Tag Archives: semifinal

East dispatches Mt. Pleasant, looks East to impending rematch

November 20, 2010 Comments { 0 }

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, [...]

The rally cry for Grand Rapids West Catholic baseball

June 18, 2010 Comments { 0 }

With the hopes of an entire region riding on their shoulders, the Grand Rapids West Catholic Falcons brought home the victory at Friday morning’s state semifinal baseball game.  Only one more to go. A balanced lineup still hasn’t let down West Catholic’s streaking baseball team. Even with a trip to [...]

Western Michigan Christian holds off Covert, now focused on history

March 26, 2010 Comments { 0 }

One more game to make history.  The last time a boys basketball team from West Michigan won three consecutive state titles, Kalamazoo Central in 1949-51, people watched the game on this doohickey.  You wanna talk greater Grand Rapids area?  Well, then you’re talking Grand Haven in 1933-35, when they didn’t [...]

Covert vs. WMC | Class-D semifinals | A liberated fan's dream

March 25, 2010 Comments { 2 }

The basketball that the average fan wants to watch and the basketball that the average coach wants to coach are fundamentally different.  The latter is a style of the game predicated on exact execution of strategically designed plays on both the offensive and defensive end of the floor, while the [...]

WMA takes attendance: top-10 regional semis

March 16, 2010 Comments { 0 }

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: Wayland’s undefeated season [...]

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

March 12, 2010 Comments { 1 }

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, [...]