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WMA takes attendance: buncha state results

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:

Class-B boys basketball district from hell — HSBB
Class-C boys [...]

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 [...]

Good GMC West Michigan Allstar: Tyler Gruszka

Tyler "Moose" Gruszka

This week’s Good GMC West Michigan All Star is Tyler Gruszka. “Moose” Gruszka is a sophomore tri-sport athlete at Comstock Park.

Moose is an offensive/defensive lineman on the Comstock Park football team, and gets his swings in on the Panther baseball team as well.  But despite his significant success on the field and [...]

WMA takes attendance: somebody’s closer

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. 9 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

WMA takes attendance: grapple for titles

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. 5 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

WMA takes attendance: three hundred

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:

Jan 27 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — [...]

WMA takes attendance: help Ms. Gott win NFL Fan Award

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:

Jan. 11 basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
WMich [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by a tale of two halves

QB Zach Keen and Jenison staged a dramatic come-from-behind victory

A look around the wide world of high school sports.  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:

Stats junkies: here are the [...]

Games to watch in Week 1

Eagles will try to keep their momentum rolling straight over the Tigers in week-1

Finally, at long last, football is here!  Week one should be chock full of great matchups, and may have more than a few surprises in store.  One thing’s for sure: when the dust settles after Friday’s matchups, [...]

The Year in Review — Lessons Learned

Every fall, students and faculty unabashedly pour themselves behind the athletes representing their respective school.  Everyone dressed in the same colors, they channel their considerable fervor into an all-out push toward the conference, district, regional and eventual state championships.

Then they do it again in the Winter.  Slogging through Michigan’s considerable snow and slush, making the [...]

2009 Grand Rapids All-Area Teams

As chosen by the Grand Rapids Advance news publication.

All Area Team – North Region

Ladon Carnegie -  Union  -  Center
Matt DeBoer -  Covenant Christian  -  Forward
Steve Harrison -  Kent City  -  Guard
Brett Pfahler -  Coopersville  -  Guard
Gabe Vanderjagt -  Rockford  -  Guard
Jason Gust -  Cedar Springs  -  Guard
Cody Kleeves -  Comstock Park  -  G/F
Ryan Majerle -  [...]

Straight to the Pros – TJ McCutcheon & Brett Pfahler

Welcome to Good GMC Isuzu’s Straight to the Pros, a weekly article that compares the stars of High School basketball in West Michigan to the past and present stars of the NBA, based on their playing style, skill (relative to their competition), appearance or anything else that warrants a comparison.

In this week’s edition we will [...]

Comstock Park’s “Grandpa Johnson” leaves hospital, attends basketball game

In a rivalry game that would all but decide the OK Blue Conference title — a dramatic matchup that enthralled all in attendance, eventually coming down to a last-second three-point shot — the Comstock Park faithful were at their loudest during pre-game warmups.

That was when previously-bedridden superfan Dominic VanderWerff entered the gymnasium.  Old cowbell in [...]

Pfahler explodes for Coopersville in win over Comstock Park

Coopersville's Brett Pfahler (left) drives against Comstock Park's Cody Kleeves

The Comstock Park High School gymnasium was overflowing with rowdy, pink-clad fans Friday night for the first annual Cancer Classic, a rematch with conference title implications between the top teams in the OK Blue.

In what he called the biggest game of his career, Coopersville senior [...]

Coopersville Broncos (12-3) @ Comstock Park Panthers (14-2)

February 20, 7:00 @ Comstock Park High School

When best friends find themselves leading opposite teams into a heated competition, as head coaches Scott Berry and Denny Krynicki will Friday night, it’s called a big game.  When the proceeds from that competition benefit the fight against Cancer, it’s called a very big game.

When the winner [...]