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WMA takes attendance: district semifinals in the books

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:

East Grand Rapids upsets GR Union in district semifinals [...]

WMA takes attendance: co-ed wrestling champs

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:

Final boys basketball rankings — Associated Press
Photo gallery of [...]

View from the bleachers as Wayland lights up EGR

David Chandler Photography | davidchandlerphoto.com

Ever look forward to something with great anticipation, only to find that it doesn’t quite play out in reality the way it did in your head?  There seemed to be little to no chance of the game between East Grand Rapids (9-8) and undefeated Wayland (15-0) ending up a disappointment. [...]

WMA takes attendance: savage runnering

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

WMA takes attendance: Gold stars for Hudsy

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

WMA takes attendance: It was a Jam at the Van

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

WMA takes attendance: I see broken glass

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:

1/21 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
Case [...]

WMA takes attendance: how to make a difference

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:

1/13 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
Tuesday’s [...]

WMA takes attendance: skills for rills

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:

1/12 high school basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
1/12 [...]

Photo Blog: Grand Rapids Christian beats East Grand Rapids

Photographer’s note: Please feel free to disseminate these pictures in any format.  We take them especially for you, and hope you enjoy.  We only ask that you give credit to West Michigan Allstar (and Louis Murray) if you publish them, and shoot a link to this page if you use them online.  Cheers!

Colin Voss takes it [...]

Grand Rapids Christian defense dominates EGR in overtime

Grand Rapids Christian's swarming defense | Louis Murray, Murray Sports Photography

There’s no question that the momentum was tilted in Grand Rapids Christian’s favor heading into overtime.  That’s to be expected after they had clawed themselves back from down 12-points to tie the game at the end of regulation.  But momentum’s worth what, a couple [...]

WMA takes attendance: how would you like to take on the Wings?

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:

1/7 basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
G-Rap area [...]

WMA takes attendance: ACL does not mean the end

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:

1/6 basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
Tuesday’s basketball [...]

Top-5 storylines in high school basketball for 2010

As a liberated fan of high school basketball itself, as opposed to a fan of any one particular team, part of the thrill of the sport is following the interesting storylines that play out along the way.  Even as early as it is into the 2009/2010 season, five such storylines have already emerged.

Here’s what is [...]

West Michigan Allstar Top-10 Teams: Basketball Week-5

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 [...]