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Saxons better than Ionia

during their final nine

holes of the season

Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Hastings varsity girls’ golf team finished up its season Monday by finishing second in a three-team tri with Lakewood and Ionia at Centennial Acres Golf Club in Sunfield. Lakewood scored a 212 with each of its top four scorers shooting in the 50’s. The Saxons put together a score of 246 to best Ionia’s 249 by three strokes. Izzy Roosien shot her best nine holes of the season to lead the Hastings team with a score of 54. Hastings also got top four scores from Lauren Arnold, Cassidee Easey and Addey Nickels.

Lakewood’s Izzy Wheeler and Hailee Shepard tied for the day’s medalist honors with 52’s. Roosien had the day’s third best score overall, tied with Lakewood’s Claire Benham and Karmyn Winkler at 54. Lakewood also got a 55 from Makenzie Vasquez. Ionia was led by senior Sydney Stancil’s 60. Hastings head coach Kristen Laubaugh said her girls showed a lot of improvement through the fall season and she hopes the team can carry that momentum into the 2022 season next fall. Lakewood was set to head to the Cascades Golf Club in Jackson Wednesday (Oct. 6) for its Division 4 Regional Tournament.

HHS boys get to hit I-

finish line for the first time

Brett Bremer Sports Editor It is early October and the Hastings boys finally got to see how they stack up against the rest of the Interstate-8 Athletic Conference. The Saxon varsity boys’ cross country team placed fifth at the conference jamboree it hosted Tuesday afternoon at Charlton Park. The opening jamboree of the season, at least for the I-8 boys, was interrupted and canceled by severe weather. Harper Creek came out on top at Charlton Park with a boys’ team score of 37 points. Coldwater was second with 54 points, ahead of Marshall 71, Lumen Christi 91, Hastings 100, Parma Western 164, Jackson Northwest 214 and Pennfield 216. Harper Creek had five runners place in the top 14, including individual champion Owen Gilbert, a senior, who crossed the finish line in 17:16.7. Marshall sophomore Aidan McPartlin was the runner-up, a second behind Gilbert and one tenth of a second ahead of Coldwater senior John Aerts who was third. Sophomore Riley Shults led the Saxon boys with an eighth-place time of 17:44.7. Freshman Brandon Simmons was 15th overall for the Saxons in 18:42.9. The Hastings team also had sophomore Reuben Solmes 21st in 19:20.9, sophomore Jonah Teed 22nd in 19:28.1 and freshman Micah Johnson 38 th in 20:16.9. Hastings didn’t get a girls’ score Tuesday with three ladies competing. Senior Carissa Strouse led the Hastings girls with a 13th-place time of 22:32. and classmate Allison Teed was right behind in 14 th with a time of 22:33.2. Saxon sophomore Lily Comensoli placed 41st in 25:38.0.

Jackson Lumen Christi beat out Marshall by three points at the top of the day’s girls’ standings

29-32. Parma Western was third with 71 points,
ahead of Harper Creek 106 and Jackson Northwest

Lumen Christi’s top five were all among the top
12 finishers on the day and Marshall had five girls
in the top 11. Lumen Christi had the two fastest
runners, with sophomore Madison Osterberg com-
ing across the line in 19:03.3 and senior Faith
Smith in 19:29.6.
Marshall was led by sophomore Camille DeCola
who was third in 20:20.4 and senior Brooke Waito
who was fourth in 20:36.9.
Hastings also competed in the Division 2 races at
last Saturday’s Otsego Invitational and will face
another tough field this Saturday, Oct. 9, in the
Division 2 meet at the Portage Invitational.
The top four Hastings boys all ran their fastest
race of the season in Otsego, led by Shults who set
a new personal record with his 48th-place time of
17:20.5. Simmons set his new PR at 18:19.4 with a
95th-place finish. Jonah Teed placed 112th in
18:42.5 which is his best time of the season.
Johnson bumped his PR down to 19:48.1 in a
141st-place finish. Sophomore Cole Greenfield
was fifth for the Saxons placing 157th in 20:22.7.
The Hastings boys were 22nd in the day’s D
standings, one spot better than the Thornapple
Kellogg boys.
Allison Teed, Strouse and Comensoli all ran
their fastest race of the season in Otsego for the
Saxon girls’ program. Teed placed 77th in 22:02.7,
Strouse 89th in 22:28.3 and Comensoli 111th in
23:16.4.

DK spikers fall in four

sets against Parchment

The Delton Kellogg varsity volleyball team roared out to a 25-15 win in the opening set of its Southwestern Athletic Conference match with visiting Parchment Tuesday evening. The Delton Kellogg girls couldn’t quite carry the momentum through the rest of the evening though, as the Parchment rallied to win the match in four sets. Parchment took the final

three sets by the scores of 25-14, 25-21, 26-24. The defeat came on the heels of tough loss- es to Constantine and Schoolcraft in conference matches last week. The Panthers return to action at the Wayland Invitational Saturday, Oct. 9, and then will travel to Hackett Catholic Prep Tuesday and Gobles Thursday in the week ahead. The DK girls won’t play on their home court again until an Oct. 21 date with Fennville.

McLean scores pair of first

singles wins at I-8 tourney

The Hastings varsity boys’ tennis team placed sev- enth Friday at the Interstate-8 Athletic Conference Boys’ Tennis Championship Tournament. Saxon first singles player Joey McLean took a pair of victories in consolation after an opening round loss to Coldwater’s Kyle Sheppard. McLean defeated Northwest’s Mason Schroeder 8-4 and then scored an 8-2 win over Marshall’s Jonah Benson to finish fifth at his flight. Parma Western took the day’s championship with 16 points, ahead of Lumen Christi 14, Harper Creek

13, Marshall 11, Northwest 10, Coldwater 9, Hastings 2 and Pennfield 2. Parma Western first singles player Ryan Perkin proved the conference’s top player, scoring a -5, 6- win over Harper Creek’s Mitchell Kyger and a 6-2, 6-1 win over Lumen Christi’s Nolan Varner. McLean closed his senior regular season for the Saxons with a record of 7-9. Hastings was scheduled to head to Grand Rapids Christian for its Division 3 Regional Tournament this Friday, but that meet was moved to Wednesday, Oct. 6.

DK/TK/HHS girls win big in

rare dual with Williamston

Brett Bremer Sports Editor The Delton Kellogg/Thornapple Kellogg/Hastings varsity girls’ swimming and diving team dove outside the OK Rainbow Tier II Conference to score a non-conference win over visiting Williamston in Hastings Tuesday. The DK/TK/HHS girls won by a score of 105-87 over the Hornets. It was a great start for the hosts, with the team of Abby Marcukaitis, Sophia Marcukaitis, Preslee Hall and Holly Carpenter winning the 200-yard medley relay in 2:00.95. DK/TK/HHS also had the team of Lily Foy, Lizzie Middleton, Kasey Kapteyn and Abby Gaskill place third in that race, less than half a second behind the runner-up team from Williamston. Carpenter, Abby and Sophia Marcukaitis and Hall won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:48.93 as well later in the meet. DK/TK/HHS had three girls place among the top four in the first two individual races. Abby Marcukaitis won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:10.67, with Aubrey Hawks second and Ainsley Parsons fourth.In the 200-yard individual medley, Sophia Marcukaitis won with a time of 2:24.55, while Hall placed third and Foy fourth. DK/TK/HHS girls won each of the first five events of the evening. Carpenter took the 50-yard freestyle in 28.05.

The DK/TK/HHS divers finished in the top three spots. Eve Bishop earned the top spot with a score of 189.70 and Abigail Dumond was just two points back in second place. Teammate TJ Myers placed third with a score of 174.45. Abby Marcukaitis and Carpenter went 1-2 in the 100-yard freestyle for DK/TK/ HHS, with Marcukaitis winning in 56. seconds and Carpenter second in 1:01.08. Senior teammate Ellen Shults followed up by winning the 500-yard freestyle in 6:18.33. Middleton had the final win for her team, taking the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:24.44. The DK/TK/HHS girls suffered their second conference defeat of the season last Thursday at Ottawa Hills, falling 112- 73 to the Bengals. It took a bit of a late charge for things to be that close. Carpenter, Sophia and Abby and Hall won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:51.74 and then the Marcukaitis sisters followed with individual event wins in events ten and 11. Abby took the 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.49 and Sophia the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:13.82. Sophia had two wins on the night, also finishing first in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:22.16. In the diving competition, Dumond won with a score of 205.40 and Bishop was second at 178.75.

168849 HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PUBLIC HEARING FOR LEACH LAKE WEED CONTROL

TO: The residents and property owners bordering the foregoing Lake and all other interested persons.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Hastings Charter Township Board has scheduled a public hearing for an aquatic weed control project for Leach Lake within the Township, on the estimated costs of such improvement and on the special assessment district proposed to be created within which the costs of such improvement is proposed to be collected.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the aforesaid special assessment district is more particu- larly described as follows:

Approximately 21 properties that front on Leach Lake

A complete list of parcel numbers is available at the Township Hall

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the estimated costs for a lake management program for the control of weeds and/or algae in Leach Lake for the 2022 through 2026 seasons is in the approximate amount of $20,000.00 to $25,200.00 or $4,000.00 to $5,320.00 per year and are on file with the Township Clerk for public examination and will be available at the scheduled public hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Township Board has tentatively declared its intent to make the foregoing improvements and to create the afore-described special assessment district for the collection of the costs thereof and has tentatively found the foregoing to be reasonable and proper.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the public hearing on the foregoing improvements, estimated costs and the special assessment district within which such costs are to be collected, will be held at the Carlton Township Hall, 85 Welcome Rd, Hastings, MI within the county on Monday October 11, 2021 commencing at 7 p.m. At the hearing the Board will consider any written objections to any of the foregoing matters filed with the Board at or before the hearing as well as any revisions, corrections, amendments or changes to the plans, estimates or special assessment district that may be raised at such hearing. The Township Board reserves the right to revise, correct, amend or change the plans, estimates of costs or special assessment district at or following said public hearing.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if written objections to the improvement are filed with the Township Board at or before the aforesaid public hearing, signed by record owners of land constituting more than 20% of the total frontage upon the lake proposed to be improved, then the Township Board may not proceed with the project unless petitions in support of the project, signed by record owners of more than 50% of such frontage are filed with the Township. Such objections may be filed with the Township Clerk at the foregoing address. Please take further notice that if the Township Board determines to proceed with the project, it will cause a special assessment roll to be prepared for the recovery of the costs thereof and another hearing will be held preceded by notice to record owners of property proposed to be specially assessed and by publication in the Hastings Banner, to hear public comments concerning the proposed special assessments.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Hastings Charter Township will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services at the hearing to individuals with disabilities upon reasonable notice to the Hastings Charter Township Clerk of the need for the same. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the office of the Township Clerk in writing or by calling the under- signed Clerk at least five days prior to the hearing. All interested persons are invited to be present at the aforesaid time and place, in person or by representa- tive, and to submit comments concerning the foregoing.

HASTINGS CHARTER TOWNSHIP Anita S. Mennell, Clerk 885 River Road Hastings, MI 49058 269-948-

Delton Kellogg’s Samantha Higgins sets the ball
at the net during her team’s Southwestern Athletic
Conference match with visiting Schoolcraft Thursday.
(Photo by Perry Hardin)

Delton Kellogg’s Jordan Lyons (2) digs an Eagle serve as Lydia Chandler (6) and Emma Kokx (9) look on during Schoolcraft’s win in Delton Sept. 30. (Photo by Perry Hardin)

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