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Grand Rapids Christian topples undefeated Forest Hills Central for District Championship

GR Christian's Katie VanderWeide leads the fast break | DavidChandlerPhoto.com

High quality, professional prints from the game available from David Chandler Photography

The Quest Center featured the top team in the O-K White against the top team in the O-K Black on Friday night, in a battle for the district championship. Grand Rapids Christian finished the [...]

WMA takes attendance: cheer for the opportunity

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:

March 3 girls basketball scores — Associated Press
The competitive [...]

WMA takes attendance: district dancing

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:

March 1 girls district basketball scores — Associated Press
Girls [...]

WMA takes attendance: dancing with the local stars edition

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

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 [...]

WMA takes attendance: late joiners are O-K

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

Photo Blog: Grand Haven girls edge Rockford in OT

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!

Grand Haven's Sarah Schulz [...]

WMA takes attendance: hockey and wrestling and girls basketball, oh my!

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 [...]

K-Zoo homeschoolers are apparently awesome

In the realm of “What the deuce?!” I present this article from the Kalamazoo Gazette:

Jamie Brown and Jessica Garrison scored 13 points each and the Kalamazoo Home School girls basketball team dominated Covert, 51-22, for a season-opening victory.

The Cougars held Covert to less than 10 points in all four quarters for a quick start to [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by “the look”

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:

Why the football playoffs are the way they are [...]

Sergeant Mayo to go “Old-School” on Comstock girls basketball

In basketball, like any other sport besides track/cross country, ask any of the players what’s the worst part of practice and they’ll tell you it’s the running — the unpleasant training intended to ensure that the coach gets the most out of her players.

That being the case, a certain element of sympathy toward the Comstock [...]

C-of-C All-Star Basketball Games – Mission Accomplished

Fill each squad with all-stars, so that every player on the floor led his or her team in multiple statistics during the season, and it becomes a different kind of basketball game.

On a team full of all-stars, and playing against a team full of all-stars, every player on the court is accustomed to winning.  Trophies, [...]

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 [...]

All Star Basketball Games

Thursday marks the third annual Champions of Character All-Star basketball games at Cornerstone University.  As the only all-star basketball games in the area, they’re really a must-see if you are a basketball fan.  You can’t go wrong with that much talent in one gym.  Both girls and boys all-star games will be played – girls [...]

Michigan Basketball All-Staters

The creme-de-la-creme, the best of the best, [insert superlative here] — these are your Michigan All-State basketball players:

CLASS A BOYS (Click for honorable mentions)

Keith Appling, Detroit Pershing, 6-2, Jr. (Player of the Year article)

Derek Dennis, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 6-3, Sr.

DeAngelo Hailey, Detroit Central, 6-2, Sr.

Michael Hollingsworth, Utica, 6-1, Sr.

Derrick Nix, Detroit Pershing, 6-9, [...]