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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: third time’s the charm

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:

1/20 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
Jan [...]

WMA takes attendance: apparently, MH > BH

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:

1/16 Michigan basketball scores (boys) (girls) — Associated Press
Muskegon [...]

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 [...]

VanArendonk, Grand Haven win monstrous battle on the lakeshore

Remember that old King Kong vs. Godzilla movie?  If you weren’t an active moviegoer in 1962, then probably not.  But watching 6-foot-9 Spring Lake big man Lucas Holt duke it out in the paint with 6-foot-9 Grand Haven big man Nate VanArendonk on Tuesday night was pretty close.  Having never seen the sixties, much less [...]

WMA takes attendance: the sibling rivalry

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:

People prefer the status quo for basketball season — [...]

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, [...]

Photo Blog: Holland Christian advances to District Final over Spring Lake

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

Spring Lake @ [...]

Live Blog: Spring Lake @ Holland Christian

Defending champion Maroons host the upstart Lakers in round-1 of the 2009 playoffs.  The next best thing if you can’t make it to the game, or, the best thing if you’re a fan of reading!

This live blog will attempt to keep you abreast of the goings on in Holland Christian stadium in semi-real time, with [...]

Games to Watch Playoff Round-1: So it begins

The stakes are higher, and the will to win runs deeper.  Every single player, on each of 256-teams remaining standing, kills themselves in an effort to squeeze the life out of every single moment.  To hold on to the dream for one more week.  For those 256 teams, records cease to exist.  You’re either thinking [...]

Live Blog Friday: SL @ HC

West Michigan Allstar will be live-blogging the Spring Lake / Holland Christian first round football playoff matchup this Friday at 7:00pm.  For real this time — double checked with the HC AD and everything.  Internet’s good to go.  If you’re interested in the defending champs or the upstart Lakers, visit westmiallstar.com at 7:00 Friday…

W Michigan’s quest to repeat-sweep the 2009 football playoffs

QB Nick Ford and Grand Rapids West Catholic will be among those attempting to bring a title to WMich (T.J. Hamilton | The Grand Rapids Press)

It’s a topic I’ve been harping on all season: Will West Michigan continue to dominate the playoff landscape in 2009, as they did by winning all eight state football [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by go go gadget hair

It adds at least an extra 2 inches

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:

FH [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by nice, relaxing, Autumn jogs

Excited for her imminent victory? Or thrilled to capture the O-K White? You decide. Either way, it's clear EGR's Lauren Grunewald is pleased.

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 [...]

WMA takes attendance, as read by famous alumni

Rockford's Dathan Ritzenhein finishes World Half Marathon in 60-minutes

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 [...]