The Hastings Banner — Thursday, May 18, 2023 — Page 15TK ladies beat Bengals
to get into OK Gold
Tournament semifinals
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Thornapple Kellogg varsity girls’ soc-
cer team will opened the 2023 OK Gold
Conference Tournament with a 9-0 win over
visiting Ottawa Hills in Middleville Monday.
The Trojans ran through a 5-1-1 confer-
ence regular season had won three in a row
heading into tournament play.
The Trojans dispatched of the Bengals in
one half of soccer to earn a spot in Wednes-
day evening’s conference tournament semifi-
nals. The Trojans were set to play host to
Grand Rapids Catholic Central last night,
May 17.
South Christian, the conference regular
season champ, beat Kenowa Hills 10-0 in its
conference tournament opener Monday. The
Sailors were awaiting the change to face
either Cedar Springs or Forest Hills Eastern
in the tournament semifinals. The Hawks and
Red Hawks had their opening round match
scheduled for Wednesday night, May 17.TK was 11-3-1 overall heading into
Wednesday night’s contest with the Cougars
in Middleville.
The Trojans open the state postseason with
an MHSAA Division 2 District opener against
Zeeland West in Middleville May 26.Thornapple Kellogg's Holly Velting arrives a moment too late to get to the ball before
the Ottawa Hills goalkeeper during the Trojans' 9-0 win over the Bengals in Middleville
Monday. (Photo by Brett Bremer)Thornapple Kellogg freshman Natalie
Borrink looks to distribute the ball in the
offensive end during the first half of her
team's 9-0 win over Ottawa Hills Monday
in Middleville. (Photo by Brett Bremer)
Saxon tennis girls close duals with ten wins
Brett Bremer
Sports Editor
The Saxons are third in the Interstate-
Athletic Conference standings heading into
Monday’s Interstate-8 Athletic Conference
Tournament hosted by Jackson Lumen Chris-
ti High School.
The Saxons were 5-2 in conference duals
this season finishing off the campaign with an
8-0 win over the Marshall girls on the road
Friday afternoon.
Hastings took forfeit wins at third singles,
first doubles and third doubles in the dual
with the short-handed Red Hawks.
Abby Beemer, the Saxons’ junior first sin-
gles player, had a battle on her hands to pull
out a 7-6(5), 7-5 win over Marshall’s top
player Addison Powers.
Carlota Espi Vano took a 6-3, 6-0 win over
Lindsay Malone at second singles for the
Saxons and MJ Deal won 6-1, 6-1 over Oliv-
ia Miller at fourth singles.
The Saxon first doubles duo of Erin Dan-
iels and Bailey Cook capped off an undefeat-
ed conference regular season with their
default win. Julia McLean and Audrey Vertal-
ka took the default win at third doubles.
The Saxon team of Megan Rowley and
Sophia Ahearns took a 6-0, 6-0 win at second
doubles over Aubrey Dysinger and Danielle
Arend. At fourth doubles, the Saxon team of
Lilyan Solmes and Wilson Gracie defeated
Mattie Herrick and Morgan Baker 6-0, 6-0.
That was the second win in two days for
the Saxons who took a 6-2 non-conferencewin at Paw Paw last Thursday, May 11. The
Saxons fell 6-2 in a dual at Hamilton Monday
and then bounced back for a 5-3 win over
Plainwell in Hastings this week.
Hastings won all four singles matches
against Paw Paw in straight sets with the
toughest victory a 6-4, 6-2 win for Redman at
number three.
Hastings also got doubles wins from Cook
and Daniels at number one and Rowley and
Ahearns at number two against the Red
Wolves.
Wins Monday and Tuesday have pushed
Cook and Daniels’ record to 15-1 overall this
season. They took a 6-1, 6-4 win over the
Hamilton team of Haylie Peterman and Joelle
Boeskool.
Espi Vano scored the Saxons’ other point at
Hamilton with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Maya
Wettlaufer at second singles.
In the dual with Plainwell, Hastings won
the top two singles flights and the top three
doubles flights.
Beemer took a 6-2, 6-0 win over the Tro-
jans’ Maggie Zhu at number one singles andEspi Vano scored a 6-0, 6-3 win.
Cook and Daniels scored a 6-3, 6-0 win
over Drue Fontaine and Grace Carlyle. At
second doubles, Rowley and Ahearns won
6-3, 6-1. In the third doubles match McLeanand Vertalka took a 6-1, 6-4 win.
Hastings closes the regular season with a
10-3 overall record. The Saxons will be a part
of the MHSAA Lower Peninsula Division 3
Regional hosted by Otsego Friday, May 19.Hastings exchange student Carlota Espi Vano hits a forehand back at her Plainwell opponent in a second singles victory at
Hastings High School Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer)Saxon senior Bailey Cook flips a forehand shot back at her opponents from Plainwell
during her first doubles win with teammate Erin Daniels at Hastings High School
Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Brett Bremer)
Hastings senior Calin Redman sets up
for a forehand shot during her third sin-
gles match against Plainwell Tuesday
afternoon at Hastings High School.
(Photo by Brett Bremer)
RUTLAND CHARTER TOWNSHIPBARRY COUNTY, MICHIGANNOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
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OF RUTLAND, BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED
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Township Board the following Ordinance No. 2023-187 was adopted. This ordinance in its
entirety has been posted in the office of the Township Clerk and on the Township website
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Township Clerk, Robin Hawthorne, 2461 Heath Road, Hastings, MI 49058-9725, (269) 948-
2194, during regular business hours of regular working days, and at such other times as may
be arranged.CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLANDBARRY COUNTY, MICHIGANORDINANCE NO. 2023-ADOPTED: MAY 10, 2023EFFECTIVE: MAY 26, 2023An Ordinance to amend §220-12-2 of the Rutland Charter Township Code of
ordinances pertaining to permitted uses in the LI Light Industrial District.THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF RUTLANDBARRY COUNTY, MICHIGANORDAINS:SECTION 1AMENDMENT OF §220-12-2 (permitted uses in LI Light Industrial District)§220-12-2 of the Rutland Charter Township Code pertaining to permitted uses in the
LI Light Industrial District is hereby amended to add a new subsection, as subsection F., with
existing subsections F. and G. re-lettered to be G. and H., and to amend subsection G. (as
re-lettered), thus causing subsections F.-H. to read as follows:“F. Crop farming.”“G. Accessory uses/buildings/structures; provided, however, that the keeping
or raising of livestock and other agricultural uses other than crop farming
are not allowed in this District as an accessory use or otherwise. Also see
§220-16-13.B. for potential implications of Michigan Right To Farm Act siting
guidelines for new and expanding commercial livestock production facilities.”“H. Signs, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XVIII.”SECTION 2REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; EFFECTIVE DATE
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed. This Ordinance shall take effect on the eighth day after publication or on such later
date as may be required by law.Robin Hawthorne, Clerk
Charter Township of Rutland199597