Holland players bond through AAU basketball voyage in Michigan
At the Brawl for the Ball in Grand Rapids, 18 Holland-area players across 17u and 16u divisions finished a summer of success with the West Michigan Lakers Black 17u team. Highlighted by a 22‑game win streak and several championships, players formed close bonds, sharing road trips, hotels, and off court exploits across Milwaukee and Atlanta events.
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Grand Rapids
Holland Christian
Jaxon Halbert
West Michigan Lakers
Holland Area
Halbert
Eli Steffen
Zeeland West
Blake Pedersen
West Ottawa
Tom Halbert
Jaxon
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Steffen
Zeeland East
Riemersma
Atlanta
Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Inductees Named in Cooperstown
Mariano Rivera the saves leader and first unanimous BBWAA winner headlines Cooperstown 2019 alongside Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Harold Baines, Mike Mussina and Lee Smith. Brandy Halladay reflected on her late husband as the crowd of about 55,000 celebrated a sun splashed ceremony. Rivera spoke of humility and gratitude, recalling his journey from Panama to the mound with the Yankees.
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Cooperstown
N.Y
Mariano Rivera
Pelé
Brandy Halladay
Rivera
Baseball Writers’ Association of America
Lee Smith
Mike Mussina
Roy Halladay
Edgar Martinez
Harold Baines
Clark Sports Center
Ledecky Stunned at Worlds in 400 Free Loss
Katie Ledecky lost the 400 meter freestyle at the world championships to Arianne Titmus of Australia, denying a fourth straight title and marking Ledecky’s first major-event defeat since 2013. Titmus touched first in 3:58.76, with Ledecky second in 3:59.97. Leah Smith earned bronze.
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Gwang-U
South Korea
Katie Ledecky
Arianne Titmus
Australia
Ledecky
China
Sun Yang
Sun
Mack Horton
Horton
Titmus
Leah Smith
Canada
Maggie MacNeil
University of Michigan
Sarah Sjostrom
MacNeil
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Lenny Padilla
Sentinel
Tanner Wiegerink
Trip Riemersma
Hall of Fame
Panama
New York Yankees
Lee Hall
National Baseball
Harold
Hans Pennink
Associated Press
By Beth Harris
The
Ariane Titmus
Gwangju
Jin-Man