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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: 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 [...]

WMA takes attendance: Is Portage Central good, or what?

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:

Basketball stars from Tuesday — High School Basketball Bulletin
Top-10 [...]

WMA takes attendance: the good old days

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:

O-K Red All-Conference teams (photos) — Grand Rapids Press
Top-10 [...]

WMA takes attendance: The comeback has begun

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:

12/7 basketball scores (girls) (boys) — Associated Press
Otsego’s Klein [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by padded soccer players

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:

Don’t we all wish the semifinals would make sense? [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by aggressive green

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:

Montague advances, holds opponent scoreless — Muskegon Chronicle
Mendon advances, [...]

To blowout, or not to blowout? That is the question

Caledonia is sans-fingernails after round-1 win over Portage Northern

They say that by an inch or by a mile, winning is winning.  You’ll get no argument from me on that one.  But while at first examination it seems like it would be nice to cruise through round-1 of the playoffs  by a mile, like East [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by unnaturally mean tackle breakers

White Pigeon RB Alex Krajniak is mean on the field, at the request of his coach

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 [...]

Gazette’s latest football rankings plug Portage

The Kalamazoo area is loaded with football talent.  More specifically, the Portage area is really loaded with football talent.  Portage Northern and Portage Central are ranked #1 & #2 respectively in Divisions A/B on the Kalamazoo Gazette’s latest prep football rankings.  Mendon, Schoolcraft and Climax-Scotts are 1,2,3 in Divisions C/D…

WMA takes attendance, as read by a legend

Detroit Tigers radio announcer Ernie Harwell smiles after finishing his career in 2002. Harwell was just diagnosed with inoperable cancer.

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 [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by plyometrically enhanced volleyballers

Schoolcraft pushes plyometrics | Brett Beier | Special to the Gazette

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:

So many games, so [...]

WMAS takes attendance, as read by Eastsiders who were this close

Portage Northern's Chris Laneaux makes a catch despite Jackson Lumen Christi's Keagan Kennedy's best efforts | Dave Weatherwax | Citizen Patriot

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 [...]

Girls volleyball preseason links

Today has been officially designated as “Volleyball day” because of the amount of coverage the sport has amassed over the past 24-hours (5-articles) in comparison to that which it amassed over the previous two-plus weeks (0-articles).  From the Muskegon Chronicle: Whitehall’s Nicci Thomas looking good; New rule changes in prep volleyball; Volleyball capsules.  From the [...]

‘Zoo Central’s DeWitt is a natural (and I’m jealous)

MacKenzie DeWitt | Kalamazoo Gazette

In the past, high school students professionally enjoyed their summer vacation.  Not so much the case anymore.  At least not for athletes.

Today, yearlong dedication to athletics, if not a single sport, is all but required in order to compete at an elite level in any varsity sport.  Golf — a game [...]