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Rockford Ram Coach Makes the Switch to West Ottawa

By on January 31, 2012

Very recently the Varsity Boys Tennis team has acquired an invaluable asset to the team. Something unusual about this acquisition is the place it came from; Rockford. A school that West Ottawa normally rivals passionately with is where the new Boys Varsity Tennis team assistant coach is coming from. After being an assistant coach at [...]

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O.K. Conference Realignment

By on November 29, 2011

We sat down with West Ottawa Athletic Director Pat Marsman and asked him a few questions about the recent OK Conference Realignment. Below is how the conferences will now look after the realignment, a new league is formed (Bronze) and a new school was also added (NorthPointe Christian), asterisks(*) represent teams changing leagues. OK RED East Kentwood [...]

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Boys Tennis Competing at State Finals

By on October 14, 2011

To find the results of the tennis matches, visit the Michigan High School Athletic Association website: http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysTennis.aspx . Results are not posted immediately, but they usually are updated both Friday and Saturday evenings.

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Panthers Upcoming Battle at the Regional Tournament

Panthers Upcoming Battle at the Regional Tournament

By on October 3, 2011

This Thursday there will be some competitive match play at the newly created courts of Holland High School. The regional tournament will start around 8:30, assuming no rain. The Panthers are coming red hot off of a OK-Red Conference tournament win for the ninth straight year. They have made it to the state finals 13 years consecutively, [...]

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WO Athletes Log 8085 Hours of Hard Work This Summer

WO Athletes Log 8085 Hours of Hard Work This Summer

By on September 28, 2011

On a typical Monday morning in the summer, the West Ottawa North Building was quiet and nearly vacant at 7:45. In minutes, parents flooded the parking lots to drop off their kids. Students rode up on their bikes filling up the bike rack. Kids drove up in their cars and piled out by the dozen. [...]

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West Ottawa Tennis Dominates Hudsonville

West Ottawa Tennis Dominates Hudsonville

By on September 21, 2011

Singles 1.  Nick Kremkow (H) d. Kyle Harper (WO) 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 2.  Lucas Driesenga (WO) d. Trevor Miedema (H) 6-3, 6-1 3.  Dan Dykens (WO) d. Michael Veldhuizen (H) 6-0, 6-2 4.  Ryan Busch (WO) d. Caleb Cottrell (H) 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-2 Doubles 1.  Reid Frescura/Greg Christie (WO) d. Brandon Anderson/Derek Hart (H) 6-1, [...]

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West Ottawa Boy’s Tennis a Tight Match with Grandville

West Ottawa Boy’s Tennis a Tight Match with Grandville

By on September 20, 2011

The rain delay added even more anxiety to the players of the two teams in the OK-Red who are still undefeated in conference play, West Ottawa and Grandville. The year before this same matchup resulted in a 4-4 tie; it was looking like this year might be just as close. The Panthers held strong at [...]

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Boy’s Tennis Forest Hills Northern Quad

Boy’s Tennis Forest Hills Northern Quad

By on September 19, 2011

Forest Hills 20 West Ottawa 15 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 7 West Catholic 6 Flight Champions: Lucas Driesenga @ 2 Singles Dan Dykens @ 3 Singles Flight Finalists: Reid Frescura/Greg Christie @ 1 Doubles Ryan Busch/Joe Miller @ 2 Doubles Dylan Werley/Nick Schnobel @ 3 Doubles Brandon Ballard/Mark VanderStoep @ 4 Doubles West Ottawa took [...]

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WO Tennis Prevails Over Rockford 7-1

By on September 14, 2011

  Two days after West Ottawa dropped a close match to the East Grand Rapids Pioneers, the Panthers were eager to bounce back and their conference match against Rockford was the perfect time for a big win. About this time last year the Rams and Panthers had a tight match which resulted in a 4-4 [...]

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East Grand Rapids Edges West Ottawa Tennis 5-3

By on September 13, 2011

For the first time in more than two years, two of West Michigan’s top teams, East Grand Rapids and West Ottawa met and battled out a long, intense match. Beginning with all eight flights fighting seemingly close matches, it looked like it was going to come down to the last set to determine the winner [...]

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