http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/Sports News, Updates and Opinions from the Greater Grand Rapids AreaenTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:46 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/HMf93ZUpN0o/rockford_uses_pair_of_late_tou.htmlEast KentwoodFootballNortheast AdvanceRockfordAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:46 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3872363 ]]>Chuck GortonROCKFORD – It was like déjà vu all over again for the top-ranked Rockford football team against East Kentwood on Friday night.Playing the same, speedy East Kentwood team at Ted Carlson Memorial Stadium for the second time in three...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/rockford_uses_pair_of_late_tou.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/ZPDG-ZobZrs/rockford_falls_to_hudsonville.htmlHudsonvilleRockfordVolleyballAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:18:43 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3872337 ]]>HOLLAND – On the spookiest of days, the Hudsonville volleyball team (34-21) out-spooked them all at the O-K Red Conference tournament. While the Eagles had the third seed entering the tournament, they walked away champions with a 28-26, 25-20 win...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/rockford_falls_to_hudsonville.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/ZKxqe_5oh8Q/determination_the_key_to_succe.htmlNortheast AdvanceNorthviewSwimmingAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:09:37 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3872191 ]]>Northview senior Nicole Oldenburg is a member of both the swimming and track teams. GRAND RAPIDS – The first word one would use to describe Northview senior Nicole Oldenburg would almost have to be “determined.” As a freshman, Oldenburg picked...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/determination_the_key_to_succe.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/6OpOByp58hk/catholic_central_falls_to_west.htmlFootballNorthwest AdvanceWest CatholicAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:22 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3872138 ]]>Tom FirmeGRAND RAPIDS – Adverse playing conditions proved to be no equalizer in Friday night's Division 4 first round playoff game.The field at West Catholic may not have fared well against the nearly three inches of rain that fell in...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/catholic_central_falls_to_west.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/0XieXf2RifU/football_-_kenowa_hills_vs_mus.htmlFootballKenowa HillsNorthwest AdvanceAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:49:15 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3871901 ]]>WALKER -- For two consecutive seasons, the Kenowa Hills football team has posted an 8-1 regular season record, and won back-to-back O-K Black Conference championships only to host a playoff game against an O-K Red Conference opponent.Losing both regular season...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/football_-_kenowa_hills_vs_mus.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/mIzaxodVGGc/unity_christian_turns_back_spa.htmlNorthwest AdvanceSoccerSpartaUnity ChristianAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:20:09 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3871891 ]]>GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP – The Unity Christian soccer team is ranked first in the state in Division 2, and a big reason why is the depth that the Crusaders possess. That depth has allowed the Crusaders to wear down teams and...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/unity_christian_turns_back_spa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/vNcv0YffnHQ/south_christian_tops_wayland_i.htmlFootballPenasee GlobeSouth ChristianWaylandAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:16:14 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3871871 ]]>Jeff SwainstonWayland’s Santino DiCesare (6) breaks around the end of the South Christian defensive line for a big gain during last Friday’s game. The Sailors held off the stubborn Wildcats by a final of 20-8.WAYLAND – South Christian head football...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/south_christian_tops_wayland_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/KdeAcjwbB9E/waylands_amber_getty_a_leader.htmlPenasee GlobeVolleyballWaylandAdvance NewspapersTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:51:34 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3871690 ]]>Amber GettyWAYLAND – Amber Getty has a very close relationship with her volleyball coach; Kim Getty just happens to be her mother. Rest assured that Amber made the Wayland varsity team on her own merits; she made the team as...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/11/waylands_amber_getty_a_leader.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/YiPV21NcYgc/catholic_central_gridders_turn.htmlCadence AdvanceFootballForest Hills EasternAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:42:21 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829422 ]]>David ChandlerADA – The running of Catholic Central senior tailback Dan Quinn against Forest Hills Eastern Friday night helped provide Cougars quarterback Nick Ens with at least one more opportunity to catch “The Thrill.”Or, perhaps more appropriately, pass him.Quinn ignited...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/catholic_central_gridders_turn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/Nz8JSm0XRl4/fh_eastern_defeats_spring_lake.htmlCadence AdvanceForest Hills EasternSoccerAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:37:30 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829396 ]]>Tom FirmeGRAND RAPIDS – Sometimes the best soccer players have a way of finding the net when it’s needed the most.Such was the case at the Division 2 district finals last Saturday, as Spring Lake sparred off against Forest Hills...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/fh_eastern_defeats_spring_lake.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/ZL7HTVoDG8s/east_kentwood_falls_to_grand_h.htmlEast KentwoodFootballGrand HavenSoutheast AdvanceAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:14:44 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829304 ]]>KENTWOOD – The football game at East Kentwood was set up like a perfect drama. East Kentwood’s football team, which was riding its best season in the past few years, was ready to get its sixth victory and qualify for...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/east_kentwood_falls_to_grand_h.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/1Mhj4TKPPPI/south_christian_football_team_1.htmlFootballSouth ChristianSoutheast AdvanceWaylandAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:56:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829169 ]]>Jeff SwainstonWAYLAND – South Christian head football coach Mark Tamminga probably thought his team had an accurate read on Wayland’s defense coming into last Friday’s showdown.But the Wildcats came out with some mock adjustments defensively and had some weighty formations,...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/south_christian_football_team_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/kZX5pjITolE/soccer_east_kentwood_vs_grand.htmlEast KentwoodGrand HavenSoccerSoutheast AdvanceAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:42:41 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829152 ]]>GRAND HAVEN – Defending Division 1 state soccer champion East Kentwood survived what coach John Conlon described as “The District of Death” Saturday afternoon by holding off a second-half barrage of shots by an upset-minded Grand Haven team that had...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/soccer_east_kentwood_vs_grand.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/wUXxEFBOOAY/hudsonville_turns_back_rockfor.htmlGrand Valley AdvanceHudsonvilleRockfordVolleyballAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:29:19 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829042 ]]>Tom FirmeHUDSONVILLE – Momentum in last Thursday’s Hudsonville-Rockford volleyball match went up and down more times than an eight-year old with a new yo-yo. When the Eagles finally captured it, they cruised to a victory in their final O-K Red...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/hudsonville_turns_back_rockfor.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/I6ZhDBq1UeY/unity_christian_edges_zeeland.htmlGrand Valley AdvanceUnity ChristianZeeland WestAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:07:55 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3829009 ]]>Brian FordeZEELAND – Unity Christian, down 6-0 at the half and having been shut out for six straight quarters of football, needed a spark. The Crusaders got enough sparks to light a fire under their team and roared back from...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/unity_christian_edges_zeeland.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/QmHcV0GDJ7w/hudsonville_turns_back_jenison.htmlFootballGrand Valley AdvanceHudsonvilleJenisonAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 11:57:43 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828951 ]]>JENISON – It was the finale for both the Wildcats of Jenison and the Eagles of Hudsonville with neither advancing into playoff territory. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a heck of a rain-drenched game for players and fans.A 29-yard field...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/hudsonville_turns_back_jenison.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/HbSczF_UyRo/byron_center_defeats_holland_c_2.htmlByron CenterFootballHerb Woerpel | Advance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 11:46:32 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828917 ]]>Tom FirmeBYRON CENTER – For the first time in 14 years, the Byron Center Bulldogs can call themselves football champions. The Bulldogs defeated the visiting Holland Christian Maroons 18-13 on a drenched Waddell Field to clinch a share of the...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/byron_center_defeats_holland_c_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/syvaCtdkJRM/south_christian_football_team.htmlFootballSouth ChristianSouthwest AdvanceWaylandAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 11:39:45 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828889 ]]>Jeff SwainstonSouth Christian’s David DeJong (24) breaks into the clear as Wayland’s Mark Holloway (55) gives chase during Friday’s game.WAYLAND – South Christian head football coach Mark Tamminga probably thought his team had an accurate read on Wayland’s defense coming...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/south_christian_football_team.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/xBIkuIxTNFw/cedar_springs_girls_capture_o-.htmlCadence AdvanceCedar SpringsCross CountryForest Hills CentralForest Hills EasternForest Hills NorthernNortheast AdvanceAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 13:38:18 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828502 ]]>Greg ChrapekGRAND RAPIDS – On a near-perfect fall day for running, the Forest Hills Northern boys and the Cedar Springs girls turned in winning performances at the O-K Blue conference cross country meet at Riverside Park.The young Husky team totaled...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/cedar_springs_girls_capture_o-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/cl9LjSipzIM/rockford_boys_girls_capture_o-.htmlCross CountryEast KentwoodGrandvilleNortheast AdvanceRockfordAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 10:03:24 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828482 ]]>Tom FirmeKENTWOOD – Sammy Mondry may have never heard of Becca Addison before, but the Grandville High School freshman picked right up where the former Grand Haven sensation left off at Thursday’s O-K Red Conference cross country championships.East Kentwood senior...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/rockford_boys_girls_capture_o-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/advance_newspapers_sports/~3/ewGIj_75Xmc/rockford_defeats_grandville_to.htmlFootballGrandvilleNortheast AdvanceRockfordAdvance NewspapersTue, 27 Oct 2009 09:53:14 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2009:/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf//2750.3828423 ]]>Karen WaiteRockford quarterback Taylor Masiewicz (11) looks for an opening against the Grandville defense.GRANDVILLE -- Grandville gave Rockford a couple of early punches, but the Rams survived and delivered a decisive knockout blow in the second half against the run-down...http://www.mlive.com/advancenewspapers/sports/index.ssf/2009/10/rockford_defeats_grandville_to.htmlnonadult