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WMA takes attendance: grab bag of goodies

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

Wayland v Forest Hills Central the game of the [...]

Create-a-Caption: hustle plays

This week’s Create-a-Caption photo comes from Wayland Union’s narrow victory over Caledonia in the district quarterfinals matchup.  It depicts an athletic-looking Chase Burgess making a heck of a play, and alludes to a good amount of future pain.  But hey, Wayland players are tough.  That’s why they’re undefeated.

Get to captionizing, folks!  Funniest, cleverest and generally [...]

Create-a-Caption: start ‘em practicing young

This week’s Create-a-Caption picture is from Rockford’s convincing victory over Grand Haven.  Well, sort of.  The picture was taken during the game, but the impact that the events depicted in the picture actually had on the game itself is certainly debatable. I mean, they might have, if that mini-football errantly found its way onto the [...]

Covert’s May Jr. will not stay a secret for much longer

It’s funny how some stories can stay underground long after they should have been shouted from the rooftops.  Such is the case with the play of Covert guard Amere May Jr. The soft-spoken guard has lead his Bulldogs to a respectable record of 8-5 this season, and has done it against some very talented opposition [...]

A plea on behalf of 1,000,000 coaches: Practice your free throws

I know it’s the boring part of the sport.  I know it doesn’t win over the fans; you’ll never hear of any “oohs” or “aahs” in reaction.  I know practicing it can be repetitive, tedious and even frustrating, and all without the guarantee of eventual success.  I know there are a plethora of things about [...]

WMA takes attendance: Hills one-up Heights

A look around the wide world of high school sports and the web that covers it.  Well, not the whole world, mostly just the distance between Lake Michigan and somewhere-in-the-vicinity-of-Lansing, give or take about 50-miles.  In an order wholly indecipherable to the naked eye.  So look closely:

2/16 high school basketball scores (boys)(girls) — Associated Press
2/16 [...]

Create-a-Caption: a new helicopter move?

This week’s pic is from Rockford’s win over Hudsonville last Friday.  They did it with defense, and I think that this week’s pic demonstrates the extent of that defense.  Well, it might, anyway.  Actually, it might also be some kind of new helicopter move that I haven’t seen before (I’ve been slacking on my And-1 [...]

West Michigan Allstar Top-10 Teams: Basketball Week-11

We here at West Michigan Allstar have done the dirty work, combing the far reaches of the Internet for nuggets of pertinent basketball info until our beards grew dark and the coffee was gone, all to rank the Top-10 basketball teams in West Michigan.  You’ll find the results below.

Along with a team’s record, these rankings [...]

The rise and fall and (impending) rise of Zeeland West

Blazing out of the gates to a 9-1 start, Zeeland West looked like one of the top boys basketball teams in Class-B for the first half of the season.  Lead by dynamic inside-out duo Shane Tiemeyer and Austin Semple, the Dux won nine consecutive contests, proving themselves to be a versatile and formidable team who [...]

Create-a-Caption: there’s a disconnect here somewhere

Last week’s winner: slowride.  Caption: Helium, in the ball????????

Congrats, slowride!  Well played with the wonky shot picture.

This week’s pic is kind of odd.  It’s a basketball action pic, which would be normal, except it seems like a couple guys got abducted by aliens or something.  M. Night Shyamalan style. Anyway, once again, best caption for [...]

West Michigan Allstar Top-10 Teams: Basketball Week-10

We here at West Michigan Allstar have done the dirty work, combing the far reaches of the Internet for nuggets of pertinent basketball info until our beards grew dark and the coffee was gone, all to rank the Top-10 basketball teams in West Michigan.  You’ll find the results below.

Along with a team’s record, these rankings [...]

2010 boys basketball brackets and district assignments

Little early for playoff talk?  Naah!

Playoff Brackets

Class-A
Class-B
Class-C
Class-D

All district assignments listed after the jump*

Updated: WMich HS football signings

Perhaps more so than any other part of high school sports, collegiate recruiting has  a massive amount of mainstream appeal (if you subscribe to either Rivals.com or Scout.com you know what I’m talking about).  I can certainly understand the interest it receives, as there’s really nothing like the thrill of watching an athlete who you [...]

Create-a-Caption: the shot to somewhere or other

Last week’s winner: mememememe.  Caption: I think we missed the turn for the luge run.

Congrats, mememememe (for the second time)!  Nice work, and way to demonstrate your longevity/versatility.

This week we have a relatively hard one, from Grand Rapids Union’s victory over Reeths-Puffer.  It’s either a shot, or a volleyball set, or maybe it’s something cool [...]

2010 Allstar football game rosters

Following review by a cross-state collection of veteran prep football coaches, 44 players from the East and 44 players from the West will call East Lansing, Mich., home beginning Sunday, June 13, culminating with the All Star game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at Spartan Stadium on the campus of Michigan State University. [...]