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The Mona Shores girls basketball team opened the season with a 62-50 victory over Grand Rapids Union on Tuesday.

The Sailors led 39-19 at halftime after going on a 26-5 second quarter run.

Riley Rosenthal led the Sailors with 15 points, while Brooke LeRoux added 14 and Bri Wade chipped in with 12.

LAKES 8 CONFERENCE

WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN 63, MANISTEE 19 – Kyla Wiersema had a career night for the Warriors, tallying 30 points and 13 rebounds.

WMC jumped out of the gate in its season opener with a 20-2 first quarter lead and 40-9 edge at halftime. The Warriors were also led by Taylor Folkema with 13 points, five steals and three blocks, while Kelcea Waller had eight points in the win.

WEST MICHIGAN CONFERENCE

HART 38, WHITEHALL 28 – The Pirates opened their season with a West Michigan Conference win over Whitehall on Tuesday.

Both teams struggled to score during the first half as Hart had a 12-8 advantage heading into the halftime break.

Aspen Boutell made two clutch shots late in the game to help the Pirates pull away.

Boutell led the Pirates with 12 points. Karleigh Jeffries was the leading scorer for Whitehall, also scoring 12 points while adding eight rebounds.

CSAA

BIG RAPIDS 49, FREMONT 24- The Packers leading scorer was Kennedy Christoffersen with seven points while Jessica Bennett had five rebounds on the night.

Fremont trailed 6-5 at the end of the first quarter, 21-12 going into the halftime break and 34-19 at the end of the third.

O-K BLUE CONFERENCE

COOPERSVILLE 45, FRUITPORT 23- Sabi Meil led the Trojans with seven points followed by Sadie Norwood with six.

Anna Bol added six rebounds and three steals while Kristen Lord had six rebounds for Fruitport.

The Trojans trailed 15-0 after the opening quarter, 22-8 at halftime and 33-23 at the end of the third.

WESTERN MICHIGAN D

PENTWATER 34, BEAR LAKE 21 – The Falcons held Bear Lake to two fourth quarter points to open the season with a victory.

Pentwater jumped out to a 10-5 lead after the first quarter, led 22-11 at halftime and had a 25-19 advantage heading into the fourth before closing the contest with a 9-2 run.

Mikaylyn Kenney led the Falcons with 16 points, eight rebounds and two steals, while Jocelyn Richison added six points, three assists and two steals.