Monthly Archives: September 2015

Volleyball ADRIAN, Mich. – Stephanie Thurner produced a season-high 18 kills and Halle Thom chipped in with 12 for the Albion College volleyball team in a five-set loss to Adrian College. Albion tied the match by winning the second and fourth sets, but Adrian pulled away with a five point scoring run in the fifth set. Jordan Brisson and Sydney Martines had two kills apiece in the Bulldogs’ critical stretch. Albion pulled within two points on three occasions, but Adrian scored three in a row to move the score to 14-9. Thurner hit .213 with eight errors in 47 attempts. She also knocked down a pair of blocks. Thom hit .257 with three errors in 35 attempts. Lauren Outwater finished with eight kills and eight digs and Jessica Konieczny finished with seven kills and a pair of blocks. Adrian had three players reach double figures in kills. Olivia Welch terminated 16 points and Brisson and Martines had 15 each. Albion, 11-5 overall and 2-4 against league rivals, continues league play with a Wednesday match at Saint Mary’s College. Women's Soccer OLIVET, Mich. – Albion College played from behind for the majority of the contest in a 3-1 setback in a…

Mike Raymond honored and surprised by induction into Jackson Golf Hall of Fame   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Jackson – He was intrigued, but in his own words, “terrible” at golf when he first picked up a set of clubs some 35 years ago.   Last weekend, he was inducted, and in his own words “shocked and surprised.”   “This isn’t something you expect,” Jackson resident Mike Raymond said of being inducted to the 2015 Jackson Golf Hall of Fame. He was officially inducted Sept. 20. “It’s kind of hard to encapsulate this, but it means a lot. When I started, all these people were great golfers and I couldn’t compete in any sense of the word. To roll forward 20 or 25 years, and win some state events and play in national tournaments, it’s something you aspire to, but never expect.”   According to a press release by the Jackson Golf Hall of Fame, Raymond earned Hall of Fame status due to his playing record and service to the game.   “Mike’s on-course success, his support of Jackson golf through his decades of entering tournaments, and his willingness to be a leader, both locally and on the…