http://blog.mlive.com/tomstwocents/A sports blog by Tom Kendra of the Muskegon Chronicle.enMon, 19 Jan 2009 12:45:43 PSTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noA sports blog by Tom Kendra of the Muskegon Chronicle.toms2centshttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/LwKK0qrZbVA/either_way.htmlMuskegon Thunder25138Tom Kendra | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 19 Jan 2009 12:45:43 PSTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/tomstwocents//3295.2071035 ]]>No 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/2009/01/either_way.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/jhqk4XTzwZA/lets_get_ahead_of_ourselves.htmlHigh School SportsTom Kendra I Muskegon ChronicleFri, 31 Oct 2008 00:02:30 PDTtag: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/lets_get_ahead_of_ourselves.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/B2B17rSNRN8/oneyear_aberration.htmlFootballTom Kendra I Muskegon ChronicleFri, 31 Oct 2008 00:03:09 PDTtag: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/oneyear_aberration.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/5PR3zhQf4I4/quick_hits.htmlGeneralTom Kendra | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:46:44 PDTtag: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/quick_hits.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/8TOzWgvtJrs/roles_reversed_in_um_msu_rival.htmlFootballTom Kendra | The Muskegon ChronicleMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:45:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1636460 ]]>The 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/roles_reversed_in_um_msu_rival.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/x0fEkBoUFeY/muskegon_makes_statement.htmlFootballTom Kendra | The Muskegon ChronicleSat, 18 Oct 2008 16:18:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1627546 ]]>Muskegon 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/muskegon_makes_statement.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/R4bJgi0yIhc/big_sports_weekend_on_tap.htmlGeneralTom Kendra I Muskegon ChronicleMon, 13 Oct 2008 18:33:47 PDTtag: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/big_sports_weekend_on_tap.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/B0Ta9czbrjY/mayhem_memories.htmlBasketballTom Kendra I Muskegon ChronicleMon, 13 Oct 2008 18:22:29 PDTtag: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/2008/10/mayhem_memories.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/J4cmh9w9fVc/a_tale_of_2_rods.htmlFootballTom KendraMon, 15 Sep 2008 10:32:40 PDTtag: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/2008/09/a_tale_of_2_rods.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/PsPL8SB_rts/kaman_should_stay_home.htmlTom KendraMon, 15 Sep 2008 11:39:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1216962 ]]>Up 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/kaman_should_stay_home.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/7Y9MR4665yc/tennis_test.htmlBreaking NewsTom KendraTue, 08 Jul 2008 06:39:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.1157741 ]]>If 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/2008/07/tennis_test.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/hdrDcYATfnc/thunder_in_trouble.htmlBy Tom KendraTue, 20 May 2008 08:37:28 PDTtag: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/thunder_in_trouble.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/wXkBPwX9BzQ/watch_out_for_big_reds.htmlFootballBy Tom KendraTue, 20 May 2008 08:32:33 PDTtag: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/2008/05/watch_out_for_big_reds.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/jb4zhdrCrzM/amazing_nate_mclouth.htmlTom KendraTue, 15 Apr 2008 06:04:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.882802 ]]>Depressed 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/amazing_nate_mclouth.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/xGd770Moit4/thunder_deserve_credit_big_cro.htmlMuskegon ThunderTom KendraTue, 01 Apr 2008 05:00:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.843270 ]]>I 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/2008/04/thunder_deserve_credit_big_cro.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/toms2cents/~3/ozg1oUz_wp4/msus_time_of_the_year.htmlTom KendraWed, 19 Mar 2008 03:03:24 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/tomstwocents//3295.812059 ]]>Don'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/2008/03/msus_time_of_the_year.htmlnonadult