Mar 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- After a slow start, the Pentwater boys' basketball team exploded in the second quarter and raced to a 61-33 victory Tuesday over Mason County Eastern. The West Michigan D League game was played in Custer. The Falcons missed several shots in the... READ MORE
Feb 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pentwater already had two wins over Walkerville heading into Monday's Division 4 district game against the Walkerville Wildcats. However, getting that third win proved to be elusive as the host Wildcats posted a low-scoring 26-24 victory ov... READ MORE
Feb 25, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater struggled to cool off a hot-shooting Mesick boys basketball team in Friday night's West Michigan D League game. The Falcons fell, 75-54, in its final home game of the season. Mesick seemingly could not miss, scorching the nets to th... READ MORE
Feb 21, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Four seniors took the home court at Pentwater for the final time Tuesday night, and the Falcons gave them a big sendoff with a rugged 29-17 victory over visiting Hesperia. Jocelyn Richison led the Falcons with nine points, w... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Will Werkema-Grondsma and Jonny Arnouts combined for 29 points and the Pentwater boys' basketball team upset West Michigan D League-leader Brethren in a thrilling 48-47 victory Monday night. Arnouts led the Falcons with 15 points and Werkema-... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Four players scored in double figures and the Pentwater boys basketball team won its fourth straight, defeating Manistee Catholic Central, 69-53, Friday night. The West Michigan D League game was played in Pentwater. Jonny Arnouts led th... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater knew coming into Thursday night's West Michigan D League contest that stopping Mesick ace Kayla McCoy was going to be difficult. But, as is frequently the case, all the best laid plans went for naught as McCoy scor... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Pentwater's boys basketball team defeated Big Rapids Crossroads Academy, 78-15, in a West Michigan D League game in Big Rapids Wednesday. The Falcons built a 48-9 lead at the half. Jonny Arnouts scored 17 points to lead Pentwater. Will ... READ MORE
Feb 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater senior Jocelyn Richison and eighth grader Ava Johnson combined for three 3-pointers in the pivotal fourth quarter as the Falcons exacted a bit of revenge on Mason County Eastern. That combination sparked the Falcon... READ MORE
Feb 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BEAR LAKE -- Pentwater wasn't a very obliging guest for Bear Lake's homecoming game Friday night. Pentwater defeated the Lakers 67-49 in a West Michigan D League boys basketball game. The Falcons lost to the Lakers in their first meeting, but came ... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Kaylyn Johnson and Grace Kidd proved to be too much for the Pentwater girls' basketball team to handle Thursday night. Kidd knocked down three 3-point baskets in the first quarter, and she and Johnson scored 32 of Manistee C... READ MORE
Feb 09, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- The first time around, Pentwater lost to Marion by 20 points and that means Falcons came into Wednesday night's boys basketball game a definite underdog. But the Falcons were determined to pull off an upset against one o... READ MORE
Feb 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com Big Rapids -- An early nine-point deficit was too much for Pentwater girls basketball to climb back in its 42-33 loss to Big Rapids Crossroads Academy. The Falcons struggled in the first half of the West Michigan D League matchup, trailing 11-4 at the... READ MORE
Feb 03, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BEAR LAKE -- Injuries and illness made Pentwater coach Joe Gorton a bit anxious heading into Thursday night's game against Bear Lake. Two key players were less than 100 percent, one of which also is coming off an ankle sprain. However, Pentwater's younge... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Pentwater held a six-point lead at the half and then outscored Walkerville, 35-18 in the second half to pull away from the Wildcats for a 66-45 West Michigan D League boys basketball victory Wednesday night. Playing at... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- After falling behind by a 15-1 margin early, the Pentwater girls basketball team never recovered and lost a West Michigan D League game to visiting Marion at home Tuesday night by a final score of 50-23. "We didn't play as poorly as the score... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater's boys basketball team took on West Michigan D League leader Baldwin for Homecoming on Friday night and fell short, 82-62. "It was a defensive puzzle to match the excellent offense of the Panthers," said Pentwater coach Ashley Luber... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Falling into a 19-0 hole right off the bat, the Pentwater girls' basketball team lost a West Michigan D League game to visiting Brethren, 52-20. It was Homecoming for the Falcons, but other than the crowning of the royal... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- Records don't matter when Pentwater and Walkerville play in girls basketball, and that was the case Friday night when the Falcons visited the Wildcats in the West Michigan D League. After trailing the Wildcats, 9-5 at ... READ MORE
Jan 20, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- A big first quarter got the Pentwater boys basketball team off to a fast start. The red-hot Falcons soared to a 68-38 West Michigan D League victory over visiting Mason County Eastern Thursday night. Six players scored in th... READ MORE