Jan 04, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS -- Lexie Bowers scored a career-high 34 points and topped 1,000 for her career and led Kent City past Fowler, 66-52, in girls' basketball Tuesday night. The game was played at Aquinas College. Bowers connected on 6-of-13 from... READ MORE
Dec 30, 2022 LocalSportJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--The Kent City Eagles girls' basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter and won the championship game of the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament. The Eagles overtook Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, 47-44, in the Silver Division cha... READ MORE
Dec 28, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com GRAND RAPIDS--In a rematch from last year's girls regional championship game, the Kent City Eagles girls survived another game with Northpointe Christian 45-37, in opening round action at the Cornerstone University Holiday Tournament (Silver Division). Ke... READ MORE
Dec 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON-- If you're looking to get out of the house this week, check out the schedule of high school basketball games listed below. There are plenty of holiday tournaments to choose from, including boys and girls' games. The highlight of the slate is th... READ MORE
Dec 22, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MONTABELLA--The Kent City Eagles boys basketball team got off to good start on Wednesday evening against Montabella, then stumbled during the second and third quarters before rallying in the fourth quarter but eventually falling to the Mustangs 46-42. The... READ MORE
Dec 20, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Kent City girls basketball team hosted the Pirates of Hart on Tuesday in a matchup of two of the top Division 3 programs in the state. The Eagles came away with a 58-52 victory, handing Hart their first loss of the year.�... READ MORE
Dec 17, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO -The Newaygo boys basketball team bounced back from a tough first half to take down Kent City on Friday evening. The Lions held on thanks to missed free throws by Kent City in the final seconds to win, 38-36. The Lions came out flat a... READ MORE
Dec 16, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com NEWAYGO--The Kent City Eagles girls' basketball team raced out to a big lead early and never looked back against Newaygo on Friday night. The Eagles led 18-5 after one quarter and cruised to a 62-11 victory over the Lions. "We just got beat by a good tea... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--It was a rough night for the Kent City Eagles on Tuesday night in a 50-42 loss to Hopkins. The Eagles shot a dismal 5-for-13 from the free-throw line and a top player, Will Harrison, suffered an injury that is expected to keep him out of the li... READ MORE
Dec 10, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON--The Kent City Eagles girls' team got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon as they cruised past the East Lansing Trojans, 71-33. The game was part of the Lakeshore Classic Hoops Summit at Reeths-Puffer High School. The Eagles... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON -- Six schools will be involved in what is being billed as the Lakeshore Hoops Summit. The event will take place at Reeths-Puffer on Saturday. It is sponsored by West Michigan Spotlight. Three junior varsity and three varsity girls' games are sc... READ MORE
Dec 06, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Muskegon Big Reds girls' basketball team kept the Eagles at arms' length Tuesday night in a 55-43 victory in nonconference action. Muskegon jumped out to a 13-4 lead early in the game by forcing turnovers and punishing t... READ MORE
Dec 02, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com LAKEVIEW--The Kent City girls basketball team made quick work of the Lakeview Wildcats on Friday evening as they cruised to a 68-17 win in a CSAA league game. The game was played in Lakeview. The combination of Kent City senior Lexie Bowers a... READ MORE
Nov 30, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com KENT CITY--The Kent City girls basketball team kicked off their season on Tuesday evening in a home contest against Lowell and fell, 66-39, to the Red Arrows. The Eagles were plagued by foul trouble and poor shooting throughout the night. Senior Lexie... READ MORE
Nov 27, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--The Ferris State University women's basketball team cruised past Grace Christian University (Grand Rapids) on Saturday evening, 104-45. The Bulldogs dominated from start to finish. Ferris State jumped out to a 28-6 lead after the first ten mi... READ MORE
Nov 14, 2022 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS--It's a busy sports week on the campus of Ferris State University this week as the Bulldogs begin their quest for another NCAA Division II football championship. Ferris State wrapped up the 2022 regular season with a 40-14 road win at Wayne Sta... READ MORE
Nov 08, 2022 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON -- Stopping, or even slowing down, Shelby's power hitter Navea Gauthier is a tall task indeed, and Kent City found out just how hard it is to do in Tuesday night's Division 3 volleyball regional semifinal at Holton. Gauthier had a... READ MORE
Nov 06, 2022 Feature Photo Information (L to R Coach Tatro, Caleb Bitely, Josef Bromley, Max Stitt, Wyatt Dean, Easton VanderZwaag, Seth Ackley, Clayton Ackley, Momma coach (Tatro) By Craig Beilfuss LocalSportsJournal.com BROOKLYN--The Hart boys cross country team captured the Divisio... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD--The Kent City volleyball team faceD-off against White Cloud Thursday evening in a Division 3 district final match-up. The Eagles overpowered the host school, winning in 3 sets to earn their first district championship since... READ MORE
Nov 03, 2022 By Seth Vanderwest LocalSportsJournal.com WHITE CLOUD--The Kent City volleyball team squared off against Morley Stanwood in Wednesday district semifinal action. The league rivals had met twice before in the 2022 season, both teams winning a match. Both teams relied heavily o... READ MORE