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Friday, May 31, 2013
L'Anse Creuse grad stars in college track
FORT
WAYNE, IND. - Indiana Tech sophomore Shayla France, a L’Anse Creuse grad,
helped lead the Warriors to their first national title at the 2013 NAIA Outdoor
Track and Field National Championships held in Marion, Indiana on May 23-25.
France
ran a leg of the winning 400 meter relay team, which smashed the school record
in the process. She also earned All-American status in three other events
finishing second in the 100 hurdles, sixth in the 100 dash, and fourth in the
200 dash.
The
sophomore was one of eight individual/relay champions for the Warriors at the
meet as well as one of 31 Indiana Tech athletes to earn All-American accolades.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Thinking Pink at Ike
The Eisenhower varsity softball team’s Pink Game will be
Wednesday, May 22, against MAC Red Division rival Romeo. The doubleheader
starts at 4.
Proceeds will be used to help the Taken With Teal Team and the
American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.
Michelle Shell, a Taken With Teal team captain, is
the niece of Deborah Krenzel, an employee at Eisenhower. The Taken With Teal
Team is made up of family and friends whose lives have been touched by
different types of cancer far too many times.
In addition, this year the American Cancer Society
is celebrating its 100th birthday.
The concession stand will be open during the
doubleheader. Hot dogs, drinks, snacks and T-shirts will be available.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Stevenson in baseball Pink Game Friday
When defending Division 1 MHSAA baseball champ
Hudsonville welcomes Stevenson Friday,
May 10, at 5 p.m., the two highly-ranked
teams will also do battle with another foe.
The two teams will be doing their part to promote breast cancer
awareness and raise money for this cause with a Pink Game, that PlayOn! Sports,
an MHSAA Network television partner, will televise as part of its Xfinity
Spring sports coverage.
Hudsonville is ranked fourth in the May 2 edition of the
Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association Division 1 rankings, and
Stevenson is ranked ninth.
Each week’s featured game will be presented by Xfinity to
viewers on Comcast Channel 900 on the following Tuesday at 7 and 9:30 p.m.,
with additional replays throughout the week most weeks on Wednesdays at 8 and
10:30 a.m.; Saturdays at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sundays at 6 p.m. The
games will be online for Xfinity subscribers at HighSchoolSports.Xfinity.com,
and highlights will also be available on the Xfinity on Demand service.