Home of the Paw Paw REDSKINS

Girls from Paw Paw nearly swept the second round of the K of C free shoot at Niles.  Winners were Kennedy Davis 9 year old class, Faith Labadie 10, Cameren Davis 12, Kaelin Lambert 13 and Stephanie Bedford 14. There were no Paw Paw shooters in the 12 year old group.  Bedford is a member of the Paw Paw Public 8th grade class, and the other four girls all attend Trinity Lutheran School in Paw Paw.  Lambert connected on 23 of 25 shots.  All five girls move on to the state semi-final round January 27th in Kalamazoo.

Both Redskin bowling teams picked up wins in the position round of SWHSBC play.  The Lady Redskins won 18 to 12 over Parchment, and the boys slipped by Schoolcraft by a 16 to 14 score. 

After falling behind Vicksburg 14 to 2, the Lady Redskins had a huge 4th quarter rally to win by a 58 to 39 score.  The injury bug attacked the girls again when Jeana Abnet went down with what looked like a serious knee injury with three minutes left in the game.  Kendra Cook topped the scoring with 22 points and Abnet added 17.

Redskin boys defeated fell to Vicksburg 61 to 53 despite Nolan Snyder's 18 points including four treys.  Anthony Peterson contributed  11 points, Luke Vavra 10 and John Hillring had eight.
 

Redskin boys basketball team defeated Edwardsburg 58 to 43.  Nolan Snyder was the leading scorer with 15 followed by Luke Vavra 14, Anthony Peterson 12, Andrew Buskirk 7, and John Hillring 6.

Lady Redskin scoring statistics through 13 games:
Points: Kendra Cook                         201
3 point field goals: Megan Pearson   23
2 point field goals: Kendra Cook       67
Free throws: Kendra Cook                67   
Shooting %: Kendra Cook 45% Megan Pearson 41%   

The Redskin girls had surprisingly little trouble with Otsego claiming a 55 to 35 win.  Kendra Cook had a a double double with 18 points and 15 boards, including eight for eight from the free throw stripe.  Jeana Abnet added 15 points, and Emily Reidenbach contributed 10 tallies and nine rebounds. 

The Redskins stayed with Otsego for a half, but some cold shooting was their downfall in a 69-46 loss.  John Hillring and Max Field led the 'Skins with 11 points each, and Anthony Peterson claimed eight rebounds.

Redskin grapplers split a pair of conference wrestling matches defeating Plainwell 39-34 and losing to Otsego 60-23.  Cody Small, Shane Chapman, Corry Daoust, Kevin Sundberg, T. J. Oisten, David Budner, John Childress and B. J. Armbrust picked up wins against the Trojans.  Winners against the Bulldogs included Chapman, Sundberg, Oisten and Armbrust.

Paw Paw Trinity Lutheran defeated St. Joseph Trinity Lutheran 43-16. Kaelin Lambert led with 21 points including a trey, 8 steals, 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.  Kortney Babcock and Brooke Labadie added 8 points apiece and Lauren Reyonlds contributed 6 points.   

Kaelin Lambert led Trinity Lutheran to a nine point win at East Martin Christian.  Lambert had 16 points, 3 blocks, 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists to lead the Lady Eagles.  Brooke Labadie and Cameren Davis were standouts on defense.

After leading Plainwell by 17 points, the Lady Redskins fell behind by two with 40 seconds left in the game.  Megan Pearson came up with a clutch three point to steal the victory.  Jeana Abnet had 17 points, Kendra Cook 17 plus 12 rebounds and five assists, and Pearson added 11. 

The Redskins dropped a 62-51 game at Plainwell.  Luke Vavra topped the scoring with 13 followed by Anthony Peterson with nine,Nolan Snyder,
John Hillring and Julian Butler six apiece, and five for Andrew Buskirk.
Paw Paw Trinity Lutheran girls basketball cruised past East Martin Christian by nine points with Kaelin Lambert leading the way with 16 points, 3 blocks, 8 rebounds and five steals.  Brooke Labadie handed out six assists and led the defense along with Lauren Reynolds and Kortney Babcock. 

In Southwest Michigan Bowling Conference play the Redskin boys team defeated Plainwell 26 to 4 and the Lady Redskins slipped past Kalamazoo Hackett by a 16 to 14 final score. 

John Hillring had a big night leading his team past Dowagiac by a 61-53 final score.  Hillring had 16 points to lead his team, along with 15 rebounds and four assists.  Nolan Snyder added 15 points, Luke Vavra and Julian Buter added 10 each.
 

The Lady Reds had little trouble defeating Dowagiac 53-29  on Hall of Fame Night at Paw Paw.  Jeana Abnet netted 16 points, Kendra Cook nine, Megan Pearson and Selena Martinez seven apiece.

Paw Paw's wrestling team fell twice Wednesday in Wolverine Conference competition, losing to Vicksburg 60-21 and Three Rivers 63-6.  Kevin Sundberg was the only double winner for the 'Skins, picking up a decision at 152 pounds in each match.  John Childress wrestling at 215 scored a pin over his Vicksburg opponent in 29 seconds.  

The Lady Redskins dropped their second game of the year to undefeated and state rated Gull Lake 60 to 48.  The score was tied 20 all at the break.  Kendra Cook and Megan Pearson topped the scoring list with 11 each and Logan Ketchum added eight.  

Paw Paw and Gull Lake boys teams played a 1940s style basketball  game with the Blue Devils coming out on top 49 to 31.  Gull Lake led at the half 15 to 11.  Luke Vavra scored nine for the Reds, John Hillring eight and Andrew Buskirk six.

The Trinity Lutheran Lady Eagles opened their basketball season with a 26-6 win over Otsego St. Margaret.   Kaelin Lambert led the Eagles with 17 points and Brooke Labadie added eight. Kortney Babcock and Megan Reynolds topped the rebounding list with 10 and seven, and Cameren Davis came up with seven steals for the Birds. 

The Redskin bowling teams kept rolling along with a pair of wins against Schoolcraft.  The boys came out on top 17 to 13 and the girls won easily 28 to 2.

Paw Paw's competitive cheer team finished third at the Blue Devil Invitational with a score of 196.8-180.5948-275--652.3948. 

The Redskin wrestlers won four of five matches at the Buchanan Team Tournament.  They defeated the St. Joe "B" team, Cassopolis, Bridgman, and  the Buchanan "B" team while losing to the Buchanan "A" team.  
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Paw Paw's varsity basketball teams swept by Allegan easily in a double header at the Redskin gym.   The Lady Redskins won 59-20 led by Jeana Abnet's 19 points, 10 by Kendra Cook and nine by Megan Pearson.  The boys won 53-27 with Nolan Snyder hitting for 16 points, Luke Vavra added 14 and Julian Butler added seven.

A terrible first half of shooting sent the Lady Redskins to their first defeat of the season, 57-46 to Three Rivers.  The 'Skins could connect on just four of 24 first half shots and dug a hole they never got out of.  Kendra topped the scoring with 13 followed by Jeana Abnet with 11 and nine for Emily Reidenbach.    

The Redskin boys basketball team fell behind Three Rivers 11-0 early and never recovered, losing 63 to 46.  Nolan Snyder led his team with 13 points followed by John Hillring and Luke Vavra with 10 and Anthony Peterson who contributed nine tallies.

In a battle of Kalamazoo Small School League unbeatens, the Paw Paw Trinity Lutheran boys 8th grade team defeated Howardsville Christian 62-36.  The Eagles now hold an 18-0 season mark.  Leading scorer for the Eagles was 7th grader Tanner Eubank with 37 points including seven three point goals.

Paw Paw's bowling teams rolled over the Portage Northern Huskies with the girls winning 28-2 and the boys taking a 26-4 verdict.

Paw Paw wrestlers won three of five matches at the Gobles Duals, losing to Decatur and the Allegan "B" team, and defeating Marcellus, Gobles and Homer.

Redskin boys basketball fell to South Haven 83-69.  The 'Skins had outstanding scoring balance led by Julian Butler with 15.  Anthony Peterson added 14, Luke Vavra 11, John Hillring 10, Nolan Snyder 9 and Andrew Buskirk 8.

The Lady Redskins hoops team raised their record to 7-0 with an easy win at South Haven by a 63-25 final. The 'Skins led 28-10 at the half and put 24 points on the board in the third period.  Kendra Cook topped the scoring with 21 followed by Jeana Abnet with 15 and Taylor Curtis with a dozen.  

Despite  having four undefeated grapplers, the Redskin wrestling team lost close matches to Olivet 42-31 and Vermontville Maple Valley 44-28.  Picking up two wins for the 'Skins were Shane Chapman, Mike Flory, B. J. Armbrust and Kevin Sundberg.  

Paw Paw's high school bowling teams returned to action after the holiday break, competing at Eastland Bowl in Kalamazoo.  The boys lost 20-10 to Parchment despite a 201 line by Robert Wojciehowksi.  The Lady Redskins were more fortunate, defeating the Lady Panathers 25-5.

The Redskin wrestling team took on some tough competion at the Lowell Super Duals.  The 'Skins lost to Richmond 45-24, Lowell 45-32, Gull Lake 54-20, and defeated the visitor from the north Newberry 36-25.

This years inductees in the PPHS Hall of Fame:
Wade Killefer class of 1901
Bill Killefer class of 1906
Rick Mitchell class of 1975
Anita Capone class of 1985

Anthony Peterson's 19 points led the Redskins to their  first basketball win of the year, 66-47 over Lawton.  Besides being the initial win of the season it was the 1,000th win in boys basketball history at Paw Paw.  The all time record now stands at 1,000 wins and 758 defeats.  John Hillring added 13 points, Luke Vavra 12 with six steals, Nolan Snyder 10 and Julian Butler nine.

The Lady Redskins jumped out to a quick 21-4 lead in the first quarter and downed Vicksburg easily by a 55-25 score.  Jeanna Abent topped the scoring list with 13 followed by Kendra Cook and Selena Martinez with 12 each. 

A third quarter let down and an inability to find the basket in the final quarter cost the boys basektball team a chance at a win against Vicksburg.  The Bulldogs won by a 58-45 final.  Nolan Snyder led Paw Paw with 14 points followed by Luke Vavra with nine and Julian Butler with seven.  John Hillring had four points and eight rebounds. 

The Lady Redskins destroy Comstock in basketball by a 69-23 count.  Leading 41-19 at the half, the Colts were only able to score four points in the final two quarters while the 'Skins put 28 on the scoreboard.  In some outstanding balanced scoring, Kendray Cook led the way with 14 points followed by Selena Martinez and Jeana Abnet with 10 each, Logan Ketchum with nine, Emily Reidenbach had eight and Des Humphrey and Megan Pearson each had seven.

The Redskin boys team had the lead all but the last 1:21 of the game and lost to Comstock 55-52.  Sophomore Luke Vavra had 14 points, John Hillring 13 and 10 rebounds, and Nolan Snyder 10.

Both Redskin bowling teams picked up their first win of the season by rolling over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix.  The girls won 29-1 with Jessica Zolp contributing the high game of 158.  Robert Wojciehowski fired a 213 line to help the boys win 27.5 to 2.5.   Josh DeCharme added a 207 game for the 'Skins. 

Lady Redskin basketball saw their record move to 4-0 with a 47-37 win over a quality Otsego team.  Kendra Cook led the scoring with 15 points followed by Megan Pearson with 14 and Jeana Abnet with eight.  In the final two minutes Pearson and Cook combined to hit 11 of 12 free throws to put the game away.

In opening night play the Redskin boys basketball team fell to Otsego 70-45.  Leading the offense for the Reds were juniors Nolan Snyder with 15 points and Andrew Buskirk with 10. 

In the first of several Friday night boys - girls varsity doubleheaders, the Lady Redskins defeated Otsego 47-37.   Kendra Cook led the way with 15 points and Megan Pearson added 14.  In the boys game Otsego won 70-45.  Juniors Nolan Snyder and Andrew Buskirk topped the scoring with 15 and 10 points.

Congratulations senior John Hillring, an All State Honorable Mention selection by the Detroit News as an offensive lineman..............

The Lady Redskin's inside-outside game worked pefectly against Mattawan leading to a 61-44 victory.  6-1 center Kendra Cook was a force as usual inside with 18 points and 10 boards while guards Megan Pearson and Jeana Abnet fired away from the perimeter over the Lady 'Cats.  Abnet scored a game high 20 points and Pearson contributed 14 including four three point goals.  

In what was advertised as early season meetings between SWMHSBC favorites, Mattawan won in both boys and girls bowling over the Redskins by scores of 21-9 boys, and 20-10 girls.

The Redskin wrestling team was swept at the Niles Super Dual Meet, falling to Edwardsburg 54-18, Bloomingdale 47-36, Niles 61-9, Middleville Thornapple 40-27 and Gull Lake 61-23.

Kendra Cook's 25 points led the Lady Redskins past Plainwell 70-49.  Jeana Abnet added 16 points with four three point goals.  Megan Pearson hit for seven points, and Selena Martinez six. 

Paw Paw's wrestling team started their season well, downing Benton Harbor Countryside Academy 64-12 and Hartford 54-21 in a three team meet.  Randy Williams and Cory Daoust led the way against Countryside with pins, Williams' at just .51 seconds.  Against Hartford Mike Flory, Daoust and Sundberg all recorded pins in the win.  

Senior Kendra Cook led the way as the Lady Redskins opened their basketball season with a 57-42 win at Lawton.  This was the first meeting between these schools since 1917!  The Blue Devils put up a good fight for two and a half quarters until the 'Skins fast break opened up a lead for the Red and White.  6-0 Kendra Cook showed her ability to run the floor scoring on several sharp passes from sophomore Selena Martinez.  Jeana Abnet added 10 points and Megan Pearson and Martinez each contributed eight.  The JV team won 25-19 and the freshman team defeated Decatur the previous night.  

It was Emily Reidenbach to the rescue in District Tournament volleyball play.  After the Lady Redskins had won the first two games easily against South Haven, Reidenbach had some key kills at the end of the third set to give her team a 28-26 win.  For the night Reidenbach had 15 kills and three blocks.  Katie Labdie contributed 33 assists and Jackie Brown came up with 13 digs for the 'Skins. 

Congratulations to all the Redskin athletes who made Wolverine Conference Honor teams this fall:   Boys Tennis: Jordan Nelson, Girls Cross Country: Paige Sutcliffe, Boys Cross Country: Kyle Richardson, Josh Groteluschen, and Randy Williams  Girls Golf: Megan Pearson, Boys Soccer: Rob Zwalua 1st team, Max Field 2nd team, Sam DeVall 3rd team  Football: John Hillring, Andrew Buskirk, Paul Jaco and Aaron Bryant 1st team, Raleigh Rushing and Eric Williams 2nd team    Girls Volleyball: Kendra Cook 1st team, Katie Labadie and Emily Reidenbach 2nd team         
 

The Lady  Redskin volleyball team won their own Paw Paw Tri-Meet defeating Comstock and Sturgis.  Comstock was quickly dispatched by 25-9 and 25-19 scores.  The Sturgis match took a little longer as the Trojans took game one 25-22.  However the Reds rallied to take the last two games 25-20 and 15-12.  Kendra Cook topped the kills list with a total of 18 and Katie Labadie as always was number one in assists with 32.  Emily Keister and Jeana Abnet each had 15 digs and Abnet also served up six aces.  The Lady Redskins now stand 26-13-2 on the season.

The Redskins  football team playing their final game of the year, lost to Dowagiac 35-7. Playing without arguably their best two offensive and defensive players Eric Williams and Andrew Buskirk, the Reds failed to have a single running back record a positive rushing total for the night.  Quarterback Butler suffered nine sacks and seldom did a runner reach the line of scrimmage. The only positive points for the Redskins were Raleigh Rushing who caught six passes for 79 yards and the lone Redskin touchdown, and Corry Daoust who had three kickoff returns for a total of 138 yards.  The defense did not play that badly, with John Hillring leading the way. Despite being sick Hillring played virtually the whole game on both sides of the ball. Other standouts for the 'Skin defense included Anthony Wrona, Raleigh Rushing, Michael VanSyckle and Corry Daoust.


t game, but then the Reds rallied to take the next three 25-23, 25-14, and 25-10. Katie Labadie had 34 assists for the evening, and Emily Keister accounted for 15 digs.
 
Allegan squeezed by the Redskins in league soccer play by a 3-2 score.  Rob Zwalua and Max Field scored for the 'Skins with Billy Cross assisting on each goal.  The Redskin now stand 8-7-2 on the season.

The Redskin football team used three big plays in the first half to build a comfortable lead, and cruised to a 21-0 win over Vicksburg.  Anthony Harvey had a 42 yard TD run, Andrew Buskirk followed with one from 45 yards out and then hit Raliegh Rushing with a 24 yard touchdown toss. Eric Williams led the defense with 16 tackles followed by Paul Jaco with 12.  The Redskin defense sacked the Bulldog quarterback six times including two by Williams.    

Emily Reidenbach had a big night, leading the Lady Redskins volleyball team to their seventh win, 3-0 over Vicksburg. Emily had 11 kills and 17 digs.  Katie Labadie contributed 29 assists, while Jeana Abnet recorded nine kills, and Kendra Cook  had a huge 17 kills.  The JV  and freshmen teams also won 2-0. 

Paw Paw continued their winning ways in volleyball, beating St.Joseph 3-2 in a tight match.  Kendra Cook had 20 kills and 4 blocks for the Redskins, while Katie Labadie had 33 assists. Two Emilys, Emily Keister and Emily Reidenbach each had 21 digs for the Lady Redskins.

Abe Bayha recorded a shutout in goal and with lots of offensive help from his team, the Redskins defeated Three Rivers 4-0 in Wolverine soccer.  Sam DeVall had a pair of goals, and Emilio Garcia and Zac Kuntz each scored once.  Max Field added a pair of assists for the Red and White. 

Kendra Cook had a total of 25 kills while leading her Redskin volleyball team to a 3-1  win over Three Rivers.  The Wildcats won the first game 25-22, but the 'Skins took the next three 25-20, 25-26 and 25-17.  Katie Labadie had a total of 36 assists for the night.  The Lady Reds now stand at 18-11-1 on the season.

Sophomore cross country runner Kyle Richardson tied the home course record of 18:14 despite miserable running conditions leading his team to a 17-37 win over Comstock.  Paige Sutcliffe finished second in 20:40 in the girls run, but the Lady Colts took the match 26-29. 

Sam DeVall scored a pair of goals and Zac Kuntz, Max Field and Rob Zwalua each added a score as the Redskin soccer team defeated league foe Comstock 5-3.  Field, Zwalua and Fidel Solis each were credit with an assist.  Abe Bayha in goal had three saves for Paw Paw, who outshot the Colts 19-9.

Redskin football avenged their only two losses of last season by shutting down South Haven 29-6.  Raleigh Rushing caught two TD passes from Andrew Buskirk including one covering 58 yards.  Julian Butler and Eric Williams provided the other scores for the Reds, Williams on a 50 yard run late in the game.  Williams was also a standout on defense along with Anthony Harvey, Nolan Snyder, Paul Jaco and Corry Daoust.  Max Field converted three of conversion kicks and scooped up a fumble snap to add a two point conversion. 
 
Fidel Sosic led the Redskins to a soccer win at Lawton with the three goal hat trick.  The Redskins won 8-1 with Rob Zwalua and Sam DeVall each scoring twice and Emilo Garcia finding the Blue Devil net for the other goal.

Kyle Richardson had a top ten PPHS cross country time (17:10), good for third place in the dual meet with Otsego.  Megan Pearson was the top performer for the ladies with a 20:14 clocking, also good for a third place finish.  Otsego won both matches. 

Coach Dave Wassink's girls golf team shot their best ever with a 197 to finish third in the Gull Lake Wolverine Jamboree.  Megan Pearson led the way with a 46. Taylor Jones with a 48 and Haley Hagen with a 49 both recorded career bests.  Celestine Schwarz and Sam Hill rounded out the scoring with 54s. 

Katie Labadie led the Redskin volleyball team past Kalamazoo Loy Norris 3-1 with a total of 38 assists.  Kendra Cook added 26 kills and 20 digs and Emily Reidenbach contributed eight kills.

Paw Paw's football team evened their record at 2-2 by defeating Comstock 29-13. The Reds held at 15-13 lead at the half and shut the Colts out after that.  Redskin quarterback Andrew Buskirk had to sit out the second half with an injury, and Julian Butler stepped in at quarterback and led the  Reds to two second half scores.  Butler scored two TDs with Eric Williams and Anthony Harvey each crossing the Colt goal line once.    

Redskin soccer lost a tough one to undefeated Gull Lake 3-2. The score was tied at the half thanks to a pair of goals by Max Field with assists for Zac Kuntz and Sam DeVall.  The Blue Devils connected early in the second half for the game winner.  Abe Bayha had 11 saves in goals for the Red and White.

Vicksburg defeated both cross country teams, but the Reds had some excellent times. In the girls match Paige Sutcliffe became the first Paw Paw runner to finish under 20 minutes on the home course with a 19:58 clocking. Megan Pearson was right behind her with the second fastest time ever at 20:07.  In the boys run Kyle Richardson sen a personal best time of 17:51. 
Paw Paw played undefeated Otsego even most of the night, but five turnovers and two apparent end zone interceptons that didn't happen cost them the game 24-21.  With Julian Butler out with injury Anthony Harvey stepped in at running back and performed well.  He had 148 yards on the ground and two TDs.  He also had an 80 yard run or longer for the third game in a row.  Eric Williams led the defense with 11 tackles and added the third touchdown.   

Powerful Plainwell dominated in soccer to defeat the Tribe 6-2. Sam DeVall scored the first Redskin goal, and Fidel added the other with an assist from Robert Zwalua.  The Trojans outshot Paw Paw 12-2.
 
Gull Lake just had too much speed for the Redskin football team, despite a 20-20 tie in the second half. An obviously tired group of Redskin players were worn down in the second half  as the Blue Devils outscored the Reds 26-0 after intermission.  Andrew Buskirk had two TDs and 161 yards rushing, and a TD pass to Raleigh Rushing.  Eric Williams, Paul Jaco and Corry Daoust were defensive standouts for the Redskins.  Anthony Harvey who had an 80 yard kickoff return for a TD in week one, took one back 89 yards with seconds left, just falling short of the goal line. 

Megan Pearson led the way with a round of 49 as the Lady Reds golf team finished fourth in the Wolverine Jamboree at South Haven.  The team shot 215.  Haley Hagen came in at 51, Celestine Schwartz 56 and Taylor Jones 59.

The resurgent Redskin boys soccer team won their third straight game of the season 3-0 over Kalamazoo Christian.  Emilo Garcia scored the first goal with a Max Field assist. Brandon Humphrey also found the net with a feed from Sam DeVall, and Field closed out the scoring with Rob Zwalua providing the assist.

Otsego defeated Paw Paw in boys tennis 6-2 Monday.  Winners for the Redskins were #2 Singles Jordan Nelson 6-7, 7-6, 7-3 in a three hour match.  Kyle Fevig and David Rife won their #1 Doubles matcj 6-3, 6.2

Enrollment figures for Wolverine schools for 2009-10 season
Gull Lake         955
Plainwell         887
Vicksburg       850
Allegan            780
Three Rivers   771
Paw Paw         677
South Haven   676
Otsego             675
Comstock        667
Dowagiac        611

It took the Redskins 15 seconds to score in their opening football game at Plainwell.  Anthony Harvey took the opening kickoff and streaked 80 yards to pay dirt.  It was a big night for both defense and offense for the 'Skins.  Julian Butler had 168 yards rushing and 4 TDs, Andrew Buskirk added 59 yards on the ground and 48 through the air along with one score.  Eric Williams and Aaron Bryant each also collected over 50 yards rushing.  John Hillring was the leader of the offensive line creating many holes for his running backs.  On defense Williams had 16 tackles and two quarterback sacks and Buskirk, Alex Carlee, Paul Jaco and Jamelle Johnson also excelled.  The Reds led 28-0 at the half over Plainwell on the way to a 42-20 victory.    

Paw Paw defeated Galesbury-Augusta in soccer 5-2 with Sam DeVall and Emilo Garcia getting two goals apiece.  Fidel Solic added the other Redskin score.
The Redskins boys soccer team got off to a great start defeating Parchment 5-2.  Max Field had three goals for Paw Paw and Sam DeVall added the other two.  Assists were credited to Rob Zwalua, Sam Devall (two), Max Field and Zac Kuntz.

Lady Redskin golf opened their new season finishing 10th in the 18 team Gull Lake Invitational.  Monday, in the first conference match the girls in only the second year for the program finished a career best tied for second at Three Rivers.  Megan Pearson led her team with a 48 good for ninth place, The Reds shots 215 as a team. Other scoring: Celestine Schwartz 50, Sydney Heasley 56, Samantha Hall 61 and Rebecca Preib 63.    

Congratulations to Chad Williams.  After two years of baseball at Kalamazoo Valley, Chad will be moving on to play at Adrian College next year. 

Derrick Mitchell was the only three sport member of an all state team at Paw Paw. During his high school career Derrick was named to the all state first team in football, second team in baseball, and third team in basketball....... 

Ben Masztak, outstanding defensive player for the Redskins football team last fall is a preferred walk on at Central Michigan University for next season.  Ben's father was a tight end at Notre Dame, playing with Joe Montana and Mike Golic...........   

All Time Redskin Won-Lost Record By Sport
Boys Cross Country   267-212-5
Boys Basketball          999-760
Boys Baseball             953-700-3
Boys Bowling              55-21-2
Boys Golf                     304-173-2
Boys Soccer                207-212-19
Boys Tennis                262-227-10
Boys Track                  433-304-3
Boys Football              358-386-28
Boys Wrestling            249-352-7
Girls Basketball           457-343
Girls Bowling               81-10
Girls Cross Country    134-97-3
Girls Soccer                 133-220-15
Girls Softball                499-444
Girls Tennis                 72-216-8
Girls Track                   204-147-2
Girls Volleyball           532-443-30
Total Won-Lost Record All Sports: 6,073-5,085-116

Caroline Rice, after being honored as a member of the girls soccer Wolverine Conference 1st team for the third year in a row, has been awarded with all state team status also for the third consecutive year.  After two years as an all state second team member, Rice was named a member of the Division III All State First Team.  Caroline now moves on to continue her soccer career at West Point where she has been given a soccer scholarship.    

Paw Paw's spring sports season came to an official end with the soccer team's 1-0 loss to Otsego in Regional play at Otsego.  Although the 'Skins saw their eight game winning streak end, they posted a 13-6-1 final mark, the second best in school history.  Half of their losses were by 1-0 scores. 

Congratulations to the following Redskin student/athletes:
Male Senior Athlete of the year: Blake Geschke
Female Senior Athlete of the year: Abby Congdon
Baseball All Wolverine 1st Team: Blake Geschke and Seth Wyman
Softball All Wolverine 1st Team: Jackie Brown and Jenny Ampey
Soccer: Caroline Rice

Redskin girls soccer claimed their third District trophy in four years, shutting down Buchanan 3-0.  Candace Richardson started the scoring with an assist from Nicole Crafts.  Selena Martinez found the net with an assist from Caroline Rice and Rice scored the clinching goal early in the second half off a pass from Crafts.