Tag Archives: redhawks

Good GMC Allstar of the Week: Ladon Carnegie

March 26, 2010 Comments { 1 }

This week’s Good GMC West Michigan All Star is Ladon Carnegie. Ladon is a junior forward on the Grand Rapids Union basketball team. Carnegie posted remarkable averages of 26.6-points, 5-assists, 4-rebounds and 4-steals per game in his senior season, leading the way for the RedHawks’ during their 19-2 season and [...]

Top-5 storylines in WMich boys basketball

March 3, 2010 Comments { 10 }

Only days away from the 2010 boys basketball tournament, it’s more important than ever that a team be in the right place, mentally, physically and chemistry-wise.  Some teams are faltering after hot starts, some are just now hitting their stride, some have maintained consistency throughout the season and some are [...]

Xavier Watson talks GR Union vs. GR Christian

February 23, 2010 Comments { 9 }

Tuesday night, two of the top boys basketball teams in West Michigan will square off in what has the potential to be one of the more evenly matched, elite-level matches of the year, when Grand Rapids Union (16-0) takes their unblemished record onto Plymouth Avenue to face one of the [...]

Straight to the Pros — Ladon Carnegie

February 5, 2010 Comments { 0 }

A weekly feature in which we spotlight a player from the West Michigan area, comparing him to his NBA or major NCAA counterpart based on his playing style, talent (relative, of course), appearance or anything else that warrants a comparison. Ladon Carnegie (Grand Rapids Union) — Tayshaun Prince Spirit animal [...]

Create-a-Caption: the shot to somewhere or other

February 1, 2010 Comments { 4 }

Last week’s winner: mememememe.  Caption: I think we missed the turn for the luge run. Congrats, mememememe (for the second time)!  Nice work, and way to demonstrate your longevity/versatility. This week we have a relatively hard one, from Grand Rapids Union’s victory over Reeths-Puffer.  It’s either a shot, or a [...]

Grand Rapids Union holds off late Reeths-Puffer rally

January 30, 2010 Comments { 4 }

Complete photos from this game can be found here. In an OK-Black battle Friday night, Grand Rapids Union came out swinging against Reeths Puffer.  The Redhawks built as much as a 15-point lead in the third quarter, only to see it slip away in the fourth.  Thanks to some clutch [...]

Grand Rapids Union plays for Hope

January 21, 2010 Comments { 2 }

Grand Rapids Union high school sports among the most successful basketball teams in West Michigan, currently sitting at 8-0.  A record like that is only available through thousands of hours of preparation, a chunk of natural talent, and perhaps most importantly, an understanding that the greatest things cannot be achieved [...]