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BATTLE CREEK The question caught Dawn Jaqua off guard.  Full story »

KENTWOOD — With its sleek exterior and fine-tuned engine, the Three Rivers football team's offensive machine has motored along this season's journey with little resistance. On a sunny, comfortable fall afternoon Saturday — one designed for a relaxing joy ride — Saginaw Swan Valley threw a big ol' monkey wrench into the Wildcats' travel plans during the Division 4... Full story »

KENTWOOD The first time Three Rivers quarterback Aaron Spence fired a pass toward Kyle Lokar Saturday afternoon, the ball hit the receiver's hands and fell incomplete on the Falcon Stadium carpet.  Full story »

JACKSON — Constantine waited until the last play to break Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central's heart in 2004. Saturday, at sunny Withington Stadium, SMCC didn't wait that long to return the favor.  Full story »

BATTLE CREEK — At the beginning of the season, Delton's senior libero, Katie Marshall, knew the team was something special, but she didn't think the Panthers would make it as far as the MHSAA Class B state volleyball championship game. With the Panthers rolling through postseason competition, many expected a blowout — they just didn't expect it to be... Full story »

BATTLE CREEK  It wasn't supposed to end like this.  Full story »

SOUTH BEND, Ind. The University of Connecticut band took the field and began to play, catching Notre Dame senior Eric Olsen’s ear. He stopped, turned, stared, then shook his head in disbelief. Irish (6-5) head coach Charlie Weis walked past the stunned center and approached the Notre Dame Stadium tunnel to the sound of boos and insults. Both walked through... Full story »

By Bill Templeton Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette KALAMAZOO — High-octane defense and a goaltender who was superb was still not enough for the Western Michigan University hockey team to defeat the nation’s top-ranked squad Saturday night at Lawson Arena. After earning a point by playing Miami University to a 1-1 tie through 60 minutes of regulation time and... Full story »

ROCHESTER — Portage Northern's Ally Golden scored 396.95 on her 11 dives to finish second to Holland's Paige Kortman (441.8) in the 1-meter diving event at the Division 2 girls state swim meet. "I'm pretty happy," the senior said. "With my first dive, I came out of the gate pretty strong. I left with no regrets. I'm glad I... Full story »

ROCHESTER — Plainwell coach John Dubois called it the "the meet of her life." Senior leader Karli Cornell said she couldn't be more proud of her teammate.  Full story »

TOLEDO, Ohio — It will be the same teams in the same venue for the same volleyball prize here today. Just like last season, Western Michigan University will face Ohio University for the Mid-American Conference tournament championship at the SeaGate Centre. The winner receives the MAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Ohio beat WMU last season, but Western... Full story »

KALAMAZOO — The Kalamazoo Valley Community College men’s basketball team dropped its first game of the season, 64-59, to St. Clair Community College in the East/West Classic Saturday night. The Cougars (4-1) couldn’t penetrate the Skippers’ defense as St. Clair (5-1) held KVCC to a season-low 40.7-percent shooting (22-of-54). “This was the best defensive team we played,” KVCC coach Dick... Full story »

After the teams were locked 7-7 at halftime, Spartans quarterback Kirk Cousins threw two interceptions in the second half and Penn State ripped off four unanswered touchdowns. Full story »

The Three Rivers High School football team celebrates winning the Division 4 state semifinal game against Swan Valley 14-10 at East Kentwood Saturday afternoon. Three Rivers will play Marshall for the Division 4 title at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Ford Field in Detroit. Full story »