Time to Play The Game
Time to Play The Game By Dan Ward After all the summer open mats, summer weight lifting, summer camps, the pre-season conditioning, and Alpha testing, Wrestling season finally got underway on Wednesday. St. Johns traveled to Mason to wrestle Mason right? I mean, surely the schedulers own maps? Nope. We drove through DeWitt to…
Registration is now open for K–2 Basketball and will close December 14.
Registration is now open for K–2 Basketball and will close December 14. The season will begin the week of January 5th and conclude the week of February 9th. The program includes 5–6 weeks of basketball, with practices separated by grade and gender. Cost: $70 includes a basketball jersey Please do not wait to register.…
7th Grade Basketball vs Haslett
7th Grade Basketball 11/12/25 at SJMS B Game Redwings 46 Haslett 26 A Game Redwings 45 Haslett 48
Our Faces Gleam for SJH
Our Faces Gleam for SJH By Dan Ward So I was going to write my usual recap, but let’s face it, St. Johns got thumped. I’m writing a brief recap of the game and the season. But first, I want to say something to the Seniors, some of whom played their last game of…
We Gather ‘Round The Winning Team
We Gather ‘Round The Winning Team By Dan Ward I’ve been waiting a couple of weeks to be able to use that verse of the fight song. It’s been a challenging few games, where I felt St. Johns was the better team on the field but not on the scoreboard. But finally, on Friday…
We gather around
We gather around By Dan Ward One thing I’ve always enjoyed about St. Johns. We travel well. In every sport I’ve been involved in. In high school, it was football, wrestling, and track until now, where I help coach youth football, help coach wrestling, and generally follow St. Johns around the state. When the…
The Boys Are Back In Town – Week 5 Recap
The Boys Are Back In Town By Dan Ward Homecoming brought the glammer, the crowd, and the kind of Friday night football that makes a small town proud. The St. Johns Redwings welcomed the undefeated Mason Bulldogs for a hard-fought battle with all the intensity of a Thin Lizzy classic. The boys were back…
Train Kept A-Rollin’ – Week 4 Recap
Train Kept A-Rollin’ By Dan Ward There wasn’t anything fancy about the way the St. Johns Redwings went to work Friday night. They didn’t need it to be. While Williamston celebrated Homecoming, the Redwings brought a different kind of party to town—one built on pads popping, linemen moving bodies, and running backs finding daylight.…
Tougher Than the Rest – Week 3 Recap
Tougher Than the Rest By Dan Ward Eastern Stats(opens in new tab) SCOREBOARD(opens in new tab) Football has a funny way of settling arguments. You can talk about who is faster, who is stronger, and who is tougher, but eventually you have to strap on the pads and prove it. On Friday night, the…
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Under the Lights Tennis Invitational – 8/21/26
Under the Lights (Tennis) Invitational @St. Johns HS 8/21/26 Caledonia – 20 St. Johns – 15 Owosso – 9 Fenton 4 Eli Howes #1 Singles def. Cooper Sowerby, Caledonia, 8-1 def. Nicholas Schulz, Fenton, 8-0 def. Kevin Defrenn, Owosso, 8-0 Max Wardin #2 Singles def by Quinn Cook, Caledonia 2-8 def by Kavaun Gregory,…
Under the Lights Cross Country Invite – 8/21/26
Under the Lights Invite @SJHS 8/21/26 Girls Results Team Results: 1 DeWitt, 2 Hartland, 3 Charlotte, 4 Haslett, 5 Holt, 6 Owosso, 7 St. Johns, 8 Ionia, 9 Fowlerville, 10 Alma St. Johns 178 1 Ava Schafer 18:34.19 – Champion! 18 Kenadi Simon 21:31.31 49 Katherine Green 25:01.20 52 Sydney Johnson 26:07.30 58 Audrey…
Varsity Soccer Starts 2026 Season at Flushing
Photo from 9/23/25 Varsity Soccer at Flushing 8/19/26 Redwongs 0 Flushing 5 JV Soccer at Flushing 8/19/26 Redwings 0 Flushing 5 Varsity Boys Soccer 2026 1-GK Caleb LaBean 2 Kolby Austin 3 Ian Beltran 4 Ryan Doerr 5 Bentley Arts 6 Owen Feldpausch 7 Jocian Burnett 9 Aiden Kindel 10 Clay Smriko 11 Easton…
Redwings Start Tennis Season at Grand Ledge
Grand Ledge – 7, St. Johns – 1, 8/17/2026 @Grand Ledge Singles: No. 1 – Eli Howes, St. Johns def. Jagger Freed, Grand Ledge, 6-1 , 6-2 , -; No. 2 – Holden Davis, Grand Ledge def. Max Wardin, St. Johns, 6-0 , 6-0 , -; No. 3 – Maxwell Bouck, Grand Ledge def.…
LSJ All Area Team Selections – Redwing Spring Athletes
Congratulations to the Redwing spring athletes selected to Lansing State Journal All Area Teams! (Click titles for LSJ links) Photo Credit: Josh Ortman, Ortman Productions. See all the pictures from St. Johns Sports and Events at: https://www.ortmanproduction.com/stjohnshighschool Girls Lacrosse Eden Peele – Dream Team Ava Casler – All Area Baseball Austin Beals – All Area…
LSJ All Area Team Selections – Redwing Winter Athletes
Congratulations to the Redwing Winter athletes selected to Lansing State Journal All Area Teams! (Click titles for LSJ links) Photo Credit: Josh Ortman, Ortman Productions. See all the pictures from St. Johns Sports and Events at: https://www.ortmanproduction.com/stjohnshighschool Boys Wrestling Dream Team – Donovan Quinn Girls Wrestling Dream Team – Olivia Pettigrew All Area – Lori…
Varsity Girls Tennis vs Grand Ledge 4/8/26
Redwings 2 Comets 6 4/7/26 @SJHS Singles: No. 1 – Taylor Pung, Grand Ledge def. Emersyn Sturgis, St. Johns, 6-1 , 4-6 , 10-5 ; No. 2 – Callie Morrison, St. Johns def. Allison Mead, Grand Ledge, 6-1 , 6-3 , -; No. 3 – Harshini Meenakshi Sundarum, Grand Ledge def. Morgan Klaver, St.…
Remember the Names
Remember the Names By Dan Ward This is ten percent luck Twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure Fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name (Remember The Name- Fort Minor) State Finals. It’s something we start talking about in November. If I’m being honest,…
Takin’ Care of Business Ionia Stats(opens in new tab) By Dan Ward A week after learning to fly, the St. Johns Redwings came home and…
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Varsity Boys Tennis vs Haslett Home 9/1/26 St. Johns – 1, Haslett – 7, Singles: No. 1 – Anish Komirisetty, Haslett def. Eli Howes, St.…
