Athlete of the Year
CatchMark Community and CatchMark SportsNet to End General Coverage After Seven Years
For the past seven years, it has been one of our greatest joys and privileges to serve our community through CatchMark Community and CatchMark SportsNet. These...
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Basketball
/ 7 months agoThe 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...
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Basketball
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 8 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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History
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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...
Player of the Year
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CatchMark SportsNet Podcast
Ryan Patterson of BSN Sports talks football, West Michigan connections on CSN Podcast
