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An independent hyperlocal news site for Portland, Michigan. The Portland St. Patrick Shamrocks knew they had a tough draw in the first round of the playoffs, when it was announced they were playing...
Portland Football tops Sexton 42-8 to advance in Playoffs
Nov 5, 2024 · On Friday night, the Portland High School football team hosted the J-Dubbs of Lansing Sexton in the first round of the 2024 MHSAA playoffs. It was the second meeting of the teams this season, the first being a 33-0 Portland win at Sexton back on October 18th. The Raiders pick up an early lead when junior Nolan Zbytowski returned the opening kickoff 80-yards for a Portland touchdown. Junior ...
Shamrock Cross Country State Finals Results
Nov 5, 2024 · At the cross country state finals Saturday,11/2/24, Portland St. Patrick's TJ Chamberlain who also qualified and ran as a freshman finished in 63rd place out of 252 of the states best runners with a time of 17:26. TJ finished the year ranked 54th out of 943 runners in the state. Isaac FoxElster, qualifying for the second year in a row finished 79th out of 252 of the states best runners after ...
Portland Civic Players Announce Tickets on sale for Disney’s …
Nov 5, 2024 · The Portland Civic Players are excited to open their fall production of Disney’s Descendants on Saturday, November 9, 2024. The cast and crew have been working hard and can’t wait to perform! Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants: The Musical is a musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films! Imprisoned on ...
About - the-portland-beacon
Oct 22, 2024 · Benjamin Rex Cross was born and raised in Portland, and graduated from St. Patrick's in 1994. He married Trisha Fedewa in 1999, and have 2 children, Chloe (18) and Connor (15) who both attended St. Patrick's as well. Benjamin is a Refrigeration Coordinator for Techmark Inc. out of Lansing, and also coaches football at St. Patrick's.
Portland Athletic Hall of Fame 2024
Oct 7, 2024 · The 14th class to be inducted into the Portland Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner on October 19 features six individual athletes, a coach, an honorary, and two teams.Brent Thelen , Lindsay Seal , Tommy Stornant , Erin Holdren , Mackenzie McGrady and Brittany Grys are the individual athletes. The late Brad Foltz is the Honorary and Mark Holdren is the Coach. The 1996-97 Wrestling Team and the ...
Football and Fortitude
Oct 30, 2024 · Sometimes, you hear a story for the first time and it seems like it isn't important, but then you investigate a little and it becomes inspiring and profound. That is what happened when I was looking at a team from a tiny school in a corner of the Upper Peninsula, Carney-Nadeau. Coming from a Portland perspective, we are incredibly blessed. High quality football has been the norm here for ...
Your Q & A with Portland School Board Candidates
Oct 1, 2024 · Back on August 17th, the Beacon made a call to our readers to submit their questions for local school board candidates. We recently sent the final list of 16 questions to the candidates, and now we are sharing the responses we received. Voters within the Portland Public School District will vote for two seats available for six-year terms. The ballot will list four candidates for these two ...
Westwood Elementary Joins Thousands for Michigan Apple …
Nov 5, 2024 · On October 17th, Westwood Elementary School joined thousands of students and staff across Michigan in celebrating the Michigan Apple Crunch. This annual event, organized by MSU Extension and the Michigan Farm to Institution Network, promotes National Farm to School Month and highlights the importance of Michigan apples.On Crunch Day, over 450 students and staff at Westwood eagerly bit into ...
Portland High School students and staff promote suicide awareness
Sep 18, 2024 · On September 10, Portland High School students and staff wore teal and purple to shine a light on suicide awareness and prevention. This powerful gesture was a heartfelt reminder that we must talk openly about this critical issue. BIONIC (Believe It or Not I Care) members transformed the PHS hallways with vibrant streamers and balloons, filling ...