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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: Feb. 15 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...] 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: Must see: Tier-1 hockey showcase (Sat) — Grand Rapids [...] MaxPreps refuses to give up. After a collossal whiff in their Top-25 rankings, gleaned via sifting through individual team-preview pages on their site, and another on their Top-10 rankings, published on the bottom of their homepage, the nationwide high school sports megasite has returned to the plate for a third attempt, this time with a [...] Former Catholic Central boys basketball coach Scott Tompkins will take back the helm next season for the Cougars, as first reported by Jane Bos. Tompkins, who reached the Class B state finals three times (1994-1996) with East Grand Rapids, takes over for the resigned TJ Carnegie… TJ Carnegie, longtime varsity basketball coach for Grand Rapids Catholic Central, recently stepped down from his role, citing the time commitment as the deciding factor. Carnegie was a great coach, and one of the most genuine people in high school basketball… Jane Bos of Mlive.com reports that former Good GMC Professional Grade Student Athlete of the Week, junior Annalise Pickrel of Grand Rapids Catholic Central, has committed early to play basketball at Michigan State University. THREE HORSE RACE Assuming the Friday & Saturday games to be some indication, the Grand Rapids Storm Classic 17u tournament will be a three-horse race. The Michigan Mustangs, the King James Shooting Stars (out of Ohio) and the host Grand Rapids Storm’s A team are head, shoulders, waist and maybe even knees above the rest of [...] As chosen by the Grand Rapids Advance news publication. All Area Team – North Region Ladon Carnegie - Union - Center March 13, 2009 – Annalise Pickrel grabs a rebound. This week’s Good GMC Professional Grade Student Athlete of the Week Award goes to Annalise Pickrel. Annalise is a junior point guard for the Catholic Central High School girls basketball team. She led the Cougars with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots in Catholic Central’s [...] Tri-Unity's Jared Mysliwiec (left) blocks a shot attempt by Muskegon Catholic Central's Jon Hornak. Tri-Unity's defense carried them to a 15th consecutive River Valley Conference Championship Friday. Winning a conference championship is not easy. Winning a conference championship while perpetually playing with a bulls-eye on your back, as Wyoming Tri-Unity Christian has done for [...] In Straight to the Pros, sponsored by Good GMC Isuzu, West Michigan All Star takes a look at two standout players from the past week’s games, and compares them to their NBA counterparts based on their playing style. This week, we will discuss Grand Rapids South Christian’s senior point guard, Brent Geers. After that, we take [...] South Christian's Mitch Huisman hits a critical three pointer late in the fourth quarter The final shot on Homecoming night is supposed to be a senior’s moment. As a sophomore, it takes extra guts to put up that pressure filled three to win or lose the game, particularly after you’ve already missed once before. Sophomore guard [...] February 6, 7:00 at Grand Rapids South Christian High School After a brief hiatus, West Michigan All Star will be back in action tonight, watching the Sailors of Grand Rapids South Christian host the Cougars of Grand Rapids Catholic Central in the latest edition of the WBBL Game of the Week, brought to [...] Wayland Union's Weston Hudson (left) looks for an open teammate against Catholic Central's Austin Mead in the 2009 Jam at the Van. For Wayland Union, ‘attack’ is not just a word — it describes the way they play basketball, the only way they know how. The Wildcats attacked Catholic Central (8-3) on both ends of the [...] It’s finally here. The pinnacle of High School basketball in West Michigan — the 2009 Jam at the Van, sponsored by Good GMC Isuzu. On Monday, January 26th, at 6:15pm, the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids will be packed with fans eager to watch four of West Michigan’s elite High School varsity basketball teams duke [...] |
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