Performance of the Week: Grand Haven's Seth Norder
October 13, 2023
Seth Norder ♦ Grand Haven
Senior ♦ Cross Country
Norder has run among the state’s elite over the last three seasons, finishing as the runner-up at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final the last two years – and last fall by only 1.63 seconds. He likely became the runner to chase at Michigan International Speedway next month by winning Saturday’s Division 1 race at the prestigious Portage Invitational with a time of 14:57.3, which was more than nine seconds faster than the rest of the star-studded field.
That field included the reigning LPD2 champion, Chelsea’s Connell Alford (who finished third), the only other Michigan racer to clear 15 minutes this season in Freeland’s TJ Hansen (who placed fourth), and the reigning Ohio Division 1 runner-up in Samuel Ricchiuti of Dublin Jerome, who was second at Portage. Grand Haven as a team finished second to only top-ranked Brighton after entering the race ranked No. 3 in LPD1. Norder, who will continue his running career next year at Michigan State, also is the reigning LPD1 Finals track champion in the 3,200 meters, and he’s broken nine minutes in that race with a personal best of 8:46.33.
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Past 2023-24 Honorees
Oct. 5: Paige Anderson, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer golf - Report
Sept. 29: MacKenzie Bisballe, Lake City volleyball - Report
Sept. 22: Jhace Massey, Gladwin football - Report
Sept. 15: Kaylee Draper, Sturgis swimming - Report
Sept. 8: Owen Jackson, Traverse City St. Francis tennis - Report
Sept. 1: Rachel Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report
(Photos courtesy of the Grand Haven athletic department.)
Performance of the Week: Temperance Bedford's Taleon Guess
May 22, 2026
Taleon Guess ♦ Temperance Bedford
Senior ♦ Golf
Guess added to a highlight-filled senior season with his third Monroe County championship, scoring a 2-under-par 70 at Carrington Golf Club in Monroe to win by a stroke. He carded three birdies and an eagle, surging to finish 4-under-par over his final six holes. He also led Bedford to the team championship.
Also the Monroe County champion as a freshman and junior, Guess will play in Tuesday's Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional at Polo Fields in Ann Arbor seeking to reach the MHSAA Finals after missing last season by just one stroke and previously playing as part of a team qualifier in 2023. He also played ice hockey all four years of high school, earning Southeastern Conference Red honorable mention this winter. Guess has committed to continue his academic and golf careers at Keiser University in Florida, and he hopes to eventually play professionally while considering studies in golf management and business or finance.
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Previous 2025-26 honorees
May 15: Zacchaeus Brocks, Detroit Catholic Central senior - Report
May 7: Savanah Thompson, Howard City Tri County soccer - Report
April 30: Eliza Schwass, Ludington track - Report
April 23: Emily Postema, Ravenna softball - Report
April 16: Katie Berkshire, Gaylord track - Report
March 26: Kayla Hairston, Goodrich basketball - Report
March 19: Liam Smith, Otsego swimming - Report
March 12: Jack Sayen, Houghton hockey - Report
March 5: Devin Patrick, St. Clair Shores Lake Shore - Report
Feb. 26: Madison Nieuwenhuis, Plainwell wrestling - Report
Feb. 20: Sophie Ramey, Allen Park competitive cheer - Report
Feb. 13: Cam Ryans, Grand Rapids Northview basketball - Report
Feb. 6: Melanie Kolnitys, Midland Dow basketball - Report
Jan. 29: Stella Musialowski, Huron Valley United gymnastics - Report
Jan. 22: Baylor Perkins, Grand Blanc swimming - Report
Jan. 15: Delaney Vanier, Flint Kearsley bowling - Report
Jan. 8: Stevie Hall, Detroit Cass Tech basketball - Report
Dec. 18: Ethan Martha, Ishpeming Westwood basketball - Report
Dec. 11: Louis Smith, Three Rivers wrestling - Report
Dec. 4: Traverse Moore, DeWitt football - Report
Nov. 28: Elizabeth Eichbrecht, West Bloomfield swimming - Report
Nov. 20: Brady Kieff, Blanchard Montabella football - Report
Nov. 13: Ella Laupp, Battle Creek Harper Creek swimming - Report
Nov. 7: Hunter Eaton, Charlevoix cross country - Report
Oct. 31: Stephen Gollapalli, Lansing Christian tennis - Report
Oct. 23: Talya Schreiber, Pickford cross country - Report
Oct. 16: Avery Manning, Dexter golf - Report
Oct. 9: Brady Van Laecke, Hudsonville football - Report
Oct. 2: Sarah Giroux, Flat Rock volleyball - Report
Sept. 25: Sam Schumacher, Portage Central tennis - Report
Sept. 18: Kaylee Mitzel, Saline field hockey - Report
Sept. 11: Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer cross country - Report
Sept. 4: Kate Posey, Big Rapids golf - Report
(Action photo courtesy of Taleon Guess. Headshot courtesy of the Monroe News.)