A sports blog by Tom Kendra of the Muskegon Chronicle.noemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:45:43 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/en-usnoA sports blog by Tom Kendra of the Muskegon Chronicle.noemail@noemail.orghttp://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2009/01/either_way.htmlcat:Muskegon Thundertag:Muskegonnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:37:00 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/tomstwocents//3295.2071035No one would blame Muskegon Thunder professional indoor football team owners Don and Julia Pringle for whatever decision they make at this point....http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/lets_get_ahead_of_ourselves.htmlcat:High School Sportsnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:12 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1692436 Coaches must stay in the moment, stay focused, take it one game at a time, blah, blah, blah....http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/oneyear_aberration.htmlcat:Footballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:59:12 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1692432 The question Michigan fans should be asking themselves is not whether the Wolverines can run the table and keep their bowl streak alive -- that is not going to happen. The more prudent question is whether this downturn is...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/quick_hits.htmlcat:Generalnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:46:03 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1636461* The more I get to know Lumberjack owners Jeff and Stacey Patulski, the more I like them. The brothers from the map dot of Free Soil are good, everyday guys who deserve Muskegon's support. * Too bad NFL Films...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/roles_reversed_in_um_msu_rival.htmlcat:Footballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:44:18 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1636460The roles are reversed for Saturday's Michigan State at Michigan football game. Usually, it's MSU circling the wagons and trying to salvage something from a lost season by upsetting the Wolverines. This year, it's Michigan that is irrelevant on the...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/muskegon_makes_statement.htmlcat:Footballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:13:40 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1627546Muskegon didn't just beat Rockford on Friday night. The Big Reds annilhilated the previously unbeaten and No. 1-ranked Rams, 34-6, in a game that was much more lopsided than the final score indicates. Muskegon went into Rockford's famed Ted Carlson...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/big_sports_weekend_on_tap.htmlcat:Generalnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:22:40 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1600791 Area sports fans will have plenty of options this weekend, starting with a couple of dandy high school football games on Friday night - Muskegon at Rockford in a battle of unbeatens and LaCrosse Aquinas (Wisc.) at Muskegon Catholic...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/10/mayhem_memories.htmlcat:Basketballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:16:57 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1600719 News that the San Antonio Spurs, who play the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, have signed Charles Gaines brought back memories of the infamous Michigan Mayhem....http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/09/a_tale_of_2_rods.htmlcat:Footballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:16:09 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1461465 Who do you think is more miserable right now - Rich Rodriguez or Rod Marinelli? My vote is for the football fans of the state of Michigan. The Muskegon area has four high school teams with a legitimate chance...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/07/kaman_should_stay_home.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:29:05 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1216962Up until Sunday, Chris Kaman was someone we could be proud of. The 7-0 center, who was born in Grand Rapids, and played at Tri-unity Christian High School, where he competed regularly against Western Michigan Christian and Muskegon Catholic. He...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/07/tennis_test.htmlcat:Breaking Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:45:30 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1157741If this year's Wimbledon doesn't create a buzz and excitement around tennis, then the game is officially dead. Both the women's and men's singles championship matches were fascinating in their own ways. Who could have imagined that sisters Venus and...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/05/thunder_in_trouble.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 20 May 2008 16:33:46 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.998663 To paraphrase the great Chris Farley, this loss is going to leave a mark - for sure. There is no way to sugarcoat what happened at L.C. Walker Arena on Saturday night - a winless, limping, undermanned outfit known...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/05/watch_out_for_big_reds.htmlcat:Footballnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Thu, 15 May 2008 16:48:32 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.984590 The return of Tony Annese - and even more important than that the fact that Muskegon High School football will not be starting from scratch with a new system - spells trouble for the rest of the O-K Red...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/04/amazing_nate_mclouth.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:20:22 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.882802Depressed about the Tigers? Start following the early-season exploits of Nate McLouth and you'll feel better. McLouth, a former three-sport star at Whitehall High School and a former Muskegon Chroncle/Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame Student-Athlete of the Year, had...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/04/thunder_deserve_credit_big_cro.htmlcat:Muskegon Thundernoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:51:17 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.843270I was a doubting Thomas after the first game. After the Muskegon Thunder lost its opening game to rival Marion in heartbreaking fashion, I wasn't sure the team would be able to bounce back quickly - if at all. But...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/03/msus_time_of_the_year.htmlnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:57:27 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.812059Don't panic Michigan State fans. If history is any indication, the Spartans will win at least a couple of games in the NCAA Tournament and the hated Wisconsin Badgers will bow out in the first round. I'm not sure why...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/02/thunder_a_great_bunch_of_guys.htmlcat:Muskegon Thundernoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:40:12 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.752863The Muskegon Thunder play for the love of the game and the thrill of performing in front of a crowd. The money is not much in the Continental Indoor Football League (most players only make a couple hundred bucks a...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/02/shane_fairfield_perfect_fit_at.htmlcat:High School Sportsnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:51:45 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.711839Tony Annese will be a tough act to follow, at a tough time. The Muskegon Public School district is facing major cuts for the 2008-2009 school year and it's unrealistic to expect the football program to avoid the axe. Therefore,...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/02/annese_resigns_as_muskegons_co.htmlcat:High School Sportsnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:06:01 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.697585Tony Annese has learned that being the head football coach at Muskegon High School is not a job. It's an all-consuming lifestyle. After eight years, he felt like he couldn't do it justice any more. Annese, who guided Muskegon back...http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/2008/02/fans_area_fighter_deserved_bet.htmlcat:Generalnoemail@noemail.org (Tom Kendra | The Muskegon Chronicle)Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:19:04 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.693417Butterbean didn't make any fans in Muskegon on Saturday night. In fact, the loudest chant of the night at L.C. Walker Arena was "Butterbean sucks!" when he quit after the first round -- followed by a chorus of boos after...