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Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was published online July 30. Saint Mary’s announced in a Thursday email the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) has decided to postpone conference competitions for fall sports until spring 2021. Seven of eight Saint Mary’s varsity sports will now compete in spring 2021. “It should come as no
Alex Bender | Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Saint Mary’s hosts Adrian on Wednesday at Saint Joseph High School in MIAA action. The game marks the first conference matchup of the year for the Belles (3-5). While the team is below .500 at this point in the season, head coach Amy Long said she feels very good about her team heading into this contest. “We are
Benjamin Padanilam, Michael Ivey, Ryan Klaus and Sean Kilmer | Monday, September 28, 2015
Golf Saint Mary’s finished in a tie with Trine for third place overall in the team standings at the second MIAA Conference Jamboree of the year Saturday in Kalamazoo, Michigan, after finishing fourth in the first Jamboree on Wednesday. “I wasn’t too surprised with this weekend’s results,” Belles head coach Kim Moore said. “I figured
Observer Sports Staff | Thursday, April 16, 2015
Saint Mary’s will look to bounce back from Wednesday’s loss to Calvin this Saturday in a conference game at Albion. The Belles (6-7, 2-3 MIAA) have had trouble generating consistency this season, only recording back-to-back victories on one occasion. On the other hand, they have regularly rebounded from losses, only dropping consecutive games once this season. With a
Benjamin Padanilam | Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Saint Mary’s prepares for its final home conference matchup of the season Friday against Hope. The match will also count as the team’s Senior Night. The Belles (15-12, 8-7 MIAA) defeated Adrian on Tuesday to pull into a tie with Alma for fourth place in the MIAA, making Friday’s match against conference leader Hope (26-1,
Daniel O'Boyle | Monday, October 13, 2014
Saint Mary’s fell 1-0 to Kalamazoo by a single first-half goal Friday night. Hornets senior midfielder Maria Rich dribbled past three Belles defenders into the box and placed the ball in the bottom corner to score the decisive goal for Kalamazoo (6-3-1, 9-3-1 MIAA) in the 26th minute. The Belles’ (4-8-1, 2-6-1) best chances to
Josh Dulany | Wednesday, October 1, 2014
The Belles open the second half of their conference season with a pivotal weekend as they jockey for a top-four spot in the MIAA. On Friday, Saint Mary’s (7-7, 4-4 MIAA) plays Alma (9-12, 4-4). The Belles and Scots are tied for fourth place in the MIAA. At the end of the year, the conference’s top four teams make the
Kit Loughran | Friday, May 16, 2014
Saint Mary’s hit the ground running from the start and never looked back over the course of the 2013 campaign. The Belles matched their highest conference finish to date, won the Manchester Invitational and finished in 14th place at their NCAA regional, the best finish in program history. “In my mind, this past season was
Manuel De Jesus | Friday, May 16, 2014
After four years as Saint Mary’s go-to starting pitcher, senior Callie Selner’s career came to an end as she split her last two starts against Alma. The Belles (16-16, 6-10 MIAA) did not qualify for the NCAA championships, but three juniors, eight sophomores and three freshmen return for next season. Selner, the squad’s lone senior,
Observer Staff Report | Friday, May 16, 2014
After missing out on the MIAA’s four-team conference tournament via a tiebreaker in 2013, the Belles focused on staking their claim to a top-four spot in 2014. Saint Mary’s succeeded in snagging the fourth seed in the tournament and ended the year with a 5-3 conference record. Led at No. 1 singles by senior co-captain