Patrick Nothaft
Sports Reporter, Kalamazoo Gazette at MLive
@MLive & @GRPress sports reporter | photographer | outdoors enthusiast
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4 days ago |
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – West Ottawa’s 3,200-meter relay team captured a girls Division 1 state championship last season, and with all four runners back on the roster this season, the group entered the 2025 season as the favorite to return to the top of the podium. After Friday’s OK Red Conference Championships, the foursome of Helen Sachs, Emma Gunnett, Collette Wierks and Ella Wierks only strengthened their status as the team to beat.
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4 days ago |
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As the defending Division 1 pole vault state champion, East Kentwood’s Reece Emeott brought high expectations into his junior track season. After Friday’s OK Red Conference Championships, the talented athlete appears ready to rise to the occasion. Emeott set a personal best by clearing 15 feet, 8 inches, which is currently the highest mark in the state across all divisions.
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5 days ago |
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ALLENDALE, MI – Home runs are a rare feat in Michigan high school baseball, which is why the state’s single-season record is 24, which was set in 2011 by Richland Gull Lake grad and eventual Big 12 Player of the Year Zach Fish. RELATED: How “the little things” led to a big season for Michigan’s home run record holderTo further emphasize the difficulty in clearing the fences, only one player in the past decade – Portage Central’s Zach MacDonald in 2021 – has managed to hit 15 homers in a season.
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5 days ago |
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GRANDVILLE, MI – The track and field record board at Grandville High School is scheduled for a facelift this summer, and two current athletes have made sure their names will be emblazoned on the shiny new display. Junior Jayden Kulhanek and sophomore Caden Livermore each broke long-standing school records this season, with the former surpassing a 29-year-old mark in the long jump, and the latter eclipsing a 53-year-old record in the 800-meter run and a 37-year-old record in the 1,600 run.
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6 days ago |
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CEDAR SPRINGS, MI – During the offseason, Cedar Springs softball coach Allison DeBoer received a surprise text message from star player Kendall Fisk. The junior pitcher and future Division-I player at Purdue Fort Wayne asked to be a late addition to an open gym, after her private softball lesson canceled unexpectedly. It prompted an immediate “Yes” from DeBoer and also showed the veteran coach just how dedicated Fisk is to improving as an athlete.
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