GRAND HAVEN TWP. — By the final moments of Wednesday evening’s track meet at Grand Haven, the Buccaneers wanted to make sure of victory before West Ottawa had a chance to win the 4x400 relay at the end.
Lucky for them, they had all their top horses left in the stable.
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