GRAND HAVEN TWP. — The handful of swimmers preparing for this weekend’s state swim and dive finals have spent almost as much time out of the water as they have in it.
After a two-month break brought about by a surge in COVID-19 cases, Grand Haven and Spring Lake’s girls teams will be among the last students in the state to finally finish up their fall sports seasons by Saturday evening.
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