The Eagles made it official on Friday night in Lakeview as Kent City captured their 4th conference championship in football in five seasons. Now talk is cheap and no one knows that better than those associated with Kent City’s football program. Since taking over the program in 2016, Coach Bill Crane has “changed the culture”
On Saturday, the Kent City’s soccer team finished up their conference season in the 5th and 6th place game against Lakeview. Prior to the game, patches honoring the late Alex Solorio were sewed on each sleeve. Then after the game, each player received a water bottle from Alex’s family to help players remember that they
I guess you could say I am in or around the school on a regular basis. On Friday, I happened to be walking past the gym when the school was dark and noticed someone had left the lights on over the west wall. If you noticed the cover photo, this also happens to be where
I did not want to start this week’s Athletic Weekly with reminders about the pandemic because it was a great week for Kent City Athletics and with a few exceptions, our STUDENT-ATHLETES are doing a great job with the protocols so THEY can continue to compete this fall. If you are unaware of the global
The sun seemed to shine a little brighter this weekend after a great week by the student-athletes at Kent City. Not only did our student-athletes perform well on the field, court, and course, but they have also quickly adapted to the many changes and safety protocols that come with a global pandemic. It is important
The word normal has been thrown around over the last six months like it is going out of style . . . and maybe it is? Well last week with the start of some more sports at Kent City we are getting back to some more normalcy, but we are not there yet. The MHSAA
Ready or not — Here WE come! After nearly a month of waiting, we finally got word on Thursday, September 3, 2020 that our boys soccer, football, sideline cheer, and volleyball teams could move forward with their seasons . . . right now — not in the spring! Cross country and girls golf have already
In response to COVID-19, the MHSAA made some changes to the requirements for 2020-21 athletic seasons, most notably, waiving the pre-participation physical exam for students who have previously had one done. Any student with a valid physical exam dated on or after April 15, 2019, will only need to fill out the health questionnaire that
In a recently published article sports medicine specialist, James Moeller, M.D., discusses the importance of “rest and rejuvenation” as part as your workout plans. Dr. Moeller offers five guidelines for rest days so athletes can allow their muscles time to rebuild. One of the many advantages to the workouts on PLT4M, rest days are built
We had 36 student-athletes log on to PLT4M this past week, which is three less from last week’s number. Of those 36 who logged a workout on PLT4M last week, 22 were on multiple times. Our perfect attendance list only had two student-athletes who made it five times: Carson Chilson and Jaren Vogel. Keep working
