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Wildcats Win Convincingly

January 6, 2012 Comments { 0 }

Grandville and Jenison were both looking for their first OK Red conference win as they squared off on Friday night.  The Wildcats, in fact, were looking for their first win in general, after losing four very close games by a combined ten points.  After clinging to a slim one point [...]

Northview Too Hot To Handle

December 23, 2011 Comments { 0 }

The Northview Wildcats, led by senior Darren Kapustka, rode strong play in the second and fourth quarters of action to easily defeat the Zeeland West Dux by a final tally of 57-43.  The Dux outscored the Wildcats in both of the ‘odd’ quarters, but Northview had a dominating 20 point [...]

Eagles Run by Jenison

October 7, 2011 Comments { 0 }

The Hudsonville Eagles and Jenison Wildcats rivalry has been played out 22 times coming into tonight, and it has seen dominance shift from one side to the other.  Jenison won fourteen of the first fifteen matchups between the schools, but that tide has turned to Hudsonville’s favor, as they have [...]

Going for Two Keeps Holland Undefeated

September 16, 2011 Comments { 1 }

It was a battle between two unexpected zero-loss teams when the Northview Wildcats played host to the Holland Dutch tonight, and it really was a shame that only one team would remain that way, as both teams put on a spirited effort.  The Wildcat faithful arrived in droves and packed [...]

Falcons Don’t Disappoint, Beat Jenison

February 22, 2011 Comments { 0 }

Jenison came into Tuesday night’s contest looking to play spoiler to East Kentwood’s quest for an OK Red title, and managed to pull within five late, but in the end the Falcons were just too much for the Wildcats to handle, as they won 70-62. The Wildcats held onto a [...]

Wayland's Wes Hudson lived up to the hype

March 19, 2010 Comments { 2 }

They were one of the most inspirational stories of the season, not only for their success, but more than that for the unselfishness with which they achieved it.  While they were undoubtedly lead by point guard Wes Hudson, Wayland was the very definition of a team.  Perhaps because of Hudson’s [...]

Congrats and insight from a Wayland superfan

March 11, 2010 Comments { 8 }

I received this write up from Michael Kanoza, stepfather of Wayland’s Travis Rader, after the Wildcats’ district semifinal win over Ottawa Hills on Wednesday.  It’s a pretty awesome look into a side of high school basketball we don’t often get to see.  Thanks, Michael! Wayland dodges the statistics and Ottawa [...]

Create-a-Caption: hustle plays

March 10, 2010 Comments { 2 }

This week’s Create-a-Caption photo comes from Wayland Union’s narrow victory over Caledonia in the district quarterfinals matchup.  It depicts an athletic-looking Chase Burgess making a heck of a play, and alludes to a good amount of future pain.  But hey, Wayland players are tough.  That’s why they’re undefeated. Get to [...]

Wayland refocuses, survives scare from Caledonia

March 9, 2010 Comments { 4 }

High quality, professional action prints from the game available from David Chandler Photography. In the process of winning 20-consecutive ballgames, some funny things can tend to happen to a team’s sense of itself.  Whether you describe it as ego, confidence, swagger or anything else, the team can often view itself [...]

WMA interview with Wayland guard Wes Hudson

March 4, 2010 Comments { 4 }

Wayland’s unlikely run to a 20-0 record is one of the most inspirational stories in West Michigan high school athletics.  Not only is it their incredible accomplishment, which is significant in its own right, but the real story is in the way the Wildcats did it — through a unique [...]

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