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(Photo courtesy of Spring Arbor Athletics Website) By, Christopher Bauman | JTV Sports | November 15th, 2018 Spring Arbor– The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the seeds and site selections for the 2018 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round and the Spring Arbor University men's soccer team will take on Olivet Nazarene University at the Cougar Soccer Complex on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. Head coach Nathan Miller and the Cougars are making their second appearance in the opening round in the last three years, and their sixth all-time after receiving one of four at-large bids. Meanwhile, Olivet Nazarene booked its seventh trip in program history to the national tournament by finishing as the regular season co-champions in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The 15 winners of the National Championship Opening Round matches – as well as host Vanguard University – will advance to the national championship final site at the OC Great Park Soccer Stadium in Irvine, California. The 16-team, single-elimination tournament takes place Nov. 26 – Dec. 1. Spring Arbor (16-4-1, 9-0-0 CL) came in at No. 11 in the final regular season edition of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll…

(Photo courtesy of SAU Athletics Website) By, Gabriel Schray | JTV Sports | November 8th, 2018 Spring Arbor, Michigan-- The Spring Arbor University men’s basketball team is having one of their best starts in years. They stand at 7-1 on the season, and are looking to continue their winning streak on Friday night. A win would mean a seven game win streak for the Cougars. Spring Arbor University men’s basketball team defeated Grace Christian University 79-72 on Monday night. The win was spurred on by Senior, Luke Barber. Barber scored a career-high 25 points and knocked down a career-best six three-pointers to lead the Cougars. Grace Christian falls to 5-3 on the season after the loss at Aldrich Athletic Center. The Tigers had the lead at the halftime break, 36-29. SAU flipped the script in the second half, shooting at a 58 percent clip while draining seven three’s. Barber went 5-for-6 from behind the arc and was good for 20 second half points. With less than two minutes remaining, Grace Christian trailed by two, 74-72. “Barber buried his sixth triple of the night to put the game away. He would clinch the game with a pair of free throws in…

(Photo: From Albion College Athletics Website) By, Bobby Lee Seven student-athletes represent Albion College on the all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football team announced Tuesday morning. Defensive end Mitchell Arendsen, tight end Brian Blanzy, punter Sam Blanzy and kicker Andrew Fabry were first team picks. They were joined by right guard Chase Bouschor, right tackle Lige McKinney and wide receiver Justin Thomas on the second team. Arendsen, a sophomore from Zeeland, Mich., who prepped at Holland Christian High School, is in the top 20 in NCAA Division III statistics for tackles for loss and sacks. He finished second in the MIAA with 12 ½ tackles for loss, including six sacks, in the seven games against MIAA rivals. The Blanzy twins are seniors who prepped at Grosse Pointe South High School. Brian finished fourth in the MIAA with 516 receiving yards in league play. The highlight was a 93-yard reception in the season finale against Olivet College that tied the school record and was the eighth-longest play by a Division III receiver this season. Sam is gaining all-MIAA first team status for the second time. He averaged nearly 38 ½ yards per punt against MIAA rivals, while pinning eight of those kicks…