http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/Sports News, Updates and Opinions from the Greater Grand Rapids AreaenTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:54:25 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noSports News, Updates and Opinions from the Greater Grand Rapids Areaadvance_newspapers_sportshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/H281y1ZUr18/on_the_move_1.htmlcat:Grand Valley AdvanceAdvance NewspapersThu, 09 Sep 2010 11:51:20 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2010:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.4906068 ]]> Alec Hewett (left) ran track at Hudsonville, while 15-year-old brother Ian Hewett (right) swims for the Eagles. They used those skills to team with their father, Pete Hewett, the Jenison water polo coach, to win the Millennium Triathlon relay,...no Alec Hewett (left) ran track at Hudsonville, while 15-year-old brother Ian Hewett (right) swims for the Eagles. They used those skills to team with their father, Pete Hewett, the Jenison water polo coach, to win the Millennium Triathlon relay,... Alec Hewett (left) ran track at Hudsonville, while 15-year-old brother Ian Hewett (right) swims for the Eagles. They used those skills to team with their father, Pete Hewett, the Jenison water polo coach, to win the Millennium Triathlon relay,...cat:Grand Valley Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/on_the_move_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/laVZxEgWIOY/byron_center_wrestlers_lead_ar.htmlcat:Byron Centercat:Calvin Christiancat:Godwin Heightscat:Southwest Advancecat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:54:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9976275 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/byron_center_wrestlers_lead_ar.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/6xILZ3ZqmrY/caledonia_east_kentwood_wrestl.htmlcat:Caledoniacat:East Kentwoodcat:Southeast Advancecat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:51:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9976264 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/caledonia_east_kentwood_wrestl.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/trH5s43KemM/coopersville_sparta_wrestlers.htmlcat:Comstock Parkcat:Coopersvillecat:Kenowa Hillscat:Northwest Advancecat:Spartacat:West Catholiccat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:49:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9976251 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/coopersville_sparta_wrestlers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/AW1UJ6R607Y/rockford_cedar_springs_wrestle.htmlcat:Cedar Springscat:Northeast Advancecat:Rockfordcat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:32:17 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9976115 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/rockford_cedar_springs_wrestle.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/RR7GExskjBY/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way_2.htmlcat:Allendalecat:Calvin Christiancat:Grand Valley Advancecat:Grandvillecat:Hudsonvillecat:JenisonGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:22:08 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9976055 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/YAbQ3hslmho/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way_1.htmlcat:Hopkinscat:Penasee Globecat:Waylandcat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:08:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9975984 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/1zhJyWNqb14/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way.htmlcat:Cadence Advancecat:East Grand Rapidscat:Forest Hills Centralcat:Forest Hills Easterncat:Forest Hills Northerncat:Northviewcat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 12 Feb 2013 08:05:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2013:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9975971 ]]>High school individual district wrestling tournaments took place Feb. 9 with the top four placers in each weight class qualifying for this Saturday’s individual regionals.Following is a look at area wrestlers who qualified for the regional and how they placed...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2013/02/area_wrestlers_earn_their_way.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/zzryNjob7Wk/5178862495539124891Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:14:08 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9294162 ]]> PAW PAW – Once Week 10 of football season rolls around, the slate is clean. The past is history, and win-loss records can be rendered meaningless. In short: it's why they play the game.The South Christian Sailors demonstrated on...http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/5178862495539124891http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/GKtJ1x2mzHc/Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:26:31 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.9606222 ]]> PAW PAW – Once Week 10 of football season rolls around, the slate is clean. The past is history, and win-loss records can be rendered meaningless. In short: it's why they play the game.The South Christian Sailors demonstrated on...http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/5178862495539124891/south-christian-travels-to-paw-paw-dominates-undefeated-redskins-48-0/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/sAPV0gD_LVw/hudsonville_unleashes_its_powe.htmlcat:East Kentwoodcat:Grand Valley Advancecat:Hudsonvillecat:Softballcat:Southeast AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 15 May 2012 21:13:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.8328229 ]]>y DON VANDERVEENKENTWOOD – The greatest high school softball player to ever lace up a pair of spikes in West Michigan may now be gone and playing at the next level, but the beat goes on for the Hudsonville softball...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/05/hudsonville_unleashes_its_powe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/XrKSKDtPeSw/jorge_capestany_to_be_inducted.htmlAdvance NewspapersFri, 03 Feb 2012 03:04:20 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7673921 ]]> HOLLAND – Jorge Capestany, manager of the DeWitt Tennis Center at Hope College, will be inducted into the USPTA Hall of Fame for the Midwest division. Capestany is a five-time USPTA Michigan Pro of the Year and two-time Midwest...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/jorge_capestany_to_be_inducted.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/wMq46E-qQEg/east_kentwood_icers_outlast_ke.htmlcat:East Kentwoodcat:Hockeycat:Kenowa Hillscat:Northwest Advancecat:Southeast AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersSat, 28 Jan 2012 20:18:19 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7644355 ]]>Sole possession of first place in Tier 1 was on the line Saturday when East Kentwood hosted Kenowa Hills and the show the two league-leaders put on was worthy of a championship showdown.noSole possession of first place in Tier 1 was on the line Saturday when East Kentwood hosted Kenowa Hills and the show the two league-leaders put on was worthy of a championship showdown.Sole possession of first place in Tier 1 was on the line Saturday when East Kentwood hosted Kenowa Hills and the show the two league-leaders put on was worthy of a championship showdown.cat:East Kentwood, cat:Hockey, cat:Kenowa Hills, cat:Northwest Advance, cat:Southeast Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/east_kentwood_icers_outlast_ke.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/O34sxFjPpRc/kent_city_girls_overcome_early.htmlcat:Girls Basketballcat:Kelloggsvillecat:Kent Citycat:Northwest Advancecat:Southeast Advancecat:Southwest AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:57:47 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7640212 ]]>It may have taken the Kent City girl's basketball team a quarter to get up to speed, but once they did there was no denying the Eagles a 12th straight win as they defeated Kelloggville 58-30 to remain undefeated this season.noIt may have taken the Kent City girl's basketball team a quarter to get up to speed, but once they did there was no denying the Eagles a 12th straight win as they defeated Kelloggville 58-30 to remain undefeated this season.It may have taken the Kent City girl's basketball team a quarter to get up to speed, but once they did there was no denying the Eagles a 12th straight win as they defeated Kelloggville 58-30 to remain undefeated this season.cat:Girls Basketball, cat:Kelloggsville, cat:Kent City, cat:Northwest Advance, cat:Southeast Advance, cat:Southwest Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/kent_city_girls_overcome_early.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/_Bcwi6Yoqdk/grandville_wrestlers_gain_meas.htmlcat:Grand Valley Advancecat:Grandvillecat:Jenisoncat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersWed, 25 Jan 2012 19:35:03 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7628462 ]]>The Grandville wrestling team waited a year to get a little payback against rival Jenison.noThe Grandville wrestling team waited a year to get a little payback against rival Jenison.The Grandville wrestling team waited a year to get a little payback against rival Jenison.cat:Grand Valley Advance, cat:Grandville, cat:Jenison, cat:Wrestlinghttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/grandville_wrestlers_gain_meas.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/3UZdYoFOrzI/forest_hills_eastern_boys_get.htmlcat:Boys Basketballcat:Cadence Advancecat:Forest Hills Easterncat:Forest Hills NorthernDon Vanderveen | Advance NewspapersFri, 20 Jan 2012 20:28:29 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7604138 ]]>Forget instant offense. After an ice-cold shooting first quarter in Friday’s cross-district rivalry game, both the Forest Hills Eastern and Forest Hills Northern boys basketball teams needed an injection of instant “thaw-fence.”noForget instant offense. After an ice-cold shooting first quarter in Friday’s cross-district rivalry game, both the Forest Hills Eastern and Forest Hills Northern boys basketball teams needed an injection of instant “thaw-fence.”Forget instant offense. After an ice-cold shooting first quarter in Friday’s cross-district rivalry game, both the Forest Hills Eastern and Forest Hills Northern boys basketball teams needed an injection of instant “thaw-fence.”cat:Boys Basketball, cat:Cadence Advance, cat:Forest Hills Eastern, cat:Forest Hills Northernhttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/forest_hills_eastern_boys_get.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/LGcKpMmSc2M/east_kentwood_boys_use_inside.htmlcat:Boys Basketballcat:East Kentwoodcat:Grand Valley Advancecat:Jenisoncat:Southeast AdvanceMark Dykstra | Advance NewspapersFri, 20 Jan 2012 20:23:45 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7604107 ]]>Though it may have turned the ball over more than hoped, East Kentwood made up for its mistakes by pounding the paint for high percentage shots in securing a 62-50 O-K Red boys basketball win at Jenison Friday.noThough it may have turned the ball over more than hoped, East Kentwood made up for its mistakes by pounding the paint for high percentage shots in securing a 62-50 O-K Red boys basketball win at Jenison Friday.Though it may have turned the ball over more than hoped, East Kentwood made up for its mistakes by pounding the paint for high percentage shots in securing a 62-50 O-K Red boys basketball win at Jenison Friday.cat:Boys Basketball, cat:East Kentwood, cat:Grand Valley Advance, cat:Jenison, cat:Southeast Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/east_kentwood_boys_use_inside.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/sUpIIuiilZk/kelloggsville_girls_turn_up_th.htmlcat:Girls Basketballcat:Kelloggsvillecat:Rogerscat:Southeast Advancecat:Southwest AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersFri, 20 Jan 2012 20:19:25 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7604087 ]]> The Kelloggsville girl's basketball team is off to the best start of head coach Stacy Sommavilla's three-year reign at the helm thanks to a sometimes suffocating defense.no The Kelloggsville girl's basketball team is off to the best start of head coach Stacy Sommavilla's three-year reign at the helm thanks to a sometimes suffocating defense. The Kelloggsville girl's basketball team is off to the best start of head coach Stacy Sommavilla's three-year reign at the helm thanks to a sometimes suffocating defense.cat:Girls Basketball, cat:Kelloggsville, cat:Rogers, cat:Southeast Advance, cat:Southwest Advancehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/kelloggsville_girls_turn_up_th.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/Tq6Nxwyc5fg/rockford_wrestlers_turn_in_tot.htmlcat:Grand Valley Advancecat:Grandvillecat:Rockfordcat:WrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersWed, 18 Jan 2012 19:47:46 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7591422 ]]> The Rockford wrestling team was on a mission Wednesday at Grandville.no The Rockford wrestling team was on a mission Wednesday at Grandville. The Rockford wrestling team was on a mission Wednesday at Grandville.cat:Grand Valley Advance, cat:Grandville, cat:Rockford, cat:Wrestlinghttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/rockford_wrestlers_turn_in_tot.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/WYC1uhZUDW8/wyoming_park_girls_bring_inten.htmlcat:Basketballcat:Boys Basketballcat:Hopkinscat:Penasee Globecat:Southwest Advancecat:Wyoming ParkGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersTue, 17 Jan 2012 19:49:56 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7585880 ]]>Playing a non-conference road game on a Tuesday night, it could have been easy for the Wyoming Park girl's basketball team to have come out a little flat against a Hopkins squad that had upset on its mind.noPlaying a non-conference road game on a Tuesday night, it could have been easy for the Wyoming Park girl's basketball team to have come out a little flat against a Hopkins squad that had upset on its mind.Playing a non-conference road game on a Tuesday night, it could have been easy for the Wyoming Park girl's basketball team to have come out a little flat against a Hopkins squad that had upset on its mind.cat:Basketball, cat:Boys Basketball, cat:Hopkins, cat:Penasee Globe, cat:Southwest Advance, cat:Wyoming Parkhttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/wyoming_park_girls_bring_inten.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/SR9OAc7hh7c/sparta_uses_big_fourth-quarter.htmlcat:Basketballcat:Boys Basketballcat:Northwest Advancecat:Spartacat:West CatholicDon Vanderveen | Advance NewspapersFri, 13 Jan 2012 20:19:32 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7568343 ]]>Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s O-K Blue Conference game with West Catholic, the Sparta boys basketball team had taken only two shots from the free-throw line and was trailing by a point.noEntering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s O-K Blue Conference game with West Catholic, the Sparta boys basketball team had taken only two shots from the free-throw line and was trailing by a point.Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s O-K Blue Conference game with West Catholic, the Sparta boys basketball team had taken only two shots from the free-throw line and was trailing by a point.cat:Basketball, cat:Boys Basketball, cat:Northwest Advance, cat:Sparta, cat:West Catholichttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/sparta_uses_big_fourth-quarter.htmlnonadult