Kyle Sandel
Loons Fall in Pitching Battle
The Great Lakes Loons found themselves on the wrong side of a pitcher’s duel Sunday falling 2-1 to the South Bend Cubs at Dow Diamond. Dodgers top-ten prospect Yadier Alvarez pitched four strong innings...
Teen Calls For Amphitheater At Island Park
A Mt Pleasant High School freshmen proposed the idea of adding an amphitheater to Island Park. Taylor Idema entered the pitch into the United Way-sponsored Pitcher-Er-This project in February and won. The project requires...
Court of Appeals Overturns Gratiot Marijuana Charge
The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a 2013 conviction of a Gratiot County man for possession of marijuana. Jason Johnson pleaded guilty to a Gratiot County Circuit Court judge in 2013 while he was...
Loons Offense Strong In Victory Over Dayton
The Great Lakes Loons offense erupted for 16 hits en route to a 7-5 victory over the Dayton Dragons in Ohio on Thursday night. Every Loons starter collected at least one hit in the...
Tigers Prospect Joe Jimenez Promoted To Triple-A
Just days before the MLB trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers promoted pitching prospect Joe Jimenez to Triple-A Toledo. The 21-year-old reliever has posted a 1.22 ERA this season between Class-A Lakeland and Double-A Erie....
Budget Cuts Force Clare County To Cut MSU Extension
Clare County Commissioners approved several cuts on Thursday to trim nearly $800,000 from the budget. The cuts included discontinuing funding for the Michigan State University Extension, cuts to parks and recreation, removing a part...
Miguel Cabrera Home Run Lifts Tigers To Sweep
Miguel Cabrera crushed a 9th inning home run lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory and a series sweep over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Rookie starter Michael Fulmer surrendered three runs...
Man Arraigned For Lake Isabella Theft
A 22-year-old Weidman area man was arraigned on Tuesday in connection with a string of vehicle thefts and home break-ins in Lake Isabella. Jonathon Radabaugh faces charges of home invasion, breaking and entering and...
Loons Fall To Dragons
The Great Lakes Loons fell 7-5 to the Dayton Dragons Wednesday night in Dayton. Imani Abdullah struggled through 3 1/3 innings, surrendering four runs on five hits for the Loons. Darien Tubbs led the...
Fundraiser Saturday To Benefit Alma Student
A mid-Michigan motorcycle club set up a fundraiser to help an Alma High School student with a rare form of cancer. Fire and Iron 370 set up a variety of fundraising activities for Saturday,...
