Remi Monaghan

1 month ago | fox17online.com | Zac Harmon |Remi Monaghan

DETROIT — Rockford's Anna Wypych was named Miss Basketball for the 2024-2025 season on Monday. The award tops off an epic high school career for the senior who is still hoping to push the Rams to another state championship this weekend. This season Wypych led the Rams to a 21-1 regular season and the top-ranked team in Division 1 while averaging over 22.5 points per game, 3.4 rebounds per game and 2.6 steals per game.

2 months ago | fox17online.com | Remi Monaghan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Catholic Central basketball is set to host the first ever Wilson Chandler invite on February 8th. Teams from all over the state will come to West Michigan for the tournament named after the former NBA player. In Motion: Catholic Central set to host Wilson Chandler invite Wilson Chandler grew up in Benton Harbor, Michigan and now his children, including his daughter Jaya, go to Catholic Central. His partnership for this tournament coined the name.

2 months ago | fox17online.com | Remi Monaghan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Calvin University men's basketball team defeated Hope College 68-60 to secure the regular season sweep of the Flying Dutchmen on Saturday at Van Noord Arena. Calvin (13-6, 8-0 MIAA) never trailed in the game as the Knights held the Hope (9-10, 4-4 MIAA) offense to just 33.3 percent from the field and 30.0 percent (6-20) from beyond the three-point line for the game.

2 months ago | fox17online.com | Remi Monaghan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — East Grand Rapids has become a household name when it comes to high school hockey. The Pioneers have played in the D3 state title game for the past two years, but during that time, their head coach’s health took a rapid decline. After a double lung transplant in December, Chris Newton has already made his return to the bench. “In the spring I was coaching a little bit but it became hard to stand behind the bench for two hours and move around the rink,” said Chris.

Jan 19, 2025 | fox17online.com | Remi Monaghan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Since 2020 we have seen a rise in college athletes playing longer than the usual four years. Student-athletes will often take a red-shirt year, and some earned an extra year of eligibility from the covid pandemic, but most recently, the NCAA ruled that junior college athletes who played one or more years will remain eligible to compete in the 2025-2026 school year. “You go there for a year or two just to go to your four year.