Basketball
The Standard Montague Still Chases: How 2009 Changed the Program
The Breslin Center is big. Bigger than it looks on TV. Bigger than any gym a small town player has ever stepped into. But what made...
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Basketball
/ 3 weeks agoThe Beginning of a Bulldog Tradition
In 1912, Ravenna basketball stood on the brink of disappearing. After a difficult start to the season, the program faced a...
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Football
/ 4 weeks agoHackley Stadium: A Muskegon Treasure Through the Years
On a crisp fall evening in Muskegon, the lights come on long before kickoff. Fans filter through familiar gates, climbing concrete...
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Baseball
/ 1 month 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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History
/ 2 months agoThe Brink Era: Two Generations That Shaped Muskegon-Area Wrestling
In Muskegon-area wrestling, some legacies are measured in banners and trophies. Others are measured in a last name that keeps resurfacing—on...
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Basketball
/ 2 months agoA Golden Era: Shelby Tigers’ Back-to-Back State Championships (1971–1972)
In the small town of Shelby, basketball had always mattered—but in the early 1970s, it became something more. Over two unforgettable...
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History
/ 2 months agoThe West Michigan Conference: 90+ Years of Small-Town Tradition, Big-Time Results
The West Michigan Conference (WMC) has always been more than a list of schools on a schedule. It’s a league built...
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Basketball
/ 2 months agoNorth Muskegon’s Gym: The “Old Barn,” a Campus Cornerstone, and a Home for History
Walk into North Muskegon High School on game night and you can feel it immediately: this place has stories. The gym...
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Basketball
/ 3 months agoThe History of the WNBA: From “We Got Next” to a New Era of Growth
A league is born (1996–1997) On April 24, 1996, the NBA’s Board of Governors approved the concept of a new women’s...
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Basketball
/ 3 months agoChris Webber, the Michigan Man
Few players in basketball history have embodied Michigan hoops like Chris Webber. From the hardwoods of Detroit’s Pershing High School to...
Basketball
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