded Eagles. Nate Rose, Willie Bennick and Jake Vanderlaan scored goals for the Bucs, while Willie Bennick and Chad Buitenhuis earning assists. Ethan Beswick recorded the shutout in goal, thanks in part to a strong showing by defenders Ryan Schoonover, Kevin LaCroix, Nick Kline, Andrew Wadaga and Matt Davis.

Grand Haven's varsity volleyball team coasted to an easy win over Muskegon on Thursday, 25-12, 25-11, 25-9. The Buccaneers are now 3-2 in O-K Red play and 26-11 overall. "We've been working all week on staying focused from the first serve to the last, and I think we did that,' coach Katy Walters said. "We did a good job of controlling the tempo of the game and minimizing our errors.' Walters was pleased with the play of Krysteena Davis (seven kills, two blocks) and Taylor Craymer (nine kills, two aces).