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Parma spikers take I-8 win at HHS
Parma Western took an Interstate-8 Athletic
Conference win in three sets at Hastings High
School Wednesday, Oct. 13.
The Panthers won by the scores of 25-10,
25-13, 25-7.
The tough Parma Western squad improvedto 20-5-1 overall on the season and 5-1 in the
conference with the victory. The Panthers
shared the load. Finley Elder, Lilli Luma and
Nicole Shelberg had five kills each. Hillary
Griffin had a team-high seven aces. Sydney
Kellar led her team with six digs.In all, eight different Panthers had kills.
Hastings was set to face another tough
conference match at Marshall last night,
Oct. 20. The Saxons will be back in action
this evening when they travel to the Ionia
Quad.The Saxons' Phoebe Schantz hits a
serve during her team's Interstate-
Athletic Conference match-up with visit-
ing Parma Western Oct. 13 at Hastings
High School. (Photo by Valerie Slaughter)Hastings’ Chelsea Ertner goes up for a block against Parma Western at Hastings
High School Wednesday, Oct. 13. (Photo by Valerie Slaughter)we will need to game plan for him again next
season. Victor Ramirez led the team in tackles.
We like to force teams to filter the ball to
Victor’s side of the field. Teunessen and Dan
Harp do some things on the defensive line that
puts offenses in a guessing game. Owen
Winegar, Robby Slaughter and Jackson Dubois
all had standout games for us defensively, and
one of our best weapons is our kicker, Collin
Fouty, who does a great job understanding our
special teams game plan.”
Ramirez tallied up 7.5 tackles for the night.
Dubois added 6.5, Winegar added 6 and
Slaughter added 5 tackles and a sack. Zander
Forbes also added a sack for the night and
Drew Gleason picked off a Coldwater pass
for an interception.
Delton Kellogg 42, Allegan 14
The first ever match-up between the Delton
Kellogg Panthers and the Allegan Tigers ended
the same way each of the previous three Delton
Kellogg ballgames had – with a Panther victory.
Delton Kellogg’s varsity football team
improved its overall record to 5-2 with a
41-14 win over the visiting Tigers on the turf
at Delton Kellogg High School Friday night.
Delton Kellogg has now won four in a row,
with a blip in week six where they had to bow
out of their ballgame with the undefeated
powerhouse from Lawton.
The Panthers were the powerhouse Friday,
with running back Ricky Ramsey racking up
98 yards on 11 carries. DK quarterback Philip
Halcomb rushed the ball nine times for 62
yards and three touchdowns, and completed
2-of-3 passes for 29 yards.
Ramsey, Corey Moore and Mason
Nabozny each had one touchdown run.
Moore finished with seven rushes for 75
yards and Nabozny had 13 carries for 71
yards. Torren Mapes and Seth Collard were
both over 20 yards rushing for DK.
DK jumped on the Tigers early, scoring the
game’s first 14 points on a 1-yard TD run by
Nabozny and a 36-yard TD run by Corey
Moore. Nabozny added the two-point run
following Moore’s TD.
Ramsey scored on a 9-yard run and
Halcomb on a 10-yard run in the second quar-
ter as DK upped its lead to 27-7 at the half.
One big 61-yard touchdown pass by the
Tigers accounted for their team’s only TD in
the opening half. Halcomb tacked on a
2-yard TD run in the third quarter and a
3-yard TD run in the third as the Panthers
closed out the win.
DK outgained the Tigers 423 yards to 200
on the night, with the DK defense giving up
just 20 yards on the ground. The Delton
Kellogg defense took the ball away from the
Tigers twice. Nabozny recovered an Allegan
fumble in the Tigers’ backfield in the opening
quarter to start his team’s second scoring
drive of the night. Safety Vincent Quick
picked off a Tiger pass deep down the left
side in front of his own bench.
Thornapple Kellogg 45, Wayland 20
The Trojans were as dominant in the first
half at Wayland as OK Gold Conference
powerhouses Cedar Springs and Grand Rapid
Catholic Central were in visits to Middleville
on each of the past two Friday evenings.
Thornapple Kellogg’s varsity football team
scored the game’s first six touchdowns, led
42-7 at the half and went on to a 45-20 victo-
ry over the winless Wildcats. TK improves to
2-6 overall this season with the win.
The Trojan defense shook Wayland quar-
terback Dustin Loomans with constant pres-
sure in the first half and the Trojan offense
moved the ball at will in that first half after a
three-and-out to open the ballgame.
On his first pass attempt of the game,
Loomans avoided a sack in the backfield and
then rolled to his left. Trojan senior lineback-
er Matthew Middleton managed to chase him
down from behind and chop the ball loose.
Senior lineman Sean Flynn fell on it for TK.
Defensive back Jonah Summerhays recov-
ered two Wayland fumbles in the first half.
Junior defensive back Zackary Gibson
returned a fumbled Wayland kick return
22-yards for a touchdown, after hauling in
two long first half touchdown receptions
from quarterback Carsen Burbridge.
“It feels amazing,” Summerhays said.
“Catholic, Cedar that is a pretty tough sched-
ule. To come here and get an awesome win with
Wayland is great since they’re our rivals and
everything. As a senior, two have two wins now
rather than a one win season feels amazing.”
“There was a lot of energy. We had our
small guys with speed coming through and
our big guys. Everyone was just so excited.”TK head coach Jeff Dock was especially
pleased with the play of senior defensive
lineman Ryaan Podbevsek who was making
plays on both sides of the line of scrimmage.
“Our D-line and our defense in general.
They were charged up. They played fast and
aggressive, probably faster than I have ever
seen them play. They were awesome,” Dock
said. “Ryan Podbevsek, he had a football
game! Both from a D-line perspective and
then also from special teams. That kid was all
over the place.
“I thought they were locked in. They didn’t
miss any keys, and they really played hard. We
had guys chasing guys down from the back.”
Burbridge tossed three touchdown passes
in the first half, connecting with Gibson for
33-yard and 35-yard scores and tossing a
seven-yard TD pass to Middleton. The TK
junior quarterback also rushed in a three-yard
score himself. He was six of ten passing for
the night for 96 yards.
Trojan kicker Alex Harrington was a perfect
6-for-6 on extra point kicks, and booted a
41-yard field goal in the second half after just
coming up short on a 42-yarder in the first half.
Harrington’s field goal with 9:24 to play in
the fourth quarter pushed TK’s lead to 45-
at the time. TK head coach Jeff Dock’s only
real complaint was that the offense was
unable to keep things rolling in the second
half. It was a running clock for much of the
third quarter until Wayland pulled within
42-13 with 2:18 to go in the quarter on a
72-yard TD pass from Loomans to teammate
Ian Thompson up the right side.
That Loomans to Thompson connection was
the only real threat to the Trojans for most of the
evening. That pair also connected for a 60-yard
score in the final minute of the first half. A
15-yard TD run by Loomans finished the touch-
down scoring with 8:27 to go in the game.
With the Wildcats finding the end zone a
couple of times and the Trojan offense stalled
a bit, coach Dock said he didn’t get his
reserves quite as much time on the field as he
wold have liked.
That long TD late in the first half was a
spark for the Wildcats. Loomans had been
firing passes out a little too quickly for his
receivers for much of the first half after being
under heavy pressure early. The timing of the
Wildcat passing game was much better over-
all in the second half.
The Trojans’ first points of the game came
by way of a two-yard touchdown run from
sophomore running back Tyler Gavette.
Coach Dock was excited to see his young
backfield clicking, the sophomore Gavette and
junior Jayden Garcia who had his best game
running the ball this season despite not quite
getting into the end zone. Garcia finished the
night with eight rushes for 104 yards.
“It is crazy. He has his spurts of unbelive-
ableness,” Dock said. “He runs incrediblyhard, and he runs with his shoulder pads
down and he is fun to watch. Now, he is able
to break a few more tackles and he is able to
get free. Yeah, that was his biggest game by
far. As a junior, super excited about what the
future holds for him.”
Gavette added 12 carries for 75 yards.
Dock was happy to see his offensive line
perform well throughout the night and to lead
the way for some some sustained drives on
the ground.
TK will close the regular season at home
against Ottawa Hills Oct. 22.
Charlotte 60, Lakewood 21
Don’t kick it to Braden Hill.
Lakewood only kicked the ball off four
times Friday night in Charlotte, and the
Vikings certainly weren’t trying to get the
bounding kick-offs through to the junior Hill
who proved as slick as the wet, muddy turf.
He returned the opening kick-off as he had 78
yards for a score and added 79- and 80-yard
touchdown runs after each of the Vikings’
first two touchdowns.
Powered only in part by those efforts, the
Orioles beat the Lakewood Vikings to win
number five by scoring a 60-21 victory in the
non-conference ballgame.
Hill also rushed three times for 18 yards in
the ball game and threw a 49-yard pass to
Ben Buzzard that put their team in position to
score a fifth first-half touchdown in the final
seconds of the second quarter.
Charlotte led 21-0 at the end of the first
quarter and 35-8 at the half.
Oriole senior quarterback Ben Stambaugh
was 3-of-5 passing for 87 yards in the win.
He tossed touchdown passes to Gage
Vanalstine and Carson Berkompas and rushed
for a score as well.
Ashton Laguire had 13 carries for 165
yards for the Orioles and scored two touch-
downs on the ground.
Lakewood quarterback Nathan Willette
rushed for a touchdown and tossed TD passes
to teammates Eli Jablonski and Montreal
Reid. Jablonski had four receptions for 60
yards on the night. Willette finished the eve-
ning 9-of-21 passing for 145 yards.
Willette also rushed 18 times for 86 yards.
Denny Sauers added 12 carries for 29 yards and
also had a team-high ten tackles for the Vikings.
Maple Valley 38, Webberville 6
There haven’t been any nail-biters for the
Lions this fall.
The Maple Valley varsity eight-player
football team came out on the right side of a
lopsided win Friday night, outscoring visiting
Webberville 38-6 to improve its record to 3-
overall this season.
Webberville won its season opener and is
now 1-7 on the year.
“The kids had fun tonight. They played
hard and the defense stepped up,” Lion head
coach Marty Martin said.The Lions even made sure to get senior
center Travis Mater into the scoring column,
moving him into the backfield to get the two-
point conversion run following his team’s
final TD with 10:28 to play in the fourth
quarter.
“It wasn’t that close,” Martin said of the
final score. “We played everybody, which isn’t
very many, but we got in quite a few kids.”
Running back Andrew Shepherd led the
way for the Lion offense, rushing 23 times for
188 yards. Tyler Rose had seven carries for
108 yards. Quarterback Ayden Wilkes was
3-of-5 passing for 74 yards, with Reese
Proctor-Burhans making a couple catches for
48 yards and Cam Carpenter hauling in one
26-yard reception.
Proctor-Burhans had to reach out and make
an outstanding catch on a pass from Wilkes
early in the fourth quarter, and he carried the
ball into the end zone for a 36-yard score that
basically put the game out of reach of the
Spartans. Cayden Scott would tack on a
34-yard TD run just for good measure a min-
ute and a half later.
The Lions took an 8-0 lead in the ballgame
with a 45-yard TD run by Rose 85 seconds
into the contest. Wilkes tossed the two-point
pass to Carpenter.
Webberville answered three minutes later
with an 11-yard scoring run by Max Mills,
but those were the only six points the Lion
defense would allow.
Wilkes connected with Carpenter for a
36-yard TD late in the first quarter and the
Lions led 16-6 at the half. They pushed their
lead to 24-16 late in the third quarter on a
45-yard TD pass from Wilkes to Proctor-
Burhans.
Defensively, coach Martin said his team
had to adjust, adjust and adjust again as the
Webberville squad a number of different
things the Lions’ way after a week in which
the Maple Valley team had little film to study
of the Spartans. The Lions got interceptions
by Scott and Noah Musser. Nicholas Martin
had a team-high eight tackles and Rose added
six tackles.
The Lions’ defensive leader Jesse Deppe
was out with an injury, but was on the side-
line coaching up his teammates according to
coach Martin. It was Nicholas Martin, a reg-
ular contributor thrust into a new role, who
filled in at Deppe’s spot.
“He made some big tackles, big open field
tackles, kicked off we recovered three onside
kicks. We started him at tight end ... and he
really stepped up tonight. I am proud of him,”
coach Martin said.
Quarterback Kolson Lycos led the
Webberville offense on the ground with eight
rushes for 61 yards and completed 16-of-
passes for 212 yards. Tate Mills had five
receptions for 65 yards and Max Mills had
five catches for 64 yards for the Spartans.169628NOTICE
The Barry County Road Commission is accepting sealed bids for the purchase
of (1) 20ton Tilt Deck Equipment Trailer, tandem axle and (1) melter applicator
with double pump and electric heated hoses. Full specifications can be obtained
from the BCRC. Bids will be opened at 10 AM on October 25, 2021 at the offices
of the BCRC. The BCRC reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to
purchase comparable equipment at a lower price. Please clearly indicate on the
outside of the envelope “Sealed bid enclosed – “20ton Tag Trailer” or “Melter
Applicator”.Please direct all questions Rob Richardson, Equipment Superintendent.Barry County Road Commission
1725 W. M43 Hwy., P.O. Box 158
Hastings, MI 49058
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SOUTHGATE DRIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
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PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2021-1 AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township Supervisor and Assessor have prepared and
filed in the office of the Township Clerk for public examination a special assessment roll covering
all properties within the SOUTHGATE DRIVE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT 2021-1 benefitted by the proposed road improvement project, which project will
include paving of the road, along with associated activities such as, but not limited to, grading
and drainage work. The costs of the project are as shown on the estimate of costs on file with
the Township Clerk. The assessment roll has been prepared for the purpose of assessing costs of
the project within the aforesaid special assessment district, as is more particularly shown on
plans on file with the Township Clerk at the Township Hall, 10115 S. Norris Road, within the
Township. The assessment roll is in the total amount of $158,064.38. The costs, including
administrative costs, are proposed to be raised by a new special assessment. The assessment
against each parcel in the special assessment district will be approximately $451.61 per year, for
a period of ten years, 2022 – 2031 inclusive. Additionally, the Township Board reserves the right
to levy a lesser assessment in any year that there are more funds in the special assessment
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property who protests in writing at or before the hearing may file a written appeal of the special
assessment with the State Tax Tribunal within 30 days after confirmation of the special
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(269) 623-Hastings running back Lanny Teunessen breaks through the hole while TJ Russell (20) and Glen McFarlan (67) block on the
play during their team's Interstate-8 championship clinching win at Coldwater Thursday. (Photo by Jason Slaughter)FOOTBALL, continued from page 11 ––––––––––––