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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: GR duo still undefeated

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

Shout out: Which struggling team won’t be

For the first ever edition of West Michigan Allstar’s “Shout Out” column, in which the readers of WMA sound off on an important issue in West Michigan high school athletics, we have an interesting question for basketball fans.  Which of the following two teams has the best shot of turning a 1-5 streak around?

What do [...]

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 [...]

WMA takes attendance: Tigers suffer second straight

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. 11 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) — [...]

Three significant basketball defeats, and what they mean

Shane Tiemeyer is a large reason for the Dux success | Louis Murray, Murray Sports Photography

If you are one of three teams in WMA’s Top-10 rankings this week, you did not enjoy your Tuesday night game.

After going a combined 31-1 between them entering this week, Schoolcraft (#4), Zeeland West (#5) and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian [...]

WMA takes attendance: rankings, getcher rankings

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

Something’s gotta give: Battle of undefeated behemoths

Since opening night of this 2009/2010 basketball season, two Muskegon area teams have dominated their respective classes.

Muskegon Heights has run the table in Class-B, tallying a perfect 11-0 record against elite competition and laying claim to the #1 ranking in Class-B (according to the AP) and the #1 overall ranking (according to us).

Meanwhile, Muskegon Western [...]

WMA takes attendance: ahh, signing day

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. 1 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated [...]

West Michigan Allstar Top-10 Teams: Basketball Week-9

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 [...]

West Michigan Allstar Top-10 Teams: Basketball Week-8

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 [...]

WMA takes attendance: Kalamazoo Central proves it

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:

Kalamazoo Central, sans Oliver, wins over DCD! — Kalamazoo [...]

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 [...]