Tag Archives: Colin Voss

Holland Christian survives East Grand Rapids in an all out war

High quality, professional action prints from the game available from David Chandler Photography. One clear thing can be said about the regional semifinal matchup between East Grand Rapids and Holland Christian on Monday night, the only thing more intense than the crowd in the stands was the action on the [...]

A look inside four premier matchups in regional semis

Heading into the regional round of the 2010 boys basketball state tournament, it can be difficult to decide which game deserves your attendance.  It is often a matter of which looks the most appetizing, depending on your allegiances and your interests as a fan.  For the liberated fans out there who may, [...]

With district hardware, East Grand Rapids is legit

According to some, the two teams probably should not have been playing in the disrict championship.  According to their records, 13-9 East Grand Rapids probably should have been eliminated a round or two ago, and 9-13 Forest Hills Eastern before that.  But in a true testament to determination, both teams [...]

Two unlikely upsets: the beauty and the beast of the state tournament

After logging over 15-victories during the regular season, there are certain expectations placed on a team regarding how they will perform in the state tournament.  The higher that number, the higher the expectations. But apart from one or two teams each year who are simply out of everybody else’s league, [...]

View from the bleachers as Wayland lights up EGR

Ever look forward to something with great anticipation, only to find that it doesn’t quite play out in reality the way it did in your head?  There seemed to be little to no chance of the game between East Grand Rapids (9-8) and undefeated Wayland (15-0) ending up a disappointment. [...]

Photo Blog: Grand Rapids Christian beats East Grand Rapids

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Grand Rapids Christian defense dominates EGR in overtime

There’s no question that the momentum was tilted in Grand Rapids Christian’s favor heading into overtime.  That’s to be expected after they had clawed themselves back from down 12-points to tie the game at the end of regulation.  But momentum’s worth what, a couple points?  Certainly not double-digit points, anyway. [...]

Top-5 storylines in high school basketball for 2010

As a liberated fan of high school basketball itself, as opposed to a fan of any one particular team, part of the thrill of the sport is following the interesting storylines that play out along the way.  Even as early as it is into the 2009/2010 season, five such storylines [...]

Don't sleep on Muskegon Heights

After a hard fought victory over East Grand Rapids on Friday, Rockford was presumably riding high on a wave of momentum.  After all, it’s not every day that you get to open your season with a victory over one of the top teams on this side of the state, much [...]

It takes a village to beat a Voss: Rockford beats East Grand Rapids

The way the game was billed, we knew about what to expect going in. We knew about Rockford’s do-it-all guard Ryan Majerle, who would go on to finish with 22-points and a number of hustle plays.  We were told about the Rams’ athletic young point guard Justin Klein, who would [...]