It’s been a unique off-season for Montague football, but this week the Wildcats got their man, announcing the hire of Justin Dennett as the new football coach and physical education teacher. He’ll replace Pat Collins in the former position and Cody Kater in the latter job; Collins resigned i…

Former Montague star and offensive coordinator Cody Kater decided this week to break the script, turning down the school’s head coaching job and accepting the offensive coordinator position, as well as a teaching job, at Muskegon High School for next year. Kater will succeed Brent White, who…

WHITEHALL — One great thing about sports is that it can reveal the character of someone like Whitehall senior Andrew Durbin, who celebrated his signing to Kalamazoo College’s football program Thursday afternoon at the high school.

Montague coach Pat Collins joked with then-boss Ken Diamond when he got the Wildcats’ coaching job that there was no way he’d match the 18-year tenure Diamond put in at that position.

MONTAGUE — Wednesday was National Signing Day in college football, and the state champion Montague Wildcats got in on the festivities, officially inking three athletes to in-state colleges.

Montague has not one, but two of the 32 finalists in Class B for the 2020 MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Awards: Drew Collins and Ally Hall. The MHSAA announced the finalists Jan. 19.

DETROIT — It’s been Montague’s mission ever since 2019 ended with semifinal heartbreak: Get back to Ford Field, and win.

Two years ago, Montague made the trip to Ford Field for the state finals with sophomore quarterback Drew Collins at the helm. At the time, Collins was making just his 12th career start after taking over the starting job for week three that season.

Montague is gunning for its first state championship since the 2008-09 repeat champs when it takes the field Friday against Clinton at Ford Field.