http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/Sports News, Updates and Opinions from the Greater Grand Rapids AreaenMovable 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.htmlGrand 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,...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/on_the_move_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/sAPV0gD_LVw/hudsonville_unleashes_its_powe.htmlSoftballHudsonvilleEast KentwoodGrand Valley AdvanceSoutheast 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.htmlEast KentwoodHockeyKenowa HillsNorthwest AdvanceSoutheast 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.http://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.htmlGirls BasketballKelloggsvilleKent CityNorthwest AdvanceSoutheast AdvanceSouthwest 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.http://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.htmlGrand Valley AdvanceGrandvilleJenisonWrestlingGreg 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.http://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.htmlBoys BasketballCadence AdvanceForest Hills EasternForest 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.”http://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.htmlBoys BasketballEast KentwoodGrand Valley AdvanceJenisonSoutheast 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.http://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.htmlGirls BasketballKelloggsvilleRogersSoutheast AdvanceSouthwest 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.http://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.htmlGrand Valley AdvanceGrandvilleRockfordWrestlingGreg 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.http://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.htmlBasketballBoys BasketballHopkinsPenasee GlobeSouthwest AdvanceWyoming 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.http://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.htmlBasketballBoys BasketballNorthwest AdvanceSpartaWest 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.http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/sparta_uses_big_fourth-quarter.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/pNBDnQJ_yqo/defense_proves_to_be_key_as_hu.htmlBasketballBoys BasketballEast KentwoodGrand Valley AdvanceHudsonvilleSoutheast AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersFri, 13 Jan 2012 19:50:13 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7568205 ]]>It may have been Friday the 13th but there was nothing unlucky for Hudsonville senior Blake Hibbitts and his Eagle teammates. http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/defense_proves_to_be_key_as_hu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/bjerzw2X4xI/bonus_points_prove_to_be_the_k.htmlEast KentwoodNortheast AdvanceRockfordSoutheast AdvanceWrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersWed, 11 Jan 2012 20:53:47 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7557131 ]]> Bonus points proved to be the crucial points during Wednesday's O-K Red dual between Rockford and East Kentwood.http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/bonus_points_prove_to_be_the_k.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/GJU1f-j8lr4/jenison_ends_string_of_close_l.htmlBasketballBoys BasketballGrand Valley AdvanceGrandvilleJenisonMark Dykstra | Advance NewspapersFri, 06 Jan 2012 22:18:47 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7532127.20120107011847 ]]>After cornering the market on close losses, the Jenison Wildcats are looking for a bullish turn to its basketball season.http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/jenison_ends_string_of_close_l.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/dOemvSCsiag/forest_hills_central_cashes_in.htmlCadence AdvanceForest Hills CentralGrand Valley AdvanceHockeyHudsonvilleJonathan Kollnot | Advance NewspapersFri, 06 Jan 2012 21:59:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7532064.20120107005915 ]]>With the new year in full swing, local hockey matchups are only going to become more grueling and rough-and-tumblehttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/forest_hills_central_cashes_in.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/p0r8kEejeD4/cedar_springs_holds_off_forest.htmlCadence AdvanceCedar SpringsForest Hills NorthernGirls BasketballNortheast AdvanceGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersFri, 06 Jan 2012 21:40:39 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7532020.20120107004039 ]]>Thanks to playing strong, team defense, the Cedar Springs girl's basketball team has been able to climb to the top of the O-K Blue standingshttp://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/cedar_springs_holds_off_forest.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/uFaCqeMyLkE/junior_class_leads_the_way_as.htmlEast KentwoodGrand Valley AdvanceHudsonvilleSoutheast AdvanceSwimming12247566855Greg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersThu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:36 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7524893.20120105220036 ]]> Thanks to a talented and deep group of swimmers, the Hudsonville swim team is off to a fast start this season.http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/junior_class_leads_the_way_as.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/XD1GGlJdrbo/hopkins_wrestlers_hold_off_kel.htmlPenasee GlobeSoutheast AdvanceWrestlingGreg Chrapek | Advance NewspapersWed, 04 Jan 2012 20:13:36 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7519354.20120104231336 ]]>ADVANCE photo by GREG CHRRAPEKOscar Barrios of Kelloggsville takes control in his match at 112 pounds.ADVANCE photo by GREG CHRRAPEKAlex Jones of Hopkins works for the pin at 140 pounds against Kelloggsville. By GREG CHRAPEKgregc@advancegr.comHOPKINS – It was a meeting...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/hopkins_wrestlers_hold_off_kel.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/m59D1kX29ag/covenant_christian_boys_basket.htmlBoys BasketballCovenant ChristianNorthwest Advance1773992Advance NewspapersTue, 13 Dec 2011 04:35:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7404268.20111213073537 ]]>Covenant Christian is looking to defend its district title in the 2011-2012 season after a less than ideal conference finish last year.http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2011/12/covenant_christian_boys_basket.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/-evo06wKSuE/freedom_baptist_boys_basketbal.htmlBoys BasketballFreedom BaptistGrand Valley Advance1773992Advance NewspapersTue, 13 Dec 2011 04:37:04 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.7404263.20111213073704 ]]>Freedom Christian is only bringing back two players from last year’s varsity squad, so fourth year coach Tony Mlejnek feels that this season is likely to be one of rebuilding for the Falcons. http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2011/12/freedom_baptist_boys_basketbal.htmlnonadult