Tag Archives: redhawks

Good GMC Allstar of the Week: Ladon Carnegie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 [...]