PICTURED - The referee prepares to slap the mat as Paw Paw freshman Jason Bowers, son of Redskin wrestling coach Jason Bowers, pins his Portage Central opponent for his first win as a varsity wrestler.
PAW PAW - The Paw Paw varsity competitive cheer team hosted a CCCAM competition Saturday. In this meet, teams do not compete for trophies, but for a chance to earn scholarship money.
PAW PAW - The 2018-19 girls high school basketball season began Tuesday with a match-up between long-time neighborhood rivals, Mattawan and Paw Paw. The first game between these two schools was played in 1915 with Paw Paw taking a 10-4 victory.
MARTIN - The Martin Lady Clippers bolted out to an 18-2 first quarter lead, and never looked back, defeating the Lawrence Tigers, 41-22, in a girls basketball match-up Tuesday night.
PAW PAW - Rachel Babcock, 17, center, a senior at Paw Paw High School, recently signed a letter of intent to attend Muskegon Community College on a soccer scholarship. Beside her are her parents, Dave and Kim Babcock, of Paw Paw.
The Gobles girls basketball team opened its season at Lawton this week. The Tigers are looking to capture another conference title for head coach John Curtis.
PAW PAW - Paw Paw High School senior Karsen Barnhart, who will continue his educational and football careers next fall at the University of Michigan, has been named a member of the 2018 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association Division 4 All-State First Team.
LAWRENCE - After fulfilling a two-year contract in the North Central Thumb League for Eight-Man football, next year, the Lawrence Tigers Eight-Man football team will play in a new league much closer to home ... southwestern Michigan, to be exact.
A Paw Paw football season that for some fans was more successful than expected, has been topped off by the Wolverine Conference including eight Redskins on the league honor rolls.