Beautiful Patterson Ice Arena was packed last night in anticipation of a great game between Grand Rapids Catholic Central and East Grand Rapids. Those who came got what they came for. The first period action was fast paced and intense as the players flew across the glistening ice. The Cougars [...]
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Friends Forced To Become Foes
January 4, 2012
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As heated as high school sports can be, many different teams have players who at one time, were friends and teammates elsewhere. This will be the case with the game between East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Catholic Central this Friday. Facing each other in a heated battle on the [...]
Take Five, Pioneers
November 28, 2010
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The East Grand Rapids Pioneers made it five consecutive state football championships in Division-3, with a 35-27 victory over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. This victory was the Pioneers third state finals victory over the Eaglets in their last five. The story is best told via the work of Murray Sports [...]
East dispatches Mt. Pleasant, looks East to impending rematch
November 20, 2010
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On a sunny, brisk Saturday in November, East Grand Rapids traveled to Ferris State University in Big Rapids to take on M.t Pleasant in the Division 3 state semifinals. To listen to coach Peter Stuursma, the Pioneers didn’t play their best game on Saturday. They didn’t execute on several occasions, [...]
Photo Blog: East Grand Rapids overpowers Byron Center
October 30, 2010
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East Grand Rapids took down Byron Center in the District semifinals on Friday, final score of 45-29. This was East’s 29th consecutive victory. The Pioneers were the better team this night, but Friday’s game foreshadows a tendency to start slowly out of the gate. This is something they must shore [...]
East Grand Rapids shocks Lowell, a player-centric breakdown
October 8, 2010
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Down 24-40 in the fourth quarter, East Grand Rapids fans slowly began to trickle toward the exit. Although both the Pioneers and their hosts Lowell were ranked number 1 in the state in their respective divisions, the smart money said that Lowell would simply overmatch East Grand Rapids. Even after [...]
Photo blog: East Grand Rapids takes down Grand Rapids Christian
September 25, 2010
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In front of a standing room only crowd Friday night, East Grand Rapids defeated Grand Rapids Christian 21-14, in a battle of two of the top teams in the O-K Conference. It was a game in which both teams waited patiently for their opportunity to strike. East played with poise [...]
LAX game to watch: East Grand Rapids @ Forest Hills Central
June 9, 2010
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This time of year, every game is the most important game of the season. Lose, and you start summer vacation. Win, and go on to play an even bigger most important game of the season. This is the position in which Forest Hills Central and East Grand Rapids lacrosse find [...]
EGR continues hot slugging in second half of ironman doubleheader
May 7, 2010
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On Tuesday East Grand Rapids played Grand Rapids Christian until a setting sun stopped the game after the first half of the second game of the double header. On Thursday we picked up in the second half of the first game of a second double header. Reread that, and I [...]
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