46 Thursday, August 22, 2024 BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com
See PREP on 47WILL KOWALSKI
Sports Editor/Asst. Editor
The Michigan High School
Athletics Association’s Fall 2024
campaign for local and state-wide
affiliated schools got underway Aug.
12 with first practices being allowed,
and regular-season events in some
sports began Aug. 15 – with more
sports to follow.
Following are the varsity prep
sports schedules for local teams for
the next couple of weeks.
Proudly, the Shopper News is the
only local media outlet that makes
this schedule available all school-
year long in a comprehensive form
involving all city high school varsity
teams under the MHSAA umbrella,
along with the schedules of four
other nearby schools that are part
of the SN’s sports coverage area:
Athens, Galesburg-Augusta, Climax-
Scotts and Gull Lake.- Note 1: Any local school, busi-
ness or individual(s) interested in
sponsoring a Prep Schedule header
advertisement for thiese weekly lists
of upcoming local high school varsi-
ty sports events can call the Shopper
News at (269) 965-3955 for more
information.
The Prep Schedule for the 2024-25
MHSAA school year (Fall, Winter,
Spring) will run through early June
next year. The Prep Schedule header
ad for one’s local business, group,
organization or individual(s) – which
would share with the community
one’s support of local prep athlet-
ics – can be for one week, multiple
weeks, months or for the entire
2024-25 MHSAA school year. - Note 2: A note to all local
coaches – to those coaching varsity
sports at Battle Creek Central, Battle
Creek Academy, Calhoun Christian,
Harper Creek, Lakeview, Pennfield,
St. Philip, Athens, Climax-Scotts,
Galesburg-Augusta and Gull Lake:
After every game, match or meet
this season, please email your team’s
final score(s) and student-athlete sta-
tistical highlights to Shopper News
Sports Editor/Assistant Editor Will
Kowalski at [email protected].
That way, the names and accom-
plishments of local student-athletes
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE
can get printed in the Shopper News.
PREP SCHEDULE
FALL 2024
Wednesday, Aug. 21- Boys’ Soccer: Harper Creek
at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m.;
Vicksburg at Pennfield, 6:30 p.m.;
Gull Lake at Hartford, 6:30 p.m. - Boys’ Tennis: Lakeview at Battle
Creek Central Co-Op (with STP), 4
p.m. - Girls’ Golf: Harper Creek,
Lakeview, Gull Lake at Scott Family
Gull Lake Invitational, 9 a.m., at
Bedford Valley GC - Girls’ Volleyball: Battle Creek
Central at Union City Tri-Meet, 4:30
p.m.; Gull Lake at Cornerstone Univ.
Invite, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 22 - Boys’ Tennis: Three Rivers at
Harper Creek, 4 p.m. - Girls’ Golf: Gull Lake at Greater
Kalamazoo Tourn., 9 a.m., at Lake
Doster GC (hosted by Vicksburg)
Friday, Aug. 23 - Boys’ Soccer: Battle Creek
Central, Battle Creek Academy,
Calhoun Christian Co-Op (with STP
and C-S), Harper Creek, Lakeview,
Pennfield at All-City Meet at
Lakeview, 4 p.m. - Cross Country: Harper Creek at
Grand Rapids South Christian, time
TBA; Gull Lake at Under The Lights
Meet, 8 p.m., at Grand Rapids South
Christian - Girls’ Golf: Lakeview, Gull Lake
at Lakeview Invitational, 9 a.m., at
Cedar Creek Golf Club - Girls’ Volleyball: Lakeview, Gull
Lake at Gull Lake Invitational, 9
a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 24 - Boys’ Tennis: Battle Creek
Central Co-Op (with STP), Harper
Creek, Lakeview, Pennfield at All-
City Meet, 8:30 a.m., at Harper
Creek; Gull Lake at Coldwater, 4
p.m. - Cross Country: St. Philip Co-Op
(with Cal. Christian) at Michigan
Catholic Invite, 9 a.m. - Girls’ Swimming & Diving:
Battle Creek Central Co-Op (with
Pennfield and STP), Lakeview at
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OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELDTo all interested persons in the City of Springfield:PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of
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Springfield, Michigan.Kris Vogel, MiPMC/MMC
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