To be a Gladiator standing in that Roman coliseum not sure of the brutality that was about to be throw at you must have been frightening. The Fowlerville Gladiators may have felt just that Thursday night as the JV Lady Raider Basketball team unleashed their fury on them from the jump ball. The Raiders man to man
They say the Vikings were fierce raiders and explorers from the north, who sailed and conquered unknown territory. The Vikings JV basketball team from the south (Lakewood) may not be related? They sailed into Portland Tuesday night, where the Lady Raiders were anxiously waiting and looking to steal a win FROM THEM. The Raiders came
They say revenge is sweet, SO that must mean revenge over a rival school must be “sweeter”! The JV Lady Raiders basketball team got to experience that last night as they put the smack on the Ionia Bulldogs 31-18, avenging an earlier season 8 pt loss. The girls much-improved defense continued their recent ways chaining
Tuesday January 23rd the Portland Lady Raiders JV Basketball Team headed south to face Charlotte. A strong defensive effort and good rebounding was coupled with some balanced scoring from Grace Sines with 11points and Sophie Novara and Brooke Seal with 8pts each. Grace also pitched in with 9 rebounds, while Hannah Schrauben had 5 steals and 4 deflections to
The Lady Raiders advanced to the district championship by defeating Hastings 46-44. The Raiders led most of the game behind a strong performance of Seniors Lauren Russell (12pts) and Jorie Rutkowski (11pts). After pushing the lead to 9 points in the 4th quarter, the Lady Raiders withstood a barrage of 3 point baskets and free
The Lady Raiders fell to the St. John’s Redwings 34-31. The game was close throughout the night thanks to the stingy Portland defense. Jorie Rutkowski had a potential game tying 3 point shot at the buzzer but was just off the mark. Portland was led by Jorie Rutkowski and Olivia Sandborn, both with 10 points
The Lady Raiders beat conference rival Lansing Catholic 36-27 behind a strong team defensive effort. Portland held the Cougars to 7 total points in the 2nd half on route to their 2nd straight conference win and 4th win out of the last 5 games. The Raiders, (4-4, 2-1) were led by Jorie Rutkowski 11 points, Cally
Sadly, another sports year comes to a close but what a spring it was. Three league championships, two league runner-ups, two District championships, one Regional championship, and two state finals qualifier teams! All of that to go with a league and regional championship in the fall and two District championships in the winter! Great job
