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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 [...]

Muskegon Catholic Central’s Inside Game Too Much for Bellaire.

WMA is happy and thankful to welcome Rod Schutte in as a guest writer for Hope College’s Class D Quarterfinal coverage. Holland-  The Class D Quarterfinal matchup between the Bellaire Eagles, who entered the contest with a record of 24-1 and the Muskegon Catholic Central Crusaders [16-9] showed the inside [...]

Rockford’s comeback earns the Rams a trip to Breslin.

Tuesday night Lansing Eastern played host to the Class A Quarterfinal featuring Rockford and Okemos. The Rams got here after winning the Grandville Region over Hudsonville and Grand Haven while the Chiefs won the Portage Northern Region by getting past Niles and Ottawa Hills. After a bit of extended break [...]

GR Christian’s Run Falls Short of Breslin

Middleville—For Stevensville-Lakeshore and Grand Rapids Christian Tuesday night was for all the marbles.  Win and move on to the State Semi’s inside the Jack Breslin Student Events Center on the campus of Michigan State University, lose and be sent on a long bus ride home coming up just 3 wins [...]

Coopersville Regional in Photos.

The Coopersville Regional provided us with two great nights of basketball with Grand Rapids Christian coming out on top thanks to a great game-plan against previously unbeaten Godwin Heights. Our guy Don Kok was at Coopersville both nights and took in some great action that he’d like to share with [...]

Photos: Regionals at Grandville

Grandville was host to back-to-back nights of intense basketball action, as Rockford High School took home the rights to advance to the Class A State Quarterfinals. Matt Philpott Photography is proud to present you fans a collection of images from these two great games: Like what you see?  Be sure to [...]