Jan 10, 2013 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Dan Bylsma is looking forward to standing behind the bench again coaching his Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. With the NHL lockout expected to officially end as soon as the players ratify the new deal, the NHL’s players and coaches will b... READ MORE
Jan 09, 2013 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian senior Jacob Bush left the 10-pin on his final ball on Tuesday and finished with a 299 game. That effort sparked the Warriors to a 26-4 victory over the Ravenna Bulldogs. En route to the victory, WMC set three school records w... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2013 Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian placed four players in double figures on Tuesday night and cruised to a 65-42 nonleague boys basketball victory over Grand River Prep. Junior post player Bernard Smith led the way with 21 points, followed by James Jackson and ... READ MORE
Jan 08, 2013 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Western Michigan Christian's senior duo of Rachel Bruinsma and Vanessa Eekhoff helped lead the Warriors to a lopsided 70-39 victory over the Grand River Prep Titans on Tuesday night. Bruinsma led the way with 24 points, 12 rebounds, fiv... READ MORE
Jan 05, 2013 Local Sports Journal Nate Taylor picked a great time to score the biggest basket of his career at Western Michigan Christian. Taylor canned a long two-point shot at the buzzer and lifted the Warriors to a 60-58 victory over the host Mona Shores Sailors on Friday night.... READ MORE
Jan 04, 2013 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Mona Shores' quickness and the scoring of Jasmyn Walker led the Sailors to a 51-36 girls basketball victory over the Western Michigan Christian Warriors on Friday night. Walker scored 20 points and pulled down 11 points as the Sailors impr... READ MORE
Jan 02, 2013 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Bernard Smith proved to be unstoppable on Wednesday night for the Western Michigan Christian Warriors. Smith, a 6-foot-5 post player, scored 28 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and blocked 10 shots as the host Warriors nipped the Reeths-Puf... READ MORE
Dec 19, 2012 Local Sports Journal Junior post player Bernard Smith put on a show under the basketball on Tuesday night and led the Western Michigan Christian Warriors to a 65-54 victory over North Muskegon. Smith scored 27 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. He scored 19 points in th... READ MORE
Dec 18, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian Warriors won its fourth straight game on Tuesday night with a 50-32 victory over Tri-unity Christian. Rachel Bruinsma, a senior, led the Warriors (5-2) with 16 points, nine rebounds and seven steals. Fellow senior Vaness... READ MORE
Dec 15, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian Warriors dropped their River Valley Conference opener to Grand Rapids Covenant Christian on Friday night. The host Chargers raced to a double-digit lead at the half, weathered a Warrior comeback in the third quarter, the... READ MORE
Dec 14, 2012 Local Sports Journal Rachel Bruinsma scored a game-high 15 points, all in the second half on Friday night, and led the Western Michigan Christian Warriors to a 43-36 River Valley Conference victory over host Covenant Christian. Bruinsma, who had two quick fouls in the first... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2012 Local Sports Journal The Western Michigan Christian Warriors gave Coach Kyle Mastenbrook his first victory on Tuesday night, a 62-52 nonleague boys basketball victory over the visiting Fruitport Trojans. “That was a lot of fun,” said Mastenbrook, whose team improved... READ MORE
Dec 11, 2012 Local Sports Journal The host Western Michigan Christian Warriors turned a halftime deficit into an 18-point victory on Tuesday night against Fruitport. The result was a 47-29 victory over the Trojans. In the pivotal second half, the Warriors hit their free throws, hit a... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2012 Local Sports Journal The host Western Michigan Christian Warriors raced to a 33-15 halftime lead en route to a 62-25 victory over Kelloggsville on Friday night. Rachel Bruinsma led WMC (2-2) with 20 points. Vanessa Eekhoff added 12 points and 14 rebounds. Julie Merz dished ... READ MORE
Dec 08, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal GRAND RAPIDS – It was a game that got away from the Western Michigan Christian Warriors on Friday night at Kelloggsville. Leading 47-43 early in the fourth quarter, the Warriors turned the ball over, had to foul and watched as the Kelloggs... READ MORE
Dec 07, 2012 Grand Haven 54, Mona Shores 42 MONA SHORES (1-1) Julian Loera 1 0-0 3, Marquon Sargent 6 0-3 12, Adreon Billips 1 1-2 3, Cameron Matthews 1 0-0 2, Kobe Burse 2 0-0 4, Logan Haugh 2 5-6 9, Adam Rayner 4 1-1 9. Totals 17 7-12 42. GRAND HAVEN (2-0) Sean Steffel 5 6-8 18, Kev... READ MORE
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Dec 05, 2012 By Ron Rop Local Sports Journal Reeths-Puffer girls basketball coach Brandon Barry knows he has a special player on his roster in Kalisa Willliams. And the best part is that not only will the freshman guard be around for three more seasons, but she’s already making a hug... READ MORE
Dec 05, 2012 GIRLS BASKETBALL SUMMARY NONLEAGUE Reeths-Puffer 46, Western Michigan Christian 33 WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN Alyssa Wright 4 0-0 8, Julie Merz 2 0-0 5, Jessica Knoll 0 2-2 2, Rachel Bruinsma 2 5-6 9, Vanessa Eekhoff 3 1-4 7, Lorelle Hallenbeck 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 8-12 3... READ MORE
Dec 04, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL SUMMARIES Calvin Christian 71, Western Michigan Christian 59 CALVIN CHRISTIAN (1-0) Andrew Woodfin 2 5-6 10, Brad Visser 11 3-9 33, Zach Hofman 0 2-2 2, Cole Boender 0 0-3 0, Dan Carrasco 1 5-6 8, Nate VanRyn 0 1-2 1, Jon Vanderlaan 3 0-0 6, Drew Zwiers 2 1... READ MORE