🌱 How Kent City’s bats powered a pair of 17-2 victories

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• How Kent City’s bats powered a pair of 17-2 victories

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 53 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
• Friday: An afternoon shower; breezy, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Kent City unleashes a potent offensive attack in softball sweep of White Cloud (localsportsjournal.com) — Kent City’s softball team dominated White Cloud in a Tuesday doubleheader, winning both games 17-2 behind strong pitching from Lylah Larson and big bats throughout the lineup. The Eagles are back at home today for another twin bill, this time hosting Reed City, giving local fans another chance to see the offense in action.
   

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📸 Around Kent City

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Wacky Wednesday â Homeschool Creative Art Classes
  Village of Sparta 201 E. Division Suite A, Sparta, MI, United States, Michigan 4
  10:00 am
• Lowell Varsity Baseball @ Sparta →
  Sparta Senior High School, 475 West Spartan Drive, Sparta
  4:00 pm
• Sparta Summer Concert Series with Sparta High School Bands & Choirs
  Village of Sparta 177 E Division St, Sparta, MI 49345-1329, United States
  6:30 pm
• Sparta Town & Country Days
  Village of Sparta 194 E Division St, Sparta, MI, United States, Michigan 49345
  6:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Petals & Paint: A Watercolor Ladies Night
  Village of Sparta 201 E. Division Suite A, Sparta, MI, United States, Michigan 4
  6:00 pm
• Fruitport JV Baseball @ Sparta →
  Sparta Senior High School, 475 West Spartan Drive, Sparta
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Embroidery Class - RSVP Link Below →
  Newaygo Area District Library, 44 N State Rd, Newaygo
  10:30 am
• Sparta Town & Country Days Parade (Stars, Stripes, & Celebration)
  Village of Sparta, 194 E Division St, Sparta
  11:00 am
• Keith Scott Blues →
  River Stop Cafe, 52 W State Rd, Newaygo
  2:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Kenowa Hills Varsity Baseball @ Sparta →
  Sparta Senior High School, 475 West Spartan Drive, Sparta
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Moorland Tavern – Moorland, MI →
  Moorland's Rustic Roots Tavern and Grill, 10380 Apple Ave, Ravenna
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Kenowa Hills JV Baseball @ Sparta →
  Sparta Senior High School, 475 West Spartan Drive, Sparta
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kent ISD posted a job opening for PT Custodian in Kent City. Apply here.
• Kent City Community Schools posted a job opening for FT Custodian in Kent City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kent City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Springs

• Key dates, locations for MHSAA spring sports postseason tournaments (thetimesherald.com)

Rockford

• Read the Winning Essays From the Scout Life 2025 Reading Contest (scoutlife.org)
• All four teams remain No. 1 in recent Michigan girls soccer rankings (thetimesherald.com)
• Vanguard Group Inc. Has $163.15 Million Holdings in Wolverine World Wide, Inc. $WWW (marketbeat.com)

Comstock Park

• Trojans split with Vikings on the diamond in Monday baseball action (localsportsjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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