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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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Redwings Take on Okemos in Final Home Swim/Dive Meet
The Redwings hosted Okemos tonight for the final home meet of the season. Okemos used their depth to edge out the Redwings 104-81 in a close meet with lots of great swims and dives. The Redwings have two weeks off, a chance to taper, before the Conference meet at Holt. 7-4-1 on the season,…
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Redwings Finish 4-2 in 8th Grade Football
The Redwings struggled with early turnovers and were not able to take over the momentum from a tough Eaton Rapids team yesterday. The loss ends a four game win streak and a great season (4-2) for the team. This should be a great group to watch next year as they move to the High…
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All Four MS Volleyball Teams Win In Final Games of the Season
In their final game of the season, the Middle School Volleyball teams all swept East Lansing! The 7th grade teams were home, while the 8th grade teams made the trip to East Lansing. All four teams made great improvement as the season progressed and we look forward to their 8th grade and 9th grade…
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Redwing Volleyball Stays Unbeaten with Win Over Vikings
The Redwings remain undefeated in dual matches this season with a 3-1 (25/14 – 21/25 – 25/21 – 25/15) victory over the Vikings in Haslett last night. The win moves them to 8-0 on the season! We reported they were 8-0 after last weeks win…. lets call it foreshadowing. Next up, Fowlerville at home…
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Girls back in action at DeWitt Invitational
Girls back in action at DeWitt Invitational Dan Ward Guy yelling things for the corner ‘Cause I knew it from the start Baby, when you broke my heart That I had to come again And show you that I’d win Silly Frito Lay’s commercials. OK, now that I’ve got that earworm stuck in your…
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Wrestling Busy Over Christmas Break
Wrestling Overcoming Illness Dan Ward- Guy Yelling Things From The Corner Get up, come on get down with the sickness The thing about winter sports is that they happen during cold and flu season. Wrestling, being a contact sport, gives germs an added advantage of skin to skin contact. Add that to trying to…
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Redwings vs East Lansing Swim/Dive Results
RESULTS PDF PHOTOS BY GLENN ARMSTRONG
Read MoreWrestling gaining experience Dan Ward- Guy yelling things from the corner Meet the new boss You probably already know this, but long-time wrestling coach Derek…
Read MoreWrestling Places 2nd at Fowlerville Dan Ward- Proponent of Ibuprofen Cover photo: Glenn Armstrong Everyday I’m hustlin’ hustlin’ If you have never experienced a Saturday…
Read MoreWrestling Splits Dual Meet. Dan Ward- One of the guys yelling from the corner. I don’t mind No, I don’t mind stealin’ bread I’m goin’…
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