Stories By Brent Raeth
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Baseball
/ 7 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
/ 7 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...
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Column
/ 7 months agoSmart Coaches. Smart Strategy. The Culture Problem.
Strategy tells players what to do. Culture determines whether they actually buy in.
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoIt Was Never Just the Game: The Lessons High School Basketball Leaves Behind
Ask former high school basketball players what they remember most, and the answers rarely involve statistics or final scores. What stays...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoWhy Scoring Is Down in High School Basketball: When “Positionless” Becomes “Purposeless”
Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said, “Basketball is a game of scoring, and the team that scores the most...
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Basketball
/ 7 months ago“Where are the fans?” A question from Wayne Holden sparks a deeper look at sagging attendance at Michigan high school basketball games
That was the question Wayne Holden typed into the comments under a recent Facebook score update. “Where are all the fans?”...
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Athlete Profile
/ 8 months agoMontague’s Own Drew Collins Captures GLIAC McAvoy Award, Adding Another Chapter to His Legacy of Leadership
Montague alum and former Wildcat standout Drew Collins has earned one of the most respected honors in NCAA Division II football,...
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Montague
/ 9 months agoLeveling Up: CatchMark Powers Montague’s First ESports Team with $2,500 Donation
MONTAGUE, Mich. — CatchMark Technologies has donated $2,500 to Montague Area Public Schools (MAPS) to help launch the district’s first-ever ESports...
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Football
/ 9 months agoRivalry Runs Deep: Muskegon-Area Teams Gear Up for an Electric 2025 Playoff Run
The brackets are set, the rivalries are real, and West Michigan football is ready for another November to remember. The MHSAA...
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Boys Soccer
/ 12 months agoMontague Soccer Searching for Footing After Slow Start
More to come from the Cats'...
Column
The Cost of Playing
Player of the Year
Vote in 2023 West Michigan Conference spring sports Player of the Year polls
Cross Country
Player of the Year – Fall Edition Polls
CatchMark SportsNet Podcast
Ryan Patterson of BSN Sports talks football, West Michigan connections on CSN Podcast
