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All-Conference Awards

By on March 22, 2012

Congratulations to varsity basketball players, Marquise Hatter and Trevor VanTubbergen, for being voted OK-Red All-Conference and OK-Red All-Conference Honorable Mention, respectively.

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Boys Basketball Battles, but Loses in First Round

By on March 7, 2012

We here at wopanthers.com were very excited for district action Wednesday night. Jenison came out just as excited as us as they went on a 9-0 run to start the game- and never looked back. Ato Condelee started the scoring for the Panthers with a nice reverse layup. Jenison’s key player Eric Evans answered right back [...]

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Boys Basketball District Predictions

By on March 5, 2012

As one of the Executive Sports Writers, I predicted the outcome of District 5. I am very keen on Jenison, as they are hosting Districts and hold the home court advantage factor. I am also looking forward to watching Zeeland East because they have the potential to make a deep run in the playoffs. Round [...]

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March Madness: Boys District Preview

By on March 5, 2012

With all the hype surrounding March Madness, the Executive Sports Writers decided to create a little hype of their own. We broke down and analyzed the six teams in District 5 and picked out their main strengths and weaknesses. Grandville (3-17): Strengths: Grandville only recorded three wins on the season, but the third win came [...]

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Pink Out Raises Over $54,000

By on February 28, 2012

Formidable. Lethal. Malicious. Powerful. Destructive. Even those killer words are an understatement of what cancer has proven it can do. One of the leading causes of death in the world today is cancer. It can come in many different forms, but always present potential for a life-threatening situation. In 2011 there were over 1,596,670 new [...]

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Rockford Prevails Despite Strong Third Quarter by Panthers

By on February 24, 2012

After falling to Hudsonville on Tuesday night, West Ottawa was ready to turn their fortunes around as they hosted Rockford. Earlier in the season the Panthers had upset the Rams at Rockford for the first time in over ten years. This time however, on their home court and with a supportive fan base, West Ottawa [...]

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Panthers Fall at Home to The Eagles

By on February 21, 2012

Often times rebounding can be the difference maker in a game, Tuesday night’s game proved that. Jackson Brown picked up two fouls in the first 3 minutes of the game as Hudsonville jumped out to a 4-2 lead. A strong finish by Ato Condelee tied the game up. Trevor VanTubbergen recorded his second block of [...]

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District Lineup Looking Good for Boys Basketball

By on February 17, 2012

The West Ottawa Boys Varsity Basketball team will be looking to close out their season strong in order to head into a favorable district draw with some momentum. The Panthers have four games left, tonight they face Grandville, next week they face off with Rockford and Hudsonville then to wrap up the year they travel [...]

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Panthers Fall at Buzzer

Panthers Fall at Buzzer

By on February 10, 2012

With all the hype surrounding the third annual Pink Out at West Ottawa, a win for the Boys Varsity Basketball team would have made the night even more of a success. Their opponents for the evening were the Buccaneers of Grand Haven who had beaten the Panthers badly one month before in the teams’ first [...]

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NBA Resemblance At West Ottawa?

By on February 10, 2012

“It was like Elvis and the Beatles put together. Traveling with the Dream Team was like traveling with 12 rock stars. That’s all I can compare it to. They knew they were playing the best in the world. They’ll go home and for the rest of their lives be able to tell their kids, ‘I [...]

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