West Ottawa, Holland Christian players commit to college hoops
West Ottawa senior center Audrey Pohl will play basketball at Southern Maine, an NCAA Division II school, citing travel and fitting in with a welcoming program. Holland Christian senior guard Mady Vander Zwaag will play at Calvin College next season, noting the Christ centered program and team dynamic as decisive factors.
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Southern Maine
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Pohl
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Mady Vander Zwaag
Calvin
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Aja Wilson Tops WNBA Draft To Lead Aces In Vegas
Aja Wilson was selected No. 1 by the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA draft. Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell went second to Indiana. Diamond DeShields landed with Chicago after a season in Turkey, followed by Gabby Williams to Connecticut.
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Aja Wilson
Las Vegas
South Carolina
Aces
Ohio State
Kelsey Mitchell
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Chicago Sky
Diamond DeShields
Turkey
Gabby Williams
Connecticut
Hope College doubles Alma in two games to sweep
Hope College beat Alma 6-5 and 6-2 in a Thursday doubleheader. Landon Brower of Holland Christian contributed a hit, a run and two RBIs in the opener as Sean Hoey of West Ottawa started and allowed five earned runs in five innings. CJ Ottoman of Zeeland East earned the win with 4 1 scoreless relief. In game two Mason Opple collected three hits and four RBIs for Hope, now 10-14 overall and 8-6 in the MIAA. Sam Barke earned the win in relief and Ottoman added the save.
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Alma
Landon Brower
Holland Christian
Sean Hoey
West Ottawa
CJ Ottoman
Zeeland East
Mason Opple
Hope
Sam Barke
Ottoman
Zeeland
Cobe Huizenga
DeGraaf
Grand Valley State Wins and Falls in GLIAC Action
Grand Valley State defeated Ashland 8-2 and then lost 6-2, moving to 20-14 overall and 8-6 in GLIAC play. The two-game sequence shifted the team’s conference standing while maintaining their overall record.
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Whitecaps walk-off win completes four-game sweep
In Comstock Park at Fifth Third Ballpark the West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Great Lakes Loons 4-3 on a walk-off walk by Zac Shepherd in the bottom of the ninth. The result completed the four-game series sweep.
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Grand Valley State Softball Extends Win Streak With Two Wins
No. 12 Grand Valley State defeated Tiffin 1-0 in game one and 4-0 in game two, pushing their win streak to 21. Allison Lipovsky improved to 14-2 with 12 strikeouts in the opener as Brooke Henning delivered a solo homer. Allie Grys earned five shutout innings in game two as the Lakers moved to 29-5 overall and 16-0 in GLIAC play.
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Allie Grys
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Holland baseball edges Hamilton in OK Green action
Holland wins 6 3 in OK Green play as Holland Christian and Zeeland teams post multiple wins. Koby Breaker went 2 for 2 with two runs while Brendan McManus was 3 for 3 with an RBI. Hamilton’s Matt DeWeerdt added two RBIs. Other games featured Zeeland East and West split series games and Holland Christian, Saugatuck, and Hamilton players excelling in baseball, soccer, tennis, track, and water polo across the region.
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Matt DeWeerdt
Jacob Visscher
Riley Koopman
Sports TV and radio schedule with multiple leagues
A dense list of noon to 3 a.m. broadcasts across FS1 ESPN2 Fox Sports NBCSN USA ESPN MLS NASCAR Formula One boxing golf hockey soccer swimming and talk shows. Includes specific matchups like Atlanta at Chicago Cubs Yankees at Detroit White Sox at Minnesota and Wolves games with regional affiliates WBBL WHTC WGN and ESPN outlets.
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Local school events highlight today’s spring sports
Saugatuck meets Pentwater in boys golf at 4 p.m. West Ottawa hosts boys lacrosse at 7 p.m. Zeeland visits West Ottawa for girls lacrosse at 6 p.m. Catholic Central at Zeeland. Hamilton plays Middleville in girls soccer at 6:45 p.m. Orchard View visits Fennville at 7. Hamilton vs Hopkins in softball doubleheader at 4 p.m. Holland Christian hosts girls tennis invite at 9 a.m. Holland and Saugatuck compete at Muskeget Beedhs Puffer invite at 1 p.m. West Ottawa at Saline in girls water polo tourney, Zeeland at Jenison invite, Ashland at Grand Valley State at 4 p.m. Hope hosts women’s golf at Wheaton Invitational. GVSU women’s lacrosse visits Indianapolis at 7 p.m. Trine visits Hope in women’s tennis at 4 p.m.
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Zeeland
Hamilton
Middleville
Holland
Saugatuck
Muskegon
MLB and NHL Playoff Schedules and Score Update
Today’s baseball slate features many late games including Baltimore at Boston and Yankees at Detroit with multiple 7:10 p.m. starts. A detailed box shows Detroit beating Cleveland 3-9 with Lindor homer and Ramirez 2 RBIs. NHL playoff results list Pittsburgh 7 Philadelphia 0 and Winnipeg 3 Minnesota 2 with series leads.
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