Olson earns Holland Sentinel Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year
West Ottawa star Arianne Olson named The Holland Sentinel Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for the second straight season. Despite injuries she anchored a team record finish, earning all state honors as a freshman and sophomore and guiding the Panthers with leadership and sacrifice.
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First Team Arianne Olson Leads West Ottawa Hoops Honorees
West Ottawa stars Arianne Olson Abby Bonnema and Sophie Bonnema headline the girls basketball first team alongside teammates Olivia DeGraaf Kaia Denhof Emma Dykens and Abby Green Also listed are Bella Hoffer Emma Kern Mary Huizingh Emily Macina Megan Postma Lillian Reiner Sarah Schloff Hannah Smit and Maya Veldt with further notes on each first team honoree from the West Michigan selection.
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West
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Sophie Bonnema
Olivia DeGraaf
Holland
Kaia Denhof
Emma Dykens
Zeeland
Abby Green
Bella Hoffer
Emma Kern
Christian Mary Huizingh
Emily Macina
Megan Postma
Lillian Reiner
Sarah Schloff
Christian
Hannah Smit
Saugatuck
Maya Veldt
Second Team Sarah Alferink and peers shine across area teams
The Second Team features players from Black River, Hamilton, Holland, Calvary, West Ottawa, Zeeland East, Zeeland West, Saugatuck, Fennville, and more. Notable standout names include Bella Charron, Cheri Dykstra, Greta Hondorp, Jillian Johnson, Julia Kooyer, Molly Macina, Angelica Mendoza, Mia Phillips, Emalee Postma, Hannah Roark, and Aubrey Sibble, with key appearances by Trina Farris and Claire Engle as team leaders.
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Sarah Alferink
Black River
Bella Charron
Hamilton
Alaina Dokter
Holland
Christian Cheri Dykstra
Calvary
Claire Engle
Ottawa
Trina Farris
Hayley Heinrich
Zeeland
Greta Hondorp
Jillian Johnson
Saugatuck
Julia Kooyer
Allison Kuzma
Lily LaBurn
Emily Laird
Molly Macina
Angelica Mendoza
Fennville
Mia Phillips
Emalee Postma
Hannah Roark
Aubrey Sibble
Rafer Johnson dies at 86 Olympic decathlete and 1968 Kennedy aide
Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, died at his Sherman Oaks home at 86. He carried the U S flag at the 1960 Games and lit the 1984 torch, set multiple world decathlon records, and helped subdue Sirhan Sirhan after Kennedy's 1968 assassination. His career spanned 1955 to 1960 with Pan American gold in 1955 and a Melbourne silver in 1956. He was born in Hillsboro Texas in 1934 and grew up in California near Kingsburg.
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Soviet Union
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California
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Kennedy
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NFL
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George Plimpton
Sirhan Sirhan
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Maria Shriver
Rafer Lewis Johnson
Hillsboro
Texas
Jim
Wizards Acquire Russell Westbrook From Rockets
Washington reaches deal to add Westbrook reuniting with coach Scott Brooks while Houston obtains John Wall and a protected 2023 first round pick. Wall has not played since 2018 due to injuries and Westbrook’s contract stands at five years for 206 million.
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Washington
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Houston
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