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Northview earns scrappy win

Despite being out-hit 11-4, the Northview Wildcats scrapped their way to a 4-2 victory in the opening game of Saturday’s double header with the visiting Kenowa Hills Knights. A leadoff walk by Ian Mikowski set up a run-scoring single by Kody Alber with two outs, giving Northview an early lead [...]

Huskies Win Dogfight

Thanks to a four run first, which was capped off by a towering three run Nathan Krikke homer, the Huskies of Forest Hills Northern defeated the Byron Center Bulldogs 5-2, in first-round action at East Kentwood High School’s Jeff Bosma Tournament. Starting on the mound for Byron Center was Zachary [...]

Rams snag Lax vs Cancer crown over FHC.

Rockford won its second one goal game in as many days beating Forest Hills Central 7 – 6.  Friday night Rockford beat the other Forest Hills team, Northern / Eastern, by one goal.  Saturday’s game saw Rockford jump to an early lead, relinquish it, and come back and win the [...]

Kelloggsville Overcomes Five Run Hole in Seventh

Down by five coming into the home half of the seventh inning, things appeared bleak for the Kelloggsville Rockets.  However, following a couple singles here, and a walk there, the Rockets found that they had put Wyoming Park on the ropes, and only needed one more blow to finish their [...]

Rams hold off Pioneers on the pitch.

In a closely contested game Rockford prevailed over EGR Tuesday night 5 – 4.  The first quarter was scoreless.  In the second quarter Rockford pulled ahead never to relinquish their lead.  EGR continued to come back, getting as close as one goal, but could never get even.  The game featured [...]

Rockford’s run ends to Saginaw.

The Rockford basketball team reached heights that nobody probably expected them to reach in 2012. That run took them all the way to the Breslin Center and the Class A State Finals on Saturday afternoon. All year long Rockford found a way to win games against more talented teams but [...]

Muskegon Heights falls just short again.

The Muskegon Heights Tigers are an independent team who is forced to play very tough competition from all around the state just to fill out a schedule. That schedule is set to prepare the Tigers for the title run that they have made frequently in recent years. 2012 was no [...]

Rockford will play for State Title.

The Rams of Rockford always seem to find a way. They did just that Friday at the Breslin Center in the Class A State Semi-Finals against a 22-3 Romulus team. The Rams had less athleticism and probably less talent as they have for much of the post season but found [...]

Ribecky’s monster day isn’t enough for MCC.

The Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders entered the MHSAA playoffs at 11-9 after and up and down year. Sure they had hopes, dreams, even goals but I doubt even they felt they would be playing on the Breslin floor in the Class D Semi-Finals. Tonight they did just that taking on [...]

Shelby’s run ends in Semi-Finals.

The Shelby Tigers put together an incredible season in 2012. Running through the West Michigan Conference as well as the Class C playoffs all the way to East Lansing and the Breslin Center. That run would come to an end after falling to Traverse City St. Francis in the State [...]