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Video Interview – Coye Ojibway (Undefeated Varsity Tennis Season)
Video Interview – Coye Ojibway (Undefeated Varsity Tennis Season) Photo credit: Joshua Ortman Coye Ojibway started the 2020 season as a first time varsity tennis player. He ended it as an undefeated, 22-0 League and Regional Champion. The St. Johns Redwings varsity tennis team just finished a terrific season including a district championship and were…
Interview – Redwings #52 CJ Krum
#52 CJ Krum Senior LB/OL Varsity Captain Varsity Wrestling State Qualifier Photo Credit: Josh Ortman ortmanproduction.com The Redwing Varsity Football team is coming off their first win of the season, a 23-0 shutout of the Haslett Vikings. We were excited to sit down (Zoom) with the Redwing Senior and get his thoughts on the game and…
Interview – Parker Beebee, JV Soccer Goaltender
Parker Beebee Freshman (9th) /St. Johns High School Men’s JV soccer #17, Goalkeeper 4-0 Win vs Jackson Northwest High School 9/26/2020 Photo Credit: Amy Kevin Gentner What was the key to your success in this contest/ or what needs to improve for success in future contests? The key to our success was wanting the win…
Interview: Brock Miller #2 Varsity Football RB/WR/DB
Interview: Brock Miller #2 Varsity Football RB/WR/DB Photo Credit: Josh Ortman Ortman Production What are your thoughts going into this unusual football season? We’re coming into a weird season, at least for me. We didn’t know if we were going to have a season and then we went on to two-a-days. It was still undecided,…
Captain Comeback
(Photo Credit: AlexisFoto, https://www.facebook.com/AlexisFotoLLC/) Payten Beebee was ready for her Senior year season. She had worked hard all summer to get into the best shape of her life. This was the second year with their new head coach, a coach that had led them to the district playoffs the year before. Her teammates had all…
Krissy Howard – The Next Chapter
Krissy Howard 6th Grade Student – SJMS Krissy Howard started training at Twistar’s for gymnastics when she was only five years old. Her mother had done gymnastics and Krissy say’s “she was pretty good”. Her mother Talia describes Krissy as “someone who was doing splits and flipping everywhere and started doing harder tricks and…
Player Profile – Callie Berkhousen
Callie Berkhousen Straight A Student at St. Johns Middle School (7th Grade) Red Cedar Basketball League (SJYAA) 3rd – 7th Grade Redwings Middle School 7th Grade A team Michigan’s Finest (AAU) basketball team Middle School Cross Country team What got you started in sports? “My parents, my dad, his whole family are very sporty. My…
Sports Make Me Feel Like a Redwing
Aldan Ott was born in Ethiopia, little did he know that his family was waiting for him over eight thousand miles away. The Ott’s had always felt there was a piece missing from their family. After lots of paperwork and two trips to Ethiopia his family was able to bring him home. He has been…
New Youth Football Director Announced
New Youth Football Director Announced The SJYAA is proud to welcome to the Board our newest member, Mr. Eric Pratl. Mr Pratl will serve as the new Director of Youth Football in St. Johns. This will be his ninth year with the program and he will be coaching the fifth grade football team as well.…
Mr. Golf calls St. Johns Home
The MSU Opportunity – “Everything I Ever Wanted in a School” Zach Rosendale started golfing at ten years old. He committed to play golf for Michigan State University by the time he was fourteen. Talent, hard work and dedication to the sport he loved earned him an opportunity most of us don’t have the chance…