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West Michigan high school sports coverage
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The @FOX17 Blitz is back this fall and at a new time. The Blitz will run from 9:00-9:30 a.m. on Saturday mornings. We will still have plenty of highlights on Friday nights after college football.
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Forest Hills Central senior Clay Udell has Down Syndrome but made one of the best plays of the season scoring on this run at the start of Friday night’s game against Northview! 👀🔥.
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Northview's Aidan Walker's father passed away just weeks ago due to a heart attack and tonight, Aidan was the hero. Northview stuns Forest Hills Northern, 76-75 in triple overtime on his putback at the buzzer. 🏆
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Grand Rapids Christian senior Kobe Bufkin makes it official, he’ll be a Michigan Wolverine! . Letter of Intent ✅
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Remembering the life of Unity Christian superstar, TJ VanKoevering, who led the Crusaders to two state championships in his senior seasons back in 2018-19.
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Kobe Bufkin, clear for takeoff. 👀 (Via Kimberly Camp on Facebook)
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Mona Shores senior Brady Rose in the first 9 minutes of the Sailors win over Holland on Friday:. TD pass: 63 yards .TD punt return: 54 yards .TD reception: 70 yards .TD interception return: 45 yards .TD run: 3 yards. *He also blocked FG early in the 2nd quarter . #mrfootball
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La’darius Jefferson had 32 carries, 245 yards and 4 TDs on his 18th birthday leading Muskegon to the State Championship!
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Caledonia 14.Rockford 13.Final/OT2. @CaledoniaFootb1 scored a TD and went for 2 to decide the game. Mason McKenzie scored the deciding point to advance the Fighting Scots. Caledonia (10-1).Rockford (10-1).
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Muskegon finds out high school football is back this fall.
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GR Catholic Central 10.Detroit Country Day 7.Final. The Cougars are State Champions!
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GR Catholic Central 44.Detroit Country Day 0.Final. The Cougars are State Champs!
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CHAMPIONS!!! . Byron Center beats Trenton 6-1 to win their 1st hockey state title and the 1st in west Michigan since 2011!
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East Grand Rapids’ Jack Mundell made one of the best catches you’ll ever see in high school football last night.
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Rockford 40, West Bloomfield 36 - Final. Anna Wypych 20 points.Grace Lyons go-ahead 3 in final minute. The Rams are state champions!
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The man of the hour. Kyler Vanderjagt hits a three with 1.8 seconds left to send Northview to the state semifinal. Wildcats 54, Kalamazoo Central 52
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Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Jace Williams made one of the catches of the year tonight.
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Girls BB Final.Caledonia 46.East Kentwood 45. Sammie Gehrls game-winner with .:06 left.
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Mona Shores 35.Detroit King 26.Final. The Sailors are State Champs!
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First EVER state title for Forest Hills Central!! The Rangers beat Mason 27-10 for the D3 championship!!!
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The final 11 seconds of regulation between Rockford and West Bloomfield. I cannot believe what we just saw
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Brody Baker scores with five seconds left to give Byron Center the win over Unity Christian tonight. The Bulldogs are 8-0 for the first time since 1986!
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Holy cow😮💨😮💨 the new Hudsonville field house is stunning!!! Eagles lead 17-11 against Unity Christian after the 1st.
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Grand Rapids Catholic Central 77, Pennfield 54 - Final. The Cougars used are State Champs!!
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Hudsonville 65, Detroit Renaissance 61 - Final. The Eagles are STATE CHAMPS!!!!
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The Cougars extend the state’s longest winning streak to 20!
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Caledonia football coach Tom Burrill on football's postponement. "We've told them if you do the right thing, good things are going to happen, we've done everything we've asked to do, the numbers are good & the rug was still pulled out from underneath us."
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Preseason top 10 from @coachrohn .1️⃣Muskegon.2️⃣Grandville.3️⃣GR Christian.4️⃣GR Catholic.5️⃣Cedar Springs.6️⃣Mona Shores.7️⃣East Kentwood.8️⃣Zeeland West.9️⃣Portage Northern.🔟Zeeland East.
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Caledonia 6, Hartland 4 .Final. The Fighting Scots are Division 1 Softball State Champions!
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Marc Cisco named Detroit Lions coach of the week!.🔶72-38 (.654) in 11 seasons.🔶7 playoff appearances.🔶2 district titles (2013 & 2016).🔶2 conference titles (2009 & 2016)
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Unity Christian 42.Portland 7.Final. The Saders are State Champions!
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Game of the Week Friday October 14. West Catholic (6-1).at .Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7-0).
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Boys BB.East Kentwood 68.Caledonia 67.Final/2OT. Ja’Shon Large wins it for the Falcons!
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Game of the Week Friday will be:. Grandville (3-0).at .Hudsonville (3-0).
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New Top 10.1Muskegon.2Grandville.3Lowell.4GRCatholic.5Rockford.6UnityChristian.7GRChristian.8ZeelandWest.9Hudsonville.10PortageCentral.
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Game of the Week - October 13. GR Catholic Central (7-0).vs. West Catholic (6-1). at Fifth Third Ballpark.
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Lowell senior Grant Pratt is back to playing football this fall after a four year battle with leukemia. @juliedunmire has his story. Full Story:
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Heartbreaker. Fr. Gabriel Richard tosses up a three at the buzzer to beat West Catholic 35-33 in the D2 semi final
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Unity Christian punches its ticket to the division two state championship game with a 69-30 win over Ludington!
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West Catholic has named Landon Grove as its new varsity football coach. Grove led Gibraltar Carslon to a 9-2 record and a Downriver league title last year, his 1st as a varsity head coach. He played at Ferris State from 2013-2017
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"I don't like to have people to look at me and say 'we need to take special treatment for him' or anything like that. I just want to be treated like everybody else." ~ Jenison senior Andrew Medley said. Full Story:
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Jacob Radlinski announced he was cancer free the day before his @GRWCFootball team clinched a trip to Ford Field . "To have one really good thing happen on top of another, it's really exciting." ~@jakerad704 .
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Game of the Week - September 21. Hudsonville (4-0).at.Jenison (3-1).
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South Christian 36, GR Catholic Central 34 - Final. SC 4-0, 6-0.CC 3-1, 5-1
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Hudsonville 49, Midland Dow 37 - Final. The Eagles will play for the division 1 state championship against Detroit Renaissance on Friday!
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West Ottawa wins 58-55. The Panthers are headed to the Breslin!
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West Catholic runningback Tim Kloska had a DAY tonight against Allendale. 14 carries. 345 yards. 6 touchdowns. Unreal. 🔥🔥🔥
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GR Catholic Central 31.Unity Christian 3.Final. The Cougars are Ford Field bound!
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Thad Shamanski hits from 30 feet at the buzzer!. Grand Rapids Christian 59.West Ottawa 56.Final. The Eagles are Regional Champs!.
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Here's a better look at Grand Rapids Christian junior Brian Hunter's one handed grab this afternoon. 👀. cc: @ESPNAssignDesk @SportsCenter #SCTop10
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West Ottawa 33.Rockford 28.Final. The Panthers are District Champions!.
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Tuesday’s Division 2 boys basketball state quarterfinal game between Unity Christian and South Christian will now be played at Calvin College. The game was originally scheduled for Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo.
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Byron Center's Waddell Field was ROCKIN' tonight in the 28-20 win over East Grand Rapids. A packed house! 🔥🇺🇸
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Impacted so many. Thanks to Mike Hudson for your service!.
After 26 years, @WUBball boys basketball coach Mike Hudson is stepping down to spend time with family. What a coach and what a guy!
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FINAL.-Chelsea: 55.-Unity Christian: 52. Bulldogs erase a 45-17 deficit and kick game winning field goal as time expires
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South Christian junior Jimmy Thull has gone from participating in the school's first Victory Day to being a valuable member of the @SCsailorFB team this fall. "He's everywhere South Christian football, he loves it".
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Jenison 64.Traverse City Central 43.Final. The Wildcats will play at Mona Shores in the district final.
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West Ottawa's Luke Linart with the filthy handles on this backhand goal tonight against Byron Center. 👀
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GR Catholic Central 21, Corunna 7 - Final. The Cougars are state champs!
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3100 tickets sold for GR Catholic Central and Unity Christian as of 3pm.
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Forest Hills Central 18, Zeeland West 14. The Rangers are going back to Ford Field
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Game of the Week - October 20. Zeeland West (6-2).at.Zeeland East (8-0).
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Grand Rapids Catholic Central 56.Unity Christian 17 Final. The Cougars are heading to Ford Field!
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Unity Christian wins their first state title since 2018 with a 3-2 win against Detroit Country Day. @UCSaders .
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Theft!. @Eastgrbaseball 2nd baseman @Robbie_Stuursma takes a hit away up the middle with the great diving play!
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Cedar Springs 21, Muskegon 14 - Final. The Red Hawks are district champs
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Rockford walks it off in the bottom of the 8th to advance to the state championship game!
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Jension beats Kenowa Hills, the Wildcats are playoff bound for the 1st time since 2003.
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Some images of the ‘Let Them Play’ rally at the State Capitol this afternoon.
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Caledonia 21, Clarkston 0 - Final. The Fighting Scots are headed to Ford Field!.
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Durral Brooks (Michigan), Carter Meerman (Ferris State), and Matthew Sokorai (GVSU golf) sign their national letters of intent on front of a nice crowd at Uccello’s in downtown Grand Rapids
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East Kentwood’s Jamoni Jones stepped up big in the fourth quarter to lead the Falcons to the win over Oak Park. Jones was awarded MVP with 27 points.
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Changes coming to attendance at HS sporting events in Michigan beginning Friday October 9th:. Instead of 2 tickets per participant, it will be 30% of outdoor capacity, up to 1k and 20% indoor up to 500. Tickets sold in advance are to be split evenly between home and visiting team.
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"This is what I have worked for my whole life for, me and my dad in my driveway" - Pewamo-Westphalia senior Andre Smith on getting to the state championship game
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Brady Rose, playing QB after Caden Broersma was injured in the 1st quarter, ran for 205 yards, 5 TDs and the game-winning 2-point conventions, he also threw for 105 yards!
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Schoolcraft 29, Lumen Christi 22.Final. The Eagles are regional champions!
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West Ottawa finishes as the Class A Stata Runner Up. Great season for the Panthers!
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Mona Shores 57.Walled Lake Western 56.Final. The Sailors are going back to Ford Field!
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GR Catholic Central 35.West Catholic 33.Final. GR Catholic win at least a share of the OK Blue title.
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Final . Holland Christian 20.Northview 35. Wildcats win their first conference title in 50(!!!!!) years. The OK Black is theirs!!!
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Here it is: the final few seconds of the Kalamazoo Central/Northview game. Kyler Vanderjagt hits the game winner with 1.8 seconds left to give the Wildcats the 54-52 win to send them to the state semifinals! 🔥
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Here's @Hudsyfootball coach Brent Sandee mic'd up today during practice. More on the Eagles tonight during FOX 17 sports! 👇
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After much deliberation and discussion we have made the difficult choice for Game of the Week (🤣)
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Kobe Clark is one of the top returning players in West Michigan this fall after posting 1,948 rushing yards & 45 total touchdowns as a junior last year. @SCSEagles1
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South Christian 61.Godwin Heights 56.Final. The Sailors are District Champs!
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Muskegon 33, De La Salle 21 - Final. The Big Reds are state champs!
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Clarkston 29.West Ottawa 22.Final. WO finishes 10-2.Most wins in school history.1st outright conference championship in school history.
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