On Thursday night the “B” team traveled to Fremont to take on the Packers and the Grant Tigers. They started out with a tough match against Fremont falling short 17-21, 16-21 and 15-21. They had quite a few exciting saves throughout the match. In the final match of the night against the Tigers their serving
I suppose we have been a little spoiled around here. We are so accustomed to having a Wilson dominating the headlines — winning another race — setting another record. Take this past Friday and Saturday for example. In his first official competition of his senior track and field season, Wilson won the 1600 Meter Run
On Saturday, I had the opportunity to be a guest at Kent City High School. I learned quite a bit that I did not previously know. By 2:00 p.m., I was extremely satisfied to say that my family lives in this community and my children attend Kent City Community Schools. My son and I participated
There is certainly no question that Coach David Ingles loves basketball. Anyone familiar with Kent City Basketball has seen Ingles on the Eagle bench, probably wearing some crazy looking pants, instilling his love for the game unto his players. Seldom a game goes by that Coach Ingles is not complimented by the game officials. The
The top 8 medaled at Friday’s GVSU indoor meet that featured 22 teams from throughout the state. Fraser Wilson led the way with his 1st place finish in the 1600m (4:36) and 6th place 800m (2:08). Gio Weeks was a three time medalist taking 2nd in the 200m (23.04), 3rd in the 60m (7.26) and
It has been a fun winter for Kent City Athletics. The varsity boys basketball team won the CSAA Silver Conference with 10-0 record and set school records for wins in a regular season (20-0) and tied the record for consecutive wins with 21. The varsity girls basketball team posted a 22-4 record, also winning their
The varsity golf team opened the spring season by scrimmaging Sparta in a nine hole event at Moss Ridge on Thursday afternoon. Of the six golfers representing the Eagles, only two have seen considerable varsity experience. While the team shot a respectable 205, it wasn’t enough to match the 177 posted by the Spartans who
We will be holding an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Library for anyone interested in our upcoming Lifeguard Training on Saturday, April 14 and Sunday, April 15. Instructor Bradley Smith will be on hand to explain the course and distribute materials so participants are able to prepare
Each year the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) invites the top 20 free throw shooters and the top 20 three point shooters to MHSAA State Finals. Kent City’s Eli Carlson is among the top 3 point shooters in the State based on his statistics from the 2017-2018 season. Carlson’s sharp shooting played a big
Members of the Kent City Football junior class took part in the first annual Leadership Academy on Saturday March 10th. During the Kent City Football Leadership Academy student athletes spent 4 hours working to identify and explore characteristics of effective leaders. Topics discussed to learn about these characteristics included: What makes a person a leader?
