Feb 04, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com BALDWIN -- Every team faces adversity at one time or another during the season, and the Pentwater boys' basketball team ran up against it in the last couple weeks. Up until this point, the Falcons held down first place in the West Michigan D League. But... READ MORE
Feb 01, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Records don't really mean much when rivals meet on the basketball court, and that certainly was the case Wednesday night when Walkerville paid Pentwater in a West Michigan D League matchup. Walkerville came in with a 2-8 rec... READ MORE
Jan 27, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com BALDWIN -- Pentwater hadn't played away from its own gym since Jan. 11, and there was understandably some concern how quickly the Falcons would find their rhythm Friday night in Baldwin. It was also the Falcons' first meeting with the Pa... READ MORE
Jan 26, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Things weren't going well at the start for the Pentwater boys basketball team in Thursday night's showdown with West Michigan D League foe Brethren. With the visiting Bobcats benefiting from some hot shooting from their thre... READ MORE
Jan 24, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Mesick came in owning an eight-game winning streak over the Pentwater girls basketball team, but the Falcons ended that drought Wednesday night with a stunning 53-36 victory at home. Despite a snow day that kept the players ... READ MORE
Jan 19, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- After a week filled with special events for Homecoming, the Pentwater boys basketball team finished it off in grand fashion Friday night with a 52-31 win over Walkerville. But the Wildcats put up a much bigger fight in... READ MORE
Jan 16, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Despite the poor weather conditions and frigid temperatures that forced other schools to cancel their games, Pentwater tipped off as planned against Mason County Eastern for its homecoming girls' basketball game Tuesday n... READ MORE
Jan 12, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater's girls basketball team hadn't played in 28 days, and it showed Thursday night in a 47-24 loss in the West Michigan D League to Manistee Catholic at Pentwater. Pentwater stayed close to the Sabers throughout the first half, traili... READ MORE
Jan 11, 2024 By Greg Gielczyk LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater hit some big shots down the stretch, particularly from beyond the 3-point arc, and got some big stops defensively and turned back visiting Mesick, 62-53, Thursday night. It was a West Michigan D League showdo... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com CUSTER -- Pentwater's boys basketball team concluded a busy week that featured three games with a 52-40 road victory over Mason County Eastern Friday night. The Falcons remained undefeated in the West Michigan D League at 7-0 and improved to 7-2 overall. ... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Hot shooting from 3-point range powered the White Cloud boys' basketball team past the Pentwater Falcons, 71-33 in non-conference action Thursday night in Pentwater. Scoring was close in the first quarter until the Indians drained a number ... READ MORE
Jan 03, 2024 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Showing little rust from an extended Christmas break, the Pentwater boys basketball team crushed Manistee Catholic Central, 81-29, in the West Michigan D League. It didn't hurt that the Falcons were playing on their home court before with a... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com BIG RAPIDS -- Consistent scoring all night long helped lead the Pentwater boys basketball team to a dominating 68-32 West Michigan D League win over Big Rapids Crossroads Academy on the road Friday night. Imposing its will on the Cougars from the outset... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Playing their third game of the week, the Pentwater Falcons girls basketball team had some tired legs when they hosted Marion in the West Michigan D League Thursday night. But the Falcons persevered, surviving their exhaustion to squeak out... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater's boys basketball team rebounded from its first loss of the season Wednesday night by throttling Bear Lake 65-33 in the West Michigan D League. Showing a strong defensive presence from the outset, the Falcons came within a whisker... READ MORE
Dec 13, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Playing back-to-back is tough under any circumstances, but when it means facing a tall, fast and physical team like Brethren, it was too much for Pentwater's girls basketball team. Hosting the Bobcats in their second West Michigan D League ... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com FRUITPORT -- The Pentwater Falcons got a front row seat for the Bradley Richards show on Monday night. Richards, the Fruitport Calvary Christian standout, scored 29 points and led the Eagles to a 55-46 decision over the Falcons. Pentwater (3-1) didn't he... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER -- Pentwater's girls basketball team had little trouble dispatching Fruitport Calvary Christian, cruising to a 41-17 victory over the Eagles in a non-league game Monday night at home. "Our goal was to come out quick in the first quarter, and I... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com PENTWATER – Pentwater’s boys basketball team made it three straight wins to start the year as they downed Marion 48-33 on Friday. The Falcons started the night strong on defense, holding Marion to just eight points in the first quarter. Unfortunat... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2023 LocalSportsJournal.com WALKERVILLE -- The Pentwater Falcons overcame a sluggish start on Thursday night and topped Walkerville 34-23 in a West Michigan D girls basketball game. It was the season opener for the Falcons, while the Wildcats had played a game earlier in the week,... READ MORE