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Redwings Divers Make State Finals
St. Johns hosted the Regional Diving meet tonight and the home field advantage payed off for the Redwings Diving Team! Ashlee Smith finished with a score of 280.05, earning 7th place and a spot in next week’s State Championship! Natalie LaBean and Lindsey Smith finished 10th and 11th, earning them 1st and 2nd alternate…
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8th Grade Basketball Splits with Ionia
The 8th grade B team came home yesterday with their first win of the season against Ionia. The A team made a strong comeback, but ultimately fell to 0-2 with the loss to Ionia. Next week the teams will face Portland at home on Monday and will travel to Grand Ledge on Wednesday. Go…
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Suffocating Defense Leads 7th Grade to Big Wins at Home
The Redwing 7th grade basketball teams were too much for Ionia at home tonight. The defense set the tone as both teams capitalized on turnovers early and often in each game. The 8th grade teams were on the road and played some tougher games. B team played great and won a close one, A…
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Intense Games on Opening Night for 8th Grade Basketball
The Redwings A and B teams both had intense physical games with Dewitt tonight at home. Neither team got the win, but showed a lot of promise for the upcoming season. We’re excited to see how the next games at Ionia turn out. Go Redwings! Scoreboard Schedule/Standings (New! Follow along this season with updated…
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School and Personal Records the Story at Conference Meet
In a really tight meet, the Redwings could have finished as high as third if a couple have races had gone their way. The personal records achieved at this meet were the real story. Swimmers and divers work all year, not just during the season, for sometimes fractions of a second time improvements. The…
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An Inside Look at the Cross Country Teams State Run
For the second straight year, the St. Johns Boys Cross Country team has finished top 3 in the State (D2)! Following last year’s second place finish, this team missed second by only 3 points. After graduating three runners that placed in the top 60 last year, this years team had three runners inside the…
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Redwings Host Last Chance Meet, Finish 1st and 2nd
St. Johns Cross Country hosted the Last Chance Invitational yesterday as one last opportunity for runners to earn personal records for the season. Runners could earn a medal by achieving their personal best time. Congratulations to the Redwing girls for the 1st place finish and the boys for the 2nd place finish. Top…
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Incredible Comeback Run Falls Just Short, Ends Terrific Volleyball Season
After falling behind 2 games to none, the Redwings dug deep and put together a comeback that had half the gym on their feet! Chants of “Lets Go Red” filled the arena as a 5-9 deficit in the final set was suddenly tied up at 14. Its hard that the last few points didn’t…
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Sea Lions Host Waverly In First In Person Meet In Nearly 2 Years
The last time the Sea Lions got to face another team in person was during the MTSL State Meet in February of 2020. The Sea Lions hosted the Waverly Piranhas tonight and got the win, but the real victory was being back in the pool racing. There were many great swims and personal bests…
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U13 Soccer Team Finishes Season With 3-2 Win
The U13 Soccer team played its final game of the season at Lakewood and came away with a 3-2 win! Coach Matt Upton said many kids had their best game of the season. Way to Go Redwings! Scoreboard St. Johns Soccer Club website Vote for local Redwing athlete Joey Bowman in this week’s Lansing…
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SJYAA Youth Cheer Team Wows Judges
Congratulations to the SJYAA Youth Cheer team for their 4th tournament win of the season! Through five competitions the Redwings now have wins in 4 events with one 2nd place finish. Coach Shepard (who also coaches the HS Cheer team) says the season high score, 437.7, was a product of hard work during the…
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2nd Straight Regional Championship For Redwings, Joey Bowman wins Individual Title
The St. Johns Redwing boys cross country team put on a dominant performance on a muddy course in Dewitt yesterday, to capture their second straight Regional Title! The win qualifies the team for a trip to the Michigan Speedway for the D2 State Finals! The Redwings had five runners inside the top 11, including…
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Redwings Dig Their Way Out of 1-2 Hole, Save Undefeated League Season
The Redwings were down 0-1 and 1-2 in Wednesday’s match against Williamston, but they were never rattled and never gave up. Honestly, it didn’t even look like they were worried to us, but that’s probably one of the signs of a great team. Rallying to win 3 sets to 2, the Redwings will go…
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Redwings Run in Middle School Regional at Carson City
The St. Johns Middle School Cross Country team competed in the Zone 5 Regional with 18 other teams on Saturday. The Boys team finished 13th while the girls team finished 9th! Congratulations to Ava Schafer, Regional Champion! Congratulations to medalists (Top 30) Carson Schneider (12th) and Miriam Kloha (22nd)! Go Redwings! MHSAA Middle School…
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Youth Cheer Misses 4th Straight Title by Less Than a Point
The SJYAA Youth Cheerleaders hosted the Redwing Invitational today and finished in 2nd place! After coming off wins in the first three competitions of the year, they had a good chance to win again in their home gym, but came up less than a point short. Its still an incredible start of the season…
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Redwings Win Cross Country League Title
Congratulations to the Redwing Boys Cross Country team for winning the CAAC Red Championship yesterday! The Redwings won the final jamboree at Fowlerville. They swept all three jamborees this season to win the league title! Go Redwings! Congratulations also to the girls team for finishing 2nd in the league! The girls had two second…
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Cross Country Rankings – D2 State Finals
Cross Country STATE FINALS — Nov. 2, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn 1:30 pm D2 Boys 2:50 pm D2 Girls Finals Program MHSAA CC Page Girls 11 Emma Hoffman 17:22.54 Otsego 11 Katie Berkshire 17:31.05 Gaylord 10 Ava Schafer 17:32.4 St. Johns 12 Emma Drnek 17:44.36 Zeeland East 10 Annabelle Lowman 18:02.25 Ludington 12 Courtney…
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Redwings Roll into Playoffs! Week 9 Recap by Dan Ward
“PLAYOFFS?! Don’t talk about—playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs!?!” That’s right true believers, your Friday Night Heroes, THE St. Johns Redwings are talking about playoffs. It’s been a few years. The last time St. Johns was in the playoffs was 2019 (discounting the odd 2020 COVID year). That year the Redwings were also 6-3 in…
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3rd-6th grade Boys and Girls Basketball registration open
2024-25 St. Johns Youth Basketball 3rd-6th Grade Registration Registration is now open for 3rd-6th grade youth basketball. Deadline is October 27th. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT! * Players must sign up for the current grade level no exceptions. Fee: 3rd grade 108.00 includes player’s jersey. 4th-6th grade $88 Jersey can be purchased if needed. Online registration only-…
Read MoreThere is nothing and I mean NOTHING like playing Ionia in any sport. 3umm (let’s not get into specifics) years removed from it and I…
Read MoreGreater Lansing Cross Country Championship Sat, Oct 12, 2024 Ledge Meadows Golf Course, MI US 1. 10 Ava Schafer 17:32.4 St. Johns 25. 11 Miriam…
Read MoreHere we are again. It’s Friday night. The crisp, not quite cold October air has settled in. The Friday Night Lights are shining bright at…
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