Paced by a hat trick from Freshman Kyle Buhrmann, the Jenison-Zeeland Wildcats defeated West Ottawa, earning their first victory in Tier 3 hockey in front of a great turnout of Jenison and Zeeland students at Georgetown Ice Arena Friday night. The Wildcats got right on track scoring three unanswered goals in the 1st period. The [...]
Holland Christian Maroons Top WO Girls Varsity Basketball
The Holland Christian gymnasium filled up with spectators as the girls varsity basketball players from West Ottawa and Holland Christian were beginning to warm up. This cross-town rivalry brought along with it a great deal of spectators who were in for some good basketball. The game started off pretty neutral with both teams being [...]
Girls Varsity Basketball Drops Season Opener
The 2011-2012 Girls Varsity Basketball team came into Tuesday night’s season opener with high hopes. Standing in their way were the Hamilton Hawkeyes. Without a lot of height this year, the Panthers will continue to stress fundamentally sound guard play and an inside presence from highly-regarded freshman, Mikayla Martinie. West Ottawa’s standout point guard, sophomore [...]
O.K. Conference Realignment
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 [...]
Conditioning Nightmares
Huffing and puffing are all the players after they have just completed their most hated conditioning exercise. Although West Ottawa athletes put in a lot of time and hard work towards their improvement in the sports they participate in, this aspect of arduous conditioning is always one that kids don’t look forward to; some of [...]
West Ottawa Hockey Falls to Reeths Puffer in Championship Game
By The Ewings West Ottawa’s championship bid fell short on Saturday as they were beaten in the finals of the Muskegon Reeths Puffer Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament 5–3 by the host Rockets. Reeths Puffer found the back of the net early, scoring the game’s first two goals to begin the 1st period. Just when it looked [...]
West Ottawa Hockey Blanks Grand Ledge Waverly, Moves to Championship Game
By The Ewings The West Ottawa Panthers varsity hockey team shut out the Comet Warriors from Grand Ledge / Waverly 2-0- Friday night to advance to the finals of the Muskegon Reeths Puffer Thanksgiving Invitational Tournament. The Panthers will face off against the host Reeths Puffer Rockets Saturday at 2:00 pm at Lakeshore Ice [...]
Fall All-State Athletes
Front: Elizabeth Fris, Anna Babinec, Chelsea Rish Back: Anna Battistello, Emily Kamper, Colleen VandePoel, Caroline Fender Roman Mares
Panthers Hockey Rebounds With Win Against Tier 2 Hudsonville
By Kevin Ewing The West Ottawa Panthers varsity hockey team got back on track with a 6-2 win Saturday night against the Hudsonville Eagles. Paced by a hat trick from senior defenseman Reid Frescura, West Ottawa played well on both sides of the ice. The Panthers jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first [...]
Girls Swimming 7th at MHSAA Finals
Congratulations to our girls on their 7th place finish at the MHSAA state finals. The girls once again proved they are one of the top programs in the state. Our girls have finished 7th, 2nd, and 3rd the last three years. Great job girls and coaches! The following girls earned All-State honors: Colleen VandePoel-11 [...]
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Holland West Ottawa, High School Sports News From MLive.com
- East Kentwood girls tennis team crowns two Division 1 regional champions at No. 2 singles and No. 3 singles
- Holland West Ottawa falls to visiting Coloma, 4-3, in softball action on Thursday
- Holland West Ottawa eeks out top spot at Division 1 girls tennis regional Thursday at Jenison
- Holland West Ottawa defeats Grand Haven 6-1 in Thursday baseball
- Holland West Ottawa baseball team tops Grand Haven 8-2 in Wednesday's OK Red match-up
- Grand Haven girls lacrosse team tops Holland West Ottawa 21-10
