For the first time in history three Grand Rapids-area boys soccer teams (East Kentwood, Northview and South Christian) earned the state championship title. Also the first time, four Grand Rapids-area schools won the cross country state title. The Forest Hills Northern and Calvin Christian boys teams and Grand Haven and [...]
Forest Hills Northern win boys cross country Regionals
November 1, 2010
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The Forest Hills Northern boys cross country team dominated Saturday’s Division 2 regional with five finishers among the top 12 to win with 35 points. Byron Center senior Jeff Sattler won with a time of 15 minutes, 53.3 seconds. Read the full story with The Grand Rapids Press: “Forest Hills [...]
Kenowa Hills cross country takes home two consecutive titles
October 21, 2010
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Kenowa Hills’ junior, Allison VanPatten, defended her OK Black Conference individual girls cross country title, while the Kenowa Hills boys made it two consecutive league team titles Wednesday at Gracewil Country Club. VanPatten won with a time of 19 minutes, 40 seconds and the Knights boys finished with 22 points to easily [...]
Both boys and girls Rockford cross country teams continue to dominate
September 23, 2010
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The Rockford boys and girls cross country teams have combined to win 31 out of the last 33 league titles, along with seven state championships. The undefeated Rams beat East Kentwood in a conference dual meet on Wednesday. The girls posted a 18-43 win and the boys earned a 16-45 victory. Read the full [...]
Grand Rapids Christian boys, East Grand Rapids girls top OK White jamboree
September 9, 2010
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Grand Rapids Christian boys cross country had 9 out of the top 10 runners at Wednesday’s OK White jamboree. Jacob Kuyvenhoven and Mike Vandenheuvel finished top two for the boys with times of 17 minutes, 26 seconds and 17 minutes, 43 seconds. East Grand Rapids girls had 5 out of [...]
Hesperia Girls and Ludington Boys Win Cross Country Titles at the Hesperia Invitational
August 26, 2010
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The Hesperia girls’ team, which took the team title with 51 points and had all five of their runners finish in the top 17 at the Hesperia Invitational. The Panthers outdistanced runner-up Saugatuck by 14 points. Ludington (92) placed third, Whitehall (110) was fourth and Newaygo (125) finished in fifth place. The Ludington [...]
WMA takes attendance, as read by mostly runners
November 10, 2009
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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: Regional final predictions, [...]
WMA takes attendance, as read by creepy lake monsters
September 23, 2009
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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: Stats junkies celebrate, [...]
West Michigan Allstar of the Week — speedy Drew Woznick
September 11, 2009
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This week’s Good GMC West Michigan Allstar is fast freshman Drew Woznick. On the heels of Rockford’s most famous runner, Dathan Ritzenhein, setting the world record in the 5,000 meters, Woznick helped the current flock of Rams win the Rockford Invitational. And Rockford didn’t just win, they dominated. Thanks in [...]
WMAS takes attendance, as read by footballers with telekinesis
August 24, 2009
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A look around the wide world of high school sports. Well, not really 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: Week-1 football predictions; East-side bias included — [...]





