The CatchMark Catch-Up is a weekly recap of highlights from the West Michigan Conference.
It’s Monday, March 11, 2024, and we’re hitting highlights from last week in 2023-24 WMC winter sports.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Fremont wins first district title since 2009
Fremont rallied past Grant, 49-40, Friday at Newaygo for the first girls district basketball championship for the program since 2009. It’s the first time since 1978 that the Packers girls have captured conference and district titles in the same season. Fremont’s 20 wins are the most for the program in a season since the 1978 squad collected 23 victories.
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Ludington girls basketball wins Division 2 district title
Ludington’s girls basketball team played its traditionally strong defense and got just enough offense in Friday night’s Division 2 district championship game at Big Rapids High School. Ludington defeated Reed City, 36-23, and advances to Monday’s regional semifinal.
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Holton wins first district title since 2015 in double-OT game
Holton won a 41-39 double-overtime thriller over host Shelby Friday night in a Division 3 girls district basketball final. It’s the first girls district basketball championship for the Red Devils since 2015 and only the second in program history.
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BOYS BASKETBALL
Ludington suffers tough regional finals loss to Kingsford
Ludington’s memorable postseason run ended in a 37-34 defeat to Kingsford in a hard-fought Division 2 boys regional basketball final matchup last Thursday at Gaylord High School. The sparkling career of Orioles senior David Shillinger ended with him finishing with Ludington High School and Mason County boys records for 1,776 points.
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North Muskegon’s perfect season ends on off-balance buzzer-beater in OT
North Muskegon’s boys basketball team posted the first perfect regular season in school history, but the 2023-24 campaign came to a heartbreaking end last Tuesday. An off-balance, buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifted host Pewamo-Westphalia to a 43-40 overtime victory over North Muskegon in the Division 3 regional semifinals.
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