"It felt great to have our leader back in the fold with Ben Peterson back and well," Fennville coach Richard Roth said. "Bangor came out punching and we had to recover from a lull but our young men pulled together and did a great job responding after some adversity.

The Zeeland East football team lost 41-19 to the Muskegon Big Reds on Friday night at Zeeland Stadium. Zeeland East scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Austin Keur to Ethan Rosenbe and the Chix led 7-6.

After one week of the high school football season, five local teams have earned victories, while three were defeated and looking to get that first win this week. West Ottawa snapped it's three-year skid with a huge win in Week 1,

The Fennville football team started the season with a victory, defeating New Buffalo Red Arrow 68-26 in an 8-man victory on Thursday on the road. Ben Peterson rushed 12 times for 180 yards and four touchdowns.

Saugatuck football has to replace several key players, but the system the program is built on will always remain the same.

Did you catch these 22 at Saugatuck? The Holland Sentinel has released its list of the top athletes from the past 22 years from each school. Saugatuck had a tie in the staff voting so there are 24 to choose from.

Saugatuck will ask voters for operating millage, community recreation and sinking fund renewals during the November election.

West Ottawa sophomore won the OK Red and Division 1 regional championship at No. 1 singles in tennis to earn Holland Sentinel Girls Tennis Player of the Year.  Zeeland senior was a two-time Sentinel honoree earning the Swimmer of the Year and Water Polo Player of the Year honors.

It hugs about 75 miles of the Lake Michigan Shoreline from the Indiana state line through Berrien County to north of Douglas in Allegan County, including cities from New Buffalo to Saugatuck. District 3: Democrats – Chokwe Pitchford, Joseph Taylor.

Check out the state's top players in Division 1-4, as selected by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association.