GRAND RAPIDS -- The Traverse City Alliance earned a spot in next weekend's Division 2 rugby state championship game with a pair of victories.
The Alliance defeated Perrysburg 15-0 to open the day, getting two tries from Jared Preston and one by Matt Benson.
The team then topped St. Clair Shores Lakeview 10-3, as Gabe Gallagher and Benson scored tries.
The state finals are Saturday at Davenport University in Grand Rapids. Grand Blanc will be the opposition.
For much of the 1,600-meter run at Tuesday’s Record-Eagle Honor Roll meet, Benzie Central’s Theresa Warsecke was all alone out front.
Continued ...William Huddleston was not going to settle for second. Not this time.
Continued ...In a battle of division leaders, the West came out on top this time. West-leading River City handed East leader Traverse City a 5-1 loss Tuesday.
Continued ...After trailing three times, Traverse City West rallied in overtime to beat TC Central 4-3 in a Division 1 district soccer opener Tuesday. (plus more soccer, baseball and softball)
Continued ...Harlem Globetrotters player Ant Atkinson will appear at two local high schools today in advance of the team’s tour of northern Michigan later this summer.
Continued ...Mike Riojas has company. The Mesick standout won’t be the only speedster on the track when the gun goes off for the 100-meters at today’s Honor Roll Meet at Traverse City Central.
Continued ...Windy City waited until almost the last inning to stave off a sweep at the hands of the Traverse City Beach Bums.
Continued ...Michigan officials are reminding anglers that bait restrictions apply in some waters as a way to slow the spread of a viral fish disease.
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No records were set in Saturday’s 30th annual Bayshore Marathon. Not for a lack of trying, though. California’s Caitlin Smith, a Traverse City West grad, and Indiana’s Jesse Davis gave it a shot in winning the women’s and men’s titles.
Continued ...Ryan Holm remembered the fast start to last year’s Bayshore Marathon. So he was a little surprised when no one went out with him in Saturday’s half marathon. Holmes cruised, winning the men’s 13.1-mile race in 1:08:41.1.
Continued ...For Sophie Seward, it was not a bad consolation prize. The 15-year-old had her sophomore track season at Indiana’s Eastbrook High School end early last week when she failed to qualify in the 3,200 for this Friday’s state high school finals. So she joined her father in running the Bayshore on Saturday and won the 10K instead.
Continued ...The Midwest Junior Hockey League that is slated to start up for the 2012-13 season is expected to have at least 14 teams. League commissioner Pat Pylypuik said Traverse City and Bloomington, Ind., are the first two confirmed cities for the newly-forming Tier III league.
Continued ...Benzie Central defended its title, winning the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Division 3 state championship on Saturday at Kent City for the second straight year. (plus more track and baseball)
Continued ...Traverse City’s pitching made three early runs hold up as the Beach Bums took a 3-0 decision from Windy City.
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Light-hitting Traverse City outfielder Brian Heere hit the first home run of the season in Wuerfel Park, helping the Beach Bums to a home opener victory over Windy City. “I don’t think anybody would have bet on me getting the first one out,” Heere said. “It was a line drive and it just kept carrying.”
Continued ...The longest-standing Bayshore record could be in jeopardy this morning. Jeff Sharp set the men’s marathon record of 2 hours, 17 minutes, 40 seconds in 1983. That time still stands. Among those taking aim at that mark today: Jesse Davis, who ran a 2:18:47 in the 2011 Houston Marathon.
Continued ...The Traverse Bay Blues high school girls rugby team kept its win streak alive with a dominating 46-0 win over Berkley in the state championship game. It was the third consecutive state crown for the Blues, who have not lost in three years.
Continued ...Talk of an outdoor hockey game between crosstown rivals Traverse City Central and West has been brewing for a couple years. It’s about to happen.
Continued ...Traverse City heads back to TC for home opener today
Continued ...With a 3-2 win over visiting TC Central on Thursday, Petoskey clinched the Big North Conference title (Plus, baseball, softball and tennis).
Continued ...Packet pick-up for the 30th Bayshore Marathon will be today at TC Central.
Continued ...Pasta dinner for Bayshore runners; 15 teams honored for sportsmanship; Friends of TCC Tennis event set for today; St. Mary’s to host Golf-a-thon; Classic Boat Show makes its return
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Running has taken Caitlin Smith all over the world — Boston, Houston, Colorado, Europe and all over the Pacific Coast. This week, running has taken her someplace else — home. Smith, a 1999 Traverse City West grad, is back in northern Michigan to compete in Saturday’s Bayshore Marathon.
Continued ...If you’re looking to catch a trophy-caliber smallmouth bass, Chris Noffsinger may be the best guide to put you on one. Noffsinger believes he fishes where a guy has more options to catch giant smallmouths than anywhere else in the country. Or any other country, for that matter.
Continued ...Trailing 6-0 early, the Traverse City Beach Bums staged a massive rally that was capped off by back-to-back ninth-inning home runs to finish off Joliet.
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