Tag Archives: ryan sabin

Holland Christian turns it on late to win over Byron Center

There is something special about a game of basketball played at the old Holland Civic Center. Maybe it is the dull, yellowish court lights. Maybe it is the creaky bleachers and the worn-down scoreboard. When Byron Center rolled into town to challenge the host Holland Christian Maroons in a critical [...]

Straight to the Pros — Ryan Sabin

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. Ryan Sabin (Byron Center) — Manu Ginobili Spirit animal — [...]

Photo Blog: Grandville holds off Byron Center

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Grandville's first quarter flurry buries Byron Center

Entering Friday’s game against Byron Center, the Grandville Bulldogs had developed a reputation for inconsistency.  They’d struggled to string wins together, and even worse, they were smack dab at the bottom of one of the dips in their season rollercoaster, on the tail end of a three game losing streak. [...]

WMA Game of the Week: Byron Center at Grandville

Each week, West Michigan Allstar takes our blogging circus over hill and dale to a high school gymnasium around West Michigan.  It’s traditionally one of the biggest games in the area, with the top players and teams duking it out against one another (we like to watch that stuff, too), [...]

WMA takes attendance: the GR basketball edition

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: Top-1o teams in [...]