11:30 AM Nov 2, 2011
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Area volleyball teams open districts tonight

Fruitport begins its defense of its Class B state championship tonight in the district tournament at Whitehall High School.
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10:56 AM Nov 1, 2011
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SL hopes to rise to the occasion in state semifinals

Jeremy Thelen sees a lot of similarities between his Spring Lake team and the Mattawan squad his Lakers will face in Wednesday's Division 2 state semifinals.
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10:57 AM Nov 1, 2011
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College Showcase: GH grad Myers turns in strong freshman season at St. Louis

Grand Haven graduate Natalie Myers has enjoyed a tremendous freshman season on the women's cross country team at Division 1 St. Louis University. The former Buc standout was the third Billiken to finish at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Saturday, held in Concord, N.C. Myers finished the 5K race in 19 minutes, 0.7 seconds to place 53rd overall. As a team, St. Louis finished fifth at the event, trailing champion La Salle, Dayton, Charlotte and Richmond.
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12:01 PM Oct 31, 2011
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Buitenhuis' overtime goal lifts Bucs to Div. 1 regional championship

Grand Haven varsity boys soccer coach Aaron Dean turned to an unlikely source for some instant offense during overtime of Saturday's Division 1 regional championship game. With his team looking for a spark after giving up a goal late in regulation, Dean inserted Jon Buitenhuis, a recent call-up from the junior varsity team.
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10:35 AM Oct 31, 2011
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Strahl, Sanchez power SL soccer to Div. 2 semifinals

For the first time in two decades, the Spring Lake High School boys soccer team advanced to the MHSAA state semifinals after defeating Grand Rapids Christian on Saturday, 2-0, in the Division 1 regional championship game. With the victory, the No. 2-ranked Lakers advance to Wednesday's state semifinal clash with No. 8-ranked Mattawan High School. The Wildcats upset the No. 3 team in the state, Mason, 1-0, in overtime.
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11:33 AM Oct 31, 2011
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GH boys, girls cross country teams each punch tickets to state finals

Grand Haven's girls cross country team kept its streak of state finals berths alive at 12 straight on Saturday, following the Bucs' third-place finish at the Division 1 regional in Allendale.
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11:50 AM Oct 31, 2011
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Fruitport volleyball wins another Lakes Eight title

Saturday's Lakes Eight Conference Tournament at Orchard View wasn't much different than the regular season - everyone's still looking up at Fruitport.
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9:01 PM Oct 29, 2011
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SL soccer wins Division 2 regional title in shutout victory

For the first time in two decades, the Spring Lake High School boys soccer team advanced to the MHSAA State Semifinals in Division 2 after defeating Grand Rapids Christian High School 2-0 Saturday afternoon in the regional finals. The Lakers were last crowned regional champions in 1991, but fell short to Stevensenville-Lakeshore in the semifinals. In 2005, Spring Lake reached the regional championship, but exited the tournament following a 2-1 loss to Hudsonville Unity Christian High School.
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3:48 PM Oct 29, 2011
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Buccaneers claim Division 1 regional crown

Sophomore Jon Buitenhuis' goal early in the first overtime session gave Grand Haven a thrilling 3-2 win over Forest Hills Central in the Division 1 regional championship game on Saturday at Grand Rapids Christian High School. The Buccaneers trailed 1-0 at the half, then took a 2-1 lead into the closing minutes before FHC scored to tie the game at 2-2 with under two minutes remaining in regulation.
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7:33 PM Oct 30, 2011
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Bucs can't contend with Comets' defense

A furious fourth-quarter comeback came up seven points short as Grand Haven's varsity football team fell to visiting Grand Ledge, 21-14, in the opening round of the Division 1 state playoffs on Friday.
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