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We’re Going to Yell and Yell and Yell And Yell and Yell
We’re Going to Yell and Yell and Yell And Yell and Yell By Dan Ward It’s Homecoming! There is something magical about small towns on autumn Friday nights. But Homecoming, Homecoming is just… well, it just is. From the parade, with little kids straining to see a big brother or sister on a float or…
For The Team We Know and Love So Well
For The Team We Know and Love So Well By Dan Ward Forty-five seconds left on the clock, Fowlerville has the ball on the St. Johns 2-yard line, 1st and goal. You are tired; you’ve been on the field for 5 minutes. You had them stopped a couple of times, pinned deep with a chance…
It’s Gonna Be A Rip And Roaring Time
It’s Gonna Be A Rip And Roaring Time By Dan Ward As a former SJHS football player, I can tell you there is one week you mark on your calendar; Ionia Week. Ionia and St. Johns have been rivals for as long as I can remember. We don’t like them, they don’t like us. Traditionally,…
Whenever SJH Kids Fall In Line by Dan Ward
Whenever SJH Kids Fall In Line Dan Ward There is nothing like a Friday Night in a small town during Football Season. Walking into the stadium, shaking hands with friends you haven’t seen in a while, hot dogs, pizza, the student cheering section, and kids running around playing catch on the concourse. The crisp autumn…
Celebrating Redwing Athletes: Fall 2024 LSJ All Area Team Honors
Congratulations to Redwing 2024 Fall Athletes who were selected by The Lansing State Journal to their respective All Area teams! Photo Credit: Josh Ortman, Ortman Productions. See all the pictures from St. Johns Sports and Events at: https://www.ortmanproduction.com/stjohnshighschool Lansing State Journal Girls Cross Country All Area Lansing State Journal Boys Cross Country All Area Please…
Redwings vs Panthers – Playoff Recap by Dan Ward
Cover photo by Glenn Armstrong (gallery link below) District Semi-Finals vs. DeWitt Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened- Dr. Seuss It’s tough though, especially when they play Boys of Fall over the PA at the end of the game. “Well, it’s turn and face the Stars and Stripes It’s fighting back them…
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 the…
Exciting Senior Night Game vs Ionia Comes Down to the Final Minutes
There 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 still get the same feeling in my stomach. It’s Friday Night, it’s St. Johns, it’s Senior Night and it’s Ionia. Who’s got it better than us? NOOOBODY! Since it’s senior…
Varsity Football at Haslett Week 7- Recap By Dan Ward
Here 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 Jamie Gent Stadium in Haslett. It’s time to play some football. Last week your Friday Night Heroes “took it on the chin” against Mason. Coach Schmitt said “after the loss…
Varsity Football Suffers First Loss of Season in Week 6 – Recap By Dan Ward
There is something special about a home football game in St. Johns. The fans, dressed in black, the student section covered in paint, the band, the leaves slowly changing from green to gold. It’s Friday night in the Fall in a small town. It’s a Kenny Chesney song. . Let’s set the stage, your Friday…