Home of the Paw Paw REDSKINS

January 27  Paw Paw  57  Otsego 37
It took the Lady Redskins a half to recover from the Tuesday night loss, but with Natalie Kmet leading the way with 13 points followed by Selena Martinez 11, Desi Humphrey 10 and Savannah Warner 8, the 
Lady 'Skins pulled away for their 12th win of the season.   
January 27  Paw Paw 56  Otsego  75
The Redskin boys held a half time lead against state rated Otsego, but a 13-0 run to start the fourth quarter doomed the 'Skins.  Luke Vavra scored 13,Christian Brian 9, DeMarcus Leak and Matt Cerven 8 each.
January 25  Paw Paw 24  Plainwell 44
                     Paw Paw  0   Otsego  76
Redskin wrestlers fell to the Trojans and Bulldogs.  Winners against Plainwell included: Jared Williams 112 pounds, Blake Parker 119 pounds, Shane Chapman 152 and Brennan Combs.  
January 24  Paw Paw  56  Plainwell  58
The Lady Redskins blew a 20 point first half lead after leading scorer Selena Martinez picked up her 4th and 5th fouls in the last 50 seconds of the third quarter.  Natalie Kmet led her team with 23 points and Desi Humphrey added 14.  
January 24 Paw Paw 56 Plainwell 60
The Redskin boys were upset by the Trojans as they were unable to solve the Trojan zone defense.  Luke Vavra had a good night with 26 points, Marquis Gill added 13 and Christian Brian and DeMarcus Leak each added 9. 
January 21 Paw Paw 16  Portage Northern 14
Paw Paw High School's girls bowling team kept their record perfect by the smallest of margins.  Jacqueline DuCharme led the scoring list with a 174 and Kellie Volenski was close behind with a 170 line.  
January 21 Paw Paw 9  Portage Northern 21
The Huskies took a SWMHSBC match from the Redskins despite a 227 game for Brady Ruselink and Landon Kirby's 219 line.
January 20 Paw Paw 52 Dowagiac 32
The Lady Redskins jumped ahead early and coasted to their 11th straight triumph. Leading scorers were Hollee Kubiszak 14, Selena Martinez 10, Natalie Kmet 9, Desi Humphrey 7 and Kaelin Lambert 6.    
January 20 Paw Paw 68 Dowagiac 70
Against Dowagiac the Redskin boys rallied from ten down in the final quarter and tied the game with eight seconds left. The Chieftains hit a shot at the horn however to steal the win.  Luke Vavra had 28 points for the Redskins and Marquis Gill added 22. 
January 17
Paw Paw 42  Coloma  18
The Lady Redskins won their 10th straight game led by Selena Martinez with 15 points, Natalie Kmet added nine and Hollee Kubiszak eight.
January 17  Paw Paw  55  Coloma  51
Freshman Tanner Eubank hit the first 14 Redskin points of the game and ended the night with 21.  After four minutes the score read: Eubank 14  Coloma 7.  DeMarcus Leak added a dozen points and Luke Vavra 10.
Congratulations to senior Taylor Underhill who will be playing college soccer next year for Kellogg Community College.
January 14  Paw Paw  26  Kalamazoo Hackett 4
The Lady Reds bowlers maintained their perfect season record with a win on position round day of the SWMHSBC.  Competing against White Divison leader Kalamazoo Hackett the 'Skins rolled over the Irish led by Shannon Patterson's 246 line and a 213 by Kelli Volenski.  The entire team came together to post an outstanding Baker game of 248 also.
January 14  Paw Paw  30  Otsego  0
The boys bowling squad took on Otsego,  their counterparts in the White division, and tossed a shutout over the Bulldogs.  Brady Ruselink had a hot hand with a high game of 246 with ample help from Landon Kirby who totaled 222 pins. 
 
January 13 Paw Paw 66  Allegan   45
The Lady Redskins trailed by seven late in the first half, but got their act together after the break to win by 21. Natalie Kmet was team leader with 17 points followed by Selena Martinez 14, Desi Humphrey 13 and Jessica Beebe 12 in a well balanced scoring attack. The Lady Redskins are 9-1 after one half of the regular season.
January 13  Paw Paw  57  Allegan  41
After trailing by six at the half, the Reds came alive in the final 16 minutes on offense, while holding the Tigers to just 10 second half points before a trey at the buzzer.  Marquis Gill tallied 17 points, Tanner Eubank 16 and Luke Vavra 10.  Gill pulled down 8 rebounds and DeMarcus Leak 7.  The Redskins now stand 7-2 on the season. 
January 10 Paw Paw  50  Three Rivers  24
What was supposed to be a tight game for the Wolverine Conference lead turned out to be all Lady Redskins as the took an early lead and pulled away to their 8th straight victory.  Desi Humphrey had the hot hand with 19 points, Natalie Kmet added 11 plus 11 boards and Selena Martinez added nine points despite being in foul trouble much of the night.
Paw Paw 51  Three Rivers  46
After trailing 24-12 at the break, the 'skins woke up and took a big conference win over the Wildcats.  Luke Vavra hit for 15 points, DeMarcus Leak 14, Tanner Eubank 10 and Marquis Gill 9.  
Paw Paw 29   Kalamazoo Loy Norrix   1
Paw Paw 29   Schoolcraft     1
Paw Paw 18   Mattawan  12
Paw Paw 28  Portage Central  2
Paw Paw's Lady Redskin bowlers are currently perched at the top of their league with a 4-0 record.  Top performances so far include a 211 line by Jacqueline DuCharme and 200 by Kelli Volenksi.    
Paw Paw 26   Kalamazoo Loy Norrix   4
Schoolcraft  26  Paw Paw   4
Paw Paw   28  Mattawan  2
Portage Central 28  Paw Paw  2
After four weeks of competition the Redskin boys bowling team stands at 2-2 in league matches.  Jason Waller has recorded the top game so far with a 265 line, Brady Ruselink has posted a 237 and Landon Kirby a 204.  
January 6   Paw Paw  66   South Haven   64   2 OT
Paw Paw''s first win over the Rams  in nine tries was a thriller all the way.  Trailing by four with 30 seconds left in the second over time period, Matt Cerven hit a trey, Marquis Gill added two free throws and one final charity toss by Christian Brian sealed the win.  Gill topped his team with 19 tallies, followed by Brian with 15, Luke 14, and DeMarcus Leak who scored eight times.
January 6   Paw Paw   58   South Haven  10
The Lady Reds jumped out to a 23-0 lead after one quarter and never looked back against the Lady Rams.  South Haven scored one field goal all game, that coming  with two minutes left in the contest.  Hollee Kubiszak topped the scoring list with 16, Selena Martinez added 14, Natalie Kmet 9, and Chloe Salman, Kaelin Lambert and Jessica Nelson each contributed 5 points. 
December 30  Paw Paw  77  Kalamazoo Phoenix 57
Playing in the Don Jackson Holiday Invitational at Kalamazoo Central, the Redskin boys handled the Fury easily with Marquis Gill leading the way with 23 points.  Tanner Eubank added 18 and Luke Vavra 17 for the 'Skins.
Redskin Trivia:
In the last 10 years Redskins football has a 75-28 record with three league championships.
December 20  Paw Paw 49  Lawton  39
The Redskins won a surprisingly close game led by Marquis Gill making his first appearance of the year with 12, a total shared by Tanner Eubank, while DeMarcus Leak added 11 points.
December 16  Paw Paw  53  Vicksburg  39
The Lady Redskins upped their record to 6-1 with a win over the Lady 'Dogs.  As usual it was the Selena Martinez story as she scored 27.
December 16  Vicksburg  52  Paw Paw  42
The Redskin boys fell to Vicksburg behind some very poor shooting.   They only converted nine of 37 shots on the night.  Luke Vavra was the leading point producer with 12 followed by DeMarcus Leak with 11, Matt Cerven 10 and Tanner Eubank 8. 
December 14  Paw Paw  9  Allegan 72
                         Paw Paw  28 South Haven  51
In opening conference wrestling, the Redskins dropped a pair of matches.  Shane Chapman had a big evening at 145 pounds  however with two wins bringing him to 100 career wins on the mat.  Other winners: Against Allegan-Blake Parker 1121 pounds. Against South Haven-Michael Payne 103, Jared Williams 112, Cody Small 140, and Nick Olinger 215 pounts.  Williams' win was a pin in just 0:17 seconds. 
December 13  Paw Paw   53  Comstock  39
Selena Martinez scored 28 to pace the Lady Reds to a win over the Colts in a very physical and poorly officiated game.  Cassy Daoust scored 8, Desi Humphrey 7 and sophomore Kaelin Lambert and freshman Chloe Salman each hit a late trey while the game was still in doubt.
December 13  Paw Paw 66  Comstock 55
Freshman Tanner Eubank got the Redskins off to a quick start against Comstock hitting 7 of 8 from three point range in the first half.  He ended with 26 points followed by Luke Vavra with 17 and Matt Cerven with 14.
December 12  Paw Paw  58  Mattawan  45
Paw Paw's pair of four year starters at guard toppled Mattawan from the ranks of the unbeaten with a dominating performance on both ends of the court.  Desi Humphrey had a career high 23 points, and Selena Martinez contributed 22 points, eight steals, seven assists and 12 rebounds, not bad for a 5-3 guard, considering Mattawan's U of M bound 6-5  junior Allie Havers collected nine boards. 
December 9  Paw Paw  59  Otsego  49
It was Selena Martinez night as usual for the Lady Reds with Selena scoring 24 points and adding eight steals, six assists and five rebounds.  Desi Humphrey contributed nine points.
December 9  Paw Paw 43  Otsego  68
The Reds fell to Wolverine favorite Otsego with a five point third quarter their downfall.  Luke Vavra was the leading Redskin scoreer with 16 and DeMarcus Leak added 11.
December 6  Paw Paw 45  Edwardsburg  36
Except for a an eight minute six second stretch, the Lady Redskins struggled with their shooting both from the floor and at the line, with
that short span enough to claim the win.  With six seconds left before half time Kaelin Lambert hit a trey and Selena Martinez made two free throws to put the 'Skins up 20-14.  In the third quarter Paw Paw warmed up hitting 50 percent and when Lambert and Savannah Warner hit consecutive treys the lead stood at 33-19.  Martinez had 17 points, Kmet nine with seven boards, and Lambert six.      
December 5  Paw Paw  48  Bloomingdale 37
With freshman Tanner Eubank and sophomore Christian Brian starting and senior Marquis Gill unavailable due to illness, the Redskin boys hoops team took a half to get going, trailing 27-18 at the break.  After shooting 25 % in the first half, the Reds blistered the nets with 63% second half shooting, and Luke Vavra and DeMarcus Leak assumed control of the boards to pull out the win.  Vavra led his team with 15 tallies, followed by Eubank and Leak with with 12 and Matt Cerven with eight points.
The youngest pair of Redskins quickly proved they belonged on the floor against the Cardinals. 
December 2  Paw Paw  62  Plainwell  49
Selena Martinez scored 18 points to lead the Lady Redskins to their first win of the new season.  Behind her there was some amazing balanced scoring:Desi Humphrey 9, Savannah Warner 8, Jessica Beebe 7, Kaelin Lambert 6, Laiken McManigal 6, Hollee Kubiszak 5 and Chloe Salman 4.   
November 29  Lawton 61 Paw Paw 55
The Lady Redskins opened their hoops season with a loss to a very good Lawton team.  A lack of free throw opportunities and almost no rebounding were the main factors in the loss. 5-3 guard Selena Martinez led the Reds in rebounding with seven, plus 16 points, 10 assists and five steals.  Lawton won the rebound war 44-16 and shot 39 free throws compared to six for the 'Skins. 
Redskin Trivia:
PPHS began playing interscholastic sports in 1895.  Since then Paw Paw has competed against a total of 197 high schools.
Next year the Wolverine Conference will be split into two six team divisions with only division games counting in the standings, although there will be cross over games.  Paw Paw will play in the North Division along with Allegan, Plainwell, Otsego, Comstock and Vicksburg. The South Division will feature two of the largest schools in the league, Three Rivers and Edwardsburg competing against four of the smallest five including South Haven, Dowagiac, Coloma and Berrien Springs. 
Redskin Trivia:
In the boys basketball 1963-64 Regional opener, Muskegon Orchard View held a 11 point lead over the 'Skins with six minutes remaining.  The Reds put on a devestating full court press, and with Butch Allen leading the way with 13 points, rallied for a 72-59 victory outscoring the Cardinals by a 24 point margin in the final six.   
In a pre-season traditional game, the Paw Paw alumni girls basketball team defeated this year's varsity 59-52.  A total of 11 college athletes participated for the Alum.  Katie Anderson led the winners with 14 points, J. P. Price added nine, and Emily Reidenbach eight. For the varsity, Selena Martinez held game honors with 15 tallies, Hollee Kubiszak 14, Desi Humphrey eight, and sophomore Kaelin Lambert hit a pair of treys for six points.  
Congratulations to Marquis Gill, Kalamazoo Gazette All Area Division 1-4 player of the year.  The Redskins have won this award two years in a row as Andrew Buskirk took the award last season. Gill, along with Cal Beck, Jack Jennings, Gabe Guilbee and Luke Vavra were all first team Gazette selections, and Grant Lewis and Brett Boven were honorable mention team members. 
Redskin Trivia:
When Paw Paw first played in the KVA, (1952-1961) their record in boys track was 64-0.  When they rejoined the KVA in 1982, their record after 20 track meets was  0-20. 
Redskin Trivia:
Between 1993 and 2008, the Redskin baseball team defeated Kalamazoo Hackett 32 consecutive times.

Paw Paw's all time won-lost record, all sports VS the new Wolverine schools:
Berrien Springs    43-22
Coloma                  156-64-2
Edwardsburg        40-23 

November 11  Zeeland West  53  Paw Paw  12
The Redskins made way too many mistakes in their Regional playoff loss to the Dux.  Marquis Gill and James DeYoung scored for the 'Skins who allowed Zeeland score on 8 of 12 possessions. The Reds end a successful year with a 10-2 record along with a conference and District title. 

November 4  Paw Paw   41   Plainwell  13
The Redskins had an easy time of it winning the District football title.  They led 41-0 after 3 quarters and the reserves played the final quarter.  Marquis Gill scored three times, Connor Prpich and Justin McCauley once each, and James DeYoung had a 76 yard TD run.   
Redskin football has 14 members on the Wolverine all conference teams. First team offense: RB James DeYoung, WR Marquis Gill and OL Cal Beck. Second team offense: WR Luke Vavra, OL Jason Vorce and QB Brett Boven.  First team defense: LB Jack Jennings, DB Marquis Gill and Punter Luke Vavra.  Second team defense: DB Connor Prpich and DE Gabe Guilbee. Honorable Mention defense: LB Shane Chapman, DB Grant Lewis and DB C. J. Strand.  
Congratulations to Redskin volleyball Wolverine Conference 2nd team members, senior Laura Van Oeffelen and sophomore Courtney McCauley.
October 28  Paw Paw   41   Otsego  29
The Redskins won their first district football game thanks to a huge game from Marquis Gill.  He had 263 yards rushing, 153 yards receiving, five TDs and a total of 490 all purpose yards, a new school record.Paw Paw will now host Plainwell next weekend. 
Redskin football will start District football at home next weekend VS Otsego.  In their first meeting Paw Paw won 23-20 in overtime.

October 22   South Haven   2   Paw Paw   0
The 'Skins fell to the Rams in the District soccer Finals held at Paw Paw.

Congratulations to Tyler Johnson and Sam DeVall for being named to the Wolverine All Conference Soccer 1st team, and David Magallon for his inclusion on the second team. 
October 21   Dowagiac 33  Paw Paw  13
The Redskins undefeated football season came to an end losing at home to the Chieftains.   Bobby Yarbrough caught a TD toss from Brett Boven and Marquis Gill scored on a two yard run.   Dowagiac shut down the Redskin offense, rushing and passing. 
October 20   Paw Paw    3  Dowagiac              0
Paw Paw's volleyball team racked up their first conference win of the year over Dowagiac.  Brittany Bajo and Alyssa Salman each had seven digs, Courtney McCauley had five kills, Amanda Richardson 16 assists, and Shannon Peterson racked up six aces. The JV and freshman teams completed the sweep of the Chieftains.
October 19   Paw Paw    4  Berrien Springs    2
Playing in incredibly bad weather with driving rain and strong winds, the Redskins rallied for three goals in the last nine minutes to move to the District soccer finals. Tyler Johnson and Sam DeVall each scored a pair of goals.  
October 18
Kayla DePierre led the Lady Redskins cross country team to a fifth place finish in the conference championship, finishing seventh in 20:12.3.  The Redskin boys came in sixth with Kyle Richardson cutting 10 seconds off his best time of the year with a reading of 16:44.6, good for second place in the race. 
October 17   Paw Paw    8    Niles Brandywine   0
Redskin soccer took the opening game of District Soccer play with an easy win.  This guarantees the 'Skins of a winning season.  The offense was provided by the leading scorers for the season.  Sam DeVall scored three and Tyler Johnson tied the school record with a total of five goals.  Dylan Himes recorded the shutout in goal.
October 15
The Lady Redskins won the Bloomingdale Cross Country Invitational finishsing first (Kayla DePierre 20:16.1), Kayla Groteluschen  ran second (20:56.4) and Ashley Boven fourth (21:54.7). Kyle Richardson finished second by one second in the boys race with a time of 17:13.9  Tim Westerhoff came in eighth at 18:42.7 and the boys finished third as a team.
October 15
Paw Paw's boys tennis team placed 15th in the Division 4 State Finals at Jenison.  Corey Siwula 2nd singles, Connor Anderson 4th singles and doubles tandem Mike Brown and Daniel Brown reached the second round, and Shane Wyman and Tyler Henry playing #4 doubles reached the quarter finals round.-
October 14  Paw Paw   30   Allegan   21
Redskin football captured a share of their third Wolverine Conference title in four years against a stubborn Allegan Team.  Justin McCauley hit Marquis Gill for a 65 yard TD pass play on the first play of the game, Gill also scored on a 65 yard punt return his fourth of the season, and Vavra caught a 30 yard TD toss from Gill.  McCauley added a field goal and two PATs.   
October 13  Allegan   3    Paw Paw  0
The Lady Reds dropped a conference volleyball match to the Lady Tigers.  Abbie Goldberg and Laura Van Oeffelen had four kills, Shannon Patterson four aces and four blocks, and Courtney McCauley led in digs with five. 
October 12
Paw Paw 6   Dowagiac    4
Redskin soccer jumped out to a 6-1 lead and the Chieftains scored three late goals to make the final score close.  Sam DeVall had four goals for the 'Skins, and Tyler Johnson and Juan Garcia each found the net once.  
October 11
Paw Paw's boys cross country team went 0-3 in a league mini jamboree, but Kyle Richardson finished first in 16:55.  In the girls race Kayla DePierre came in second with a 19:46 time and the girls went 2-1 defeatng South Haven and Three Rivers.  
October 10  Paw Paw   3  Allegan  1
Emanuel Magallon, Tyler Johnson and Tim Weststrate each scored one goal and Sam Devall and Johnson had assists as the Reds won their eighth soccer game of the year.  Dylan Himes had five saves in goal.
October 7   Paw Paw   34   Vicksburg   0
Redskin football moved to 7-0 on the season swamping the Bulldogs on homecoming evening. Short six players, the Reds who have operated out of a spread offense with an empty set most of the season came out in the wishbone formation and rammed the ball past the 'Dogs.  Marquis Gill scored twice, one on his record third punt return TD of the year, Luke Vavra caught a TD aerial from Brett Boven.  Boven also ran for a score as did James DeYoung who rushed for 123 yards. Justin McCauley, Jack Jennings and Gill were defensive standouts and the entire offensive line excelled.    
October 6
Paw Paw' tennis team used their depth and balance to finish second in the Regional meet and qualify for the MHSAA State Finals without having a titleist on the day.  Corey Siwula and Brady Ruselink at singles and the duos of Michael Brown/Daniel Brown, Nathan Huggett/Chris Lyons and Cody Schmitt/Jared Burk all were runners up, Singles player Nate Klingel was a semi-finalst and Connor Anderson at singles and Shane Wyman-Tyler Henry playing doubles made it to the quarter final round in the field of nine schools.  
October 5  Vicksburg  5  Paw Paw  0
Soccer power Vicksburg shutout the Redskins, dominating play most of the night.
October 4  Paw Paw  15  Dowagiac   48  girls
                   Paw Paw  27  Dowagiac   28  boys
Redskin cross country teams swept Dowagiac with Kayla DePierre taking first place in 20:02 in the girls competition, followed by Kayla Groteluschen 2nd and Ashley Boven 3rd place.  Kyle Richardson finished second for the boys  with a 16:55 clocking, just one second off his best time of the year.  Tim Weststrate took third place and Tony Westerhoff fourth. 
October 4  Paw Paw   5   Niles Brandywine   3
Wins by all four doubles teams led the 'Skins to a boys tennis win over the Bobcats.  Corey Siwula was the lone singles victor, and the winning tandems were #1 Devan Dodd/Daniel Brown,  #2 Nathan Huggett/Chris Lyons,  #3 Cody Schmitt/Jared Burk and Shane Wyman and Tyler Henry at number four doubles. 
October 3  Paw Paw   8   Three Rivers   0
Redskin soccer scored four goals in each half to roll over the Wildcats.  Sam DeVall, Parker Marcon and Tyler Johnson scored two goals apiece, and Emanuel Maggalon and Tim Weststrate each added one tally.  DeVall had two assists, and Marcon, Cody Warner, Johnson and Juan Garcia each assisted on one score. 
October 3   St. Joseph   3    Paw Paw    0
Redskin volleyball dropped a match with the St. Joe Bears in straight sets.  Amanda Richardson had 11 digs, Courtney McCauley 3 blocks, and Hailey Klingel 13 assists for the Lady Reds. 
October 1
The Redskin boys tennis team topped off their  season without a dual loss for the first time since 1955 with a runner-up spot in the league tourney. All team members were accorded all conference honors. First place finishers: Corey Siwula, Cody Schmitt and Jared Burk.  In second place Nate Klingel, Nathan Huggett and Chris Lyons,  third place Mike Brown and Daniel Brown while Shane Wyman, Tyler Henry, Brady Ruselink and Connor Anderson placed fourth.  Coach Matthew Baleja was named Wolverine Coach of the Year also.  A dual meet tie with Allegan was the Tiger's only blemish on their season record.   

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Bob Crocker, Paw Paw Hall of Famer and State Champion in cross country in the 1965-66 season.
Bob was an inspiration to many runners who came after him at Paw Paw and he has had an undeniable impact on running sports at PPHS.  He will be missed by all who knew him.
September 30  Paw Paw 49  Three Rivers 6
Redskin football qualified for the playoffs with their sixth win of the season.  Quarterback Brett Boven threw 4 TD passes which is a new school record. Marquis Gill scored 3 touchdowns, and Boven, Bobby Yarbrough, Luke Vavra and Justin McCauley each scored once. 
September 27
Paw Paw 15  Comstock -  girls
Paw Paw 26  Comstock 29 boys
Kayla DePierre took first place(20:27) and Paw Paw had eight of the top ten finishers in girls cross country.  Kyle Richardson once again took the top spot in the boys run finishing in 17:41.
September 26
In their final conference golf jamboree of the season, the Lady Reds had their best finish 2nd place, and their best team score with 191. Sydney Heasley was team medalist with 44 good for fourth place, and Sam Hill and Celestine Schwartz each carded a round of 47 which left them in a tie for tenth best.

September 26 Lake Mich. Catholic 2  Paw Paw 0
                         Paw Paw 2               River Valley 1
                         Paw Paw 2               Bridgman      0
                         Lake Mich. Catholic 2  Paw Paw  0
The Lady Redskins made the finals of the Bridgman Volleyball Invitational, losing the trophy to Lake Michigan Catholic.  
September 26 Paw Paw 4 Allegan 4
Redskin boys tennis stepped up and played state tennis power Allegan to a tie Monday.  Nate Klingel, Corey Siwula and Brady Ruselink all won their singles matches, and Cody Schmitt and Jared Burk captured the third doubles competition.
September 24 Paw Paw 6  Battle Creek Pennfield  0
Tyler Johnson recorded a hat trick - three goal day as the 'Skins easily defeated the Panthers in high school soccer.  Sam DeVall added a pair of tallies and Casey Schwartz also found the Panther net.
September 23   Paw Paw   55   South Haven  6
The Redskins stretched their record to 5-0 with an easy win over the Rams.  Marquis Gill scored three times including a 51 yard punt return and a 44 yard pass reception from Brett Boven.  James DeYoung scored on a five yard run while Shane Chapman returned an interception 35 yards to the end zone.  Backup quarterback Justin McCauley had a great second half, rushing for 155 yards with scores of 21, 5, and 70 yards, all with the mercy clock running.
Ben Stieber, C. J. Strand, Cal Beck and Grant Lewis were among many defensive standouts for the 'Skins.  
September 22
Kayla DePierre led her cross country team to a second place finish at the Delton-Kellogg Invitational with a winning time of 19:53.7, the fifth best girls cross country time ever at PPHS.  Kyle Richardson also took the first place medal in 17:11, his fifth first place finish of the season so far.  The boys also finished second out of six teams. 
September 22  South Haven 3  Paw Paw 0
The Lady Redskin volleyball team saw their league record fall to 0-3 after losing to the Lady Rams by 11-25, 8-25, and 16-25 scores. Sarah Wyman had three digs for the 'Skins, Laura Van Oeffelen accounted for five blocks and Courtney Mc Cauley was credited with three kills.
 
September 21  Otsego  5    Paw Paw   3
Sam DeVall, leading goal producer on the Redskins soccer team, had his second consecutive three goal hat trick against the 'Dogs. but Otsego prevailed.  Emanuel Magallon had an assist on DeVall's final goal.       
September 20 Paw Paw 5  Vicksburg 3
A three set win by #3 doubles team Cody Schmitt and Jared Burk was the key to the win over the 'Dogs.  Other winners for the Reds included: Nate Klingel, Corey Siwula and Brady Ruselink in singles play, and Michael Brown and Daniel Brown in doubles action. 
September 20 Paw Paw 28 Otsego 29 Girls
                         Paw Paw 43 Otsego 20 Boys
Kayla DePierre took top honors( 20:27) as the Lady Reds defeated Otsego's cross country team by a single point. In the boys competition Kyle Richardson crossed the finish line first (17:00), but the next nine runners were all Bulldogs.
 
September 19 Paw Paw  9  Lawton  1
Redskin soccer jumped all over the Blue Devils taking a 6-1 half time lead. Sam DeVall had a 3 goal hat trick for the Reds, plus an assist. Juan Garcia added a pair of goals, Tyler chipped in with 2 goals and 2 assists, David and Emanuel Maggalon each scored once, and Parker Marcon added an assist.

September 16 Paw Paw 55 Comstock 0
Leading 48-0 at the half.  Paw Paw scored their 7 first half TDs on a total of 16 offensive plays.  James DeYoung scored 3 times, Marquis Gill 2, and Brett Boven, Justin Mc Cauley and Cody Small one each.  Jack Jennings and Gabe Guilbee were standouts on defense for the 'Skins.  
September 15 Comstock 3  Paw Paw  0
The Lady Colts swept the Reds in Wolverine volleyball play  by 25-16, 25-9, 25-9 scores.  Laura Van Oeffelen had four kills for the Lady 'Skins, and Sarah Wyman contributed 11 digs. 
September 13  Vicksburg 19 Paw Paw  43 boys
September 13  Vicksburg 24 Paw Paw 33 girls
The Bulldogs swept a pair of cross country meets Tuesday. Kyle Richardson finished second for the boys in 17:15 and Kayla DePierre also came in second place in the girls race, clocking at 20:29. 
September 12  Paw Paw 7  Three Rivers 1
Redskin tennis continued their undefeated ways by easily defeating Three Rivers.  Winners in singles included: Nate Klingel, Corey Siwula and Connor Anderson. All the doubles enteries emerged with wins including Michael Brown-Daniel Brown, Nathan Huggett-Chris Lyons, Cody Schmitt-Jared Burk and Shane Wyman-Tyler Henry.  

September 9    Paw Paw  23   Otsego   20  (Overtime)
In a very sloppily played game, the Redskins won a battle of unbeaten football teams in overtime.  The Reds outgained the Bulldogs 332 to 145, with 332 of the yards coming through the air. The only successfull run all evening was James DeYoung's 10 yard TD run in the extra segment for the win.  Marquis Gill caught a 35 yard touchdown toss from back up QB Justin McCauley, Vavra went 66 yards with a pass from QB Brett Boven, McCauley added a 25 yard field goal before DeYoung's winning run.  Vavra caught 13 passes for 154 yards, Connor Prpich added 120 yards on seven receptions, and Boven ended with 280 yards passing.      
Congratulations to Redskin Marquis Gill who has signed to play baseball at Eastern Michigan next year. 
September 1  St. Joseph 4   Paw Paw  3
The Redsins soccer team saw their winning streak end with a tough loss to St. Joseph.  Sam DeVall got two goals both with assists from David Magallon, and Tyler Johnson also found the net with a pass from Devall.
September 1    Paw Paw   40  Gull Lake    20
Gull Lake jumped out to a quick lead with a 63 yard TD pass on the second play of the game.  After that it was all Redskins as they built a 40-6 lead until the Blue Devils scored twice late in the final quarter.
James DeYoung had 110 yards rushing and 3 TDs.  Jack Jennings scored on a 53 yard interception, Bobby Yarborough caught a 17 yard pass from Brett Boven, and Marquis Gill added a 15 yard TD run.  Grand Lewis had a pair  of interceptions on defense, and Jennings accounted for nine tackles.
August 29
With Celestine Schwartz and Sydney Heasley both recording rounds of 49, the Lady Redskins golf team finished fourth in the Wolverine Conference Jamboree held at Hawkshead Golf Course in South Haven.
August 29   Paw Paw   4    Otsego    4
In Wolverine boys tennis competition, the Redskins and Bulldogs battled to a tie with Nate Klingel taking the only singles win at #1 singles. Redskin doubles tandems fared better with Michael Brown/Daniel Brown taking 1st doubles, Nathan Huggett/Chris Lyons second doubles, and Brady Ruselink and Connor Anderson prevailing at #3 doubles.  
August 29   Paw Paw   6    Kalamazoo Christian    2
Redskin soccer moved to 3-0 on the young season blasting the Comets out of the sky with a strong offensive showing.  Emanuel Magallon led the way with a pair of goals, and Sam DeVall, Parker Marcon, Brandon Ling and Juan Garcia also each dented the back of the Comet's net. 

August 25   Paw Paw   21   Plainwell   2
The Redskins opened the football season with a win over the Trojans.  Connor Prpich caught a 34 yard TD pass from Brett Boven, and Marquis Gill scored twice on one yard runs.  Quarterbacks Boven and Justin McCauley each passed for over 100 yards.  Jack Jennings, Gill and Prpich were among defensive standouts for the 'Skins. 
August 22   Paw Paw   6   Parchment   2
Sam DeVall and Juan Garcia each connected for a pair of goals as the Redskins opened the soccer season with a win over Parchment. Tyler Johnson added the fifth score, David Magallon the final tally,  and Dylan Himes had a great game in goal for the 'Skins. 
August 22
Sydney Heasley led the way with a round of 45 as the Lady Reds opened the fall golf season with a fourth place finish in the Three Rivers Conference Jamboree.  Sam Hill came in a 50, Celestine Schwartz 52, and Cassy Daoust 63. 
August 19
In the opening meet of the year held at Gull Lake, the Lady Redskins volleyball team lost to Allegan and Lakeview in pool play. 
August 19
Paw Paw's boys tennis team began the fall season with a third place finish at the Portland Quad meet.  Brady Ruselink and Connor Anderson brought home the first place medal at third doubles.
Redskin Trivia:
Wade Killefer was a PPHS athlete, graduating in 1900. He along with his brother Bill played major league baseball, and Wade was part of probably the worst trade ever in the major leagues.  In 1916 Wade and another player who never made the majors were traded by the Reds to the New York Giants.  In return the Reds got Christy Mattewson, Edd Rousch and Bill McKechnie.  When their careers were done, all three of these players were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.  To make matters even worse, Wade played two games for the Giants, both as a pinch hitter, and then he was sent to the minor leagues and never played in MLB again.  
Redskin Trivia:
During the 97-98 boys basketball season, Nate Varnesdeel set a school record at Watervliet hitting seven consecutive three point shots during the third quarter.  The seventh one was from mid court at the buzzer, a bank shot.
Redskin Trivia:
In the 1927-28 Redskin football season, running back Burnell Morlan scored 21 touchdowns in the first five games of the season. After that coach Bryan Emmert switched him to blocking back and he did not score again. The Reds finished the season 9-0-1.
Redskin Trivia:
Most career points scored by a family, two or more players, girls
basketball:
2,011 Abnet Family (Jennifer, Julie, Jeana)
1,936 Baltmanis Family (Amy, Julie)
1,262 Houghton Family (Becky, Amy)
1,087 Smith Family (Allison, Lyndsey)
980 Selent Family (Carmen, Andrea)

Redskin Trivia:
Most career points scored by a family, two or more players, boys basketball:
2,127 Smith Family (Barry, Tom, Scott, Kelly)
1,975 Varnesdeel Family (Barney, Bernard, Nate)
1,887 Mitchell Family (Rick, Derrick)
1,398 Lyon Family (Chad, Jason)
1,253 Baney Family (Tom, Clint, Brett)
 
Redskin Trivia:
There are 147 boys basketball players who have accumulated 200 or more points in their careers at Paw Paw.  #145 is Ed Buskirk with 204 points, and his two grandsons Matt Buskirk and Andrew Buskirk are tied directly below him with 203 points apiece. 
Are you ready for some football?  Remember this date, July 29th.  This is the date of the first Paw Paw-Mattawan alumni football game.
Former Redskins and Wildcats, be a part of this game! 
Four members of the Lady Redskins soccer team have been selected to the all state honor list.  Junior Elena Olivares as a member of the third team, and senior Alexa Conner and juniors Natalie Kmet and Taylor Underhill are all members of the honorable mention team.  
Paw Paw's all time won and lost record against the new members of the Wolverine Conference:
Berrien Springs    43-19
Coloma                  139-56-2
Edwardsburg         34-22
Hudsonville Unity 5  Paw Paw  0   June 7
Paw Paw's girls soccer season ended in the first round of regional play. The Crusaders out shot the 'Skins 17-1 and have won the last six division III girls state soccer titles. 
now appears the Wolverine Conference will become a 12 team league.  When Gull Lake left the league Edwardsburg was invited and accepted to become the replacement.  Now the league has offered membership to Berrien Springs and Coloma, with every expectation that they will accept.
Paw Paw 4  Dowagiac  0           June 4
For the third straight year and fifth time in six years, the Lady Reds brought home the District Tournament soccer trophy with their 12th shutout of the year.  Elena Olivares scored twice, both off  assists from Courtney Congdon, and Taylor Underhill added the other two scores, one on a penalty kick.  The Lady 'Skins now stand 15-3-1 on the season going into Regional play.
Paw Paw 2  South Haven  0     June 2
Paw Paw's girls soccer team moved into the District Tournament Finals for the sixth year in a row, defeating South Haven in a very physical and intense contest.  Elean Olivares found the net twice for the 'Skins, both times off of passes from Candace Richardson. 
May 31
Paw Paw girl's track avenged their only loss of the season by edging Allegan 113-111 for the Wolverine Conference Meet trophyi. Natalie Kmet won both shot put and discus, and Whitney captured the 400 along with second place finishes in the 100 and 200.
The boys finished sixth with DeMarcus Leak finishing second in the high jump and long jump, tying the school record in the high jump at 6'6". Kyle Richardson was the only winner for the 'Skins finishing the 3200 run in 10:11.53   
Paw Paw 4 Buchanan 0  May 31
Redskin soccer started District play looking for their fifth trophy in six seasons, downing the Bucks. Elena Olivares scored twice and Courtney Congdon and Katie Haynor once each.  Haynor split the shutout in goal with Natalie Kmet who was late arriving, but for a good reason.  She picked up first place finishes in both the shot put and discus at the Wolverine Track and Field Meet earlier in the evening. 
Paw Paw 4 Dowagiac 1   May 23
Lady Redskin soccer ended their regular season with a easy win at Dowagiac.  Taylor Underhill, Jamie Packer, Candace Richardson and Courtney Congdon all dented the Chieftain's goal net.
Track Regional May 21
A crippled group of Redskin boys finished ninth in the Regional.  DeMarcus qualified for the state in the long jump and  high jump, and Kyle Richardson will join him running a 9:55.00 3200 Meter Run. In the girls competition, the Lady Reds finished third with Natalie Kmet winning the shot put with a toss of 36'4.5" and the 1600 Relay team of Cassy Daoust, Celestine Schwartz, Kayla Grotelueschen and Jessica Beebe captured the medals with a 4:15.23 clocking. Whitney Johnson will be joining them at the finals with second place finishes in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. 
  
Paw Paw  6  Kalamazoo Hackett 2  May 21
Kalamazoo Christian 9 Paw Paw 2
Chris Lyons pitched a complete game victory over Hackett allowing just four hits while fanning seven.  In the second game the Comets jumped out to an early lead and cruised to the win.  Ben Stieber had the hot bat for the 'Skins with six hits in the two games.  
Paw Paw 4 Kalamazoo Hackett 3 May 21
Schoolcraft 5 Paw Paw 2
Redskin softball won their second game of the year despite gathering just two hits over the Irish in the Kalamazoo Invitational Softball tourney.  In the second game Schoolcraft prevailed over the 'Skins. 
Allegan 9  Paw Paw 5  May 20
Allegan 7  Paw Paw 4
The Allegan Tigers, last in the conference surprised the Redskin baseball team with a two game sweep.  Eric Williams led the way for the 'Skins with three hits including a long home run and two RBI.
Paw Paw 4 Battle Creek Harper Creek 1   May 20
The Lady Reds soccer squad got back on track with a win over the Beavers with Katie Haynor picking up the win in goal.  
Allegan 2  Paw Paw 1  2OT   May 19
The Tigers and Lady Redskins played an intense two overtime game with the Tigers scoring in the first extra segment and holding on in the second for the win.  The lone  Redskin goal was scored by Morgan Evick on a penalty kick in the second half.
Paw Paw 5  Vicksburg 6    May 17
Paw Paw 9  Vicksburg 2
Two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh cost the Reds a first game win, but their bats came alive in the night cap to record a win and the 1,000th win for the baseball program.  The first win came in 1896 over Otsego 6-1.  On the day Chris Lyons had three hits, and Eric Williams and Marquis Gill collected two safetys each.  Lyons was the winning pitcher in the record setting game with a solid seven inning complete game performance.  Gill took the tough luck loss in the opener. 
Paw Paw 117 Marcellus 19   May 17
Paw Paw 119 Comstock 5
The Lady Redskins took first in  every event while swamping Comstock and Marcellus in a tri-meet.  Natalie Kmet took first in the shot put and discus, Paige Sutcliffe claimed both distance runs, and Kayla DePierre won both the 110 hurdles and pole vault. 
Paw Paw 93 Marcellus  43    May 17
Paw Paw 98 Comstock 38
Redskin boys track rolled to a pair of easy wins in a tri-meet due to a previous cancellation.  DeMarcus Leak won the shot put, long jump and high jump as the Reds collected 13 first place finishes.
Paw Paw 2  Vicksburg  1     May 16
Despite a lowly 3-11-1 record, the Bulldogs gave the Lady Redskins nearly all they wanted before falling.  Candace Richardson scored with an assists from Elena Olivares and Savannah hit the game winner thanks to Taylor Underhill's assist.   
Allegan 75 Paw Paw 61        May 16
In a battle of conferene unbeatens Allegan pulled out a win over the Lady Reds.  Natalie Kmet captured both the discus and shot put and Whitney Johnson came home first in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.
Kayla DePierre set a new pole vault record at 9'0".
Allegan  84  Paw Paw  53
Missing top runners Max Field and Andrew Buskirk, the Reds  fell to Allegan.  Bryan Wysko in the discus and Corry Daoust in the 800 meter run were the only Redskins to finish first. 
Paw Paw 3   Niles                         May 14
Lady Redskin soccer recorded their ninth shutout in 12 games, whitewashing Class A Niles.  Elena Olivares scored twice, one with an assist from Jamie Packer, and Savannah Warner found the net for the third goal. 
Three Rivers 8 Paw Paw 7          May 13
In a game that ended one inning early due to lightning, the Reds came up a run short when the light show started.  Chris Lyons and Marquis each had one hit and two RBI, and Ben Stieber, Fransico Posada, Bobby Yarbrough Skyler Springer and Jason McCauley each also hit safely.
Paw Paw  1  South Haven  5       May 10
Paw Paw  9  South Haven  4
After losing game one to the Rams despite a complete game effort from Marquis Gill, the 'Skins jumped out to an early lead in the nightcap and held on thanks to some strong relief pitching by Chris Lyons.  Eric Williams led the offense with three hits, two RBI and three stolen bases.
May 10
The Lady Redskin track team continued their winning ways,  easily taking a five team Wolverine Jamobree at South Haven. Whitney Johnson led her team with four first place finishes.
The boys team came in fourth with Max Field, Andrew Buskirk and DeMarcus Leak each winning in two events.
Three Rivers 1   Paw Paw  0       May 11
Lady Redskin soccer gave up their first goal in some 470 minutes of play, and it cost them their second loss of the season.
Paw Paw   7   Buchanan    0
Taylor Underhill tied a school record with five goals and Elena Olivares added the pair, and Katie Haynor recorded the shutout in goal.
Paw Paw   7   Dowagiac    1        May   9
Redskin tennis easily defeated the Chieftans losing just one match.
Winners:
Emilee Pearson, Jess Nelson, Anna Gulbis in singles, and doubles tandems of Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske, Kate Mc Caw/Elyse Wegeler, Erica Haselberger/Megan St. Clair and Cammi Greene/Dana Grimm. 
Paw Paw   3   South Haven   0    May   9
Redskin soccer recorded their eighth shutout in nine games toppling South with three second half goals.  Taylor Underhill found the net twice and Elena Olivares added the other score.  Katie Haynor had 10 saves and the shutout in goal.
Paw Paw  6  Edwardsburg 5    May 6
Paw Paw 13  Galesburg-Augusta   3
The Redskins won the Bloomingdale Invitational led by Eric Williams who had a home run and single and three RBI.  Chris Lyons and Ben Stieber each pitched a complete game to pick up the wins. 
Paw Paw 13  Comstock   3
Paw Paw 15  Comstock   6
Ben Stieber had 6 hits and 6 RBI to lead the 'Skins to a sweep of Comstock.  The Reds pounded out 27 hits on the day.  Marquis Gill and Justin McCCauley posted complete game wins for the Red and White.  
Comstock 12 Paw Paw 0     May 6
Comstock 6   Paw Paw 5          May 6
The Colts swept a pair from Redskin softball, rallying for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the nightcap.
Kalamazoo Christian 9 Paw Paw 8   May 5
A run in the seventh inning gave the Comets a win at Paw Paw.  Marquis Gill, Eric Williams, Fransico Posada and Josh Thomas  collected two hits apiece for the Red and White.
Gull Lake 16 Paw Paw 1
Gull Lake 9   Paw Paw 4        May 4
The Blue Devils pounded out a total of 25 hits good for 25 runs in a sweep over the Redskins baseball squad.  Leading hitters for the 'Skins included: Ben Stieber and Eric Williams  
Paw Paw 7  Comstock  0       May 4
The Lady Redskins soccer team pitched their seventh shutout in eight outings this year, dominating Comstock from the opening kick.
Elena Olivares and Taylor Underhill each scored twice, and Abbie Goldberg, Jamie Packer and Alexandra Guerbra each added one goal.  Olivares also was credited with an assist.  Katie Haynor and Natalie Kmet shared the shutout in goal. 
May 3
The Redskins golf team came in 10th place with a 192 in the Gull Lake Conference despite a  round of 39 from Corey Siwula.
Paw Paw 111 Dowagiac 26      May 3
Redskin boys track rolled over the Chieftains taking a total of 13 first places out of 15 available.
Paw Paw 102 Dowagiac 30     May 3
Not to be outdone the Lady Redskins claimed 12 of 15 first place finishes to win easily over the Lady Chieftains. 
Paw Paw 5    Otsego     0          May 2
Showing their best offensive production of the season the Lady Redskin soccer team white washed Otsego, led by Taylor Underhill with a three goal hat trick.  Elena Olivares added the other two goals while Morgan Evick and Desiree Smith-Underhill each recorded an assist. Natalie Kmet had seven saves and was credited with the shutout in goal.     
Plainwell 13  Paw Paw  8          May 2
The Plainwell baseball team showed a good offense can be the best defense as they committed seven errors, but 14 hits still produced a win over the 'Skins.  Marquis Gill led the Reds with a three run homerun and Christ Lyons added a pair of singles.
Paw Paw 4    Vicksburg  4        May 2
The two girls tennis squads battled to a draw splitting both singles and doubles matches.  Emilee Pearson and Jessie Nelson captured singles wins and doubles duos Erica Haselberger & Megan St. Clair and Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske remained undefeated for the season in the doubles.  
Plainwell 10  Paw Paw 0           May 2
Plainwell 5    Paw Paw 0
The Lady Redskins were unable to dent home plate in a double header loss to Plainwell. Stephanie Kanwischer was nearly the entire offense in game one with a double and triple.  Sydney Schauer added a base hit.  In the second contest Schauer, Haley Hagen, Courtney McCauley and Casey Zimmer each singled, but none of them  were able to make it all the way home.
April 29
Corey Siwula carded a round of 42 to lead the Redskins golf team to a fifth place finish at Eastern Hill Golf Course.  Connor Prpich contributed a 45, Nolan Snyder 46 and Austin Edick came in at 47.
April 29
Both Redskin track teams claimed thefirst place trophy at the Bangor Relays. The boys ran away with the meet with 101 points, sweeping all the running events and finishing second in two field events.  The girls scored 94 points and tied Gobles for first, taking blue ribbons in the shot put, 4X100 meter relay, 4X200 meter relay, 4X400 meter relay, and the sprint medley. They finished second in the discus, pole vault, Viking Medley, discus relay, and 4X400 meter relay.    
 
Niles Brandywine 11  Paw Paw  7   April 30
Paw Paw 11  Schoolcraft   4             April 30
After 19 days of weather related non-activity, the Redskins completed five games in three days with a win over Schoolcraft in the Brandywine Tournament.  Justin McCauley entered the game in relief of Ben Stieber and tossed four innings allowing one hit, no earned runs with six strikeouts to pick up the win. 
Otsego 10 Paw Paw 0
Otsego 7  Paw Paw  4               April 29
Otsego pounded the ball sweeping a twin bill from Redskin baseball.  The Bulldogs had 21 hits and 17 runs while Paw Paw was held to eight hits and four runs for the day. 
Otsego 15 Paw Paw 2
Otsego 12 Paw Paw 2               April 29
Otsego swept a softball double header from the Redskins in two mercy rule shortened games.  Hitting for the 'Skins were; Stephanie Kanwischer 2 hits, and Courtney McCauley, Katherine Cox, Haley Hagen one apiece.
Paw Paw 7    South Haven  1   April  29
 A sweep of the doubles matches and taking three of four singles events gave the Lady Reds tennis team an easy win over South         Haven.  Winners in the doubles matches were the tandems of Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske, Kate McCaw/Elyse Wegeler, Erica Hasselberger/Megan St. Clair and Cammi Greene/Dana Grimm.
Among singles winners were Emilee Pearson, Jessie Nelson and Anna Gulbis.
St. Joseph 9  Paw Paw   8     April 28
Paw Paw fell behind St. Joseph in baseball 5-1, rallied for a 8-5 lead only to see St. Joe tie it in the 5th and win it in the bottom of the seventh.  Bobby Yarbrough led his team with two hits and Eric Williams, Chris Lyons, Justin McCauley, Francisco Posada and Sam Rice each added one safety. 
Paw Paw 3    Gull Lake   1      April 27
The Lady Redskin soccer team raised their record to 4-1-1 with a win over Gull Lake in what will be the Blue Devil's last season in the conference.  Alexandra Guebara, Elena Olivares and Taylor Underhill each scored once and Underhill added an assist.  
April 25
The Redskins golf team had a rough day of it at Hampshire Hills Course in Dowagiac finishing 10th with a total of 197 strokes. Host Dowagiac won the jamboree with a 153 score.
Lakeshore  159  Paw Paw   181   April 21
Playing at Berrien Hills Country Club, the Lakeshore Lancer golfers took a win over the Redskins by a 159-181 final.  Corey Siwula led the 'Skins with a round of 40 followed by Nolan Snyder (45), Austin Edict (47) and Jason Lawler (49).
Otsego 6      Paw Paw   2              April 21
The only winners in a 6-2 tennis loss to Otsego were doubles partners Leslie Adriance/Jessica Nelson (6-0,3-6, 6-1) and Erica Haselberger/Dana Grimm (6-1, 6-1)
 Paw Paw 5   Comstock 3              April 20th
Lady Redskin tennis racked up their first victory of the year with the doubles teams leading the way.  The tandems of Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske, Kate McCaw/Elyse Wegeler, Erica Haselberger/Megan St. Clair and Cammi Greene/Dana Grimm all prevailed as did #2 singles performer Emilee Pearson.
Plainwell 3   Paw Paw   0              April 20th
It took almost four and one half games for an opponent to put the soccer ball in the Lady Redskin's net, but Plainwell did it three times to hand the 'Skins their first loss of the season.  The score was 1-0 until the final 16 minutes of the game.  Plainwell is still unscored upon and considered the best team in the area after defeating national rated Portage Central 3-0.  
Congratulations to the Redskin 440 relay team that set a school record at the Lions Invitational with a time of 44.35.  The runners were; DeMarcus Leak, Andrew Buskirk, Corry Daoust and Max Field.  The old record was just one year previous, and Buskirk had been a part of that team also. 
April 16
Competing in the 19th annual Paw Paw Lions Invitational, the Lady Reds went down to the final event before finishing third behind Vicksburg and Mattawan.  Natalie Kmet won the shot put (32'7.5") and the only other blue ribbon effort for the girls was the win by the 400 relay team with a 55.37 clocking.  The boys finished runner up to Vicksburg with a win by Andrew Buskirk in the long jump (20'2.5) with DeMarcus Leak just half an inch behind him. Leak tied for the win in the high jump at 6'0", Max Field took both hurdles, Corry Daoust the 800 meter run in 2:04.05 and the 400 and 3200 relay teams also brought home blue ribbons.   
Redskin Trivia:
Between 1951 and 1952 Redskin boys track teams won 69 consecutive dual track meets, a state record at the time.  They also won 11 straight KVA titles, five Regionals, and placed second in two more Regionals.
Gull Lake   6   Paw Paw   2                 April 13th
Wolverine tennis power Gull Lake topped the Lady Redskins 6-2 with the doubles tandems of Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske and Erica Haselberger/Megan St. Clair picking up Redskins wins. 
April 13th
At Vicksburg, the Redskin boys golf team finished third out of 10 teams in a Wolverine Conference Jamboree.  Nolan Snyder, Corey Siwula and Austin Edick all tied with 43s, and Connor Prpich was close behind coming in at 47.
Paw Paw 67  Vicksburg  66                  April 12th
The Redskin girls pulled out a one point track win led by three double winners.  Cassy Daoust took the long jump and 800 meter, Kayla DePierre in the pole vault and 100 hurdles, and Whitney Johnson who won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes.  Paige Sutcliffe finished first in the 1600 run, Bryce Miller topped the discus field, and Natalie Kmet was the winner in the shot put. 
Vicksburg 75  Paw Paw  62                   April 12
Andrew Buskirk set a school record in the 100 meter dash at 10.75, despite losing by a fraction of a second.  Winners for the 'Skins included; DeMarcus Leak long jump and high jump, Andrew Buskirk 200 meter dash, Kyle Richardson 1600 and 3200 meter runs, Max Field 110 and 300 hurdles, and Cory Daoustin the 800 meter run.
Plainwell 5  Paw Paw 3                          April 12th
The Lady Reds won three of four doubles against Plainwell, but lost all the singles matches and one doubles to fall to the Trojans.  Winners for the Redskins included Leslie Adriance/Katie Schinske, Kate McCaw/Elyse Wegeler and Erica Haselberger/Megan St. Clair.    
Paw Paw 1  St. Joseph 0                       April 12th
After defeating St. Joseph 1-0, the Lady Reds soccer team is still unscored upon after three games.  Morgan Evick provided the winning score at the 70  minute mark, and Katie Haynor and Natallie Kmet shared time in goal with one save each.
Galesburg-Augusta 5  Paw Paw  2       April 11th
Redskin hurler Holly Vantilburg held Galesburg scoreless for five innings and held a 2-0 lead.  The Lady Rams erupted for one run in the sixth and four in the seventh to take home the win.  Haley Hagen, Vantilburg, Courtney McCAuley and Kense Sonnevil each had one run for the home town 'Skins.   
Paw Paw 14  Galesburg-Augusta 4      April 11th
The Redskins jumped out of the starting blocks scoring eight first inning runs before the Rams could record an out, and coasted to a mercy rule shortened win at home.  Marquis Gill was the winning pitcher allowing two hits and just one earned run, and Ben Stieber came in for one inning of relief, fanning all three batters he faced.  Gill had an RBI single and triple, and stole three bases.  Francisco Posada added two runs chased home with two singles and Bobby Yarbrough produced a two run double.  Stieber also drove in the 14 game winning run with the bases loaded.  The 'Skins filled the bases in every inning of the contest.    
March 31
Redskin golfer Corey Siwula led his team to wins over Bangor, Lawton and Watervliet with a career best round of 36.  Austin Edick came in at 42 while Connor Prpich and Jason Waller each shot 45.
Redskin trivia:
In the 1992-93 season, the Lady Redskins softball team went on a late season tear winning 11 of their last 12 games, just enough to capture the KVA title.  Strong pitching was a key with Kim Podkol winning 15 games and Sharon Burns six.  Podkol also led her team with a .407 batting average and two home runs.
Paw Paw 2 Lawton 0  March 29
Freshman hurler Holly Vantilburg had a great start to the softball season, pitching a complete game two hit shutout and adding 2 hits and a run batted in.  Courtney McCauley, and fellow freshmen Morgan Stieber and Amanda Ampey had the other base hits for the Lady Redskins.  
Paw Paw 11 Lawton 1  March 29
The Redskin baseball team began the year with an easy win over Lawton.  Lyons was the winning pitcher plus added one hit and 2 rbi.  Bobby Yarbrough collected three hits and 2 rbis and Lewis Grant and Francisco Posada had the other Redskin hits.
Paw Paw 80 Otsego 53  March 29
The Lady Redskins kicked off the track season with an easy win over Otsego.  Multiple winners for the 'Skins included; Natalie Kmet shot put (30'4") and discus (81'11"), Kayla DePierre pole vault (8'), 300 low hurdles (51.13) and 100 high hurdles ((17.42), Whitney Johnson 100 dash (12.97) and 200 (27.38), and Cassy Daoust with 14'1' in the long jump, and 1:06.25 in the 400 meter. Paige Sutcliffe took the 1600 meter run with a 5:55.9 clocking and added the 3200 (13:11.5).  The Lady Reds also captured the 400, 800  and 1600 meter relays with anchor Kaelin Lambert coming from behind to win the 400. 
Otsego 80 Paw Paw 56 March 29
In the boys competition the Bulldogs prevailed 80-56. Sophomore DeMarcus lead  the way for the Red and White by winning the long jump (20'7", high jump (6') and 200 meter (23.46).  Only other boys winner for the home team was Max Field in the 110 high hurdles, clocking in at 15.51.  
    
Redskin trivia:
The 1995-96 girls track team went 11-0 and claimed a KVA title, outscoring their opponents by an average of 91 to 42.  Leading scorers for the team included Angela Edwards, Becky Bielang, Kim Stover, Jacquie Wick and Jeena Bowers.
Paw Paw 4  Niles Brandywine 0
After a scoreless first half, the Lady Redskins soccer team stepped up in the final 40 minutes to win their second match of the young season.  Elena Olivares, Desirae Humphrey, Desiree Smith-Underhill and Taylor Underhill found the net for the 'Skins with Jamie Packer racking up an assist.  Natalie Kmet recorded the shutout in goal for the Red and White.
Paw Paw 3  Parchment 0   March 24
The Lady Redskins opened their soccer season with a win over the Panthers.  Taylor Underhill scored twice, one on an assist from Desirae Humphrey, and Morgan Evick found the net unassisted.  Goal keeper Katie Haynor recorded the shut out in goal.  
Redskin Trivia:
The Redskin coach with the highest winning percentage for a career is Dave Clark, boys soccer coach in the late 1990s.  He won 53 of 60 games in two seasons, a 88% ratio with 2 KVA Championships, 2 District Titles, 1 Regional Trophy and 1 State Championship. 
Redskin Trivia:
The 1995-96 Lady Redskins cross country team was arguably the best in  school history.  The girls went 12-0 in dual meets, won the KVA title and the Regional trophy, finished first in all five invitationals they were entered in, and was named the top academic team in the state in Class B.  
Redskin Trivia:
In an amazing turn of football fortunes, the 1977-78 Redskin football team lost at home to state rated South Haven by a 78-20 score.  The following year under new coach Don Moorhead, the Redskins went to South Haven to face another state rated team, and won 41-0. This was a 99 point turnaround from the previous season.  
Redskin Trivia: 15 top wins by a PPHS coach 
1. Terry Kannegieter     578 wins
2. Wayne Falan              576 wins
3. Bryan Emmert           406 wins
4. Dave St. Aubin          292 wins
5. Joe Vesey                  262 wins
6. John O'Leary             192 wins
7. Wil Billings                 153 wins
8. Scott Szekely             137 wins
9. Chuck Zolp                131 wins
10. Harley Pierce           131
11. Dave Anderson       100 wins
12. Steve Wright            100 wins
13. Don Moorhead          82 wins
14. Roy Rennhack          80 wins
15. Steve Stratton          77 wins   

Redskin Trivia: The 2001-02 girls basketball team won 25 straight games before falling in the state semi-finals.  They outscored their opponents 1,696 to 952, and all five starters, (Julie Baltmanis, Andrea Selent, Katie Anderson, Shanna Grubaugh and Julie Abnet) were at one time in their careers members of the Class B All State Team.  
Congratulations to Luke Vavra, a member of the 2010-11 Wolverine Conference basketball 1st team, and to Nolan Snyder and Marquis Gill, honorable mention team. 
Redskin Trivia: The 1917-18 girls basketball team won four of five games, their only loss was by a 6-4 score to Lawton.  Redskin opponents scored a total of 16 points in the five games  
South Haven 72  Paw Paw 39    March 7th
The Rams jumped out to an early lead and coasted to a District Tournament win over the Redskins.  Nolan Snyder led the scoring with 11 points, Luke Vavra added nine and DeMarcus Leak eight. 
Redskin Trivia:  In both the 2002-03 and 2003-04 girls basketball seasons, Redskin Julie Baltmanis finished the year with 299 points in 21 games.
March 6th
The Lady Redskins competitive cheer team finished  8th in the state finals in Division III.
Redskin Trivia: In the 1946-47 and 1947-48 boys basketball seasons, the Redskins won 38 games and lost three.  They outscored their opponents 1,988 to 1,233 over this stretch.
Gull Lake 63 Paw Paw 33  March 4th
State rated Gull Lake took home the District trophy by jumping out to an early 17-4 lead and never looking back.  Selena Martinez led the 'Skins with 11 points.  Coach Gary Mitchell substitued freely throughout the second half while Gull Lake played their first rotation until there was 2:43 left in the contest.  
Redskin Trivia:As members of the 2003-04 basketball team, twin brothers Kiel and Brian Reidenbach each played 26 games, and each scored 210 points.  
Plainwell 53 Paw Paw 40  March 3rd
Paw Paw and Plainwell battled on even terms for three quarters, but the Trojans outscored the 'Skins by 11 in the final period to put the game away. Luke Vavra was the leading Redskin scorer with 14, followed by Nolan Snyder with eight and Nate Klingel with five.
Redskin Trivia: The 1900-01 Redskin baseball team ended their season with a 28-2 record and a state championship.  Top hurler Fred Sanger compiled a 22-0 won loss record for the year.
Paw Paw 50  Coloma  33  March 2nd
Senior Logan Ketchum made sure the Lady Redskins basketball season did not end with a dominating perfromance in the District semi-final win over the Coloma Comets.  She scored 16 first half points the same total as the whole Coloma team. She also was all over the floor controling the backboards and grabbing eight steals, an unheard of feat for a post player.  Selena Martinez added 10 points and freshman Jessica Beebe seven.

Redskin trivia: In the 1934-35 boys track season, the Redskins brought home the second of three straight Class C state championships. The 'Skins had an amazing total of eight individual state champions in the 12 events.
Congratulations to senior Logan Ketchum for being named a member of the All Wolverine Conference 1st team, and to junior Selena Martinez, a member of the Honorable Mention squad. 
Paw Paw Lady Reds 64 Parchment 62 Overtime  February 28
With seven seconds left in the first overtime period of District Tournament play and the score tied, Parchment had the ball out under the Redskin basket.  Selena Martinez came up with a steal off the inbounds pass  and a layup at the buzzer to send the 'Skins into District semi-final play Wednesday.  Martinez ended the night with a career high 24 points and eight assists, while Logan Ketchum added 17 with eight boards.
February 26 Ind. H.S. Bowling Regional Results
Paw Paw's bowling teams placed three players in the Individual State Finals next Saturday.  In the boys competition Josh DuCharme finished fifth with a high game of 214 and a total pinfall of 1,151, an average of 191.  Right behind him was Landon Kirby with 1,125 pins good for seventh place with a high game of 218 and a 187 average. On the girls side of the lanes, Kelli Volenski finished 10th with a 201 top line and a  six game total of 1,021 an average of 170.  
Congratulations to Andrew Buskirk who will sign to play Division 1 football at Eastern Michigan.
Paw Paw 53 Dowagiac 42 February 25
Logan Ketchum had a double double with 19 points and 13 boards as the Lady Reds ended their regular season with a win.  Selena Martinez added 13 points. 
Dowagiac 62 Paw Paw 49 February 25
In a fast and physical game Dowagiac came out on top over the Redskin boys.  Luke Vavra led the 'Skins with 13 points, and sophomore DeMarcus Leak added 10 points and 11 rebounds.  
Paw Paw JVs 36 Dowagiac 22 February 24
The Lady Redskins JV team completed a successful 12-8 season defeating
 Dowagiac 36-22.  Freshman Kaelin Lambert led a very balanced attack with 10 points followed by fellow freshmen  Stephanie Bedford and Holly Vantilburg with eight each. Sophomore Cassy Daoust also contributed eight points.
Gull Lake 57- Paw Paw 49 - February 23, 2011
The Blue Devils came into Paw Paw's gym undefeated and state rated, but the Redskins gave them all they wanted before they escaped with the win.  In a very physical and poorly officiated  game, the Devils led by two at the half, and a Nolan Snyder three pointer made it a four point game with 20 seconds to go.  Paw Paw had to foul and Gull Lake made their free throws to escape with a narrow win.  Junior Luke Vavra topped the stat sheet with 21 points, five steals and five rebounds.  Senior Nolan Snyder added 13 points with three 3-pointers.  
Gull Lake 72, Paw Paw 43 - February 23, 2011
Gull Lake had little trouble with the Lady Redskins leading by 20 at the half enroute to a Wolverine Conference win.  Logan Ketchum contriburted 14 points for the Lady 'Skins, Selena Martinez eight, and Hollee Kubiszak and Savannah Warner each had six. 
Paw Paw 67, Allegan 60 - February 18, 2011
Some clutch free throw shooting and a large boost from the bench gave the Redskin boys a 67-60 win over Allegan. In a physical game with a lot of fouls, the 'Skins got 29 bench points including 12 from Matt Cerven and 11 by Nate Klingel.  Luke Vavra led the team with 14 points include 8 of 10 from the free throw mark in the final minutes.

Paw Paw 47, Allegan 43  February 18, 2011
The Redskin girls topped Allegan 47-43 with Logan Ketchum and Hollee Kubiszak each hitting four free throws in the final minutes.  Ketchum led the scoring with 14, Selena Martinez added 12, Natalie Kmet 9, and  Kubiszak 8.    
Paw Paw Girls JV 44 Allegan JV 28. Feburary 17
With freshman Kaelin Lambert and sophomore Cassy Daoust leading the way with 15 points each, the young Lady Reds easily defeated Allegan.  Lambert added four assists, three steals and three blocked shots in the win.