Aug 27, 2013 Local Sports Journal VOLLEYBALL Comstock Park Invitational Kent City d. Tri-unity Christian 25-19, 25-21. Comstock Park d. Kent City 25-11, 25-18. Sparta d. Kent City 25-18, 25-18. Kent City stats SERVICE POINTS-ACES: Kassidy Heeringa 16-4, Kayleigh Hartley 12-3,... READ MORE
Jul 07, 2013 By Mark Lewis Local Sports Journal For coaches, one of the benefits of having their programs participate in American Youth Basketball Tour (AYBT) events is that they can have players from several grades learn vital hoops skills over the summer. To ensure those skills work the... READ MORE
Jun 03, 2013 BASEBALL Regionals DIVISION 1 (at Hudsonville) Saturday Rockford vs. Forest Hills Central Mona Shores vs. Hudsonville Finals, TBD DIVISION 2 (at Cadillac) Saturday Whitehall vs. Remus Chippewa Hills, 10 a.m. Cheboygan vs. Gladwin, noon Finals, 2 p.m. DIVISIO... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Eagles of Kent City repeated as Division 3 district baseball champions with a convincing 10-4 win over Oakridge. Kent City took a 7-2 lead with a five-run fifth inning and tacked on three more runs in the seventh. Pitcher Jake Krueger lasted 5 1/... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2013 Local Sports Journal Holton fought off an early deficit with big bats in its 12-7 win over Kent City. The win crowned the Red Devils with a Division 3 district softball championship. The Red Devils pounded out an 11-7 fifth-inning lead on nine runs in the inning. Kent Ci... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2013 TRACK DIVISION 3 BOYS (At Comstock Park) Wyoming Kelloggsville 52; Mason County Central 31; Standish-Sterling 28; Warren Michigan Collegiate 26; Bangor 24; Mt. Clemens 21; Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 19; Hanover-Horton 19; Niles Brandywine 19; Watervliet 18; Lansing Catholi... READ MORE
Jun 01, 2013 TRACK Division 3 girls (at Comstock Park) Pewamo-Westphalia 54; Reed City 40; Adrian Madison 37; Frankenmuth 35.5; Manistee 34; Napoleon 26; St. Louis 25; Onsted 24; Flint Southwestern Academy 21; Charlevoix 21; Benzie Central 20; Bath 20; Saranac 20; Hopkins 20; Buchana... READ MORE
May 29, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City pitchers were nearly perfect in its 2-0 win over Grant. The Eagles combined for a no-hitter and allowed just one walk. Austin Thompson struck out three and allowed one walk in his three innings of work. Jake Krueger came in relief and went thr... READ MORE
May 29, 2013 Local Sports Journal Host Western Michigan Christian moved to the district semifinals with an 8-0 win Tuesday over Kent City. The Lady Warriors (13-4-2) will face Muskegon Catholic at 5 p.m. Thursday at Warrior Field. MCC defeated Fruitport Calvary Christian 4-2 Tuesda... READ MORE
May 24, 2013 MUSKEGON AREA SPORTS HALL OF FAME FEMALE STUDENT-ATHLETES THE FINALISTS RACHEL BRUINSMA SCHOOL: Western Michigan Christian SPORTS: Soccer, 1 year; Volleyball, 4 years; Basketball, 4 years; Track, 2 years; Tennis, 1 year. GPA: 4.08 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Small group lea... READ MORE
May 20, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Fremont Packers posted a pair of tough victories on the softball field on Monday. In the opener, Fremont defeated Kent City 7-6 in eight innings and 8-7 in the nightcap. In the opener, Fremont scored five runs in the top of the eighth and Kent City ... READ MORE
May 18, 2013 TRACK DIVISION 3 GIRLS (At Maple Valley) 1, Hopkins 130.5; 2, Grand Rapids West Catholic 98.50; 3,Saranac 98; 4, Calvin Christian 81; 5, Vermontville Maple Valley 60.5; 6,Kent City 57; 7, GR NorthPointe Christian 27; 8, Ravenna 26.5; 9, Delton Kellogg 25; 10, Wyoming Lee ... READ MORE
May 18, 2013 TRACK DIVISION 3 BOYS (At Maple Valley) 1, Wyoming Kelloggsville 102; 2, Saranac 91; 3, Kent City 80; 4, GR West Catholic 79; 5, Calvin Christian 68; 6, Hopkins 58; 7, Ravenna 43; 8, Vermontville Maple Valley 41; 9, Delton Kellogg 39; 10, Holland Black River 20; 11, GR ... READ MORE
May 13, 2013 Local Sports Journal Big fourth and fifth innings lifted Kent City to a 15-4 win over Godwin Heights in softball on Monday. The Eagles erupted for five runs in the fourth inning and seven in the fifth. Godwin Heights had led 4-3 entering the fourth. Janae Atwood highligh... READ MORE
May 13, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kyle Boyd’s three hits and three RBI sparked Kent City with a 10-6 win over Godwin Heights on Monday. The Eagles (11-4, 6-3) fell behind early as Godwin Heights pushed across two runs in the first inning. Kent City responded with three runs in the ... READ MORE
May 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Kent City Eagles scored three runs in the first inning and four in the second and defeated Lee 7-4 in baseball action on Wednesday. Tyler Hawkins was the winning pitcher for the Eagles. He allowed four earned runs, six hits and five walks. He stru... READ MORE
May 06, 2013 Local Sports Journal A four-run fifth inning helped carry Kent City to a 9-5 baseball win over Allendale on Monday night. Austin Thompson was 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Eagles (9-2, 4-1) Tyler Hawkins scored three runs for Kent City. Winning pitcher Travis Hi... READ MORE
May 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City captured the title at Hesperia’s baseball tournament on Saturday. Brothers Randy and Austin Thompson pitched a pair of gems in the two Eagle wins. Austin Thompson came through in the 2-0 championship win over Hesperia. Austin pitched a compl... READ MORE
May 04, 2013 Local Sports Journal The Kent City Eagles had a solid day on the softball field on Saturday and finished second at the Hesperia tournament. In the title game, the Eagles dropped a 3-1 decision to Beal City. In an earlier game, Kent City defeated White Cloud 7-1. Beal Cit... READ MORE
May 03, 2013 Local Sports Journal Kent City was too much for Kelloggsville on Friday with a 10-3 softball victory. The Eagles combined for seven runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. "We finally put some hits together and capitalized on some mistakes," said Krisha Hoffman abo... READ MORE