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Taylor Swift Receives Artist of the Year Award

January 23, 2012

Over the past couple of years, Taylor Swift has been taking over the music scene by storm. She was crowned Artist of the Year, for the second time, at the 2011 American Music Awards. According to www.abcnews.go.com Taylor Swift said, “This is the craziest thing that has ever happened to me!” Swift has received over 99 awards over the course of her career including Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Country Album for her “Fearless” album, which debuted... Read more »

The Muppets: Review

January 23, 2012

embedded by Embedded Video The moment The Muppets trailer flashed before my eyes, nostalgia came flooding in.  The silly characters I idolized as a child were back to make me smile and laugh once again.  The Muppets, starring Amy Adams and Jason Segal was released in theaters November 23, just before Thanksgiving. The film was fresh and innovative, yet still the classic Muppets we grew up watching. The story begins with Gary, played by Jason Segal, and his brother Walter who... Read more »

Kyle Beery takes his talents to Butler

January 20, 2012

BY: KAILEY GEHRES Saugatuck High School has been fortunate enough to have many great alumni. After they leave, there is often a void, especially when it is someone who: People who had so much school spirit, was a friend to everyone, a dedicated student, a band member, people that respected others including teacher’s, and people who everyone wanted to be around. A Saugatuck alumnus that meets all this criteria is Kyle Beery, class of 2011. Kyle Beery is a name that everyone in... Read more »

NFL Conference Championships Preview

January 20, 2012

By Beau Troutman With the playoffs coming closer to a close after an entertaining divisional round, it is now time for the Conference Championship round. I am going to take an inside look and pick the winner for the upcoming AFC and NFC championship games. NFC Championship: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers Both of these teams really put on a show this past weekend. The Giants dominated the 15-1 Packers with an air attack led by quarterback Eli Manning and a stout defensive... Read more »

Top 10 Movies of 2011

January 19, 2012

1. Horrible Bosses Funny movie; a lot of good quick hitter jokes; the actors and the plot make the movie my #1 2. Cowboys and Aliens Action packed movie; I liked this film because of the fact that it had cowboys, Indians, and aliens in one movie 3. Paranormal Activity 3 Scariest out of all the Paranormal Activities; the whole movie is creepy; the last 15 minutes will haunt you forever 4. Hall Pass Dirty, but funny; Owen Wilson has some very good scenes; another movie with a good... Read more »

Courtney and Sal Talk About Things

January 19, 2012

in this week’s installment, courtney and sal discuss the mass amount of food they’ve consumed in the past week, why they’re angry at t-pain and rihanna, and all of the bizarre weather nay-sayers out there. by talkintalk  Read More →

Saugatuck Girl’s Basketball

January 17, 2012

Looking for something to do on the evenings? Come on over to Saugatuck High School to watch the girls basketball teams! Freshmen, JV, and varsity have all been practicing hard for another great year of basketball! They’re all at it again, looking for a good season ahead of them. There is some big news! This is Saugatuck’s first year of having a girl’s freshmen basketball team! That means more room for improvement in our program and more games will be played. We are lucky... Read more »

SHS Indoor Track

January 12, 2012

BY:MICHAEL GRANZOTTO The Indoor Track Club is a sports program coached by Rick and Angelina Bauer. The primary locations of sporting events are Grand Valley State University where most of the meets take place and other interstate colleges. This program allows good training for summer and spring sports the following year.On Saturday, January 14, 2012 is the first Indoor competition. It’s located at GVSU’s Kelly Family Stadium. It’s a fun experience that involves... Read more »

Why NBA Superstars moving is killing the NBA

January 11, 2012

Chris Paul with the Clippers. Dwight Howard leaving Orlando? The Heat already have their big three, if Dwight Howard is the only thing keeping fans attached to the Magic, who is to say they don’t just migrate to the Heat? Don’t get me started on the Big Three in Miami, though. That was probably the biggest killer to the NBA in its long history. Lebron James played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A, pretty much, no-name team before he was drafted in 2003. Reading down the Yahoo!... Read more »

MIKE’S NBA INSIDE LOOK

January 11, 2012

BY: MICHAEL WINOWIECKI The NBA season is now underway due to setbacks caused by the recent lockout and things are very mixed to how teams are starting off. This season in particular is very different from the past because the league has a shorter season and there are a lot of critical games to be played in order for teams to make the playoffs. Teams that I believe are starting off the season great in the East are Miami, Chicago, & Indiana. The Heat’s big three have really... Read more »