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2000 Football Team Inducted into SL Hall of Fame

2000 Football Team Inducted into SL Hall of Fame

Allie Witte, Staff Writer September 22, 2025

On Thursday, September 11, Spring Lake High School held its annual Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony. This event celebrates former alumni of Spring Lake High School. There are different achievements celebrated...

Ellie Adams Poised for Standout Senior Season 

Ellie Adams Poised for Standout Senior Season 

Mari Nienhouse, Staff Writer September 22, 2025

Jumping into the new season, at only the third meet at Ludington, Ellie Adams qualified for states in the 100 backstroke.  She qualified with a 1:04.59, almost a whole second under the time required...

Lakers Defend the Paddle in Defeat of Trojans

Lakers Defend the Paddle in Defeat of Trojans

Reese Keaney and Abby Geyer September 8, 2025

Spring Lake Varsity Football kicked off its season with a great game against the Fruitport Trojans on August 28, in a 42-14 victory.  While this makes back-to-back Battle of the Bayou victories, taking...

Band of Brothers: Siblings Spearhead Boys Soccer Team

Band of Brothers: Siblings Spearhead Boys Soccer Team

Tressa Groendyke, Staff Writer September 8, 2025

In an early-season soccer game, Jacob Ayers was surrounded by family and friends in his first big play on varsity. They weren’t in the stands, they were part of the play on the field. Jacob assisted...

Laker Lore: A Look at Spring Lake Baseball, Past and Present

Laker Lore: A Look at Spring Lake Baseball, Past and Present

Mackenzie Cole, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

Since the original Spring Lake High School, now middle/intermediate school building, was created, we have had an iconic baseball field for our teams to use. Located just across Hammond Street from the...

Ben Goran sails over the beam. The pole vaulter broke the freshman record in the first track meet of the year.

Freshman vaulter Ben Goran breaks state record in first track meet

Claire Strey, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

It didn’t take freshman Ben Goran long to break a high school record. At the boys track team’s first meet Wednesday, the pole vaulter earned the freshman all-time state record at 15 feet, soaring past...

Spring Lake Girls Tennis Faces Early Mornings for Varsity Tryouts

Spring Lake Girls Tennis Faces Early Mornings for Varsity Tryouts

Chelsea McConell, Staff writer March 24, 2025

With the arrival of the new trimester, spring sports are in full swing. Tryouts for varsity and junior varsity are a part of all programs. For the Spring Lake Girls Tennis program, tryouts looked different...

March Madness Begins Soon!

March Madness Begins Soon!

Luke Roller, Guest Writer March 10, 2025

With the new month comes March Madness, one of the most anticipated basketball and sports events in America. March Madness is an NCAA Division 1 tournament that takes place throughout the month of March...

Braelyn Flemming Reflects on Trailblazing Wrestling Career

Braelyn Flemming Reflects on Trailblazing Wrestling Career

Laker Anchor, Staff March 10, 2025

As a freshman at Spring Lake High School, Braelyn Flemming and sophomore Teegan Rose were not taking themselves seriously by joining the wrestling team.  “As a joke, we went in and did it, and I...

Spring Lake High School teacher Kelli Heavilin and her family of Notre Dame fans attended the College Football Playoff game against Georgia in New Orleans.

A Season to Remeber: Spring Lake Teacher’s Sugar Bowl Trip Takes an Unexpected Turn

Kaitlyn Palmer, Reporter February 24, 2025

Kelli Heavilin, Notre Dame superfan and long-time Spring Lake High School teacher, had a dream opportunity to see the Fighting Irish play in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff. Little did...

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Coach Cori Geoghan Leads SL Girls Basketball into ‘a New Era’

Amaya Wiseman, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2025

The Spring Lake community welcomes Cori Geoghan to her new role as coach of the Girls Varsity Basketball Team, previously coached by Rich Hyde. Her plans for this year are to keep getting better every...

Lions Make Franchise History

Lions Make Franchise History

Liam Krass, Reporter January 13, 2025

The Detroit Lions' victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Jan. 5 pushed the Lions to a franchise record of fifteen regular season wins. This is only one of the massive accomplishments that this historic...

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