It’s a beautiful day for some Western Michigan football! We’re a few minutes away from the Broncos’ annual spring football showcase game. Should be a dandy!
@WMU_Football
FINAL: Mattawan 78, Loy Norrix 73. Down 4 with just over a minute left, Mattawan storms back with the last 8 points to stun Loy Norrix for a thrilling start to playoff basketball. WOW!
An avenged playoff statement was made today – Mattawan baseball needed just 3 innings to throttle Portage Northern 23-3 and advance to Saturday’s district semis. 17 total hits and 6 Wildcats finished w/ multiple hits. Here’s
@Aidenwarn
’s RBI single in the 1st.
@MCSActivities
FINAL: Fruitport 28, West Catholic 20. Trojans got just enough from Paschal on 4th and 2 for the win. Huge win for Coach Nate Smith and Fruitport football.
Senior safety Eric Wenzel provides help over the top in the form of a nice interception for the Brown team near the end of the 3Q, picking off a Stone Hollenbach deep ball.
@EricWenzel5
Different rules in 4Q, and after Gold team comes up with a stop on defense, this
@Jd_davis_
3-yard TD strike in the back of the end zone to
@MortimerD_
gives the Gold a commanding 23-7 lead w/ less than 6 min left.
@WMU_Football
FINAL: Mattawan 6, Zeeland East 3. Kaden Jominy works out of trouble and induces a groundout with Chix runners on, icing the game and sending the Wildcats to CMU on Saturday for a Division 1 regional final.
@MCSActivities
INT: PC’s Gavin Grueter makes this impressive interception on a deep ball intended for Jadyn Walker. Big play for Mustangs as Northern was driving.
@PCMustangSports
@BrendanSavage
Baseball is fun. Out here
@DUAthletics
’s Athletic Complex, and Mattawan has pulled off an incredible 9-run rally capped by this
@Connor_Walsh13
2-RBI base knock to take a 10-7 lead into the bottom of the 6th against D2 state-ranked FH Eastern.
@MCSActivities
Portage Northern baseball earned a sweep over rival and state-ranked Mattawan on Thursday. Here’s the final out of the nightcap – Huskies SS
@TyTomlinson
snared a potential walk-off hit from Brendan Garza with the bases loaded for the win.
@BASEBALLPNHS
@avery_kucharski
shows off his leg with a 49-yard field goal that gives Huskies a 54-17 lead at 7:20 mark in 4Q. Longest field goal I’ve seen at HS level.
@PNHuskieFB
And just like that, Huskies strike first and quickly.
@BraylenAmos
finds
@JadynWalker20
for a deep 60-plus yard bomb on the second play of scrimmage. 8-0 Huskies on good 2pt conversion. 11:25 Q1.
Portage Northern baseball completed a thrilling sweep over arch rival Portage Central thanks to
@TyTomlinson
’s walk-off HR in the comeback, extra innings nightcap. Final scores were 3-1, 8-7 Huskies. Here’s Braden Welke’s game-tying 2-run double in the 7th.
@BASEBALLPNHS
FINAL:
@PCHS_Basketball
61, Lakeview 52. PC is something else. For the 3rd straight game, they hit cold-blooded shots highlighted by a trio of 3s - 2 from
@noahswope04
and 1 from
@AlexBeachnau34
- to advance to D1 reg. final. Beach and
@BenJohnson413
score 16 each, Swope w/ 15
FINAL: Mattawan 4, Portage Central 1. Freshman
@KadenJominy2026
sits the Mustangs down in order in the 7th, clinching the Wildcats’ 2nd consecutive district championship.
@MCSActivities
FINAL: PC 76, KC 68. When it mattered, Mustangs flexed their clutch DNA with a pair of 3-pt plays from
@BenJohnson413
and
@noahswope04
that hand them their first district title in 3 years. Swope had game-high 27, Johnson had 21 and Quey Calvin had 25 for KC.
@PCHS_Basketball
FINAL: Grand Haven 69, Reeths-Puffer 57. Neely stole the show, dropping a 30 piece and 13 alone in the fourth. The Bucs advance to the district semis and will await the winner of Coopersville/GR Union and travel to Muskegon HS on Wednesday.
FINAL: EGR 2, Plainwell 1. The Pioneers advance to the D2 state championship game, while the Trojans’ incredible tournament run comes to a tender close.
@EGR_AD
Spectacular performance by both teams.
FINAL: Grand Haven 54, Rockford 51. After Nic Stump split a pair of free throws, the Rams missed a corner 3 at the buzzer. Grand Haven now shares the top spot in the conference with Rockford
FINAL: Grand Haven 52, Rockford 51. A crazy back and forth final 2 minutes goes GH’s way thanks to a pair of Sorrelle fts with 5 seconds left and they hang on as Rams’ final shot rims out. Big time sweep, big time win
Connor Cole’s 2-run homer adds to the Wildcats’ lead in the top half of the 6th and Josh DeJong’s strikeout with the bases loaded limits the Chix to just 1 run in the bottom half as we head to the 7th with Mattawan ahead 6-1.
@MCSActivities
@ZE_Baseball
FINAL: Grand Haven pulls away late with a 3 by Owen Worthington and a steal that led to a Stump layup. Bucs improve to a perfect 6-0 to start the season. Neely led Grand Haven with 20 points
Live and direct back at K-Central where
@PCHS_Basketball
aims for its 1st ever regional title as it takes on the underdog role against D1 No. 2-ranked
@ELHoops
in a regional final. Trojans are defending regional champs. It’s March, let’s gooo!
FINAL: Portage Central 32, Portage Northern 22. Payton Porter’s INT seals it, and the Mustangs get some major retribution from last year’s loss with a big time upset win. Mustangs’ defense proved key, holding one of state’s top offenses in check.
@BrendanSavage
@PCMustangSports
GOAL: After a PC free kick, a cross and a shot inside Bucs’, Marshall Neumann finally drills this one home. Mustangs now in control, ahead 2-1 with 34 min left in regulation.
@PCMustangSports
@ghhsbucs
FINAL: Vicksburg 61, Lakeshore 23. An incredible Bulldog defensive performance, stymying Lakeshore to single digits in all 4Q and using Maddison Diekman’s 19pts for their 1st-ever regional win in program history.
@VHSDawgs
@VHSDawgsGBB
Down to their final out, Novi’s Alex Czapski comes up clutch on a 2-2 count, slapping a base hit into centerfield to bring the tying run home. It’s deadlocked 1-1 heading into the bottom of the 7th inning.
@NoviHSBaseball
@MCSActivities
FINAL: Grand Haven 54, East Kentwood 47. Better defense and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch give the Bucs their ninth straight victory. Sorrelle finishes with 17 points, while Stump had 14 and Neely added 13
And with 30 seconds remaining, Lynn scores the game-winner off a bit of luck - a deflection off a Plainwell defender for an unbelievable capper to a Pioneer win.
@EGR_AD
We’re moments away from a big time Division 1 regional semifinal baseball showdown between Mattawan and state-ranked (No. 6) Zeeland East. Winner advances to Saturday’s final. Here we go!
@MCSActivities
@ZE_Baseball
FINAL: Grand Haven 28, West Ottawa 7. Bucs put away West Ottawa in the 4th with two TD runs from Ryan Francis. Bucs improve to 3-1, best start since 2014.
FINAL:
@ELHoops
82,
@PCHS_Basketball
63. Mustangs’ historic season comes to an end in their 1st-ever regional final, as they ran into a talented top-ranked buzz saw that hit the gas in the middle quarters. Kelvin Torbert had game-high 31 for EL, PC’s Swope had 22.
HALFTIME: Grand Haven 27, Rockford 22. Harrison Sorrelle has stole the show, cooking for 19 first half points to lead the Bucs. Rams were over the foul limit early in second that put the Bucs at the line and they took advantage.
FINAL:
@VHSDawgsGBB
49,
@GRSouthChrHS
34. It was the Bulldogs’ decisive 21-pt 3Q was all the difference, delivering the program’s 1st-ever regional title in convincing fashion. Emma Steele’s 15 were a game-high, they’ll play GR West Catholic in D2 Qfinal next week.
@VHSDawgs
Portage Northern girls soccer defeated state-ranked Kalamazoo Christian 1-0 in the teams’ regular season finale on Friday. Here’s the game-winning goal – Daphnee Plante connected with
@BurkCaysee
for a corner kick goal in the 2nd half.
@HuskieSoccer
FINAL: P-Central 56, Mattawan 46.
@noahswope04
goes unconscious in the 2nd half, draining 4 3s and dropping 16 of his 19 pts to propel the Mustangs to a share of the SMAC-West title. Vanlaningham had game-high 23 for Mattawan.
@PCHS_Basketball
@mattawan_bball
FINAL:
@VHSDawgsGBB
69,
@PPGbasketball
57. Bulldogs’ 10-0 run in 3Q flipped the momentum, then turned-up defensive intensity in 4Q and rode Makayla Allen’s game-high 26 to 1st district title since ‘06 and 3rd in school history.
@VHSDawgs
TOUCHDOWN: Ovid-Elsie is imposing their will on the ground, and Clayton Fruchey is beginning to cook. The junior picks up his 3rd rushing TD of the half on this 18-yd score along the left boundary. It’s 28-7 Marauders, 1:58 to halftime.
@OvidElsieSports
FINAL: Grand Haven 62, Caledonia 45. The Buccaneers step on the gas in the second half to win their sixth straight as a rematch with OK Red leading Rockford looming on Tuesday. Three Bucs were in double figures, led by Neely’s 21 points
FINAL: Grandville 66, Grand Haven 53. Bucs tied it early in the 4th, but a 14-0 Bulldog run put things on ice. Just a stellar, well balanced offensive night from the Bulldogs. Bucs drop out of top spot in OKRed. Sorrelle finishes with 22pts, Korenstra with 11 and Stump with 9.
FINAL: Lawton 38, St. Francis 6. Blue Devils use
@KalMotter
’s stellar performance of 5 TDs and rout D7 powerhouse St. Francis, avenging last season’s loss. What a statement by Lawton.
@BlueDevilFtball
Tuesday night hoops and we’ve got a dandy! Vicksburg girls welcomes D3 No. 2-ranked and undefeated Niles Brandywine. Bulldogs are fresh off a big-time win over Paw Paw on Friday.
@VHSDawgsGBB
@VHSDawgs
It should be electric here at Lawton tonight! We’ve got a pair of D7 powers on deck with plenty at stake. Lawton lost to the state finalist Glads 42-7 in ‘22, and head coach Wade Waldrup has never lost at home in his 5-yr tenure. Buckle up!
@BlueDevilFtball
@TCSFFootball
FINAL: P-Central 64, P-Northern 57. Huskies pulled it within 6 near 2 min mark, but
@AlexBeachnau34
scored 2 of his game-high 22 pts and grabbed a clutch offensive rebound to give Central a sweep of their rivals. Northern’s Youssef Elghawy had 14pts.
@PCHS_Basketball
@PNHOOPS1
This
@noahswope04
steal and 3-pt play with 0.4 seconds left in Q1 brings
@PCHS_Basketball
within 18-16 at the end of a high flying first frame. Swope drained a pair of 3s in the quarter.
FINAL: P-Central 58, Lakeshore 33. A picture perfect night for the Mustangs, as they hit the 2nd half jets and claimed the outright SMAC-West title, while wrapping up its best season (18-3) in at least 15 years.
@GrueterGavin
had game-high 15.
@PCHS_Basketball
@PCMustangSports
HALFTIME: PC 30, KC 27. Not much more you could ask out of a district final thru a half, as things really took off in Q2 w/ a combined 28 pts in last 5 min highlighted by an Isaiah Theodile dunk.
@noahswope04
has 16 for PC, Quey Calvin 13 for KC.
@PCHS_Basketball
@KCentral_Sports
FINAL: Kalamazoo Central 62, Mattawan 43. The Maroon Giants’ 17-5 2Q proved to be the game’s key sequence, using length and athleticism to cruise to their 2nd straight district title. 4 K-Central players in double figures - Ward had game-high 20pts
FINAL: Grand Haven 81, Arthur Hill 60. The Buccaneers never trailed and used Sorrelle’s 25 points to cruise to a home opening win. Attention now flips to Thursday, when they’ll host SL for the Drawbridge Classic
Mac Miller will always be one of the greatest hip hop musicians to ever live. He revolutionized the game, and produced euphorically exquisite sounds. Three years ago, I wrote an article on his “Go:od AM”
Album. I’ll leave this here.
#RIPMacMiler
HALFTIME: Paw Paw 27, Gull Lake 15. AJ Rickli heated up for 8 points in the 2Q, and the Red Wolves picked up their defensive intensity to hold a double-digit lead at the break. Baney has 10 for a game-high, while Addy Woodrow has 8 for GL.
@PPGbasketball
@GoGLBlueDevils
This
@lewiewilks2024
layup before the Q1 buzzer gives P-Central a 10-6 lead. Plenty of defense through 8 mins, but Central’s 7-0 spurt to end the 1st frame gives them early momentum.
@PCMustangSports
@KCentral_Sports
FINAL: Fruitport 33, Spring Lake 6. It was the Trojans second-half defense that proved the difference, handing the paddle to Fruitport for the first time in 4 years.
With their three set sweep of Lansing Christian, Grand Haven boys volleyball advances to the state championship game, 25-23, 25-12, 25-11. They’ll await the winner of Hudsonville/Lowell, with a shot at hoisting the program’s first ever state title.
Starting the new year off at Paw Paw, where the Red Wolves’ girls hoops team takes on Battle Creek Harper Creek in a non conference. Paw Paw (4-1) is enjoying its best start since 2013 and sits near the top of the Wolverine title race.
@PPGbasketball
Let’s try this again. Mother Nature is vining tonight – baby blue skies out here at Vicksburg, where the Bulldogs will collide with Portage Northern in a Friday night season-opener. Huskies won the opener last year.
@PNHuskieFB
@VHSDawgs
@Eric_Ingles
Grand Haven extends their lead to 49-38 entering the fourth quarter. The Rockets are hanging around by dominating the offensive glass, but Neely and Stump continue to pace the Bucs.
This
@GrueterGavin
layup before 3Q buzzer gives
@PCHS_Basketball
a 41-33 lead entering 4Q. Lakeview trimmed deficit to 3 midway thru 3Q but Central responded with 5 quick points before frame ended.
Grand Haven basketball avenged their lone loss last night, using
@HSorrelle
's 28 points and sound defense to now sit with a share atop the OK Red. via
@ghtribune
HALF:
@PCHS_Basketball
33,
@mattawan_bball
28. This
@EngelsJaxon
bucket at buzzer brings end to entertaining 1st half. Wildcats used a 10-0 run to pull within 2 midway thru Q2, only for Central to counter with their own 7-0 spurt.
@BenJohnson413
has game high 10.
Two of SW Michigan’s best girls basketball teams are set to battle for a D2 district title at Three Rivers. Wolverine Conference champs
@VHSDawgsGBB
(20-2) vs.
@PPGbasketball
(21-2) for a slot in regional final next week. Teams split during regular season. Let’s go!
TOUCHDOWN: A crucial Falcon fumble on a kickoff leads to a Marauder drive capped off by this 3-yd TD strike to Clayton Fruchey. He points up 4 fingers for 4 TDs for a celebration. Marauders pulling away, up 38-13 as we enter 4Q.
@OvidElsieSports
Another March week means another week of madness!
@PCHS_Basketball
collides with
@SpartanLakeview
in a D1 regional semifinal from K-Central. Mustangs swept the Spartans during the regular season. Winner plays No. 2 East Lansing in reg. final on Thurs. Let’s goooo!
FINAL: Portage Central 4, Grand Haven 1. Mustangs put the foot on the gas in the 2nd half, and cruise to regional final for 2nd straight year. They’ll play Rockford on Thurs. - Rams knocked them out in same game last year.
@PCMustangSports
@ghhsbucs
Aiden Warn’s leadoff homer sets the tone for a 3-run Wildcat 4th inning, as Ian Bouche and Atkinson’s consecutive sacrifice flies tack on a few more. It’s 4-0 Mattawan in the bottom of the 4th. Here’s Bouche’s sac fly.
@MCSActivities
FINAL: Paw Paw 75, Harper Creek 56. Red Wolves’ pair of big runs in the opening quarters proved to be the difference, riding Grace Mitchell’s 24 and Rickli’s 22 to their 4th 70-plus point outing of the season and their 5th win.
@PPGbasketball
FINAL: Grand Haven 51, Jenison 38. An 8-0 Buccaneer run to start the 4Q propels them to a 20-point quarter fly by Jenison late and notch their 4th straight dub. Sorrelle finished with 18 points, Wachter with 9 and Nate Stump with 7
Paschal Jolman is something else - he looked dead in his tracks in the backfield and somehow spun out of it and gained just enough for a first down. WC out of timeouts, Trojans have it 2nd and 9 with 2 min left
FINAL: Paw Paw 47, Otsego 6. The Red Wolves dominate possession, force a trio of takeaways and remain perfect in handing their seniors a W in their regular season home game. Wolverine title will be up for grabs next week at Niles.
@PawPawFootball
@BrendanSavage
GOAL: Hackett’s Jack Prom buries this corner kick away at 22:30, already the 2nd Irish goal in the first half. It’s 2-0 Hackett, midway through 1st half.
@HCPMensSoccer
HALFTIME: P-Central 23, Mattawan 20. It’s been an intense and fast-paced first 16 minutes, but the Mustangs’ ability to jump the passing lanes has been the difference so far. Payton Porter had 6 for PC,
@NoahVanlaningh1
has 14 for Wildcats.
@PCHS_Basketball
@mattawan_bball
FINAL: Novi 4, Mattawan 1. The Wildcats go 1-2-3 in the bottom half of the 10th, and that means Novi’s first title game appearance since 1973.
@NoviHSBaseball
A big time strikeout on an 0-2 breaking ball by
@KadenJominy2026
to leave a pair of Novi runners stranded in the top of the ninth. Things are still tied at 1-all heading into the bottom of the ninth.
End of Q3: Portage Central 42, Mattawan 37. Back and forth quarter once more has the makings of a down to the wire finish.
@mattawan_bball
@PCHS_Basketball
Grand Haven hockey isn’t messing around tonight - they’ve scored a trio of goals in less than a 2 minute sequence to take an early 3-0 lead against East Kentwood. Caleb Wolffis, Dolan Smits and Royce Butler have tallied goals so far. First period winding down
FINAL: Spring Lake 52, West Catholic 42. A strong final quarter of Laker defense gave them much needed energy down the stretch to pull away for a conference opening victory. Schlepp lead all scorers with 14 points
FINAL: Vicksburg 47, P-Central 33. Bulldogs flex a 10-0 run down the stretch as a finishing statement, knocking off the undefeated Mustangs and earning a big-time road win over a D1 opponent. Diekman had game-high 21, 3 Mustangs had 8.
@VHSDawgs
@PCMustangSports
FINAL: Grand Haven 69, Caledonia 49. The Bucs came out firing in the 4th, using a 14-0 run with plenty of defense and major ball distribution to put the Scots away. Sorrelle scores 19 of his 14 points in the 2nd half, which helped, too. Korenstra with 13, Stump with 10
FINAL: Schoolcraft 64, Lakeview 38.
@RykseShane
and
@tucker_walther
put on a show in 4Q, combining for 23 pts as Eagles make a statement while staying red-hot, notching their 13th win in a row. Rykse had game-high 24, Walther scored 23.
@SchoolcraftBB1
HALFTIME: Portage Central 2, Loy Norrix 0. Mustangs have benefited from stretching the field and have a pair of goals to show for it. Here’s Bryant Winstanley’s goal off a corner, and Brody Wallace netted one w 5 seconds before the buzzer.
@PCMustangSports
A pair of Southwest Michigan’s best girls hoops squads are set to clash tonight in a non conference contest. Undefeated Portage Central (16-0) hosts Wolverine Conference front runner Vicksburg (15-2). Teams have split past 2 seasons. Should be a dandy!
@VHSDawgs
@PCMustangSports
FINAL: Grand Haven 48, Grandville 45. Sorrelle comes up clutch with a block of a potential game tying G’ville 3-pointer as time expires. This one has to feel good for GH, really solid contributions all around. Berndt with 17 pts, Sorrelle and Harrison each with 9