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…
2025-2026 St. Johns Youth Basketball Registration – 3rd-6th Grades
2025-2026 St. Johns Youth Basketball Registration – 3rd-6th Grades Registration is open for 3rd- 6th grade youth basketball. Deadline is October 17th. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT! Fee: $125 * Players must be students of a school within the St. Johns school district. Players must sign up for their current grade level, no exceptions. Registration: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1222537&isLogin=True Questions? …
When We Celebrate
When We Celebrate By Dan Ward You have probably noticed my theme by now, but unfortunately, we lost to Haslett. BUT… Fear not, faithful readers, we have plenty to celebrate because it’s Senior Night. Senior night means we celebrate #2 Bryce Pratl, Wide Receiver extraordinaire. We celebrate #3 Bryson Martinez, Running Back and Kick…
In the Evening
In the Evening By Dan Ward The Friday Night Heroes traveled to Mason this week. The Bulldogs, with losses to DeWitt, Haslett, and Williamston, are the best 2-3 team in the state. The Redwings, sitting at 4-1, were in for a dogfight. St. Johns received the opening kickoff, and Lucas McCastle got them out…
We’re Gonna Fight So Hard To Win This Game
We’re Gonna Fight So Hard To Win This Game By Dan Ward Well, that was a rough one. Coach Schmitt had this to say: “Hats off to Williamston tonight. They played an incredible game. This was not who we are tonight. We did not execute well in all phases of the game. We will…
Redwings vs Ionia Tennis Results
Ionia – 2, St. Johns – 6, Singles: No. 1 – Eli Howes, St. Johns def. Harper Duell, Ionia, 6-1 , 6-0 , -; No. 2 – Elijah Schultz, St. Johns def. Cole Petersen, Ionia, 6-2 , 6-3 , -; No. 3 – Jude Gregory, Ionia def. Brayden Kilby, St. Johns, 6-2 , 4-6…
Holt Invitational – Tennis Results
Holt 2025/09/20 Holt – 16, Lake Fenton/Linden – 5, Kalamazoo Central – 11, St. Johns – 16, Singles: No. 1 – Noah George, Holt def. Caden Melynchek, Lake Fenton/Linden, 7-6 (14), 6-3 , -; No. 1 – Eli Howes, St. Johns def. Michael Kubiak, Kalamazoo Central, 6-0 , 6-0 , -; No. 1 –…
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…
Bring the Noise! – Week 6 Recap
Bring The Noise! By Dan Ward “Black is back, all in, we’re gonna win. Check it out, here we go again. Turn it up. Bring the noise.” And that’s exactly what the St. Johns Redwings did Friday night. St. Johns beat the Haslett Vikings 28-14 in a physical game that was decided in 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.…
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Varsity Tennis at Portland 8/24/26
Portland – 2, St. Johns – 6, 8/24/26 @Portland HS Singles: No. 1 – Eli Howes, St. Johns def. Tyler Clark, Portland, 6-0 , 6-0 , -; No. 2 – Max Wardin, St. Johns def. Joshua Seavey, Portland, 6-0 , 6-7 (3), 15-13 ; No. 3 – Noah Schultz, St. Johns def. Tanner Brownell,…
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.…
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…
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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