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Grand Haven, Mich.—Grand Haven High School is proud to announce that 26-year GHHS Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer (Coach K) has been inducted into the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Hall of Fame. Grand Haven Area Public Schools Athletic Director Taylor Schriber shared, “Coach K’s exceptional talent...

For the second consecutive week Rockford never made use of their punter as the rolled to a 49-14 triumph over Grand Haven at Carlson/Munger Stadium on Friday, October 18. The contest was a little bit of a slog for the Rams in the first half as they went to the locker room holding a narrow 21-14 edge. But the second half was all Rockford as they outscored the Buccaneers 28 to 0 to set the running clock in motion with just under five minutes remaining in the game. The primary catalyst for Rockford was a running game that gobbled up vast swatches of yards seemingly at will. Senior running back Isaac Poot racked up 119 yards on only nine carries, junior quarterback Brayden Daniels added 67 on nine carries as well and senior running back Tommy Becker chipped in with 55 yards on just five attempts.

Playoff season is right around the corner here in Michigan, and several teams in the area are looking to make a statement as we head into the closing weeks of the regular season. From Division 2 down to Division 7, we have you covered with everything you need to know about the latest 2024 MHSAA playoff picture.

We had some finals action from this week, see the updated brackets below!. The Trojans and Lakers faced off in some semi-final action. It was a close game with Spring Lake getting one early. In the second half Fruitport was able to find the back of the net on two occasions to take this one 2-1. They will take on Reeths-Puffer in the final!

FRUITPORT – The Fruitport football team’s defense deserved overtime pay last Friday night. The Trojan defenders spent an inordinate amount of time on the field, mostly because the offense struggled to take advantage of multiple opportunities, move the ball and give the defense some rest. The encouraging part...

What feelings went through your mind when you found out you were inducted into the Hall of Fame?. I was very honored and very humbling. I’ve been coaching for a long time. I’ve known other people to be inducted in the Hall of Fame and to be recognized was just very humbling. I was just very honored. I’ve been coaching for thirty-three years and we’ve had some success here at Grand Haven. Some people nominated me. I’m very honored.

BYRON CENTER, MI -- October skies dipped to scarlet as the Friday night lights illuminated Waddell Field in Byron Center on Friday, Oct. 18 for a showdown between the Bulldogs and the Muskegon Big Reds. It was a tight score and hard-fought game for four quarters. Muskegon came close to...

Allendale defeated Unity Christian, 1-0, to advance to the Division 2 regional semifinals.

It was John Shillito's third year as Muskegon Orchard View football coach, and while the wolves weren't exactly knocking at the door, some faint low growls could clearly be heard. Shillito had been successful at Comstock Park with his teams going 21-8 over three seasons, but the move to Orchard...

The Grand Valley State men's and women's swim and dive teams are set to compete against the University of Indianapolis in a highly anticipated head-to-head meet on October 19. The women are ranked No. 2 and the men No. 4 in the CSCAA pre-season rankings. Both teams are coming off dual victories against Calvin University and Saginaw Valley State. Notable performances include Matt Bosch's record-breaking 100 freestyle time and standout finishes by Sara Alvarez and Maddie Kooistra.

Jamie Glance (Stratham, N.H.) had a great look from the right dot minutes later, but it bounced off the pad of Lumberjack netminder Shikhabutdin Gadzhiev. Sam Wathier (Des Moines, Iowa) nearly broke through with a shot from the point on the power play, but it rang off the post. Muskegon...

North Muskegon tennis coach Cody Liverance is grooming his boys’ tennis team for another successful season; and has had great success coaching the girls’ team. Cody Liverance could easily be labeled Mr. North Muskegon, Jr. Of course, there have been so many great athletes, teachers, coaches, administrators and...

Welcome to week number eight of the Durga Insurance Catchup! It’s been an exciting week in the West Michigan and Muskegon area. Here’s everything you need to know about this week’s action. Let’s break down the highlights, courtesy of our sponsor, Durga Insurance Group. If you’re in...

Mark Sanchez: This has benefits here in Grand Rapids to the West Michigan Whitecaps, which is the high-Class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. And I had sat down with Joe Chamberlain, who was a CEO Managing Partner at the Whitecaps to talk about this $35 million ongoing stadium renovation at LMCU Ballpark, and they're seeking investors to help pay for what is a really major renovation. But bottom line, you know this run by the big club, this improbable run into the playoffs brings more, at least, fan attention. He says, you know, they start group ticket sales here in another week or two. They've got some higher interest among fans. And then the Whitecaps, again, they're seeking investors, just like the owners did 30 plus years ago when they formed the franchise. They sought private investors and raised private capital to form the franchise and build the stadium. They're now going out and seeking more investors to take a small equity stake in the franchise and trying to raise that $35 million to pay for this renovation. In Crain’s Grand Rapids we'll have another follow-up story to what we posted online the other day talking about the renovation and it's going to be a really cool stadium what this has done. Already a nice place to watch a ball game. You're going to get some new outfield terraces. They've made a lot of improvements with players in the clubhouse and training facilities. But you're going to have the lawn move to the outfield. You've got some new outfield terraces that are coming up. And if you drive along US-131 northbound from downtown, you can see that work going on there at the stadium alongside the freeway. The bottom line right now, this run that ended last weekend by the big club, yeah, it brought a little more attention. And at a time when they're trying to grow the fan base and grow attendance next year. The Whitecaps had the best average attendance in 23 years last summer. And again, on the business side, bring more attention and hopefully they can get these investors to help finance this project and create something even bigger and better here in Grand Rapids.

Rockford has run off a pair of impressive victories over Caledonia (34-14) and West Ottawa (47-15) that last two weeks after suffering their only two losses the previous two weeks. The Rams will close out the home portion of the regular season schedule on Friday, October 18 at 7:00 P.M. when Grand Haven comes calling at Carlson-Munger Stadium. Rockford will enter the contest with a record of 5-2 (3-2 in the OK Red) while Grand Haven sits at 2-5 (1-4 in the conference).

MUSKEGON, MI – The Mona Shores and Whitehall football teams weren’t in a sharing mood Friday night, as the Sailors and Vikings both clinched outright shares of their respective league titles. The Sailors rolled past Reeths-Puffer with a strong second-half effort as they secured their first O-K Green...

MUSKEGON – The eighth Friday night of the 2024 Michigan high school football season is officially in the books and there were plenty of noteworthy results and down-to-the-wire finishes for fans across the state to enjoy. Below are the final scores from high school football games featuring Muskegon-area teams,...

MUSKEGON -- The Michigan high school football season enters Week 7 with another loaded slate of marquee matchups and conference clashes. Before the action kicks off on what should be another wildly entertaining Friday night under the lights, let’s take a look at the Player of the Week from Week 7, the full slate of games for Week 8, as well as predictions, previews and more from the MLive high school sports staff.