Stories By Brent Raeth
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Boys Soccer
/ 1 week agoThe American Youth Soccer System Is Fooling Us
With the men’s World Cup taking over the sports world and boys soccer season just around the corner, this feels like...
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Boys Golf
/ 2 weeks agoGreater Muskegon Junior Golf Tour Gives Young Players a Summer Stage to Grow
The Greater Muskegon Junior Golf Tour is giving young golfers across West Michigan something every developing athlete needs. A place to...
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News
/ 3 weeks agoMuskegon’s Summer Sports Scene Offers Something for Everyone
When people think about summer in the Muskegon area, the first image that usually comes to mind is the beach. But...
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Column
/ 2 months agoUnpopular Opinion: Dual Sports Are Bad for Kids
I know this will be an unpopular opinion. Dual sports are bad for kids! In a sports culture that celebrates toughness,...
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Hockey
/ 2 months agoLumberjacks Return to Clark Cup Finals, Set for Showdown with Sioux Falls
The Muskegon Lumberjacks are back where they believe they belong. For the second straight season, Muskegon will play for the USHL’s...
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Basketball
/ 5 months agoMore Than Memories: West Michigan’s Marks on Michigan Basketball Record Book
Michigan’s boys basketball record book is not built on averages. It is built on extremes. Nights when the rim felt twice...
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Column
/ 6 months agoThe Unsung Heroes of High School Athletics
I was a high school athlete from 1991 to 1995, and some of my clearest memories don’t come from the field,...
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Basketball
/ 6 months agoThe Quad Squad: The Era That Defined Montague Basketball
There was a stretch of time when, as a kid, nothing in the world mattered more than Friday night and the...
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Baseball
/ 6 months agoCharlie Mikkelsen: A Legendary Coach, An Even Better Mentor
Long before analytics, travel teams, or year-round specialization, Charlie Mikkelsen was teaching something far more enduring in Montague: love of the...
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Column
/ 6 months agoNIL in High School Sports: Fair for Athletes, Risky Without Guardrails
The conversation around Name, Image, and Likeness rights for high school athletes has officially arrived in Michigan, and predictably, it has...
Boys Soccer
The American Youth Soccer System Is Fooling Us
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