Sports

High school football is postponed until spring
Other fall sports schedules stay the same for now TRI-CITY AREA — After months of speculation, a decision about the Fall high school football campaign has finally been made. Last Friday the Representative Council of the Michigan High School Athletic Association...

DePauw to play in Michigan Open
Former Almont standout to tee it up at The Bear ALMONT — Former Almont High School standout Gavin DePauw, a 2015 graduate, earned a spot among the field at the upcoming Michigan Open Golf Tournament. The event is scheduled for August 30 through September 3 in Traverse...

Johnston impressive at plate
Almont catcher helps team to a third place in Illinois regional qualifier ALMONT — The Turnin Two 14U softball team, which lists Almont’s Devin Johnston on its roster, registered a third-place finish at the PGF Regional Qualifier recently. The tournament unfolded July...

Barker looks for spot on GVSU track team
CAPAC — Capac’s Hank Barker will attempt to make the Grand Valley State University men’s track team as a walk-on prospect during the 2020-21 campaign. He entered his senior year coming off a strong junior season with the Capac boys’ track team. In the 110-meter...

Almont Attack posts a 4-2 mark
TRI-CITY AREA — Almont Attack gave a good account of themselves, fashioning a 4-2 mark at the All Sanction 12U World Series this past week. Columbus, Ohio hosted the tournament which ran from Thursday through Sunday. The squad opened tournament action Friday...

Young Guns 17U squad claim leagues’ top finish
TRI- CITY AREA — The Michigan Young Guns 17U baseball team wrapped up their season as Greater Flint Baseball League champions, sweeping the Grand Blanc Gladiators 17U squad by 11-4 and 4-1 scores. The doubleheader was contested Tuesday, July 28 at Grand Blanc...

Phased-in practices, competition eyed
MHSAA Council affirms lower-risk sports will keep traditional start dates TRI-CITY AREA — The Michigan High School Athletic Association’s Representative Council approved the next steps in returning member schools last Wednesday, adopting a plan to phase in competition...

Jaya Forti helps Oilers to second
IMLAY CITY — The Foster Oilers 16U softball team, which counts Imlay City’s Jaya Forti among their ranks, registered a second-place finish at the In the Net July Jamboree Tournament this past weekend. Palmrya, Pennsylvania is where the action unfolded. The...

Outrage 16U are tourney champs
TRI-CITY AREA — Outrage’s 16U softball team claimed a first-place finish at the FAAST Summer Showdown Southeast Michigan Tournament. Play was contested Saturday at Memorial Park in Royal Oak and Sunday at Hickory Glen Park in Commerce Township. The squad opened...

Ross wins colt in national competition
IMLAY CITY — Madison Ross, who will be a senior at Imlay City High School this upcoming school year, won a two-year-old Rodney Yost Broadaxe Ranch Colt in a national competition earlier this year. Rodney Yost, of Rodney Yost Horsemanship and Broadaxe Ranch, sponsors...