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MIS Cares awarding scholarships to 14 local high school seniors

BROOKLYN, Mich. (May 2, 2016) — College can be an expensive financial investment, but MIS Cares is hoping to make it a little easier for 14 local students taking the next step in furthering education. As part of an ongoing initiative to promote learning among students at all educational levels, MIS Cares will award $1,000 scholarships to seven students from both Lenawee and Jackson Counties. The high school seniors will be recognized during a reception Tuesday in the Michigan Room at Michigan International Speedway. Recipients include: Student                          High School                  University                               Major Ashlee Bartlett            Home Schooled          Spring Arbor                           Chemistry Regan Bernstein         Columbia Central       Michigan Technological     Biomedical Engineering Quentin Blonde          Concord                         Michigan State                      Electrical Technology Kayla Burmis               Hanover-Horton         Michigan State                      Applied Engineering Nnamdi Enwereuzo  Lenawee Christian     Michigan                                  Chemical Engineering Brooke Huizenga       Lumen Christi              Michigan                                  Chemistry/Biology Tiffany Jones               Northwest                    Lansing CC                               Dental Hygiene Kyle Lakatos                 Sand Creek                   Michigan                                  Mechanical Engineering Aubrey Masters         Sand Creek                   Western Michigan               Interior Design Thomas Plummer      Columbia Central       Michigan                                  Mechanical Engineering Rachel Rudd                 Columbia Central       Michigan                                  BSN/Nurse Practitioner Grace Skinner              Home Schooled          Undecided                              Graphic Design Austin Thompson      Onsted                           Michigan                                  Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics Wyatt Wagoner          Tecumseh                     Michigan Technological     Mechanical…

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On all cylinders

Western softball team clicking on all facets, runs out to 17-2 start to the season   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Parma — Tonya Bassett is being spoiled right now, and she knows it.   The Western softball coach has a pair of dominant pitchers, a defense holding its own, and an offense slugging roughly 12 runs every time out.   The result so far is a 17-2 overall record as of Sunday night, and a team taking aim at some lofty goals moving forward.   “We’re really building on last year,” Bassett said. The Panthers were 25-14 in 2015. “We have a lot of returning girls, and we’re playing exceptionally well right now.”   And, as is usually the case come spring time success, most of that winning starts with the efforts coming from the circle.   Taylor Nichols is half of a dominant duo of pitching for Panthers, and in her most recent effort this weekend, earned the win in a 3-1 decision against Quincy in which she struck out 18 batters and allowed one hit.   The lone hit prevented what could have been her fourth no-hitter of the season.   And then there’s junior Kortney…

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One more go of it

Riggleman promises to enjoy final regular season home date with Spring Arbor baseball   By Mike Moore Staff Writer   Spring Arbor — In a sport like baseball, a consistent routine is as much a fabric of the game as red laces and white chalk.   For the better part of 40 years, when Sam Riggleman and his team hosted an opponent, he’s tried to keep the same routine each time out.   On Friday, that just may the therapeutic measure Riggleman needs.   “We’re going to go out, get the tarps off, prep the field and try to stick to the schedule,” Riggleman said Thursday night about a 2 p.m. Friday doubleheader at home against Goshen College. “I don’t feel like anything magical is going on right now.”   Maybe not magical, but certainly monumental.   The pair of games for Spring Arbor will be the final regular season home games ever for Riggleman, a Hall of Famer with the Cougars who is set to retire at the end of the season.  Riggleman has been the head man at Spring Arbor since 2005, guiding the Cougars to three regular season conference championships, two conference tournament titles and five NAIA national…

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Spring Arbor head baseball coach Sam Riggleman set to coach final home games before retiring

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – After announcing his retirement prior to the start of the 2016 season, Spring Arbor University head baseball coach Sam Riggleman is preparing to coach the final home games of his 40-year coaching career this week.   Spring Arbor will welcome Crossroads League rivals Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Tuesday, Apr. 26 and Goshen College on Thursday, Apr. 28. The team will host non-conference foe Rochester College in its final regular season home contest on Friday, Apr. 29 at 4 p.m.   The Cougars are 16-18 this season and currently sit tied for second place in the league standings with an 11-7 record. The top four teams in the standings will host a first round conference tournament game on Saturday, May 7.   Riggleman has won more than 1,000 games over his career – a feat only 18 other NAIA coaches have accomplished. He is a two-time NAIA National Coach of the Year and has led SAU to five national tournament appearances, including a national runner-up finish in 2007. The Cougars have captured three regular season conference championships and two conference tournament titles under his direction.   Riggleman has reached the pinnacle of his profession, and was…

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Spring Arbor Track & Field completes final tuneup before CL Championships

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – In the final tuneup before the Crossroads League Championships, the Spring Arbor University men’s and women’s track & field teams took part in the Otterbein University Twilight Invitational on Friday.   Both squads finished in third place in the team standings with the women totaling 117 points and the Cougar men scoring 108.5 points, finishing only half of a point behind Otterbein for second place.   Leading the way for Spring Arbor on the women’s side was sophomore Bethany Kuenzer. Kuenzer earned a second place finish in the pole vault, clearing a career-best 11’ 11.75” (3.65m), which ties the school record in the event. Not only did she match the school record in the pole vault, but she smashed the program’s previous all-time best mark in the 100 meter hurdles on her way to a third place finish. Kuenzer initially broke the record with a 15.42 in the prelims, but would blow that time away with a 15.38 in the finals.   Katrina Tovar and Katherine Hiller also scored for SAU in the hurdles with Tovar running a personal-best 15.82 and Hiller clocking in at 16.41. Hiller and Tovar would go on to score in the…

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Local talent Kelsey Thomas signs with Spring Arbor University Bowling

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – Spring Arbor University head women’s bowling coach Michael Hall has announced the signing of Kelsey Thomas. Thomas is a native of Jackson, Michigan and attends Northwest High School.   Thomas was a two-year varsity bowler for the Mounties and was the team’s anchor her senior season. She placed ninth at the 2016 Girls Individual Bowling Regionals to qualify for the state finals. Thomas was named All-State Honorable Mention, and was an All-Area Honorable Mention selection. She owns a 180 average with a high-game score of 246.   In addition to bowling, Thomas was the dance team captain and participated in choir. She also excels in the classroom earning a spot on the A and B Honor Roll.   Thomas is the daughter of Tim and Jeanie Thomas, and has one brother, Matthew. While attending Spring Arbor, she plans on majoring in Graphic Design.   The 2016-17 academic year will be the inaugural season of competition for the Spring Arbor men's and women's bowling programs. The teams will practice and compete at Airport Lanes Bowling Center in Jackson, Michigan.

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Column: Time for the Captain to come home

By Mike Moore Staff Writer   It was a dominant performance in every way, from shots on goal to legitimate scoring chances.   And has been the case for the better part of the past five years, the final result was oh-so-painfully predictable.   Another playoff game lost by one goal.   Another season ended in the first round.   Red Wings fans near and far knew this was coming. From the time the team backed into the playoffs, until that fateful goal with just minutes remaining in Game 5, this was a flawed team from the top on down.   Sure, the Wings lost three games in this series by a total of three goals.   And that’s the frustrating and telling part of what needs to happen next.   Mike Illitch went bold last fall, letting Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski go about an hour (almost) after the 2015 MLB trade deadline.   Just after Dowbrowski revamped the Tigers with prospects, mind you.   It’s time to do the same with Wings GM Ken Holland.   There’s a certain bit of pain in typing that sentence.   Holland is the man who essentially introduced me to what the…

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